Opposition motions for vote of non-confidence against Treasury Minister

Opposition deputies submitted a vote of non-confidence motion against Treasury Minister Emil Wasacz for allegedly mishandling privatization assets. Sejm could debate the motion against Wasacz during next week's sitting or after the legislature's summer recess in August. The latest accusation against the Minister concerns his approval for pan-European insurance group Eureko to take a controlling stake in Poland's largest insurer Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen (PZU) without a tender. The vote is expected to be very close, as some deputies of Solidarity Election Action (AWS) are known to oppose Wasacz. Freedom Union (UW) however will support him. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 19, Reuters) A.D.