EC has advice on how to improve exports to the EU, but Polish experts disagree

In a document prepared for the Poland-European Union (EU) association meeting, the European Commission has presented its recommendations on how Poland can increase exports to the EU. The commission says Poland should accept EU quality-standards and certification-law. So far, Poland has implemented only 30% of EU standards. However, Polish diplomats say the EU standards apply to only a very small group of goods and adapting them would not greatly improve the situation of Poland's exporters. Analysts predict Poland's trade deficit with the EU is likely to stay high for quite a while and, as the example of Spain shows, it could even increase once Poland is accepted into the EU. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 21) T.J.