[Jedi Master Pikachu]

Appreciated. As you can see from this thread, most—if not all—of the Polish freepers seem to agree with you. It is primarily the American (or non-Polish) freepers calling for Poland to ditch the EU. Poland joined for a reason: it is in its economic interest to join the EU (plus, in a few years, the older members states will be obligated to let Poles freely move to and work in their countries).

[wolf78]

Poland joined for a reason: it is in its economic interest to join the EU (plus, in a few years, the older members states will be obligated to let Poles freely move to and work in their countries).

Many already do, like the UK and Ireland. The reason why the German labour market is still closed to Poles is a mutual agreement between Germany and Poland: For a number of years (I think 7 or 10 or so) Poles have no automatic right to work visas in Germany (unlike the French, Italians etc.), in return Germans face heavy restrictions when wanting to buy real estate in Poland.

It's because of the main fears on both sides of the border: Germans were afraid of cheap Polish labor and Poland didn't want German conglomerates buying up farm land.

Of course there are differences of opinion within the EU, there always were divisions: Germanic vs. Romanic countries, North vs. South, the UK vs. the rest, Italy vs. correct accounting, that is to be expected. And there will always be. One example: Soon France and Poland are goin to clash again as Sarkozy is strictly against Turkish EU membership, whereas the Kaczynskis are for it.

The important question is: Does that outweigh the benefits of being part of the world's largest single market (which is also a question of energy security)?

Sometimes Poland will get its way (as was the case with the EU's position towards Russia), sometimes it's the other way round.