German chancellor Angela Merkel's attempts to revive the EU constitution were given a boost after Poland dropped its opposition to the Berlin Declaration, a statement marking the EU's 50th birthday and intended to relaunch discussions on the EU treaty.
The turnaround came after a bilateral meeting between the chancellor and Polish president Lech Kaczysnki over the weekend.
After the event, which saw a partial thaw in frosty relations, Mr Kaczynski said he did not want Poland to be...
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