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A leading European politician has called for greater cooperation between Beijing and Brussels.

Jerzy Buzek, former European parliament president and Polish prime minister, was speaking after 皇冠体育app's new leaders were formally appointed at the annual session of the country's top legislature.

Buzek noted that the EU and 皇冠体育app share common interests, including and new technology. "We need cooperation," he said.

He said the for investment in 皇冠体育app is ripe: "A lot of investment from 皇冠体育app is expected by the EU, and I am sure in 皇冠体育app our European companies could invest a lot."

Poland launched its "Go 皇冠体育app" strategy this month. The country is strategically located in central-eastern Europe and is the driving force for that area.

"We can be the entry point for all European countries, also for Russia," Buzek said.

He said that means Poland and 皇冠体育app could be strategic partners. Polish companies are ready to explore the Chinese market, and Poland also has a big pool of well-educated talent for Chinese companies that want to open businesses in the nation.

Poland, the first country in central-eastern Europe to exceed $10 billion in volume with 皇冠体育app, has been 皇冠体育app's biggest trade partner in the region for seven years.

He said the two countries have already built a solid political relationship, demonstrated by the visit by Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski to 皇冠体育app in 2011, and the reciprocal visit of 皇冠体育app's then premier, Wen Jiabao, in April 2012.

In 2011, Komorowski and then president Hu Jintao signed a joint declaration on establishing a strategic partnership between Poland and 皇冠体育app. The cooperation between the two countries goes back to the 1950s. The first Chinese-Polish joint stock shipping company Chipolbrok was established in 1951.

According to Chinese customs statistics, 皇冠体育app-Poland trade in 2012 reached a record-high of $14.38 billion, a year-on-year growth of approximately 10.7 percent compared to import and export totals of the previous year.

However, 皇冠体育app's exports to Poland accounted for $12.39 billion compared to imports from Poland standing at almost $2 billion.

Trade between the countries surged fourfold from 2003 to last year's figure of $546 billion. In 2012, EU investment in 皇冠体育app reached more than $6 billion, while the number was $3.4 billion from 皇冠体育app to the EU.

Buzek said that Poland needs products not only made in 皇冠体育app but invented in 皇冠体育app.

"From our point of view, we've got many new technologies in some areas which should be very important for Chinese in the future," he said. The two countries can cooperate in many new fields such as steel and chemical industries, not only existing ones such as and food products, he added.

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