Angela Merkel arrives in Warsaw at meeting with Beata Szydło

German chancellor Angela Merkel has announced her visit to Warsaw, Poland, which will take place on August 26, in order to meet with Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło and other Visegrad Group heads (the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia). According to cabinet spokesman Rafał Bochenek, the main topic of the meeting will be "the future of the European Union." "Angela Merkel's visit is related to the ongoing preparations for the September informal European Council meeting in Bratislava on the future of the EU," the government spokesman said. In June, Angela Merkel welcomed PM Beata Szydło to Berlin. Then two leaders discussed military tensions with Russia, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and the UK referendum.