In Brief: Monetary Policy Council; Ernst & Young; Gestamp Automocion

Jerzy Jaskiernia, head of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) Parliamentary Club, nominated Jan Czekaj, the deputy Finance Minister, as the party's candidate for membership of the Monetary Policy Council (RPP). All parties have until July 31, to nominate their candidates who will replace Janusz Krzyżewski. The only other party that announced willingness to have another runner for the post, was the Polish Peasants' Party (PSL), nominating Mirosław Pietrewicz as a potential candidate. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) ... Due to internal restructuring, the auditing firm Ernst & Young Polska, has announced plans to lay off around 90 employees. The company's spokesperson, Maria Bnińska, also announced that 100 recent graduates would be employed. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B1) ... Following six months of negotiations, representatives of Spanish Gestamp Automocion group, have decided to purchase 16 hectares of land in Września, nearby Poznań, for a price of zł. 2.2 million. The company plans to construct a metal sheet pressing plant for the automobile industry. Gestamp announced plans to invest around zł. 200 million and employ 200 people. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B3) A.K