Highway rescue skin pan minister in the last seconds

Polish Minister of Infrastructure Caesar Grabarchik is literally saved from dismissal in the final seconds after Wednesday failed to conclude a major deal to build part of the highway, linking Poland to Germany, transmit Reuters. The road is extremely important in view of preparing the country for hosting the European Football Championship in 2012

Way, or more accurately lack thereof, is a hot political issue in Poland, said the agency. Prime Minister Donald Tusk time gave Grabarchik period of July 1 to negotiate the financing of the 105-km section, reaching the German border, if you do not want to be forgiven by his post. And on Wednesday, on July 1, a joint press conference with Tusk Grabarchik announced that the previous night was the final signed contract for the construction of the segment Svietsko – New Tomisl from the motorway to Germany. The transaction value is approximately 500 million dollars. „All the work had become a small nightmare,“ said Grabarchik. „The negotiations were very complex, as in the financing of the construction taking part the European Investment Bank (EIB), 11 commercial banks and the company responsible for its construction“ According to the agency Blumbarg „The EIB has granted loans to Poland from 1 billion to build the highway from Warsaw to Berlin.

Tusk-right cabinet of trying to modernize the road network in the country, most of which is the heritage of the Communist before Euro 2012 that Poland adopt jointly with Ukraine. Country which is seriously affected by global economic crisis, many receive funds from the EU funds for road projects, but implementation is slow because of bureaucracy and other complex legal cases.

According to official statistics of Poland, whose territory and population of European standards are relatively large, has only three highways with a length less than 1000 kilometers in total. Warsaw has ambitions to complete construction of the main roads linking the east and west and north and south of the country before the start of Euro 2012, but according to experts this is unlikely. Grabarchik still optimistic, as already announced tenders for 575 kilometers highway, and by the end of the year will be found and new. „I am aware that the economic crisis will put a difficult task to my Government and certain ministers,“ Tusk said after the conclusion of the transaction for the segment Svietsko – New Tomisl. „I’m happy that the Minister Grabarchik overcome the first test and will continue to perform its tasks.“

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