LPR leader proposes state control over domestic media

"In the case of Rzeczpospolita, we need to come into an agreement with the Norwegian shareholder, who could sell its stake to the State Treasury," said Giertych. deputy Treasury Minister Paweł Szałamacha declared however, that there are no plans to buy shares in media companies or to form new media companies using state funds. The opposition rejects any ideas of "re-polonization" of the media. "Only independent media can serve the interests of the Polish people," declared Democratic Left Alliance leader Wojciech Olejniczak. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) A.K.