Poland signs joint declaration with 11 CEE countries

On August 25, officials from 12 Central and Eastern European countries signed a joint declaration on cooperation in economy, energy, transport and digitalization in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The declaration was adopted by Poland, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia on the first day of the two-day "Strengthening Europe: Connecting North and South" forum. "The discussion focused on two fundamental elements: energy infrastructure that will facilitate the diversification of energy resource deliveries, mutual support in case of crisis situations, and road and rail infrastructure - specific projects like Via Baltica and Via Carpathia," proclaimed Polish President Andrzej Duda.