Poland rejects idea of EU elite group

Article reports that Poland has rejected the idea of an informal G6 of the European Union’s largest members, suggested by Italy in November 2010 to address its worries about Franco-German dominance of the EU, in a sign of its unwillingness to jeopardise Warsaw’s close ties with Berlin. Report of comments by Radoslaw Sikorski, Poland’s Foreign Minister to the FT.

ESO: Background information: Italy slams Paris and Berlin for ‘pre-cooked’ deals http://www.europeansources.info/record/italy-slams-paris-and-berlin-for-pre-cooked-deals/

EUObserver, 8.11.10: Poland rejects Italy's invitation to join EU 'vanguard' group http://euobserver.com/9/31222

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