No compromise over EU Constitution says President Kwaśniewski

Polish President Aleksander Kwaśniewski, Tuesday announced in Madrid, that Poland saw no possibility of reaching a compromise in terms of resigning from the Nice agreements in the European Union Constitution, whilst meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar on Tuesday. "The issue of rules accepted in Nice is not in the discussions and changes are not welcomed by Poland," explained Kwaśniewski. He justified this stance by saying that the EU referendum in Poland was carried out based on solutions accepted three years ago. "We cannot take responsibility for presenting public opinion with changes to those issues," added the President. He also said that Poland and Spain would present the same opinion during the intergovernmental conference in Rome scheduled to begin in a few days, which would accept the final version of the EU Constitution. Aznar pointed out that resigning from the Nice treaty decisions would shake political trust. (www.polskieradio.pl) M.M.