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In this paper, the author argues that the position of France on the negotiations of the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework is strongly unfavorable for Poland. President Sarkozy seeks to maximize budget cuts, notably at the expense of the cohesion policy. According to the author, the Socialist Party’s François Hollande, who demands less radical EU spending cuts, has a chance to win the 2012 presidential election. In that vein, Poland should strengthen the coalition of “friends of cohesion policy” countries by including Spain and Italy and by continuing close cooperation with EU institutions.