Poland's first attempts at rapprochement are intended to strengthen relations again. Tusk wants to quickly repair Poland's badly damaged relationships, especially with France and Germany.

But he can't act too boldly, because his political opponents at home are just waiting for an opportunity to accuse him of excessive closeness to his big neighbor. Despite all the closeness that is now possible again between Warsaw and Berlin, the relationship will not be free of controversy. There could be no better proof that “it was worth driving out evil”