A lot has been said and a lot has been written, not least in this section, about the transition from the Hungarian to the Polish Presidency of the Council. A few comments of a general nature might not be entirely out of place.
Hungary: two aspects. There are two parts to my assessment of the Hungarian Presidency, which I feel should be taken completely separately: a) praise, to a greater or a lesser degree, depending on the political background of the person doing the praising, for their...