Editor's note: Tomorrow may be too late

The threat of Parliament dissolution and early elections hovers over Poland - it increases the feeling of uncertainty and lack of stability.

Wheeling and dealing in the Sejm as well as negotiations between different parties have dominated the Polish political scene, and now, unfortunately, we are slowly starting to get used to it. We are also getting used to the fact that the economy is not the current government's priority. However, as a business publication we cannot and will not get used to one particular thing, which is acting to the detriment of Poland's economy and business. The disconcerting symptoms of this phenomenon are clearly visible - or should I say invisible, as the key posts essential for the Polish economy are still vacant.

After Law and Justice took power they dismissed the CEOs of key companies (PGNiG among others) and key governmental agencies (such as the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency and the Polish Tourism Organization). Also, the number one player in the privatization process - the Treasury Minister - is still absent. Investors who would like to invest, buy or take over some entity in Poland have nobody to talk to. This doesn't do much for the investment climate in Poland.

Even though we have the lowest inflation in the European Union, the złoty is very strong and stock exchange indices are skyrocketing, entrepreneurs from the biggest Polish business organization, PKPP Lewiatan, warn (more on page 10) that if the government doesn't start implementing dynamic economic reforms, then we'll experience a breakdown in Polish business as early as 2007. They also say that the government doesn't listen to their appeals and ideas.

One has to believe that the political turmoil will stop as soon as the parliament votes on the 2006 budget. But that's not enough for entrepreneurs. The point is one should not only strive not to harm the economy, but to support it and use to its advantage the current favorable macroeconomic situation which surely won't last forever.

Eliza Durka

Editor-in-chief