Bank PKO BP to buy PZU shares from Eureko?

According to unofficial information published in Puls Biznesu, the Treasury and Finance Ministries are considering the possibility of bank PKO BP buying a 20% stake in insurance giant PZU from Eureko. The rumors have been confirmed by three sources. Puls Biznesu says that the bank will also run the negotiations on the issue. The Dutch investor has neither confirmed not denied the reports that it has received such a proposal. "I can only say that Eureko is not interested in the sale of its shares and it does not intend to discuss any solutions which would result in such a decision," said Eureko's spokeswoman Lorrie Morgan. The Treasury Ministry and PKO BP have refused to comment on the issue. At a long awaited meeting of Eureko's board member Ernst Jansen and Treasury Minister Piotr Czyżewski last week, the parties decided not to inform the media about the course of the talks. (Puls Biznesu, p. 4) A.Z.