In Brief: Wirtualna Polska; Rover; National Bank of Poland on Internet VAT

If, by this time, WP's shareholders do not reach an agreement, the company will cease to exist. WP has already lost the majority of its advertisers. (Parkiet, pp.1) Rover, the British car manufacturer, has finally proposed a business plan for investments in the Daewoo-FSO car factory in Warsaw. The other potential investors chosen by the Economy Ministry are to present their offers tomorrow. (Parkiet, pp. 1) Leszek Balcerowicz, the president of the National Bank of Poland, has stated that the parliamentary decision concerning VAT free access to the Internet is an obvious case of the state acting against the European law, which he believes is a highly undesirable thing to do on the eve of Poland's accession to the EU. (Parkiet, pp. 1) J.J.