Prime Minister attacks journalists for muck spreading

"Of course, Grzegorz Kołodko has not resigned. I not know where these kind of rumors come from and that somebody is out to continue this hysteria," Prime Minister Leszek Miller said on Polskie Radio yesterday. He stressed that he is surprised with, "The desire of some journalists who want to loose their credibility". "What is so sensational about the fact that ministers visit the prime minister in order to discuss issues? I would obviously understand that it would be worth reporting if the minister came naked or without his shoes...I meet ministers everyday and we touch on a variety of problems," the PM said. According to Miller, apart from the Kołodko plan there is no fall back option to reform public finances. He pointed out that Labor and Economy Minister Jerzy Hausner has come up with interesting ideas. "Some of his solutions will be included in the program prepared by Kołodko" (www.onet.pl) A.Z.