Poland's Prime Minister Marek Belka said Wednesday in Warsaw that a compromise on the European Union's 2007-13 budget by the end of June would do much to avert further tension in the 25- member bloc hit hard by the recent failure of the French and Dutch constitutional referenda, dpa reported. "From our perspective we are on the right track to achieve a compromise on the new E.U. budget which we can accept," the Polish leader said, quoted by the Polish PAP news agency. Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka stressed Poland would focus on increasing structural and cohesion funds during the bloc's two-day summit opening Thursday in Brussels, dpa reported. He also said a second summit next week could be necessary should this week's meeting fail to produce agreement on the bloc's future spending plans. Poland wants some 60 billion euro allotted to it in the budget. The country's national Gazeta Wyborcza daily reported Wednesday Polish negotiators were especially keen to secure close to 1 billion euro in funds for the country's eastern regions, among the poorest in the entire 25-member bloc. --More 2027 Local Time 1727 GMT
