In Brief: Kalinowski on coalition collapse; Samoobrona; Rywin inquiry

PSL leader Jaroslaw Kalinowski made a number of market supportive comments in yesterday's Gazeta Wyborcza. While criticising Miller for the decision to eject the Polish Peasants Party (PSL) from the government, Kalinowski stated that in his opinion the fiscal reforms introduced by Kolodko last week do not cut deep enough. Furthermore, he expects the new Agricultural Minister to be successful as the SLD will need to prove it remains supportive of farmers. PSL will not encourage farmers to vote against joining the EU in the upcoming referendum. (Reuters) ... Renata Beger, Self-Defense (Samoobrona) deputy, who has just made her debut in the Sejm inquiry commission dealing with the Rywin case, is suspected of forging her election lists. 2,000 witnesses have already denied granting her support. The public prosecutor's office plans to move a motion to lift her parliamentary immunity. (Rzeczpospolita, p.A4) ... "We share a common aim, there is full cooperation, the meeting was encouraging" - this is how Deputy Speaker Tomasz Nalecz and prosecutor Zygmunt Kapusta evaluated relations between the Rywin inquiry commission and the prosecution. "This image is a bit over-sweetened," commented a member of the commission. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) A.C.