Michel calls for a “coordination” meeting of EU leaders attending the G20 in Bali

Poland studies invoking Article 4 of NATO to discuss with allies what happened

BRUSSELS, Nov. 15 () –

The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, has pointed out the advisability of holding a “coordination meeting” between the leaders of the European Union who are attending the G20 summit in Bali – France, Italy, Germany and, as a guest, Spain–, in order to examine the evolution of violence in Ukraine.

“I will propose a coordination meeting this Wednesday with the EU leaders who are attending the G20 here in Bali,” Michel wrote on social media, in a message released after speaking by phone with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

Michel, who has been “shocked” by the incident with alleged missiles in a Polish town on the border with Ukraine, has confirmed in his conversation with Morawiecki the “total unity and solidarity of the EU in supporting Poland”.

After learning that at least two people have died from the explosion on the Polish border, several EU leaders have spoken out to make clear their determination to support Poland against any aggression, although the majority have advocated for the caution until you know and analyze the details of what happened.

In the absence of public statements from the EU leaders present in Bali, Gallic diplomatic sources consulted by Europa Press have indicated that the country’s president, Emmanuel Macron, has already been able to contact the Polish authorities and is being informed.

Without clarifying whether Macron or other leaders are in favor of this type of coordination meeting, the sources have considered that Wednesday morning will be the optimal time to “sensitize” other partners.

Nor has the first Italian been expressed yet; Giorgia Meloni, but her deputy prime minister and head of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, has done so, who has explained the work of “constant” contacts to follow the evolution of what happened with the Europeans and the allies.

Meanwhile, Warsaw is studying the current conditions and whether the premises are met to start the procedures to invoke Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty, which contemplates the calling of consultations between allies when a NATO member considers that its territorial integrity, security or political independence are threatened.

Since its creation, it has been invoked seven times, the last one following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24. At that time, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia asked to hold consultations.