Poland on Monday (13 November) alone vetoed agreement on the "common position" the EU plans to take in upcoming talks on a new EU-Russia pact, causing "surprise" among the 24 other member states including Lithuania - the EU country most sympathetic to Poland's concerns.
Warsaw blocked the common position on the grounds it does not state that Russian ratification of the Energy Charter Treaty [ECT] on energy market access must be a strict pre-condition for signing any new EU-Russia treat...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.