Swedish foreign minister says no EU accession date in cards for June summit

EU leaders will not specify the date of Poland's accession at their June summit in Goteborg, said Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh yesterday. This will likely disappoint Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek, who will arrive in Stockholm on Wednesday with plans to speed up accession negotiations and complete them by the end of this year. Lindh admitted yesterday that if the European Commission keeps the current pace of preparations for talks, it will not be possible to significantly advance such issues as free flow of individuals and agriculture by June. A few weeks ago Sweden said it wanted to achieve a "breakthrough" in negotiations and set an accession date, but it now seems to have realized that the tough negotiation stance of such countries as Germany and France will make this next to impossible. (Rzeczpospolita, p.A5) T.J.