Will Poland compromise with EU on restriction of land sales to foreigners?

The European Union is demanding a shorter transition period for the sale of Polish land to foreigners after accession. The EU considers Poland▓s proposed period of 18 years as much too long. In March the European Commission will present its final proposal of its negotiation position to the current 15 EU members. If the Commission limits the transition period to 5 to 7 years, Poland could offer to shorten its proposed period to 10 years, thus make the difference between the two sides small enough not to obstruct the negotiations. As EU representatives admitted yesterday, the EU is interested in preventing a compromise on the issue, since it can also be used as a rationale for not granting Poles the right to work in Europe. (Rzeczpospolita, p.B1) M.T.