Poland and the European Union: Land and tax chapters about to be closed
As none of the EU countries objected yesterday to the conditions proposed by
Poland for land purchase by foreigners, this means that the chapter for the
free flow of capital between Poland and the EU will be closed. The Polish
delegation will be officially informed about this today in Brussels, where
another chapter, on taxes, will also be closed. The Dutch delegation asked
for a 24-hour "delay" before closing the land chapter, so they can analyze
Poland's proposal and to ensure that Dutch settlers already in Poland will
be able to buy land after three or seven years without any further
obstacles. The EU will also check that the law prepared by Poland on sales
of land to farmers does not discriminate against foreigners.
(Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) M.T.
