At the end of 2011, Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski called upon Germany to take a stronger leadership role in Europe. This year, confronted with a revival of nationalist sentiment, former Polish President Lech Wałęsa – the leader of the anti-communist Solidarity movement – suggested that his country should enter into political union with Germany.
在这样的大背景下，邻国已经表露出对德国的爱戴——至少是钦佩。2011年底，波兰外长拉多斯瓦夫·西科尔斯基呼吁德国在欧洲发挥更大的领导作用。今年，面对民族主义情绪的再次兴起，前波兰总统兼反共团结工会运动领导人莱赫·瓦文萨表示波兰应与德国结成政治联盟。