Barroso gives veiled welcome to Polish election result

European Commission President José Manuel Barroso this afternoon predicted "fruitful cooperation" with the new Polish Government - a dig at the difficulties Brussels has endured under Jaroslaw Kaczynski's Law and Justice Party which was heavily in the election.

European Commission President José Manuel Barroso this afternoon predicted "fruitful cooperation" with the new Polish Government - a dig at the difficulties Brussels has endured under Jaroslaw Kaczynski's Law and Justice Party which was defeated in the election.

For the last two years Poland has been seen as the EU's biggest troublemaker, matching and often exceeding the UK's reputation for playing tough in the EU, and even refusing to back a planned "European Day Against the Death Penalty."