PM agrees to compromise over EU voting system

Just 24 hours before the EU summit in Brussels, Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński agreed with the head of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, during a phone conversation that a compromise is possible. With this message President Lech Kaczyński will fly to Brussels this morning. Prime Minister Kaczyński estimates the chance of a Polish win regarding the voting system is 50%. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has suggested that the summit is likely to turn into a complete fiasco. Other issues which will be discussed during the summit include the conflict over the selection of the EU Foreign Minister and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3; Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 8; Dziennik, p. 8) A.K.