Poland signs bilateral agreement with USA in Brussels

This protocol puts American companies at a disadvantage compared to EU ones. The previous agreement concerning economic and trade relations with the USA stems from 1990, which includes mutual protection of investments, secured fair treatment of American companies in relationship to their Polish counterparts. However, with regard to the common agriculture and audio-visual policies, the Union maintains some regulations and subsidies, which guarantees the EU certain privileges. It is the result of negotiations with the participation of the US and Polish government, as well as the EU, which confirms that bilateral agreements between member states and third party countries are in accordance with European Union regulations. The agreement was signed by Polish ambassador Marek Grela and the charge d'affairs, James Foster, of the US mission in the EU . (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 18) M.M.