President-PM to both attend EU summit

To avoid conflict, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has decided that he will take President Lech Kaczyński with him to the EU summit in Brussels to discuss the EU climate package.

The head of the Prime Minister's political office Sławomir Nowak said in "Sygnały Dnia" that the government wants to avoid another misunderstanding, so "for the sake of peace" Donald Tusk agreed to Kaczyński's participation in the summit. The President intends to be prepared for the summer, as he's scheduled to meet a group of experts before the summet who will acquaint him with the government's position on the package.

The summit will be devoted to the EU climate package, which aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions and boost renewable energy production. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said that EU leaders are likely to keep elements of the package. "I am confident that the essentials of the Commission's proposal will remain intact," he told journalists during a press conference. (ZN)

Sources: TVN24, Reuters