No ground to be given over Nice Treaty aid say Miller and Schroeder

Following Prime Minister Leszek Miller's meeting with the German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in Gelsenkirchen, both politicians denied rumors that the European Union plans to increase the size of financial aid for Poland in return for a compromise concerning the Nice Treaty. "This is an insult and scandal suggesting, that we are going to give ground in the case concerning the Treaty for EUR 7 billion of aid annually," announced Miller, adding that the meeting with the German leader was not a part of negotiations, but Miller only wanted to officially confirm Poland's stand on the issue. Both politicians admitted they still could not come to an agreement concerning the case of weighing of the votes in the European Council. "We have a very small place for maneuver in this issue," announced Schroeder. Both leaders also said during the press conference that they are against the formation of the Center against Expulsion, and that such an institution will not come to life in Germany's capital, Berlin. (www.polskieradio.pl) A.K.