It is understandable that the announcement of the Polish government's programme for its future presidency of the Council of the EU has not given rise to much comment or reaction because 2011 is still a long way off! Poland will chair the EU in the second half of 2011, after the Swedish Presidency, the Spanish Presidency, the Belgian Presidency and the Hungarian Presidency. So why is Poland publishing its plans so far in advance? Some observers say the reason is to make it clear that the...