Report claims the EU has rejected majority of Poland's agriculture demands

According to Gazeta Wyborcza, the European Union (EU) has rejected most of P oland's demands regarding financial aid for its farmers and agriculture sect or. The daily claims to have discovered that the EU has turned down the requ est for a five-year protection period allowing the country to close its mark et to major imports of food products. The EU also disagrees with Poland's pr oposal to maintain public financial help for its farmers, in such forms as e xtra money for fuel and interest free credit. On the positive side, the EU h as welcomed some ideas put forward by Poland's negotiators. The sale of cucu mbers weighing less than 180g has been approved, and Poland has ensured it w ill keep the right to such trademarks as "Polish Fruit Wine" and "Polish Vod ka". (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 18) A.K.