On Monday 31 January, the Commission hoped that discussions on exceptional measures for Poland, Lithuania and Latvia, based on Article 78.3, would be able to “move forward quickly”, despite Poland’s rejection on 28 January of a compromise by the French Presidency of the EU Council (see EUROPE B12879A1).
It considered the situation still “volatile” in these border areas with Belarus where many migrants remain, and “will continue to engage”, with the Commission refusing to say...