“Poland believes that the European integration is the best response to challenges we face in a rapidly changing, multi-polar world. We don’t want the European Union to become a “super-state”, but we do want it to be more effective. We support building a more federal Union, which is able to play in global fields of competition as one of the strongest players. At the same time, we want a more democratic union. I am sure that a Union, which is able to take its fair share of responsibility for global affairs, is compatible with interests of the United States.”
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“Poland is committed to uphold and further Europe’s alliance with the United States. Indeed, when it comes to security, we regard America as a European country. We advocate a permanent and active American presence in Europe be it political, military and economic. We see such presence as compatible with the advancement of European integration.”
Poland – Address by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, San Francisco, August 5, 2009, World Affairs Council of Northern California