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We should be proud of ourselves, says Tusk

20.11.2009 14:58

Prime Minister Donald Tusk told a conference on his last two years in power today that his government is widely regarded internationally.

 

PM Tusk claimed that his government has restored pride in the nation after the previous Law and Justice administration left the country in shame.

 

“We have become a great and proud country. Polish prestige has risen thanks to negotiations over the EU energy and climate package. Today the EU is almost scared at how good our delegations are,” said PM Tusk.

 

“Everywhere I go, I hear that Poland has specialists and ministers of the highest caliber. It is these people that have won such a reputation for this country.”

 

At the conference, Donald Tusk also stated that his government is continuing the fight against bureaucracy and that Poland has suffered the least in the ongoing financial crisis.

 

Paweł Poncyliusz, MP from the opposition Law and Justice party is not so enthusiastic and does not share Tusk’s optimism. He believes that the national situation is not as good as Prime Minister Tusk would like to believe, with Poncyliusz adding that Donald Tusk’s speeches are often merely cosmetic. (jb)

• Skoy 20.11.2009 16:02 Wouldn't expect any other reaction from the opposition ofcourse, while they probably didn't do any better at all (or didn't even do anything!) Skoy
• Maciej Skiba 20.11.2009 17:34 To be honest I don't know how accurate Tusk is being, but I hope he's right. Maciej Skiba
• michał 21.11.2009 16:51 Law and Justice party have common that their members are not good specialists. They are good at populism and running away when they have to use english. michał
• Ivan Kinsman 22.11.2009 09:49 I think DT has done a good job so far but he must now concentrate on employment law. Far too many workers in Poland are given sub-standard employment contracts, are paid their wages late (i.e. not in one month but two month intervals), are not given maternity leave/holiday payments etc. etc. Small businesses, like language schools, are able to employ workers without paying their ZUS and healthcare. I even heard that all employees working for Kolporter S.A. have to set up their own companies in order to pay the above.
  
  Anyway, at least PO have taken Poland out of the dark ages that PiS was determined to keep it in. How LK became Mayor of Warsaw and then President I have no idea - his mindset is pure isolationism. Maybe his trips to Brussels and a few other foreign countries will open his eyes to the fact that there are other people and countries out there who are just as important as Poland. Ivan Kinsman
• Bureaucracy_buster 22.11.2009 09:55 DT says in his speech, 'his government is continuing the fight against bureaucracy.'
  
  By far the most powerful institution I have come across is ZUS. The organisation has brand new offices, all the staff have new equipment, and staffing levels are extraordinarily high. It thrives on creating paperwork for the average Polish citizen and, despite sucking in huge amounts of money, there is very little likelihood that anyone will get more than 500zl for their pension. So, this begs the question? Where is all this money going? Brand new offices, the latest computer equipment, excellent staff salaries for ZUS maybe? Bureaucracy_buster

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