In Brief: Soaring beef prices due to EU demand; Ahmed Ammar leaves Poland

Due to huge demand from EU states for Polish beef, representatives of meat processing companies warn that beef prices will continue to rise, and wholesale price have already sky rocketed by 50% since May 1 and between 10-15% in retail shops. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1) ... Ahmed Ammar, who was accused by the Internal Security Agency (ABW) of cooperating with Islamic terrorists, is to leave Poland today, first flying to Frankfurt from where he will head to Yemen. Ammar has hired a lawyer who will represent him in a lawsuit against the state and the decision to deport him. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 5) A.K.