Poland maintains its position on EU budget - government spokesman

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland stance on opposing the linking of EU funds to respect for the rule of law remains unchanged, government spokesman Piotr Muller said on Twitter on Friday.

Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Gowin had said on Thursday that Poland would be ready to drop its veto on the EU's 1.8 trillion euro financial package if EU leaders endorse an explanatory declaration on the link between EU funds and the rule of law.

(Reporting by Alan Charlish and Pawel Florkiewicz; Editing by Hugh Lawson)