The spirit of hope will mark Poland's EU presidency
Dutch NewsTwo decades after it joined the EU, Poland is set for a six-month presidency of the European Council with a spirit of hope, says the country’s ambassador to the Netherlands, Margareta Kassangana. “We had the same prime minister, Donald Tusk, and at the opening José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, gave a visionary speech.” Times had never been better since World War II, Barroso said, while Europe was united in an important bloc of countries. “I remember him saying ‘we need to reflect now, what does it mean really to be a European?’ In Poland we are so proud of being part of the EU and we’ve seen our future in very bright colours.” Tolerance and democracy That previous Polish presidency was before the migration crisis of 2015 and although there were lingering concerns about the robustness of Southern Europe after the credit crunch, the future looked good. “After World War II, the Allied powers decided on the division of Europe and it was decided that Poland would remain under Soviet influence,” she says.
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