Poland proposes the extension of the Neighbourhood Policy of the European Union the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, even without the backing of Brussels. Otherwise Lithuania: "Attitude inexplicable. E 'game in our security." The internal opposition, "consistency".
law firm clients Komorowski change: as a lawyer in Brussels of Yulia Tymoshenko and Viktor Yushchenko, to that of Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev. In fact, the country that only a few years ago he strongly supported the revolutions in Kiev and Minsk, and called for the installation of U.S. missile shield on its territory, has remained as the promoter of the policy of good neighborly relations with the Russian Federation . A change of coat made even more explicit when, last July, the new head of state, Bronislaw Komorowski, won the presidential election, leading Poland to a true reversal to u.
further proof, on 12 agosto, quando due esponenti dell'esecutivo di Varsavia hanno espresso l'intenzione di estendere la politica di prossimità transfrontaliera all'enclave russa di Kaliningrad - già Konigsberg, città natale di Kant, situata, sul Mar Baltico, tra Polonia e Lituania - a prescindere dal parere in merito degli altri Paesi UE. Secondo la legislazione comunitaria, lo status in questione può essere concesso a chi, in Paesi extraeuropei, risiede a non più di 30 chilometri di distanza dalla frontiera UE. Nel caso di Kaliningrad, il ministro degli esteri, Radoslaw Sikorski, e quello degli interni, Jerzy Miller, hanno l'idea di suddividere la popolazione autoctona in due gruppi: quella che abita a ridosso del confine, con piena libertà transit into and out of the EU, and those living between 15 and 30 km, which would be granted only on the simplification of visa issuance.
addition, the two ministers stressed the political importance of the proposal: after years of misunderstandings and tensions with Moscow, harmful to the entire European Union, Poland now wants to take on the policy of good neighborly relations with the Russian Federation, and promises, to respect, a constant diplomatic engagement, starting with the support of the Neighbourhood Policy for the old Konigsberg, even if a majority of the rest of the members of the Union is unwilling.
An attitude that has infuriated not just the other country bordering the enclave Russia, Lithuania, Poland has always opposite in defending the issues in the EU countries of Central and Eastern Europe. As pointed out by Foreign Ministry spokesman, Rolandas Kacinskas, Vilna contains no grant of special status to a region malcontrollata, that even if less border control, may cause the spread of smuggling, human trafficking and illicit trade, even weapons, even in adjacent countries. In addition, sources Lithuanian remembered as Warsaw's commitment to address the issue in close partnership with Vilnius. A clear political commitment, inexplicably failed a few months.
Misunderstanding, and opposition to the proposal of Warsaw has also been expressed by eminent members of migration in Lithuania. The views of Vilnius in Polish daily "Kurier Wilenski", Stanislaw Tarasewycz, said that the draft Sikorski is in contradiction with European law. Not only with regard to the political / economic, but also geography, from the moment they find themselves on the main route between Kaliningrad and the Russian Federation are Belarus and Lithuania, and Poland. Therefore, it would be appropriate to involve Vilna - and, secondly, even Minsk - the elaboration of any amendment of the Rules of the border with the old Konigsberg.
"The status of the area affected by the European Neighbourhood Policy - explained Tarasewycz - riguarda principalmente il traffico di persone. La Lituania, ubicata tra Mosca e Kaliningrad, sarebbe investita da tale flusso, difficilmente gestibile. L'atteggiamento polacco stupisce. Ed è comprensibile che alcuni politici lituani, dopo anni di stretta collaborazione e battaglie comuni in politica estera, vedano la posizione di Varsavia come un tradimento, e considerino la politica di prossimità con l'enclave russa come una minaccia per la sicurezza nazionale".
Scetticismo è stato espresso anche dall'interno della politica polacca. L'europarlamentare di Diritto e Giustizia, il principale partito di opposizione, Pawel Kowal, ha commentato con favore l'iniziativa di Varsavia in quanto utile per migliorare i rapporti con Mosca. On the other hand, said that Warsaw, to show seriousness and maturity, should maintain a consistent position, and fight for the extension of the status of the Neighbourhood Policy also to those European countries traditionally defended in the international arena. First, Ukraine and Belarus.
"The status of proximity to Kaliningrad - told the Polish daily Rzeczpospolita - is a rational decision. But it takes consistency and reliability. Warsaw you can not forget to Minsk and Kiev, whose legitimate aspirations of the European Union has always supported. If proposed the extension of the status in question in Kaliningrad, it must do so also for Ukraine and Belarus. "
Matthew Cazzulani
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