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In result of the PiS government’s anti-EU rhetoric, the
Ukrainian political elite came to the conclusion that Poland
was no longer the best promoter of Kyiv’s European
integration’s ambitions and launched its own campaign
directly addressed to Brussels, Berlin and Paris.
olish policy towards Ukraine has to respond to the new
challenges facing the region as the outcome of the Georgian
crisis and Russian resurgence, political crisis in Ukraine as well as global economic problems threatening severely the
Ukrainian financial and industrial sectors.
One of the most important priorities of Poland is to bring
about the liberalisation of the Schengen visa regime and
advocate in Brussels for the visa free agreement for the
citizens of Ukraine. Such Polish engagement would prove to
the Ukrainians that Warsaw is serious about its support for
Kyiv’s European aspirations.
Euro 2012 is a great chance for Poland and Ukraine to
demonstrate to the world that both countries can effectively
cooperate and properly manage the massive movement of
people through the EU/Ukrainian border.
Polish-Swedish Eastern European Partnership initiative can
play a key role in building up the Polish position in the EU.
It can also stimulate Ukraine to get more involved in solving the regional problems, maintaining better cooperation with other countries and launching a reform of the state institutions.
The quality and effectiveness of Polish Eastern policy
critically depends on improving the communication between
the President’s office and government. The consensus
regarding strategic priorities of Polish foreign policy should be reached for the sake of the national interest
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