Im plain incapable of getting angry with Angela Merkel and likewise.

If we believe that the EU is only a fair-weather event we will be doomed. The EU cannot be an answer only to the tragedies of the past but also to the problems of the future. We must understand that the geopolitical holidays are over. It's time to go back to school where there will be only hard exams to take.

We must go beyond being reactive and defensive. As Europeans we must regain our self-confidence and realize our own strengths.

Poles must understand history but we must also overcome it if it is obstructing our contemporary goals.

Nothing would be better today if Europe were divided or smaller. Today we have to say loud and clear that the crises, which have affected Europe cannot serve as a pretext for its disintegration. A mini-Europe would be the worst response to the maxi problems we have to face.

We should remind our American friends of their own motto: United we stand. Divided, we fall.

I am glad that Angela Merkel is the German Chancellor, as she tries to combine a sense of responsibility with morality and values. Because this is the essence of Europe.