31.   With Hungary and the Czech Republic, Poland is seen as having an inside track to early EU membership.

32.   French President Jacques Chirac on Saturday ended a two-day visit to Bucharest by reiterating French support for early Romanian membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.

33.   He said he opposed early NATO membership for the former communist countries of eastern Europe.

34.   In contrast, Hungarian Prime Minister Gyula Horn and Polish Premier Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz urged early membership of their respective countries in the two western organisations.

35.   Countries not deemed suitable for early membership will be offered a beefed-up version of the Partnership for Peace programme of military cooperation.

36.   Countries that are not deemed suitable for early membership will be offered a beefed-up version of the Partnership for Peace programme of military cooperation.

37.   Countries which are not deemed suitable for early membership will be offered a beefed-up version of the Partnership for Peace programme of military cooperation.

38.   The Partnership for Peace was put forwad by President Bill Clinton an interim alternative to early NATO membership by the new applicants.

39.   These factors count in favour of early membership of the EMS and thereafter of EMU, financial analaysts here argue.

40.   Klaus said his country, which is seen as a leading candidate for early membership, was ready for the challenge.