PiS leader begins to mellow opposition to EU membership

Law and Justice (PiS) leader, Jaroslaw Kaczynski in an interview with Rzeczpospolita said that Polish representatives stood a very good chance of negotiating a better deal from the EU during the summit in Copenhagen. He also emphasized that all the propaganda concerning the summit had a big impact on the public's view concerning the enlargement process. "It is very bad when there is the impression that Poland does not fight for its affairs. This increases the feeling of weakness and inferiority," he said. Kaczynski did not exclude the possibility of supporting the current EU enlargement process, the idea of which was until now was questioned by his party. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) A.K.