Tension surround an indecisive KNB meeting

KNB Chairman, Leszek Balcerowicz, decided that the motion of the Italian company will be analyzed by a special session next week, while the European Commission yesterday decided to initiate legal proceedings against Poland. "The presidents of UniCredito and HVB were present at the meeting and were questioned by KNB members," said Balcerowicz. The KNB session began with canceling a meeting with Deputy Finance Minister Cezary Mech, while in retaliation Finance Ministry representative Paweł Pelc proposed excluding Leszek Balcerowicz and Wojciech Kwaśniak from the session. Balcerowicz informed that the meeting with Mech was cancelled due to the motion of UniCredito. "I am really surprised with the proceedings of the session, namely refusing to meet a representative of the finance ministry, as well as the lack of the KNB's willingness to hear the representative of the Treasury Ministry," said Finance Minister Zyta Gilowska. The KNB's next meeting is scheduled for next week. (Parkiet, p. 3) M.M.