All eyes on the euro

29th October 2011

Jaroslaw Kaczynski said adopting the euro would be “economic suicide”, as European leaders battled to save the floundering common currency.

Speaking at a press conference the Law and Justice (PiS) leader, who has never been especially enthusiastic about the currency, made clear his opposition to ditching the zloty.

“When it comes to joining the euro-zone there are no conditions at all for it at the moment; this would be economic suicide,” he said. “Such a proposal today is not a viable option.”

Poland is officially committed to adopting the euro, but only when it deems the conditions correct. So far the government has used the subjective flexibility inherent in this clause ...