Prime Minister gets support from French counterpart on EU membership

Prime Minister gets support from French counterpart on EU membership French prime minister Lionel Jospin said there is a guaranteed place for Poland within the European Union (EU), as it is impossible to think about Europe without Poland. He made the comments during a meeting with Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek on the first of his two day visit to Paris. According to Buzek, France confirmed that the EU would be ready for new members on Jan. 1, 2003. Poland's future membership is the main issue of Buzek's visit to Paris. However, bilateral cooperation and institutional reforms of the EU are also a vital part of talks. Today Buzek will meet French president Jacques Chirac and a group of representatives of the 70 largest French companies. (Rzeczpospolita, page A7)