PM Tusk ready to talk about euro date

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk acknowledges that he faces an uphill battle in order to convince the euroskeptic opposition party to cooperate in adopting the euro and he might be ready to push back the country's 2012 plan.

Tusk said that the project is crucial, but he's willing to talk about the date when Poland swaps the złoty for the euro. "We want to discuss the date. I'm not doctrinaire but let's not scrap the whole project," Tusk told parliament.

Tusk argued that the current financial crisis gives Poland a need to enter the euro zone, however, Jarsosław Kaczyński, leader of the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party argued that a quick entry would harm Polish economy. "You won't convince us that in time of crisis Poland needs to adopt the euro because this is a policy…against investment and fast growth," he said. (AO)

Source: Reuters