French and Polish Presidents discuss EU voting system

The decisions concerning this issue are to be made during next week's EU summit. Although Sarkozy did not manage to change the stance of the government, he declared, after a discussion with President Kaczyński, that he now better understands the arguments behind it. "With a little dose of compromise from both sides we will be able to get the EU out of stagnation," said Sarkozy. President Kaczyński declared that June 22 should be the day of success of France, Poland and the whole European Union, however, he confirmed he has not changed his mind concerning the voting method. Negotiations continue and President Kaczyński is to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday for further talks. (Dziennik, p. 1; Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1; Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.K.