Poland hopes for reforms within EU: PM

Source: Xinhua| 2017-09-08 00:48:41|Editor: Mu Xuequan
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WARSAW, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo said on Thursday that "We want to see an internal reform of the European Union, in line with the treaties and in the interest of all member states.

She made the remarks at the annual conference of the country's ambassadors, which lasts from Monday to Friday.

Szydlo said Poland wanted a reform of the EU because it was concerned for the community's future, adding she opted for a stronger and increased role of national parliaments.

"In our view, under the current situation, at least some of the member states are being treated in a way which could disrupt the EU's core principles," Szydlo explained, "We want the EU to underline its character as a real community of sovereign states".

"I believe that a debate on the EU's future does not have to be reduced to choosing between a federalist vision of a European superstate and Euro-sceptical national egoisms," Szydlo said.

She also said that "although the EU needs flexibility, we are sceptical about the hard core concept, two speeds or small EUs. We believe such solutions would lead to the disintegration of the European Union."

However, according to the Polish prime minister, a "Polexit" was not an option as the Polish government would never allow for discussions on leaving the European Union by Poland.

Szydlo also said that Poland was going to increase its involvement in humanitarian aid in countries affected with conflicts, but would not agree to the solutions imposed by the EU that could threaten national security.

She emphasized that Poland saw an opportunity to solve the migration crisis with a "holistic approach that combines humanitarian and development aid as well as military involvement".

Szydlo expressed that sealing borders was required to stop the current wave of migration, in which, "the number of economic migrants is higher than the number of refugees", according to the Polish prime minister.

During the meeting, she also assessed the country's foreign policy, saying that it had to be "coherent to have a bigger impact".

The conference was also attended by foreign guests, including the foreign ministers of Estonia and Slovakia.

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