Is Polish optimism about Poland-EU committee meeting unsubstantiated?

The biannual meeting of the Poland-European Union (EU) association committee begins today. Polish diplomats are optimistic this will be the first time in the history of such meetings that the EU will not issue major warnings to Poland for not complying with its recommendations. Poland has resolved such previously-criticized issues as state aid for steel mills, coal mining and automotive assembly plants, However, the EU says there are still some issues, the most important of which is the lack of an agreement between Poland and the EU on customs duties and agricultural subsidies. (Rzeczpospolita, page B1, Gazeta Wyborcza, page 23) T.J.