The European Union's Brexit negotiator said on Friday he had a "constructive meeting" in Poland over Brexit.
"We continue our constant dialogue with EU27 member states," tweeted Michel Barnier, who has been touring EU capitals for months and visited Warsaw on Friday as Brexit talks have entered a crunch period.
"We stand to protect the rights of Polish people living in Great Britain," Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said after the meeting with EU's Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier who visited Poland on Friday.
Poland, which has about a million citizens living in Britain, has at times sounded more conciliatory toward British demands than other member states.
On Thursday, the spokeswoman for the Polish government Joanna Kopcińska told Polish Press Agnecy (PAP): "We want to reassure Michel Barnier that reaching an agreement with Great Britain is possible and that it's not worth to listen to those who say otherwise, those who wish to "punish" the UK for leaving the EU. Recently there were many harsh statements by politicians in Brussels, European ones, as well as British, that unfortunately didn't bring us any closer to an agreement".
"Obviously, nobody wants an agreement at all cost. From our perspective, interest of Polish businesses, Polish export to the UK, as well as the fate of Poles living in Great Britiain are all crucial. Their rights must guaranteed in full. We will bring these issues to Mr Barnier's attention tomorrow," added Ms Kopcińska.
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 International, Reuters, PAP