Editor's note
We are the first, and so far the only, weekly journal writing bout Polish business in English. It's a great achievement. What is our recipe for success? Very simple: Political options change, scandals erupt, but the Warsaw Business Journal remains focused on its mission. We are an apolitical weekly economic journal, which reliably and objectively informs our readers about the world of Polish business. We also portray Poland as a country where one can and should invest-a place where on the one hand foreign direct investment is needed, but on the other hand, for-eign investors who take a chance on Poland can expect to be rewarded with high profits.
And the fact that somewhere up there scandals roam, or yet another minis-ter changed jobs, frankly doesn't matter, as long as it does not threaten our economic freedom.
Exactly-freedom!
The Warsaw Business Journal became what it is because of freedom-because of the political and economic changes that took place in this country after the 'Refolution' in 1989. The Polish 'Refolution'-a term devised by British historian Timothy Garton Ash to describe the 1989 phenomenon-unknown in history till this date, a combination of bloodless revolution and systemic reform. History now has a chance to repeat itself in neighboring Ukraine. Now it is we, the Polish people, after fifteen years of democracy and free market economy, teaching Ukrainians how to fight for freedom. We are demonstrating our support for their struggle for democracy and a liberal way of life.
If Ukrainians make it, if they pass through the difficult and risky path of often painful reforms, after a few years they-as we do today in Poland-will rejoice in the success of their own 'Refolution'. The free market and press will bloom, bearing the first fruits of freedom-like the fledgling Warsaw Business Journal in Poland ten years ago.
Eliza Durka
Editor-in-Chief
And the fact that somewhere up there scandals roam, or yet another minis-ter changed jobs, frankly doesn't matter, as long as it does not threaten our economic freedom.
Exactly-freedom!
The Warsaw Business Journal became what it is because of freedom-because of the political and economic changes that took place in this country after the 'Refolution' in 1989. The Polish 'Refolution'-a term devised by British historian Timothy Garton Ash to describe the 1989 phenomenon-unknown in history till this date, a combination of bloodless revolution and systemic reform. History now has a chance to repeat itself in neighboring Ukraine. Now it is we, the Polish people, after fifteen years of democracy and free market economy, teaching Ukrainians how to fight for freedom. We are demonstrating our support for their struggle for democracy and a liberal way of life.
If Ukrainians make it, if they pass through the difficult and risky path of often painful reforms, after a few years they-as we do today in Poland-will rejoice in the success of their own 'Refolution'. The free market and press will bloom, bearing the first fruits of freedom-like the fledgling Warsaw Business Journal in Poland ten years ago.
Eliza Durka
Editor-in-Chief
