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By a sweeping margin of almost four to one, Polish voters said yes to joining the EU in what was hailed as the country's most important decision in a generation. It clears the way for the EU's biggest expansion next May.
"We've just witnessed a historic moment. I'm deeply moved," President Alexander Kwasniewski said, amid scenes of relief and celebration in Warsaw last night. "A big, proud, and ambitious nation is moving into the European Union."
For Poland, a country that lays fair claim to the saddest history in Europe, it is difficult to overstate the meaning of yesterday's verdict.
By far the biggest of the new members, Poland will rank among the big powers in the expanded union of 25, enjoying similar voting rights to Spain.
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By a sweeping margin of almost four to one, Polish voters said yes to joining the EU in what was hailed as the country's most important decision in a generation. It clears the way for the EU's biggest expansion next May.
"We've just witnessed a historic moment. I'm deeply moved," President Alexander Kwasniewski said, amid scenes of relief and celebration in Warsaw last night. "A big, proud, and ambitious nation is moving into the European Union."
For Poland, a country that lays fair claim to the saddest history in Europe, it is difficult to overstate the meaning of yesterday's verdict.
By far the biggest of the new members, Poland will rank among the big powers in the expanded union of 25, enjoying similar voting rights to Spain.
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