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Radicova: Poland Supports North-South Energy Interconnection
Friday 23 July 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Warsaw, July 23 (TASR) - Poland significantly supports the North-South energy inter-connection, said Slovak Prime Minister Iveta Radicova after meeting with her Polish counterpart Donald Tusk in Warsaw on Friday.
"They're ready to join us in this process," said Radicova. "I hope we have made a significant step forward, because there was enough talking done concerning this subject. We need to take a clear decision and secure a connection so that we don't have to repeatedly face the grim situation caused by disruptions of gas delivery and subsequent overpriced buying every January...not to mention that when there is an alternative, the negotiations with the main supplier are smoother too," she added.
The second topic Radicova and Tusk discussed was the upcoming EU summit. The Slovak Premier told the journalists that the stance of her Polish colleague on the European EFSF guarantee mechanism is very similar to the Slovak one. "It is a fabricated mechanism, but in the moment that one country requests the aid it will become a big problem for countries which will have to really chip in. This means an amendment on budget laws as well as many other laws...so this is not the best solution," she stated.
According to her, Poland is considering introduction of euro, however not in the near future.
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