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| New Polish PM visiting Brussels | |
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| Polish PM Donald Tusk has travelled to Brussels on his first major foreign trip since he took office last month. | |
| He has pledged to improve ties with the EU that were strained under Poland's previous Euro-sceptic government led by Jaroslaw Kaczynski. | He has pledged to improve ties with the EU that were strained under Poland's previous Euro-sceptic government led by Jaroslaw Kaczynski. |
| Mr Tusk will meet both EU and Nato officials for talks on Russia and about the controversial US proposal to build part of its missile shield in Poland. | Mr Tusk will meet both EU and Nato officials for talks on Russia and about the controversial US proposal to build part of its missile shield in Poland. |
| He will also meet European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. | He will also meet European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. |
| Mr Tusk's plan to adopt more constructive diplomacy towards the EU contrasts sharply with his predecessor, Mr Kaczynski. | Mr Tusk's plan to adopt more constructive diplomacy towards the EU contrasts sharply with his predecessor, Mr Kaczynski. |
| Soften stance | Soften stance |
| In June, Mr Kaczynski astounded his EU counterparts when he argued that Poland should have more voting power within the 27-member bloc because Germany had killed six million Polish citizens during the Second World War. | In June, Mr Kaczynski astounded his EU counterparts when he argued that Poland should have more voting power within the 27-member bloc because Germany had killed six million Polish citizens during the Second World War. |
| One of the subjects Mr Tusk is expected to discuss with Mr Barroso is Russia. | One of the subjects Mr Tusk is expected to discuss with Mr Barroso is Russia. |
| Poland is blocking fresh talks on a new EU-Russia partnership deal because of a Russian ban on Polish meat. | Poland is blocking fresh talks on a new EU-Russia partnership deal because of a Russian ban on Polish meat. |
| Mr Tusk has signalled his government may soften its stance if Russia ends the embargo. | Mr Tusk has signalled his government may soften its stance if Russia ends the embargo. |
| The Polish prime minister will also meet the Nato Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. | The Polish prime minister will also meet the Nato Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. |
| Mr Tusk wants Nato's opinion on US plans to build part of its missile shield in Poland, before talks resume with the Americans. | Mr Tusk wants Nato's opinion on US plans to build part of its missile shield in Poland, before talks resume with the Americans. |