EU Commission singles out Wałęsa for position of special advisor

The talks between Brussels and Gdańsk have been conducted for some time already. "In Brussels I would remind everybody that it was Poland and its people who enabled Europe to unite," said Wałęsa. One of the Polish EU deputies, Janusz Lewandwoski, believes that such a proposition for Wałęsa is proof that other countries remember him as the symbol of a peaceful Polish revolution. "This is the best way to use his political talent, his authority and the prestige he has abroad. This would be for the benefit of both Poland and Wałęsa himself," said Lewandowski. In the previous EU Commission two other Poles - Bronisław Geremek and Dariusz Rosati - were Romano Prodi's advisers . (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) A.F.