The EU and Poland have reached a deal on liberalising trade in most farm products after 18 months of negotiations

Date: 28/09/00

Speaking after the agreement was concluded in Warsaw this week, Enlargement Commissioner Günter Verheugen said: "This is very good news for the enlargement process. It will pave the way for the accession negotiations on the agricultural chapter in a spirit of mutual goodwill." Under the terms of the deal, Poland will scrap import duties on a wide range of products including fruit and vegetables, meat, and dairy products while the Union will end subsidies on its exports to Poland.