Editor's note: War on all fronts

First it was the country's lawyers against the Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro. Then the media came up against the entire government. Now the time has come for the National Bank of Poland to enter the fray.

One man embodies the National Bank of Poland - Leszek Balcerowicz. An outstanding economist, Balcerowicz is known in Poland and abroad as the author of an economic reform that helped Poland shift from a centrally planned communist economy to a free market model. Balcerowicz's greatest achievement is for many his greatest historical sin.

For a part of Polish society, Balcerowicz is a constant reminder of the painful results of the reforms he implemented after 1989. As a staunch advocate of low budgetary spending and a strict interest-rates policy, to keep inflation in hand, he has many zealous enemies in Poland. Those enemies come, for the most part, from the electorate that voted Law and Justice (PiS), the League of Polish Families (LPR) and Self-defense (SO) into power.

Already during their electoral campaign, Law and Justice openly declared  that if it was in government, Balcerowicz would be out of a job. This is one election promise it intends to keep.

LPR and SO want to haul Balcerowicz before the State Tribunal because, according to them, in the government's conflict with Unicredit he defends the interests of foreign capital and not the Polish raison d'etat.

It's regrettable that instead of solving the country's key economic problems, such as growing unemployment and an excessive budget deficit, PiS is concentrating on starting more conflicts. It is thereby sending out a strong signal abroad - be careful, Poland is a high risk country.

This is not true - Poland is a country worth investing in and a good country for doing business. The free market here is strong enough and is developing fast enough to stop it being spoiled by a few belligerent politicians.

Eliza Durka

Editor-in-chief