Poland's Kaczynski 'Satisfied' By EU Talks With U.K.'s Cameron
February 05 2016 - 7:30AM
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WARSAW—Poland's governing party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski voiced
satisfaction Friday with the outcome of talks with Britain's Prime
Minister David Cameron, outlining a compromise he said was reached
on benefits for European Union nationals in the U.K.
"This was a very good conversation, I'm very satisfied," said
Mr. Kaczynski after meeting Mr. Cameron in the Polish capital.
Mr. Kaczynski, who is widely considered the central figure in
Polish politics, despite holding no executive post, said the
leaders agreed that restrictions on access to the labor market can
only be imposed by EU authorities rather than "in an arbitrary
unilateral way by a single country." Such restrictions will be
limited in time and pertain only to labor issues, not social aid to
EU nationals residing in Britain.
"Poland has achieved really a lot, full security for those who
are now in Britain but also that those with children in Poland will
continue getting benefits," he said.
Mr. Kaczynski also said he was satisfied with the U.K.'s
"readiness to cooperate on all matters related to Poland's
security." Poland has pushed for a greater presence of North
Atlantic Treaty Organization troops on its soil to deter any
aggression from Russia.
Write to Martin M. Sobczyk at martin.sobczyk@wsj.com
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February 05, 2016 07:15 ET (12:15 GMT)
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