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Kolenda-Zaleska, Katarzyna
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Tobacco smoke belongs to bar life
Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska argues in the daily Polska against a planned law which would ban smoking in Polish bars and restaurants: "I already have enough of a hard time admitting that I smoke. Sure, I know all about the dangerous consequences of this unhealthy habit. And I also know that cigarettes hugely offend that part of our society not addicted to tobacco. I must also say that I too cannot imagine smoking in the presence of a child or in the bedroom. Nevertheless I can't help thinking that the Health Commission is going a little too far. In England and Ireland people are not allowed to smoke in pubs or restaurants, and the same is planned for Poland. But have pubs not been associated with the smell of tobacco and the taste of alcohol since time immemorial? Let's not forget, each and every one of us has the right to freedom. And I can't imagine that anyone should be able to restrict me in this way - by banning smoking just about everywhere and in so doing strictly delimiting my private sphere."
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Little prospect of new elections in Poland
Aleksander Smolar, a Polish political expert and president of Warsaw's Stefan Batory Foundation, doesn't believe there will be new elections in Poland - despite the recent resignations of the country's interior and defence ministers. Talking to Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska, he explains that the right-wing ruling party PiS would no longer be able to find a coalition partner. "The ability of the PiS to form a coalition has been reduced to zero. They have gobbled up all that was left to be gobbled up... They will try to get through their period in office without new elections. The money flowing in from the EU will help them because it neutralises the negative impact of their government. As far as politics is concerned, I'm not very optimistic. I can see the internal chaos getting worse and worse and the country becoming increasingly isolated. For me, the Kaczynskis' absence at Davos was symbolic... Poland is being held hostage by the private psychological problems of its president and its prime minister."
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