(Editor's note: In the Media Release published earlier today, the year for Poland's targeted EU membership was misstated in the second paragraph. A corrected version follows.) LONDON (Standard&Poor's) Feb. 27, 2002--Standard&Poor's said today it assigned its triple-'B'-plus long-term foreign currency senior unsecured debt rating to Poland's €750 million new Eurobond issue due 2012. "The ratings on Poland are supported by its continued commitment to and implementation of structural reforms, underpinned by the goal to be an EU member by 2004," said Standard&Poor's credit analyst Beatriz Merino. "Moreover, the export sector is competitive and increasingly diversified, and the international liquidity position is manageable." Nevertheless, fiscal flexibility remains limited in the medium term, despite fiscal consolidation
