Politics In Brief: Minister resigns; KRRiTV SMS; PSL; PO conference
Gazeta Wyborcza has learned that Deputy Economy and Labor Minister Marek Kossowski resigned on Thursday. According to sources he is to be replaced by former Economy Minister Jacek Piechota. Kossowski in turn will become the president of Polish Oil and Gas (PGNiG). (Gazeta Wyborcza, pp. 1, 19) ... The confidential SMS sent by Adam Halber from the National Radio and Television Council (KRRiTV) to the head of TVP, Robert Kwiatkowski two months ago, recently revealed by Jan Maria Rokita to the Rywin commission, sent waves of consternation and fear among the Council members. They are afraid all their correspondence can be intercepted. However, the SMS is said to have come from Kwiatkowski's mobile phone now in the hands of the Prosecutor's Office (Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) ... Interior Minister Krzysztof Janik has let the head of the Polish Peasants' Party (PSL) Jarosław Kalinowski keep his official government car and bodyguard to June 30 due to his higher activity before the EU referendum. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) ... The former leader of the Civic Platform (PO), Maciej Płażyński will not take part in his party's conference scheduled on Sunday. He also informed he would leave the parliamentary club. The new party leader will be Donald Tusk. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A4) J.K.
