Warsaw can end up like Athens. Economists criticise the current electoral campaign and caution against politicians ruining public finances. Experts have met at the debate of Association of Polish Economists.
Energy security is one of the priority tasks of every Government. Potential shortages of electricity and gas supply are not only a problem for households, but they also pose the risk of massive losses for the economy and a safety threat to the State.
After a clear signal from Brussels that the government's recovery program of the bankrupt Kompania Węglowa (the largest coal mining company in Poland)
We are usually familiar with the proposals of the party we vote on in the elections. We are not always aware, however, of all the consequences of these promises. It would be useful to compare the election programmes,
Nowa Kompania Węglowa (a new version of Poland's largest coal mining company) will not have been created within the stipulated time, i.e. by September 30.
We pointlessly 'product' miners. Where will they work when the mines are phased-out? Polish mining is in a very deep economic trouble and it needs restructuring to survive.
'We are currently in a similar place as was Ireland 30 years ago, but whether we will be able to benefit from globalisation to a similar extent as they did is uncertain', says Maciej Bukowski, President of the Warsaw Institute for Economic Studies and a co-author of the Hausner plan.
The beginning of the week saw red-tinted stock markets worldwide. It is a consequence of widespread concerns about the condition of the Chinese economy. 'It could be the start of bigger problems', states Maciej Bitner, Chief Economist at the Warsaw Institute for Economic Studies.
The Government implores the companies in the energy sector to aid him in saving Polish mines. Polish energy companies, however, do not want to partake in the Government's program.
Will the Swiss franc bill in its current form destabilize the banking system? How will the fact that the banks are to bear the main costs of the currency conversion of loans in Swiss francs affect the Polish banking sector and the economy?
