Polish Diplomats Discuss New Geopolitical Reality at Conference in Vienna
Under the title “European Security in the New Geopolitical Reality”, political and diplomatic representatives, as well as experts, gathered to discuss Europe's security policy challenges in times of global upheaval. The conference, organized by the Polish Embassy in Vienna and the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM), sent a strong signal about the need for a common European course.
Poland is increasingly positioning itself as a security policy heavyweight in the EU - a fact that is also reflected in events such as this one (Prof. Paweł Kowal, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Polish Sejm on the right) . / Picture: © Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Austria
The focus of the event was the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Polish Sejm, Prof. Paweł Kowal, who discussed key European security policy issues together with former Austrian Foreign Minister Dr. Ursula Plassnik. Sebastian Schäffer, Director of the IDM, acted as moderator.
The discussion was based on the motto of the upcoming Polish EU Council Presidency: “Security, Europe!” - an appeal to the member states that is more topical than ever in view of geopolitical tensions and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Paweł Kowal - a voice for a security-oriented Europe
Prof. Dr. Paweł Kowal is considered one of Poland's most prominent foreign policy thinkers. The historian, politician, and journalist is Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Polish Sejm and is known for his clear stance against authoritarian regimes and his call for a strategically sovereign EU. In his speech in Vienna, Kowal emphasized that Europe should no longer remain dependent on security policy in the face of growing global tensions. He called for an independent European defense architecture that would have to function as a complement to NATO - not as a replacement, but as a strengthening of Europe's ability to act.
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