Close Kaczyński ally appointed new Treasury Minister

Jasiński studied at the law department of Warsaw University with the Kaczyński brothers in the same class, and held the position of deputy Justice Minister when this Ministry was headed by Lech Kaczyński. In a recent interview, Jasiński criticized the process of privatization, which according to him "was carried out too rapidly and therefore it did not serve the interests of the Polish economy." He also opposes the merger between Pekao and BPH. "The privatization process in Poland must be carried out with great reason, reliably and honestly," said President Lech Kaczyński while swearing in Jasiński yesterday. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1; Parkiet, p. 1) A.K.