Talks bring Miller and Schroder closer to compromise on EU constitution

Within the coming weeks, the country is set to come to a compromise with its Western neighbor over the EU constitution, but only if the new system being discussed will ensure that Poland is guaranteed a strong position within EU structures. If the compromise is reached, leaders of the enlarged EU will vote on the constitution in June at the latest. Following the two leaders' meeting at Miller's Warsaw home, both men were said to be in a good mood, with no signs of the recent disagreements over the war in Iraq and the state of the European constitution being apparent. "The political, economic, and cultural potential of Poland has to be rightfully integrated into the EU constitution," Schroder announced. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1; Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1) A.K.