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The Polish discourse about the European Constitution has one feature in common with the discourses of other member states: it deals with everything but the text of the Constitution Treaty itself. At its core it oscillates between the Polish striving for power in the EU and the toleration for cultural difference in Europe. The opposite of the latter has been particularly significant during the referendum debates in France and the Netherlands, which let to the rejection of the constitutional treaty.

Cover -- The transformative power of the European Union: An introduction -- References -- Part One: The EU's transformative power towards Poland's legal and political system -- Chapter 1: The European transformation of the legislative, executive and judicial power in Poland -- Introductory remarks -- The transformation of the legislative power - the Europeanisation of Polish law -- The transformation of the legislative power - institutional aspects -- The Polish model of cooperation between the government and the parliament in the field of EU affairs -- The transformation of the executive power - public administration -- The transformation of the judicial power and law -- Concluding remarks -- References: -- Chapter 2: European Union activity in the field of civil law and its impact on Polish national contract law -- Introduction -- The development of European consumer law -- European contract law harmonisation projects -- Europeanisation of consumer law in Poland: the notion of consumer and consumer law -- Consumer sales law - transposition problems -- The Europeanisation of non-consumer contract law in Poland -- European contract law and the New Polish Civil Code -- Conclusions -- References: -- Chapter 3: Interest representation in Poland after EU accession: More regulated, professional and legitimate? -- Introduction -- Transformative power and Europeanisation -- Has the EU changed the regulatory environment? -- Professionalisation of Polish business interests in Brussels -- Are lobbying activities becoming more legitimate in Poland? -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: The impact of EU membership on Polish political parties -- Introduction -- Dimensions and scope of the Europeanisation of political parties -- Structural-organisational dimension in the Europeanisation of Polish political parties.