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Deputy Mateusz Morawiecki
“A characteristic feature of the economic policies of many governments especially after the outbreak of the crisis, is the introduction of certain rules protectionist and we feared, especially in relation to those of our companies, which have found themselves a market in western Europe, which succeeded, which were so blockbuster, entrepreneurial, to break by these various non-tariff barrier. (…) The fact talking to the forum council. Competitiveness, with my counterparts: the economy ministers, development ministers in other countries, “- said on Thursday Morawiecki.
“such a characteristic of our times is that those companies from Central Europe, which is also ours, have become so competitive that have been observed in western countries and in connection with including against this expansion of our businesses are offered a variety of protectionist measures, “- he added.
” Unfortunately, such actions you must also be German MiLoG (ws rules. minimum wage – PAP), whether the law implemented in France, which requires certain minimum standards of wages for our transport companies; and it happened just at this moment, when our transport companies have become a major player in Europe, “- he said. In his opinion, this is not the case.
He stressed that Poland is trying to build a single European market together with other countries. “But (try to) do not allow it at the same time, to make our company have been discriminated against,” – he stressed.
Morawiecki met Wednesday in Brussels with the EU Commissioner. internal market Elizabeth Bieńkowska. “With the Commissioner Bieńkowska talked about the European single market, public procurement law, the important directives, including those that work to the disadvantage of Polish, and how to make, that they were discussed at an earlier stage of the legislative process, for example. Popularly called the directive antynawozowa or the Directive on the Posting of workers, which hits our service sector, in our sector companies that conduct their work (…) abroad, “- he said.
He added that the issue of posted workers will also be moved on Thursday on board for. competition, in which he is involved. He stressed that Poland is very committed to the cause of European Commission proposals concerning the posting of workers.
“It was the very quickly formulated a proposal from the European Commission (…) and we did not like it, of course, that in such a way to surprise countries (…). we’ve had great success, because in the short time we used a procedure called. yellow card against the European Commission ” – Morawiecki said.
He noted that such a procedure was formulated, the parliaments of at least 10 countries of the Union Europe must speak out against the proposal. “We collected 11 such countries, including Denmark, for example, that not only the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, which is a very big success of Polish” – said Morawiecki.
“Today, the procedure is that the European Commission can change, can sustain its position, or can completely give it up. I hope that at least the Commission will amend its proposal substantially, because such it is the intention of the procedure yellow card. I think that in this dialogue between the Commission and the Member States should be first and foremost the word compromise, and not too fast, without a deep analysis of the presentation of individual proposals, so we will be in exactly the same spirit discussed today at the council’s competitiveness ” – he stressed.
When asked whether Polish companies will lose as a result of very possibly. to implement the proposed solutions, replied: “Polish companies lose, it’s enough for me to fight on this issue.” “How can anything Polish company will lose it I do not like it and I think it should be very hard to counter,” – said Morawiecki.
In his view, the proposal is contrary to the principles of the single European market. “Not so, he had the look the market, we will limit individual freedom” – he stressed. He noted that where Poland as a country of “overtaking” could show their competitive advantages, namely the freedom to provide services, it is a “heavily restricted”.
8 March, the European Commission has proposed amendments to the EU directive on posted workers, which assume that the employee sent to another EU country should be entitled to the same remuneration (including all its components ) as a local employee, and not just to the minimum wage. As indicated European Commissioner for. Employment Marianne Thyssen, the aim of the proposal is to promote cross-border provision of services while ensuring fair competition between companies in the EU and to strengthen the protection of workers.
From Brussels Julita Żylińska
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