Zelenskyy opened the first Carpathian Eight summit with Tusk in the room
Euronews writes that on Friday in western Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy launched the Carpathian Eight with Romania, Serbia, Poland, Slovakia, Czechia, Austria and Hungary, pitching about 90 projects and 9.4 billion euros. Notes from Poland, covering the same sitting, writes that Donald Tusk used the talks to place Poland inside the European interceptor grouping set up in Paris in July.
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Eight governments sat with Zelenskyy in Bukovel on Friday
Euronews writes that Ukraine's president unveiled the eight-nation bloc at a summit in western Ukraine on Friday, with the European Union also taking part, and that Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was among those attending. The membership list is Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary. Notes from Poland, at the same sitting, names that identical eight-country Carpathian table and says Tusk set the form of a separate interceptor grouping in talks with Zelenskyy there.[1], [2]
Tusk used the sitting to enter the July Paris interceptor grouping
Notes from Poland writes that Tusk told the Ukraine visit audience Poland now sits inside the European interceptor grouping formed in Paris in July, after an empty chair he called a misunderstanding. Zelenskyy, next to him, said Poland is welcome. Euronews does not describe that interceptor list; it does write that Tusk was welcomed to the first C8 summit by Zelenskyy.[2], [1]
Organisers pitched 90 projects and 9.4 billion euros at Bukovel
Euronews writes that organisers hope to attract 9.4 billion euros around the Friday sitting, and that Zelenskyy in Bukovel named transport, logistics and trade as priorities. Notes from Poland, staying with the interceptor track, writes that Tusk hoped the first Carpathian sitting would give further impetus for Ukraine on its European Union path.[1], [2]
