Weimar Triangle finance ministers' meeting to discuss EU expansion

At the second meeting of the so-called Weimar Triangle, the finance ministers of France, Germany and Poland are to discuss a series of issues relating to the European Union. On the agenda at tomorrow's talks between Laurent Fabious, Hans Eichel and Jaroslaw Bauc are the economic situation in the European Union, EU expansion, and the experience of France and Germany in introducing the euro. Also being discussed will be the progress made by candidate countries in preparing to enter the alliance. Referring to the background of the Weimar Triangle meetings, Poland's deputy finance minister, Krzysztof Ners, said, "It is a new Polish initiative and the continuation of a tradition started by the foreign ministers." (Rzeczpospolita, p.B2) A.Z.