Polish Attitudes Towards the European Union
Polish Attitudes Towards the European Union

Summary/Abstract: Poland’s accession to the European Union not only required fundamental systemic changes, but also necessitated other methods of describing Poland’s place and mission in Europe. It would be difficult to conceptualise these transformations in a straightforward manner, not to mention evaluate them. The aims of this paper are primarily explorative in nature. The objective is to outline a framework for a discussion on the attitudes of Poles towards the EU seven years after Poland’s accession; both public opinion surveys and research publications will be taken into consideration. The main thesis of the analysis put forward boils down to the claim that these standpoints cannot continue to be described as opposing categories of “enthusiasm” – “scepticism”. This stems from the fact that, in general, they are characterised by a favourable detachment.

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