NIK damns Pol's Russian gas contract, fuelling fresh political mud-slinging

Pol, however, has refuted the accusations, claiming the NIK's conclusions are erroneous and politically motivated to diminish the achievements of the previous government. While new Prime Minister Marek Belka has promised to take care of "the overall conception of energy policy," the opposition wants him to analyze the controversial contract as quickly as possible. Indeed, Law and Justice deputies have threatened to submit a motion that would see Pol forced to go before the State Tribunal. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, B3) A.F.