Verheugen's one day Warsaw visit reportedly yields land lease consensus
During a one day visit to Warsaw, European Union (EU) Enlargement Comm
issioner Guenther Verheugen stressed that Poland could expect to be better
off after EU membership. A major concern in Poland has been the possibility
that the country may become one of the largest net financial contributors to
the EU. "Nobody should be concerned that we would allow a situation where
... the poorest members of our family have to pay the richest," Verheugen
commented. The EU Commissioner also said he is convinced Poland will be able
to close six negotiation chapters by the end of this year. "It's a very
ambitious but attainable plan," he said. During talks with Prime Minister
Leszek Miller and Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kalinowski, Verheugen is
said to have reached a consensus on the contentious issue of calculating
land lease periods. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 20; Prawo i Gospodarka, pp. 1, 2;
Reuters) M.T.K.
