Outcome of EU summits "not satisfactory" Huebner tells parliament

European Affairs Minister Danuta Huebner and chief EU negotiator Jan Truszczynski have presented parliamentary deputies the results of an EU summit in Brussels and a mini-summit for EU candidates in Copenhagen. Additionally, they presented a negotiation strategy for the next six weeks of the talks. "Many elements of the financial proposals accepted last week in Brussels are not satisfactory. The EU side is reluctant to touch on the issue of reducing Poland's contribution to the EU budget," admitted Huebner. "This Monday we will lay out our proposal and specify further procedures. After the first exchange of opinions, we expect another invitation several days later. Then we will learn what additional "flexibility" we can count on from the EU," said Truszczynski, adding, "There is no possibility of breaking the negotiations just because of the EU's proposed terms for Polish agriculture." (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 25) A.Z.