At a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Tusk said on Tuesday he was pleased to hear that Germany was willing to share responsibilities for protecting the EU's eastern borders alongside other EU member states.
According to the Polish Press Agency (PAP), Tuesday's meeting at the Polish Prime Minister's Office was the first intergovernmental consultation since 2018, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Tusk has recently announced a major initiative to strengthen Poland's border with Belarus and Russia, known as the East Shield. Talks have been underway to integrate this effort with a similar project proposed by the Baltic states.
The East Shield project, in collaboration with the Baltic States, is an infrastructure project and is designed to strengthen the security of the European border, Tusk stressed.
There is no doubt that Germany is also interested in ensuring that the border can be effectively protected, the Polish Prime Minister added.
Tusk welcomed the cooperation between Poland and Germany on bilateral solutions and the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI).
The ESSI, launched by Germany in August 2022, aims to strengthen ground air defense across Europe.
Currently, 21 countries participate in the initiative, according to PAP.
For his part, Scholz said: "We want to take a leading role in the Baltic region within the framework of NATO and in protecting the alliance's eastern flank."
He added that Poland and Germany are among the countries that provide the most support to Ukraine politically, militarily and in terms of accepting refugees from the war-torn country.
Scholz also stated that Germany "wants a strong Polish voice in Europe... but to forge a good future a clear vision of the past is needed."
He added that the German Federal Cabinet decided to create a monument in Berlin in memory of the Polish victims of the Second World War and the Nazi occupation.
According to the Polish Press Agency (PAP), Tuesday's meeting at the Polish Prime Minister's Office was the first intergovernmental consultation since 2018, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Tusk has recently announced a major initiative to strengthen Poland's border with Belarus and Russia, known as the East Shield. Talks have been underway to integrate this effort with a similar project proposed by the Baltic states.
The East Shield project, in collaboration with the Baltic States, is an infrastructure project and is designed to strengthen the security of the European border, Tusk stressed.
There is no doubt that Germany is also interested in ensuring that the border can be effectively protected, the Polish Prime Minister added.
Tusk welcomed the cooperation between Poland and Germany on bilateral solutions and the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI).
The ESSI, launched by Germany in August 2022, aims to strengthen ground air defense across Europe.
Currently, 21 countries participate in the initiative, according to PAP.
For his part, Scholz said: "We want to take a leading role in the Baltic region within the framework of NATO and in protecting the alliance's eastern flank."
He added that Poland and Germany are among the countries that provide the most support to Ukraine politically, militarily and in terms of accepting refugees from the war-torn country.
Scholz also stated that Germany "wants a strong Polish voice in Europe... but to forge a good future a clear vision of the past is needed."
He added that the German Federal Cabinet decided to create a monument in Berlin in memory of the Polish victims of the Second World War and the Nazi occupation.