In Brief: PKPP on telecoms bill; Consortium to buy WP; PZU; Code

The Infrastructure Ministry is refuting the accusations of the Polish Confederation of Private Employers (PKPP) concerning work on the new telecommunication bill. The Ministry has stated that the allegations about too little time spent on consulting the bill were groundless. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) ... According to the Money.pl website, MCI, Marek Brzestowski and several other private investors are planning to form a consortium and buy Wirtualna Polska. The entities concerned, however, refused to comment on the news. (Parkiet, p. 5) ... Treasury Ministry Jacek Socha has informed that there is a chance to solve the conflict of Eureko and PZU concerning the privatization of the insurance giant. (Parkiet, p. 7) ... In June some of Kraków-based Code real estate will be finally sold, following the bankruptcy of the company. The largest creditors, Totalizator Sportowy and Deutche Bank BPC, hope to get back at least part of their zł.260 million debt. Meanwhile, Code's former president and owner, Marek Gil, is one of the accused in the trial of Grzegorz Wieczerzak, the former president of PZU Życie. (Puls Biznesu, p. 7) A.F.