EC recommendation signals greatest success in EU accession talks thus far

The European Commission (EC) recommended yesterday that all European Union (EU) countries close negotiations with Poland regarding the free transfer of services. According to Polish diplomats, this is the biggest success thus far in the negotiations for EU accession that began in 1998. Since none of the EU countries has ever defied the recommendations of the EC, it is almost certain that all will comply by the middle of November. According to Polish negotiators, this EC decision is a vital precedent because a number of crucial Polish proposals, including those about the financial services sector and transitional periods, were accepted. Experts emphasize that analogous proposals, if well justified, may be accepted in further negotiation issues.(Rzeczpospolita, p. B2