Poland hasn’t changed intent to join euro -Tusk
Poland is still ready to join the euro, even though the euro zone’s reputation has been dented by a protracted debt crisis, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday during a visit to Canada.
By joining the European Union, Poland had already declared its readiness to be part of the euro zone, Tusk said at a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Continue reading
In Poland, embracing Europe but not the euro
Here in Poland, where dreary communist-style apartment blocks still dominate the landscape, the euro was once hailed as a fast-track ticket to the economic big league. Continue reading
Poland surveys the eurozone turmoil: eager to join, but perhaps not yet
The cliched western view of Poland – bogged down by communist inefficiency and rusting tractors – is long gone. This was the only EU economy to avoid contraction in the dark days of 2009, leading the prime minister to describe Polish economic growth (albeit at a modest 1.6%) as a “green island” amid the red sea of recession elsewhere in the union. Continue reading
Poland ‘begrudgingly’ signed up to fiscal pact
Poland’s finance minister has said it would be “absurd” for any country to have confidence in the euro given the current economic environment. Continue reading
Polish finmin says no target date for euro entry yet
Polish Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski denied on Monday that Poland was planning to adopt the euro in 2015, after a senior European Union official said Warsaw was targeting that date to replace the zloty. Continue reading
Debt crisis hardens Eurosceptics’ antipathy in Poland
In Poland, Euroscepticism is the preserve of the conservative Law and Justice party, and its leader, Jarosław Kaczynski. Until last year, he could have been described as a mild sceptic, but the debt crisis has amplified his antipathy. Continue reading
Poland renews attack on eurozone-only summits
Poland has indicated it might not sign the EU fiscal treaty unless it is allowed to take part in future eurozone summits.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk criticised the latest draft of the compact – which envisages regular and exclusive meetings of countries which use the single currency – at a press briefing in Warsaw on Wednesday (18 January). Continue reading
Poland places blames for EU crisis
Current European Union president Poland on Friday faulted fellow members who have violated the 27-nation bloc’s stability pact for the ever-deepening eurozone crisis.
“I believe the blame for the crisis should fall where it’s due, on those who broke the stability pact, and it wasn’t us,†Polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski said after meeting his central European counterparts in Prague. Continue reading
Poland: still loving the eurozone
With rising fears that Greece may be headed for the eurozone’s exits, it is heartening to see someone banging on the door to be let in – in this case Poland. Continue reading
Polish Euro Entry Clearer After Summit
Polish central bank Governor Marek Belka said the prospect of his country’s adoption of the euro became “clearer†after last week’s summit of European leaders in Brussels, in an interview with Der Spiegel. Continue reading
