'The value of a pro-European government in Warsaw is enormous'

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk give a press conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels

Polish election victor Donald Tusk vowed to 'rebuild' ties with Brussels as he met European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen

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Sylvie Kauffmann for the Financial Times
Dennis B. Ross for The New York Times
Ramesh Ponnuru for The Washington Post
The Independent editorial board

By The Week UK

published 27 October 2023

Poland's return to the mainstream is a boon for the EU

Sylvie Kauffmann for the Financial Times

Donald Tusk returned to Brussels "a proud Pole", Sylvie Kauffmann writes for the Financial Times. But his coalition's victory in Poland's recent election "means much more for Europe". An "immediate benefit" should be an improvement in the Polish-German relationship, which was "poisoned" by a "vicious anti-German campaign" during the election build-up. Now more than ever, the value of "a pro-European government" in Warsaw is "enormous", says Kauffmann.

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