On Thursday evening, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki joined an informal gathering of European Union leaders, including the premiers of Croatia, Italy, and Malta, alongside the President of the European Council, Charles Michel. The session aimed to examine the priorities and challenges facing the EU as it charts its course for the coming years.
Informal Summit in Zagreb
Joining Morawiecki and Michel at the host’s invitation was Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković, together with Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and Malta’s Robert Abela. They attended a working dinner focused on strategic considerations shaping the Union’s trajectory.
According to government spokesperson Piotr Müller, the discussions are part of the preparatory work for the European Union’s Strategic Agenda. The conversations are expected to address the general directions and political priorities for 2024‑2029, the EU’s principal challenges, and issues related to sectoral policies and programme planning.
In the lead‑up to finalizing the Agenda, Charles Michel is engaging with EU leaders to gather input. Earlier debates on this topic occurred during the EU Leaders’ Informal Summit in Granada, where a declaration was adopted. Work on the 2024‑2029 strategic agenda continues at the European Council through the summer of 2024.
Potential topics at the Zagreb meeting include the Union’s general directions and political priorities for 2024‑2029, major challenges that will shape Community action in the coming years, sectoral policy issues and proposals for reform in the context of future EU enlargement, budgetary objectives and financing rules for the common budget, and ideas to improve decision‑making within the EU, including voting procedures in the EU Council.
“European integration must respect the sovereignty of member states.”
As Müller noted, Poland’s position is that European integration should uphold national sovereignty and be grounded in compromise among member states.
The government spokesperson added that the Council of the European Union is expected to vote soon on treaty reforms that determine how the EU and its member states operate.
The proposed changes touch on fundamental shifts in the legislative framework, including the capacity of Member States to legislate sovereignly on behalf of their citizens.
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We do not agree with measures that restrict the rights of Polish people to determine Poland’s future.
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