We Poles are and will remain convinced Europeans. For us, Europe is a community of the diversity of nations. No mishmash.

Primarily, Warsaw and Brussels share the central basic values of the EU: human dignity, democracy, and the religious freedom of every single human being. We believe in these values.

The EU treaties clearly promote an alliance of national states that, as far as possible, maintain their own responsibilities. There is no mention of a centralized state of Europe in the treaties. The EU Commission's politicking, however, is proof of a certain allergy against this principle of national states and national responsibilities.

Who lent the Greeks the most money? It was German banks, and for a long time, they were profiting from it quite nicely.

More or less Europe - that's the wrong alternative! What we need is less centralism.

Angela Merkel is the best solution for Poland.

Germany's potential makes up about 20% of the EU's overall economic power, including Great Britain. The German army is by no means strong enough to guarantee the security of the EU's two endangered flanks - in the east and in the south. So all that remains for Germany is partnerships with its neighbours and other EU member states. Germany should stick to that role.