Miller has to find new balancing act between intransigent EC and PSL

The European Commission (EC) did not approve the Polish governments request to grant all EU subsidies to Polish farmers in the form of direct simplified subsidies. Several politicians from the Polish Peasant Party (PSL) threatened that if the government accepts Brussels' stance, then their party may abandon the coalition. On Wednesday, the EC approved two of the Polish propositions, the first of which concerned payments to farmers for the first five years of membership. The EC also agreed to accept the implementation of a 3% reduction of VAT on the sale of commodities. The Danish commissioner confirmed that the two changes were accepted, but were not included in the Accession Treaty. However, the other demands were not approved, among them the crucial division of direct subsidies, which might cause tension within the coalition. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.C.