Kaczynski wants Christian values in EU Constitution

President Lech Kaczynski, who is participating in the EU Brussels summit, has appealed to include references to Christian values in the Berlin Declaration to be adopted in connection with the 50th anniversary of European integration.

The Polish head of state acknowledged the proposition is not acceptable to France, but declared Poland's willingness to work for a change in this stand. 'Not every European has the duty of being a Christian. But the statement that Christianity lay at the roots of European culture is clearly historic and not ideological in nature. It's all about respect for facts, said President Kaczynski.

Kaczynski also repeated the plea for EU solidarity with reference to energy security matters. However, his statement had been echoed only by representatives of Lithuania and the UK.

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