In brief: Vattenfall & GZE; Netia rebounds; Pekao e-banking; Parkiet award

The Treasury Ministry has granted Vattenfall of Sweden exclusive rights to negotiate the purchase of strategic shares in energy distributor Gornoclaski Zaklad Elektroenergetyczne (GZE). (Prawo i Gospodarka, Oct. 21-22, p.2)... The share price of fixed-line telephone operator Netia rebounded from last month's 40% slump to a 35% rise last week, following a recommendation of sale given by several institutions including Raiffesen. The jump could have been due to speculations that Netia's major shareholder, Telia, was about to relinquish its Polish operations and sell the company to another telecom firm. (Rzeczpospolita, Oct. 21-22, p. B6)... Poland's largest retail bank Pekao BP S.A. will launch Internet services to be coordinated as a separate branch based in Bydgoszcz. The system will combine computers and mobile phones for banking services. (Prawo i Gospodarka, Oct. 21-22, page 8)... The European Integration Committee (KIE) in corroboration with Business Centre Club has honored Parkiet sp. z o.o., the publisher of the daily Parkiet, with a special award for reporting "fully compliant with European standards." (Parkiet, page 1). Media watchdog National Radio and Television Council (KRRiTV) is afraid some of the largest radio broadcasters such as Radio Zet and Radio RMF FM could go off the air when their licenses expire next year, since KRRiTV and the Telecom Ministry have failed to agree to terms for issuance of frequencies. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p.33).