Poland To Hold Referendum On Joining EU from Late 2001

"It is the people of our country that should decide about our entry into the European Union. We'll hold a referendum at the latest in 2002, but maybe in as soon as a year, at the end of 2001," Buzek told. About 59 percent of Poles support joining the EU, according to the results of a public opinion poll released in June. Poland intends to be ready to join the EU by January 2003, a date most experts consider unrealistic.