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?
Amendment to the Spatial Planning Act and a plan of cooperation with the Polish community until 2020 - those are the main points debated during Monday's Cabinet meeting.
There is a looming danger ahead of us - a blackout, i.e. a cut-off of electric power, as a result of a shortage, a mechanical failure or system overload.
As the latest data show (from the 'Rzeczpospolita' newspaper), Polish companies' owners more and more frequently multiply their wealth.
For two weeks we have been talking about nothing but Greece. Why is that? Maciej Bukowski: What is now happening in Greece and how the problem will be solved will affect the actions of other peripheral countries in the Eurozone
Economists agree that the situation in Greece does not pose a direct threat for Poland.
