Economy Ministry optimistic about immediate benefits of EU membership

The Ministry expects that both exports and the internal demand will have a positive influence on GDP. The country's accession to the EU may result in more dynamic foreign trade sales, therefore, exports revenues are predicted to rise by about nine percent. However, the impact of accession on inflation is more difficult to assess. The report says that unemployment will fall below 19% from the present 20.6%. (www.biznes.onet.pl) E.B.