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Paper discussed potential influence of the integration with European Union on the agriculture in Poland. The integration is of the interest of candidating countries and the Union itself, either. However, the agriculture is a very problematic area, because its share in total national economy of candidating countries is much higher than in EU member countries. On the other hand, just in present situation the common agricultural policy in the EU struggles with serious problems. Considering that, the process of integrating Polish agriculture to the EU should be perceived in a wider context of total national economy as well as of the sociology, politics. strategy and culture. In the process of adapting Polish agriculture, new objects of the EU agricultural policy formulated in Agenda 2000, should be taken into account, and viz.: - improving the competitiveness of EU agriculture; - ensuring food safety and promotion of its quality; - assuring suitable living standard for rural community and the stability of farm's income; - environment protection and increasing role, the farmers should play in natural resources management and landscape conservation; - creation of additional or alternative income sources and places of employment for the farmers and their families. Futhermore, the paper considered; - so-called „avis". i.e. the opinions on Polish economy and level of transformation advance; - directions of the reform in common agricultural policy of the EU; - pre-accession means of the EU for agricultural sector in Poland; - consequences of the differenccs in farm product prices between Poland and the EU; - acceptation of so-called „acquis communautaire''; - compensation payments and transition periods. Final success of Poland's integration to the EU depends to large extent on the successive modernization of agricultural and food economy sectors. From the viewpoint of Poland it seems obvious that the achievement of full integration within relatively short transition period is important and being of best interest for either, the Polish and Union's agriculture. In the matter of direct payments, level of production quotas and other elements of common agricultural policy, our farmers should be treated equally to the EU farmers, in the way adequate to their living conditions.