French companies ready to invest zł. 2 billion says Hausner

According to the Economy Minister Jerzy Hausner, French firms may invest in approximately zł. 2 billion in the nearest future. Yesterday French en trepreneurs were hoping to convince Polish authorities to solve several problems of those French firms who had already invested in the country. One of the most touchy issues in French-Polish economic relations includes the so called long-term contracts in the energy sector (KDT). Since, after Poland becomes an EU member the electrical energy market will be liber alized, and the Poles intend to withdraw from contracts. As a result, Polish power plants will receive compensations for lost benefits. So far, the compensations were due to be paid in bonds of zł. 14-16 billion. "The government envisages that in the middle of November it will be able to start work on the bill which will eventually solve this controversial issue" said Hausner. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B2) A.Z.