Gov't accepts Danish proposal, but intends to keep up the pressure on the EU

The government decided on Friday that the Danish proposal to increase direct subsidies for farmers is "almost satisfactory." According to information in Rzeczpospolita, Jaroslaw Kalinowski, the leader the Polish Peasants Party, was ready to use his votum separatum during the discussion on the issue. "It was the most difficult discussion in the history of the government," he said. After the proceedings, Prime Minister Leszek Miller during his visit in Hanover discussed the government's position with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. At the same time, Poland will still demand higher EU subsidies to be paid to the Polish budget. Denmark's offer is deemed too thrifty by the countries aspiring to join the EU and too generous by the EU itself. German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer complained in Warsaw on Friday that Denmark had not consulted its proposal with other EU countries. (Rzeczpospolita, Nov. 30 - Dec. 1, p. A1; Gazeta Wyborcza, Nov. 30 - Dec. 1, p. 1) A.Z.