Finnish prime minister Matti Vanhanen failed to get Polish leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski to drop his veto against starting EU-Russia treaty talks next week after a two and a half hour-long dinner in Warsaw on Friday (18 November) night.
"Premier Kaczynski clearly explained Poland's stand, while I explained the stand of the other 24 countries integrated in the EU. We have failed to reach mutual understanding, however," Mr Vanhanen said, Polish media report.
The Finnish EU presidency g...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.