Poland, so tough on the United States in the negotiations on the anti-missile shield, can end up totally disappointed. According to GAZETA WYBORCZA the American diplomats say that the talks are likely to collapse.

Press reviewed by Aleksander Kropiwnicki.

In such a case Poland would receive neither the American Patriot rockets, nor billions of US dollars for hosting the shield on its territory. The amount of 47m dollars, now offered by the US to Poland, is apparently the last word of Washington. However, the Polish sources are more optimistic than that. ‘Don’t believe in any American bluff. They are just trying to soften our position’, say some Polish diplomats to the newspaper.

Poland faces a wave of immigrants in the near future, admits Grzegorz Schetyna, the Polish Home Minister, in his article printed by the FAKT daily. So far, we have been bothering on the issue of migration of the Poles abroad. Our task has been to create better conditions for them here, in Poland, to see them coming back home. Today, the rate of unemployment in this country is much lower than several years ago. In many sectors of our economy, the immigrants will have to fill vacancies. We want to be prepared for that. The immigrants should receive a chance to join Poland’s social life, and to make their work in our country a win-win situation, writes Mr. Schetyna.

When you are in your 60s, you are still pretty young and fit, and there is no reason to retire, persuades Professor Joseph Stiglitz, a well-known American economist, in his article printed by DZIENNIK. Today, the Polish men retire when they are 65 and women, when they are just 60. It’s much too early, regarding the fact that the European demographic structure is changing so rapidly. Less and less young people have to pay for more and more pensions. The European states will have to force their people to work at least several years longer, claims Professor Stiglitz.

There are two competing Polish associations in Zytomir, a Ukrainian town near Kiev, informs RZECZPOSPOLITA. Zytomir is a specific place. It has the largest Polish minority in the country. As much as 80 thousand Poles live in that town which doesn’t even have a Polish consulate. Two Polish consuls from Luck, another Ukrainian town situated much closer to the border of the Republic of Poland, visit Zytomir once a week. Beside their usual work they have to deal with two Polish organizations which are in a row. One of them is the local branch of the Union of Poles in Ukraine. Another one is the Goodwill Charity Association of Polish Culture in the Zytomir region. The main reason of their conflict is, surprise, surprise, personal. Oh, the Poles.