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Mr Kaczynski: the matter of World War II reparations is not yet closed (Photo: PiS)

World War II and energy still divide EU neighbours

Tension between two of the EU's biggest member states - Germany and Poland - remains in the air despite conciliatory words as chancellor Angela Merkel and prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski's meeting on Monday (30 October) failed to see agreement on World War II reparations and energy.

The short, four-hour long visit by the Polish prime minister to Berlin saw Mr Kazcynski propose a new international pact that would see both Berlin and Warsaw publicly commit to block any future claims by ...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Mr Kaczynski: the matter of World War II reparations is not yet closed (Photo: PiS)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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