Central and Eastern Europe’s Perspective on challenges in Europe
09.06.2022
Panel discussion “Europe’s Past, Present and Future - a Central and Eastern European Perspective on EU, NATO, socio-economic trends and foreign policy aspirations" with the participation of the ambassadors from Poland, Ukraine and Estonia.
At the invitation of the members of the prestigious Tanglin Club Ambassador Magdalena Bogdziewicz together with Ukrainian Ambassador Kateryna Zelenko and Estonian Ambassador Priit Turk took part in a panel discussion “Europe’s Past, Present and Future - a Central and Eastern European Perspective on EU, NATO, socio-economic trends and foreign policy aspirations”.
At the center of the exchange were common experiences and common aspirations of CEE states and their position vis-a-vis the Russian aggressive war against Ukraine.
The meeting was an opportunity to present the 30 years of Poland’s transformation path, the rationale behind Poland’s rooting in the Euro-Atlantic structures and the country’s successful role as a regional economic hub.
The discussion and questions primarily concerned the military, humanitarian and political support that Ukraine deserves from Europe and the international community, as well as the policy of sanctions and isolation, necessary to stop Russian aggression and hostilities that also aim at undermining international order and impact regions beyond the European continent.
Poland and Estonia are among countries whose historical experiences of two totalitarianisms and realistic perception of threats translate into the greatest - as a percentage of GDP - support offered thus far to Ukraine.
The participants appreciated the scale of assistance Poland has provided to Ukrainian refugees.
