In the spotlight: Andrzej Mikosz

Mikosz spoke about privatizing chemical plants in Tarnów and Kędzierzyn, the publisher Ruch and Dolna Odra power plants. However, he mentioned that the privatization of the energy sector would be halted. The Minister expressed concern that the most likely investors would be foreign, so he would prefer to restructure the indebted companies from the sector and follow with their privatization in 2007.

With regard to the controversial PGNiG privatization, which he called "scandalous," Mikosz promised to prepare a draft of bills to renationalize part of the company's property. He didn't mention where the money for the re-acquisition of the shares would come from.

Mikosz also wants to keep the Polish Pharmaceutical Concern in Polish hands and spoke of depoliticizing state-owned companies by banning people with organizational positions in political parties from taking part in the activities of these enterprises.

However, it wasn't all plain sailing for the Minister. Civic Platform (PO) hasn't ruled out submitting a motion for a nonconfidence vote in Mikosz because of the Minister's ambiguous role during the privatization of the pharmaceutical company Jelfa. Mikosz was the advisor for the Lithuanian company AB Sanitas, which was recently chosen to acquire Jelfa.