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Sat 06 Jun 2007German and Polish relations hit new low over treatyPolish-German relations sank to a new low last night as German chancellor Angela Merkel threatened to convene crucial talks on a new EU treaty without Warsaw, writes Jamie Smythin Brussels.The dramatic move came after Warsaw rejected a Franco-German compromise aimed at overcoming Polish resistance to a new treaty to reform how the EU operates.