Polish conservatives urge opposition to rule out euro for now
PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk
17.04.2019 15:15
The head of Poland’s ruling conservatives on Wednesday challenged political rivals to back a pledge that the country will not adopt the euro until it catches up economically with the West.
Jarosław Kaczyński
Photo: PAP/Tomasz Gzell
Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party, said he had already signed the pledge himself.
Law and Justice has made opposition to adopting the single currency at this stage a centrepiece of its campaign ahead of European Parliament elections in May.
During a regional convention in Lublin, eastern Poland, on Saturday, Kaczyński said that adopting the joint European currency at the moment would hurt Poland.
He added that Poland would switch to the euro when it was in the country’s interests.
Poland’s political parties are gearing up for an electoral marathon, with European elections scheduled for May 26 and a national parliamentary ballot due in the autumn, followed by a presidential vote in 2020.
Poland agreed to adopt the single currency as part of the terms under which it joined the European Union in 2004, but no time frame was specified.
(pk/gs)
Source: PAP/IAR