Poll: Germany named the best EU ally for Poles

The majority of Poles consider Germany to be the closest ally of Poland in the European Union, according to a new poll by IBRiS for Rzeczpospolita. As much as 32 percent of Polish citizens chose Germany as Poland's best EU ally. Meanwhile, Hungary received 20 percent of the vote, becoming the next best ally for Poland, while the UK ranked in third place with 12.5 percent, followed by France (5.5 percent), the Czech Republic (3.2 percent) and the Netherlands (2.6 percent).