Cautious approach to “accession” scenario. Due to the Polish presidency, in particular, a deepening of ties between the EU and the six Eastern Partnership countries has been achieved and will very soon be seen to bring forward tangible results. Free trade talks with Ukraine will continue in the hope of their being completed by the end of the year, as long as the problem regarding how the former prime minister Iulia Tymoshenko can be overcome. Negotiations for agreements with Georgia and...