Brussels, 03/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has expressed confidence that the current crisis in Poland (with prime minister Leszek Miller finding himself at the head of a minority government after dismissing the two peasant party (PSI) ministers) and the election as President of the Czech Republic of Vaclav Klaus (known in the past as a eurosceptic) will not have a negative impact on ratifying the Treaty of Accession to the EU. Enlargement of the European Union is a grand historic step for all Europeans. We do not want to interfere in domestic democratic decisions (of Poland and the Czech Republic) which we respect, but we remain convinced that Poland and the Czech Republic will remain fully committed to enlargement, said a Commission spokesperson. On Monday afternoon Prodi and Verheugen sent a telegram to the newly elected Czech President, Vaclav Klaus, congratulating him. The spokesperson said they looked forward to full and good cooperation with him. On the government crisis in Poland, the spokesperson said there was "no reason" to believe that political events in Warsaw would have any impact on the current enlargement process or on the referendum on Poland joining the EU. He said it was essential, first of all, for the Polish government to remain committed to pursuing preparations for accession, and secondly for the majority of Polish citizens to continue to favour the idea of joining the EU (as at present, with support for accession hovering around 60%). He said the Commission was fully confident over both issues, adding that they had no reason to believe the government would change its policy over preparing for accession and winning the support of the Polish population in the upcoming referendum.