#poland-germany-relations

#poland-germany-relations

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk have led intergovernmental talks in Berlin. The two European leaders said they were aiming to sign a defense collaboration agreement between their two nations next year. Tusk also used the opportunity to push for German support for victims of Nazi crimes in Poland during World War II. The meeting comes amid an increasingly negative opinion of Germany in Poland, with only a third of Poles saying they feel sympathy for their neighbors.

When Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and their two cabinets meet in Berlin for intergovernmental consultations on Monday, the intention is that talks will focus above all on present-day problems and future solutions, especially in relation to Russia's war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, migration, security and infrastructure. But the heavy burden of the past will be the ever-present elephant in the room.