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JOHN PAUL II - The Pope's statement was reported by all Polish media. (Photo: Polish government)

Pope paves the way to Polish "Yes" vote

Just three weeks before the EU membership referendum in Poland, Pope John Paul II has recommended that his compatriots join the European Union.

"Entry in the EU structures, with equal rights to those of the other countries, is for our nations and for the adjacent Slav nations, an expression of a historical justice," the Pope said in Polish on Monday, 19 May, to thousands of Polish pilgrims who gathered in Rome.

The statement was broadcast and repeated by all Polish media.

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JOHN PAUL II - The Pope's statement was reported by all Polish media. (Photo: Polish government)

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