“Poland lags behind with Internet infrastructure” is the front-page headline from Rzeczpospolita daily.
Press reviewed by Danuta Isler.
According to the Global Information Technology Report published today, when it comes to access to and use of the worldwide web Poland is far behind not only most EU member states but also countries such as Ukraine, Egypt, Botswana and Sri Lanka. The report prepared by the World Economic Forum and INSEAD - prestigious French School of Business and Management ranked 134 countries on the basis of the Networked Readiness Index. Poland, which was 62nd last year is on the 69th spot this time. If this country does not invest several billion euros in IT infrastructure it may experience exclusion from the digital world – concludes the paper.
Gazeta Wyborcza publishes the results of an opinion poll on the popularity of main political parties in Poland. According to the paper, with the economic crisis looming over and the public life filled with scandals political parties are trying to change their image. At present the ruling Civic Platform (PO) is supported by 49 percent of respondents, the opposition Law and Justice Party (PiS) by 30 percent while the ex-communist Democratic Left Alliance SLD by a mere 6. What would happen if we replace the current leaders of those parties with other known politicians? wonders the paper publishing the results of their guessing game.
“The Constitutional Tribunal will bring an end to the war of chairs” writes Dziennik referring to recent disputes between Poland’s PM and president as to who should represent this country at international meetings, such as EU summits. The decision is to be announced tomorrow. The motion was submitted by PM Donald Tusk who says the dispute is not of political character. President Lech Kaczynski wants the motion to be rejected claiming all the recent misunderstandings have been cleared. “It is going to be a duel” writes the daily predicting what it calls a brutal encounter of both side tomorrow at the Tribunal.
“The anatomy of violence” is the title from the front page of tabloid Fakt announcing a documentary to be aired on a commercial TV station tonight which is “to move the conscience of many Poles”. It tells the story of Alicja Bartoszuk, 22-year old daughter of the Polish Fritzl who was raped by her father and bore two children who were put up for adoption. According to the tabloid, which published her first interview with Polish media since her father’s court case started last week, it is a film about dignity. In it she describes her ordeal and says she wants to do all she can to regain the self-respect she lost because of her parents and to start a brand new life.