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This commentary observes that France’s poor economic performance is diminishing its positive impact on EU policies in favor of Germany as well as its capacity to make good its vision of the future of Europe. The author points out that this creates a political opportunity for Poland: France’s economic problems are one of the reasons to embrace a more open approach to non-Eurozone countries. Closer economic cooperation could cement political relations between the two countries, which could also be strengthened substantially by building up the institutional angle of Polish-French relations.