Poland hopes that its upcoming EU presidency will complete its transformation from a prickly newcomer to an established member of the EU elite.
As the biggest of the eight post-Communist countries to join the club in 2004, Poland has long nurtured ambitions to lead EU policy-making alongside France, Germany and the UK.
The goal has proved elusive due to prejudice from Western countries and the corrosive diplomacy of previous Polish administrations.
Former French leader Jacq...
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