Kolodko reveals mystery aversion to "Kolo" brand toilets

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Grzegorz Kolodko's visit to the Higher School of Economics in Radom - the result of two weeks of planning - nearly did not take place as the school was equipped with the wrong brand of toilets - Kolo. Two weeks prior to the speech, Kolodko's assistants sent a list of conditions, specifying among other things the brand of sanitary facilities, not only at the school but also at restaurants and other venues to be visited in Radom. "Until the very last minute the topic of the Finance Minister's presentation remained a mystery, as he reiterated that he could talk about anything. [The list also] specified no private media, a vegetarian menu, breakfast with the head of the Radom diocese and the provision of Kolodko's books for students. After the speech students were to line up in single file in order to receive the Deputy Prime Minister's autograph," said Anna Melke, a journalist from Radom-based public radio station Radio dla Ciebie. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 7) A.C.