European Union promises to provide concrete answers to Poland in the fall

The chief European Union (EU) negotiator for Poland Jan Kulakowski received an assurance from the EU's French ambassador Pierre Vimount, that the EU will start answering the Polish government's questions this year. He also said that France will lead negotiations with Poland on how it could enter the final phase next year. Polish diplomats say the lack of response from Brussels is the main reason why negotiations are going slowly. However, according to Western diplomats it is delays in adopting Polish laws to EU standards, which is causing the delays. (Rzeczpospolita, page A6) A.D.