En 1921, France and Poland signed a treaty by which the two parties undertook to be mutually assistance in the event of an attack. Although these commitments were reaffirmed on several occasions, and in particular in May 1939, a few months later, in September 1939, France nevertheless was content to formally declare war on Germany after it attacked Poland. The fourteen pages of the new reinforced cooperation and friendship treaty between the two countries, also called Nancy Treaty and signed on May 9, have more value? Everything suggests that yes; But there are also “but”.
Today, Poland and France are united by the conviction that the European Union is a sensible political form, that is to say that it is better to resolve conflicts between European countries in the rooms of Brussels and Luxembourg than on the battlefields. In addition, other European institutions, such as the single market and shared skills (in particular in terms of commercial policy), are perceived as advantages in the actions of the American or Chinese presidents.
Thus, both Poland and France derive immense advantages of their belonging to this system. Quantifiable advantages, in the form of funds and profits from participation in the common market, but also incalculable advantages, resulting from the fact that European cooperation civilizes tensions on the continent and allows the creation of a relatively common front in the face of Russia, China or the United States. Thus, the community of interests and destiny is much stronger today than it was before the Second World War.
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Source: Lemonde