In Brief: BZ WBK; Orkla Press; Jedynka's striking workers prolong protest

Orkla Press, a Norwegian publishing house, has signed an agreement to buy two Kielce-based publishers, viz. Echo Media and Słowo Media, which respectively publishes the local Echo Dnia and Słowo Ludu newspapers. However, the transaction has yet to be accepted by the Competition and Consumer Protection Office. (Puls Biznesu, p. 10) ... Striking workers at Wrocław-based Jedynka, a construction company, have rejected the board's offer of a severance package worth zł.7,200 for each worker laid-off and have instead decided to prolong industrial action. (Rzeczpospolita, p.B4) E.B.