Sejm European Law Commission to be headed up by Bronislaw Gemerek

Former Foreign Minister Bronislaw Geremek has been appointed to head the Sejm's European Law Commission, created to streamline the process of adjusting Polish law to European Union (EU) requirements.The commission met yesterday for the first time and appointed three vice-chairmen: Left Democratic Alliance's (SLD) Jozef Oleksy, Solidarity Election Action's(AWS) Ryszard Czarnecki, and Polish Peasant Party's (PSL) Waldemar Pawlak. The commission will not have any recess over vacation period and will discuss issues such as amending the laws concerning public finance, education, transport, and tourism. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 3) P.S.