Polish and Irish Prime Ministers hope for compromise over EU constitution

The Irish Prime Minister relayed to his Polish counterpart the numerous talks he has held with European leaders in search of a compromise. These talks will be finalized in March, when Ireland will present a report evaluating the possibility of a compromise. Poland's Prime Minister once again reiterated that the Nice Treaty should form a foundation for the future compromise. The Polish government says it is not interested in other solutions, which have appeared in rumors, involving promises of a second commissioner, as well as more Euro-Deputies for Poland. Miller also took the opportunity to express his gratitude to Ireland, which is one of a handful of EU countries, to open its labor market to citizens of accession countries from the first day they join the enlarged EU. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 12) T.J.