In Brief: Hausner as Finance Minister?; Iraq decision; EU Accession Treaty

The head of the Prime Minister's office Aleksandra Jakubowska said on Friday that Leszek Miller held talks on public finance reforms prepared by Finance Minister Grzegorz Kołodko. At the same time she refused to confirm informat ion broadcast by Radio Zet that "a political decision" was taken to appoint current Labor and Economy Minister Jerzy Hausner as the Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. (Rzeczpospolita, April 12-13, p. B2) ... President A leksander Kwa.niewski said in a Friday interview for Gazeta Wyborcza that it was worth sending Polish soldiers to fight in the war with Iraq despite the fact that it was one of the most difficult decision he had to take. "The pr oblem of terrorism is not fictitious. It is a real nightmare which has to be fought and it is not a disguise for expansionism," he said. (Gazeta Wyborcz a, April 12-13, p. 1) ... The majority of parliamentary clubs supported the EU Accession Treaty on Friday. "The treaty which is slated for signing on A pril 14 in Athens is the best we could expect. It contains solutions other countries were unable to negotiate," Foreign Minister Włodzimierz Cimoszewi cz told deputies. (Rzeczpospolita, April 12-13, p. A1) A.Z.