The new EU. The consequences of the Polish Presidency

Abstract:
A new member state is usually confronted with an anxious question when it takes over the EU Presidency for the first time. 'Are they up to the job?' At the end of the Polish Presidency one can heave a sigh of relief and say that they are certainly up to the job. And, more to the point, it is something they like doing. The new Poland is strong in economic terms, politically stable and pro-European.