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Future of the European Union -Polish Point of View
The Republic of Poland, a “young” Member State of the European Union, has already made its presence in the Union visible, be it due to its tough stance in negotiations of VAT rates, directive on liberalisation of services or drawing up the budget for the years 2007-2013. Poland as the largest, in terms of population, country in the recent enlargement is sometimes seen as the homeland of the “Polish plumber” who shook the process of ratifying the Treaty establishing a constitution for Europe. Paradoxically, the fear of being flooded by Polish craftsmen won in those countries which so far have not opened their labour markets to citizens of new Member States, while the opposite decision is evaluated unequivocally positively by the UK, Ireland or Sweden. [...]
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The Republic of Poland, a “young” Member State of the European Union, has already made its presence in the Union visible, be it due to its tough stance in negotiations of VAT rates, directive on liberalisation of services or drawing up the budget for the years 2007-2013. Poland as the largest, in terms of population, country in the recent enlargement is sometimes seen as the homeland of the “Polish plumber” who shook the process of ratifying the Treaty establishing a constitution for Europe. Paradoxically, the fear of being flooded by Polish craftsmen won in those countries which so far have not opened their labour markets to citizens of new Member States, while the opposite decision is evaluated unequivocally positively by the UK, Ireland or Sweden. [...]