On the sidelines of the Warsaw Security Forum, a summit of the Ministers for European Affairs of the Weimar Triangle—Adam Szłapka, Anna Lührmann, and Benjamin Haddad—took place. The ministers were presented with the WSF Report, which this year focused on the Weimar Triangle. The report offers concrete project proposals for Poland, Germany, and France to collaborate on, aiming to address key EU challenges and drive added value for the Union.

The 2024 Warsaw Security Forum Annual Report, entitled “Thinking Europe Anew: Pushing the EU Agenda Forward with the Weimar Triangle” is now available online.

After the successful debut of the 2023 WSF Report, the Warsaw Security Forum has decided to dedicate the 2024 report edition to mapping out the Weimar Triangle initiative between France, Germany and Poland and discussing the format’s role in shaping the future of EU affairs.

As the WSF program takes a closer look at the future of the EU under the theme #ThinkingEuropeAnew, the aspiring role of the presented report is to shape the debate on the cooperation opportunities within the format for a renewed European project.

The main part of the report is divided into three thematic areas: Foreign Policy, Defence, and Energy & State Resilience. Each area identifies two advocacy causes for initiatives that could mobilise cross-party support and serve as foundations for more unified policies in areas where the EU currently lacks capacity and needs stronger agency. As the final recommendation, the report proposes creating an International Weimar Fund, which would galvanise cooperation between the three states and ensure the long-term sustainability of the project.

The report is a result of the work of over 25 French, German and Polish members of parliament and experts, supported by the Casimir Pulaski Foundation’s team.

The Weimar Triangle initiative, which had been overlooked for years, has recently seen a resurgence of interest in Warsaw, Paris, and Berlin. As representatives of three significant, yet diverse EU members align on the most pressing issues, they could serve as a model for others, helping to advance much-needed reforms within the EU. The goal is not to impose a direction, but rather to demonstrate a cooperative approach that could inspire broader consensus across the EU.” – writes Prof. Katarzyna Pisarska, Chair of the Warsaw Security Forum.

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