Real estate prices to go down drastically and Polish couples live and work together.
Press reviewed by Slawek Szefs
DZIENNIK focuses on problems of the new justice minister with regard to unveiling uncomfortable facts from his emigree past which Andrzej Czuma, one of the leading former anti-communist opposition campaigners in Poland, spent in Chicago. From his first day in office Czuma has been accused by opponents of dodging taxes in the US, refusing to pay debts despite court orders and a whole list of other highly condemnable conduct. The government is anticipating further attacks on the justice minister, so the 'overseas' period of Czuma is to be investigated by private eyes in the United States. Meanwhile, PM Tusk stands fully behind his man. For the time being..., speculates the daily.
RZECZPOSPOLITA headlines frontpage news of an approaching slump in real estate prices. Good news or bad, depending on whether one is looking for a bargain purchase or would like to see a relatively solid profit on property put up for sale. Experts predict the second half of the year shall see a drastic fall in prices, especially of apartments. Bargain seekers have returned to the market. They are buying hundreds of apartments in wholesale package deals directly from crisis stricken housing developers. All they have to do next is wait, then re-sell at lower prices compared to the current retail market level, but still making a profit. Developers accustomed to making good money on customer down payments have been put up against the wall.
They live together, ride to work together and... work in the same place, writes GAZETA WYBORCZA in its Monday labor related supplement. More and more people are finding their match during work and office hours. It's hard to find a company nowadays which doesn't have couples or spouses on the job in the same place. This trend seems to run counter to stereotypes speaking of employers' reluctance to hire or keep related couples on the payroll as well as employees themselves being afraid to engage in a serious relationship with someone from his/her work environment.
The Warsaw city daily ZYCIE WARSZAWY reports on the weekend protest of parents of six year olds against sending their sons and daughters one year early to school. The reformed law on public education has lowered the school age from the present 7 years to comply with generally accepted European and world standards. A two year transition period has been established to give parents a choice whether to take advantage of the new scheme or keep their children on the 'slow track' of school curricula. But many parents have misinterpreted the intentions fearing the proposed age limit would be compulsory already as of this September. They also claim that sending the kids one year early to school will have a negative bearing on their psychological development. Thirdly, in their opinion, schools are not yet organizationally prepared for such massive wave of early pre-school age arrivals. 'Mom, dad - they want to throw me out of kindergarten' read banners in front of City Hall held by the adult protesters on behalf of their offspring.