Polish Employers' Congress opens in Warsaw amid EU policy disputes

Prime Minister Leszek Miller, Monetary Policy Council (RPP) member Dariusz Rosati and Economy Minister Janusz Piechota took part in the formal opening of the Polish Employers' Congress, which started yesterday in Warsaw. "Nothing will free the Polish parliament or the government from their responsibility to care about Polish businessmen. It is the same in EU countries," said Miller. He added that Poland would do its utmost to help its national diplomatic representatives in the EU to intensively promote the country's economy. He also said that Poland needed to improve the competitiveness of its domestic companies. "This will require agreement between employers and trade unionists as well as the introduction of legislative changes similar to those in the EU," said Miller. Rosati, on the other hand, argued that current EU policy had failed to live up to expectations. "The results of introducing the structural policy and common monetary policy in EU countries are worse than expected," he claimed. (Prawo i Gospodarka, p. 3) A.Z.