Eureko-PZU deal to be respected says EU commissioner

European Union (EU) Internal Market Commissioner Frederik Bolkestein, who came on one-day visit to Warsaw on Friday said, after holding talks with the Prime Minister Leszek Miller and Treasury Minister Wieslaw Kaczmarek, that the European Commission is concerned about the argument between the Treasury Ministry and Eureko over Polish insurer Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen (PZU). At the press conference Bolkestein revealed that he had received a verbal guarantee from Miller that the agreement of the government and Eureko will be respected. "The consortium will be able to buy a 21% stake of PZU in a public offer.The question now is when will PZU be listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE)," said Bolkestein. (Gazeta Wyborcza, April 20-21, p. 25) A.Z.