Government working on release of nationalization compensation funds

Following the presidential veto of the restitution act, the government is now working on an executive decree to release the compensation promised under the nationalization acts introduced by Poland' s communist government after the end of World War II. Under the nationalization acts, compensation was promised for owners whose assets were confiscated. Successive governments and the ministries concerned, however, have never issued an executive decree permitting the payment of the compensation. Supporters of such a solution emphasize that it is the only way to avoid a deluge of compensation lawsuits being filed against Poland in the country and abroad. The payment of all compensation included in the nationalization acts could cost the state as much as zl.150 billion. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.D.