Miller to discuss EU labor issue on first foreign trip as Prime Minister

During his first trip abroad since becoming Prime Minister, Leszek Miller wi ll travel to Germany tomorrow, where he will discuss, among other issues, Eu ropean Union (EU) labor policy toward Poland. In an interview on RMF FM radi o yesterday, Miller said he was "hoping for concessions from his friend" Ger man Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. Miller said he would urge Schroeder to bec ome more flexible, since "the flow of labor is very natural." In a related d evelopment, the EU has agreed to a Czech request to ban the free flow of Pol ish workers to countries in Central Europe after they become EU members. The regulation will prevent Poles from working in these countries for up to seve n years after EU accession. In exchange for this concession, the Czech gover nment has promised to complete its negotiations with the EU on the flow of l abor. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.1; Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) A.K.