FREE June 2008 Edition 44 krakow POST ISSN 1898-4762 www.krakowpost.com Krakow Uncertain future for Plac Nowy >> page 3 Poland Sex scandal puts Self- Defence on the defence >> page 8 Feature Euro 2008 wall chart, facts and figures >> page 10, 11 Business Investment funds in Poland >> page 13 Sport Two presidents, one goal / photo Bartosz Krupa/East News Poland’s rocky road to Euro 2008 >> page 12 FRENCH CONNECTION Culture Looted cross returns to Poland In addition, Sarkozy announced step in May 2009, the restric- >> page 15 that Paris will lift restrictions tions are to be abolished nearly on Polish workers in France as a year ahead of schedule. France to open job of July 1st this year, the same day on which the country is As a result, the French labour life to take over the half-yearly EU market will soon be open to all City market to Poles presidency. “It’s a very impor- workers from the eight former tant decision,” said Kaczynski. communist countries that > by night “We want to be a fully-fledged joined the EU in 2004. Citizens Notes From the Adelina Krupski member of the EU.” of Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slov- Underground Unlike Britain, Ireland and enia and the Czech Republic /CL 2 onfirming their coop- signed agreement signifies that Sweden, which chose to allow will be able to work freely in eration, French Presi- Poland and France have recon- complete access upon enlarge- France, regardless of their pro- > reviews dent Nicolas Sarkozy ciled after the negativity that ment, France preferred to keep fession. However, restrictions Cand his Polish coun- arose under former President its labour market closed to new will continue to apply to work- Drop In, Fork Out, terpart Lech Kaczynski signed Jacques Chirac, partly due to EU members until they had un- ers from Bulgaria and Romania, Get Served a declaration on strategic part- differences over the US-led in- dergone a five-year transition which joined the EU only last /CL 3 nership at the second Polish- vasion of Iraq. period. Considering France year. Furthermore, work re- French summit, held in Warsaw originally planned to take this strictions still remain in force > spotlight on the 28th of May. in Germany, Austria, Denmark and Belgium. Jewish Culture Festival The document, covering issues “It’s a very important de- previewed regarding energy, education Sarkozy emphasised that he be- /CL 5 and security, obliges the two cision,” said Kaczynski. lieves in the free movement of countries to collaborate closely people and goods inside Europe > posted on political, economic, social “We want to be a fully-fledged and declared France wants to and cultural affairs both in bi- work “side by side” with Poland Concerts, exhibitions & lateral relations and in discus- member of the EU.” during its entire presidency of parties sions with the EU and NATO. the EU. As the largest >> /CL 6, 7, 8 More importantly, the newly of the eight countries 2 2 Krakow Post JUNE 2008 www.krakowpost.com News Krakow involved, Poland cut its unemploy- << Continued from 1 Indian Woman Letters ment rate to 9 percent, demonstrat- Murdered by Polish ing high economic growth and “the ambition to develop in a sus- From the editor tained way.” Accordingly, Sarkozy said France should approach Husband Poland with understanding. Praise and complaints addressed Grażyna Zawada The news was also well received by the European Commission. A 36-year-old Pole murdered his to the editor Vladimir Spidla, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Indian wife and buried the body Affairs and Equal Opportunities, said, “I warmly welcome the fact in the garden. The terrible in- that the French government has reconsidered the restrictions on cident took place in Raciborsko free movement of workers in force since May 2004.” According to near Wieliczka, the salt mine city Hello KP Readers, Spidla, “Fully opening the job market to citizens of the eight mem- east of Krakow. The man had lived ber states from Central and Eastern Europe will bring benefits to there since April in a rented house I really wanted to fill this space with let- the economy and to the country as a whole.” together with the victim, 27-year- ters from you this month. But while we’ve old Jooaki and their 3-year-old received plenty of verbal feedback and e- Don’t The EC report on the functioning of transitional measures from son. The two met in the US, lived mails about the first “new” edition of the February 2006 shows that, over the first two years following the in England and in spring this year Post, we didn’t receive any actual letters to expansion, migration flows have had positive economic effects in they moved to Poland. be published. So, I’d like to use this space like“ a those countries that did not restrict free movement from the eight to encourage something that is essential to new Member States. For instance, they helped to relieve labour The forensic evidence revealed running a publication such as this one: feed- story? market shortages and contributed to sustained economic growth that two weeks ago the husband, back. and to better public finances in the countries concerned. an art historian by profession, murdered Jooaki with several Don’t like a story? Or a writer? Write to us! For France, which suffers a shortage of skilled labour despite its blows of a dull object and buried Do like a story, but would like to share an- relatively high 7.5 percent unemployment rate, migration from the body about 30 metres away other perspective? Write to us as well! As Or a Eastern Europe is seen as part of the solution, especially seeing as from the house. the debate section (see p. 5) this month is a the country has been gradually opening its job market to workers pretty hot topic, particularly for ex-pats who writer? from the east since May 2006. The whole case would have never have lived in Krakow for several years and come to light if it wasn’t for Joon- have seen the evolution of Kazimierz, I’m ...migration During his one-day visit, the aki’s sister, who came from Eng- expecting plenty of contrasting viewpoints French president also met with land to visit her. When she didn’t from our readers. Then there’s the opinion flows have had posi- Prime Minister Donald Tusk to find her there, she informed the piece, which is, well, opinionated. So, if you Write talk over the Polish initiative on police. Soon afterwards the hus- agree or disagree with any of these pieces, “tive economic ef- the EU foreign policy and fur- band reported her missing, claim- or if you quite fancy the fonts we’re using ther eastern expansion toward ing that she’d gone out, but had or our neat Euro 2008 wall chart – whatever to us! fects in those coun- the former Soviet republics, no- left no message as to where. – write to us! tably Ukraine, Georgia and Az- tries that did not erbaijan. In the case of Ukraine, Afterwards the Indian embassy You might also notice some changes in Poland has been a strong sup- began a search for the missing this issue; we’ve increased our circulation restrict free move- porter of its establishing closer woman and launched an inves- to 50,000 copies from the initial 20,000, “ ties with both the EU and NATO. tigation. The police questioned and we’ve increased the paper to 28 pages. ment from the eight Sarkozy said France will also the husband and identified him as Thanks to suggestions from our readers and seek closer links between the a chief suspect. Biological clues staff journalists, we’ve added one new fea- new Member States EU and Ukraine. found at the crime scene led to ture so far - a language section, designed to the body and the suspect admit- help those learning Polish (p. 17) – and there Tusk responded warmly to the ted to having committed the are plenty more in the works. We’re also encouraging words expressed by Sarkozy, saying it showed that crime. The motive he gave was working on making the Krakow Post website eastern partnership with Ukraine could soon be approved and it a marital disagreement between more interactive, by adding features such as should not be seen as a rival to plans championed by Sarkozy to the two. comments on articles and full stories avail- boost EU-Mediterranean ties. “There is no conflict between these able only online (see interview with J. Orn- two projects, they are complementary,” Tusk said. In Poland there are very few ex- stein, p. 4). amples of Indian woman married “ Finally, Sarkozy congratulated Poland on its decision to take part to Polish men. According to Jay- But these changes can only come from your in the EU military mission in Chad, stressing that the move exem- anti Hazra de Varion, an Indian feedback, so if you have anything to say – plifies the engagement of Poland in shared political processes as woman married to a former Polish write to us! well as a commitment to the security of the EU. Following meet- ambassador to Britain, only three ings with Sejm Speaker Bronislaw Komorowski and Senate Speaker Indian women in Poland are mar- Sincerely, Bogdan Borusewicz, Sarkozy delivered a speech to the parliament, ried to Poles. At www.forum.gaze- Anna Spysz in which he acclaimed Poland as a great nation of Europe. ta.pl acquaintances of the couple Editor-in-Chief express their shock and disbelief – according to user “Requiem” the man had difficulties with “finding letters to the editor his place on earth.” he Krakow Post welcomes letters to the editor.