Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila, Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, chairman of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus Dimitris Siluris, Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat, Estonia's Prime Minister Juri Ratas, European Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics, Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia Richard Rasi, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov, Lithuania's Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, Czech Republic's Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Slovenian Foreign Minister Miro Cerar, Poland's Foreign Minister Jacek Czputowicz pose for family photo during Together for Europe, a summit for EU members that joined bloc in last 15 years at Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, May 1, 2019. Agencja Gazeta/Slawomir Kaminski/via REUTERS
WARSAW (Reuters) - The mostly ex-communist countries that have joined the European Union in the past 15 years want Brussels to return more powers to national capitals, Poland's prime minister said on Wednesday after hosting a summit of the 13 newcomers.
Mateusz Morawiecki also rejected the notion of a 'multi-speed' Europe that would allow groups of member states to press ahead with deeper cooperation in certain chosen policy areas.
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