Macron's win adds to Poland's worries about its place in EU

Warsaw

WHILE the election of Emmanuel Macron as French president with a vision of closer European Union (EU) integration was a relief to much of Europe, for Poland and Hungary it fanned fears of losing influence.

Poland has been the most vocal among eastern EU members fearing that their wealthier western neighbours, keen to deepen cooperation among themselves, will erode the single market that has been the biggest benefit of membership in the east and, in shifting power westward, reduce financial support for less-wealthy countries.