Two, six, fifteen, twenty five, twenty nine and thirty – these were the lucky numbers in yesterday’s national lottery draw in Poland, with the record breaking jackpot of almost 12 million euros.  The sum will be divided in four, as four people chose the lucky numbers. POLSKA writes that Poles clearly don’t agree with the popular saying that money cannot bring you happiness. The draw stirred the imagination of millions of people, who evidently paid no attention to what a psychologist told the daily: becoming a millionaire may result in far-reaching changes of one identity which, in some cases, end in a collapse of one’s family, social and professional life.

 

DZIENNIK has an exclusive interview with Declan Ganley, the man behind the ‘No’ camp in the Irish referendum, described by French politicians as the man responsible for one of the biggest crises in European history. Ganley told the Polish daily: ‘I’m not responsible for any crisis. Has anyone’s life radically changed after the Irish No? Europe should be grateful to us. We were the voice of those who were deprived of the right to express their view on the Lisbon Treaty’.  Do you feel a sense of satisfaction having blocked the Treaty? ‘ It’s rather a sense of relief’ - Declan Ganley told DZIENNIK.

 

On Poland’s political scene, DZIENNIK  comments on the results of a public opinion poll showing that if parliamentary elections were held today, the Civic Platform party of Prime Minister Tusk would score a landslide victory. According to the daily, despite the threat of a presidential veto to government’s legislative acts, the Civic Platform would not take the risk of early elections. In an editorial, DZIENNIK says that it is only some sort of a disaster that could deprive Prime Minister Tusk’s party of its high support. Among the main factors behind its high ratings, according to DZIENNIK,  are the pro-government stance of most of the media and the overall image of the opposition.

 

'Majdan is free. Others would stay behind bars’ – is the frontpage title in the tabloid FAKT which is appalled by the release on bail – for a sum of  about 15 thousand euros – of football player Radoslaw Majdan, charged with the assault of policemen under the influence of alcohol. A prominent criminologist branded the prosecutor’s decision as ‘scandalous’ and in its editorial the daily says that when it comes to the treatment of public celebrities Poland is far behind Western standards. Releasing goalkeeper Majdan on bail looks like a prelude to a lenient judgement of his behaviour in the subsequent stages of the proceedings, FAKT concludes.