He emphasized that accepting deposits would be a temporary policy. President Aleksander Kwasniewski with great fanfare signed the constitution. Before signing he managed to visit some victims of the floods and remarked that in the new constitution there are excellent regulations to deal with natural disasters. The European Union agreed to begin negotiations for membership with Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Estonia, and Cyprus. The Weather Warm, not hot.
Rain is forecast for the end of the week, heavy in the southwest.
The flood wave is getting longer but also lower. Fortunately, the dams managed to hold the water. Yesterday some of the bridges that function as border crossings between Poland and Germany were closed. In Wroclaw and Opole drying out is continuing, but water continues to cover large portions of the two cities. The level of destruction in some villages is estimated to be as high as half of all the farms and houses.