Report blames Poland's current economic woes on Buzek government

In its Raport Otwarcia released yesterday, the government described the domestic economy as being in a state of collapse, the unemployment situation as tragic and Poland as being on the verge of bankruptcy. According to the report, the blame for the desperate situation lies with the previous government. However, members of the Jerzy Buzek cabinet refute the criticisms. "Maybe not all our reforms were successful, but all were needed," former Labor Minister Longin Komolowski told the Rzeczpospolita daily. The report was drawn up by a team headed by Grzegorz Rydlewski. chief adviser to Prime Minister Leszek Miller. Backing the report's conclusions, Rydlewski said, "We were not judges. It is simply a thorough representation of the state of affairs, a photograph." According to Rzeczpospolita, it is difficult to find in the report any positive opinions about the previous government. Only issues such as NATO membership, the EU accession negotiations and local government reforms are assessed in a light that is at all positive. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, A4) P.J.