PFN will have the task to show “Poland beautiful, friendly Poland, Poland, which should arrive, Poland ambitious, Poland, where there are great opportunities, great people , great ideas “- underlined the prime minister Beata Awl. She pointed out that the foundation will combine in itself effectiveness, strength, promote Polish and corporate social responsibility.
Budget PFN, whose founders are state-owned companies, is expected to reach 100 million zł per year.
On Wednesday, a letter of intent on the appointment of Polish National Foundation (PFN) signed the 17 largest companies of the Treasury. There are four power groups – PGE, Enea, Energa, Tauron; producers and sellers of gas and fuel PGNiG, PKN Orlen, Lotos Group; insurance companies and financial PZU, PKO BP Stock Exchange; Totalizator Sportowy, KGHM Group Azoty, Polish Armaments Group, Polish Security Printing Works, Polish Real Estate Holding, Polish State Railways.
“Today we announce the foundation, which really takes the power and responsibility of the State Treasury companies. I am very grateful to the initiators (…), those who with such an idea is submitted. idea was to try to create an entity, who will deal with the promotion of Polish, but it does not promote Polish in the colloquial sense of the word, just by showing or promoting, through PR activities of different initiatives, but that it is an entity which, leveraging the power and energy companies of the Treasury, will build Polish brand “- she said.
” Because that Polish National Foundation will be built a brand that is called Poland . It will be built this brand beyond the borders of our country, “- she added.
Awl pointed out that we are a country that has great ambitions, we want to conquer the world, the markets, and we are prepared for this. So – she said – the time to make the next step, which is the Polish National Foundation.
Prime Minister expressed the hope that the PFN will contribute to that of Poland will speak up “even better, even more and to make Polish recognizable wherever they are born great new ideas and that those who want to pursue their dreams, to know that in Poland you can do it best. ” The head of government said that the idea of the foundation came up with the Treasury Minister Dawid Jackiewicz.
Present at the conference Minister of the Treasury he explained that the idea of the foundation was born really in the minds of CEOs Treasury. “We almost around the same time and in the same way communicated to me that is a powerful area of negligence, omissions, when it comes to promoting the Polish brand beyond the borders of our country. It is (…) Not only do we respond, then when there are bad , Poland unfair, unfair, stereotypical information, but we ourselves went out with a message, a positive message wherever there is a need to see such a message arrived “- said Jackiewicz.
He added that the presidents of the largest companies of the Treasury recognized that the need to coordinate efforts to build – through synergy – a force that will heavily, loudly exist in the international arena with this, what we want to tell Europeans and citizens around the world. “Poland is a beautiful country, great potential, great people, a country that is often abused by false, unnecessary, stereotyped (…) information rozpropagowywane by various magazines, organizations or authorities and persons of public life in the world” – said Jackiewicz .
According to him, you can not put up with such unfair treatment of Polish and Poles. “We want to get through legal action, by the foundation (…) our professional activities ended this practice,” – he stressed. In his view, capabilities and areas of activities of the foundation are immense. He added that in the European Parliament, the European Commission, wherever they are adopted by important economic interests Polish decisions, you need a strong voice of our representatives.
the treasurer reported that the annual budget of the foundation is to reach 100 million zł. When asked about the contribution of individual companies of the Treasury, he said that it is “subject to negotiation”. “It will be the result of the final agreement of all the companies of the Treasury and the Foundation Statute. (…) The amount achievable is 100 million zł per year. This amount undeniably useful, which allows us to take effective action in the international arena” – he stressed.
In addition to the contributions of the founders, funding for the foundation’s activities have come from public collections. Every citizen will be able to support the Foundation donation.
Jackiewicz said that within two-three weeks the authorities of companies should give corporate approvals to even during the holiday period has requested registration of the foundation. “According to the Law on Foundations board of founders will be formed by representatives of individual companies. There are now seventeen. They wydelegują their representatives to the composition of the board of founders. In turn, the council shall elect the board of the foundation, which should immediately move with their work, because the challenges before our country is really a lot, “- said Treasury Minister.
Member of the board of the Polish Group Armament Maciej Lew-Mirski asked by PAP why his company decided to join the foundation, said: “This is our duty. Each of the companies of the Treasury represents the Polish state. in addition to business objectives, which has in its statutes, outside the economic objectives that build the power of the state, has also other obligations which should provide for the Poles. Building a positive image of Polish in the international arena on the one hand it is our duty, on the other hand, our investment for the future “- he stressed.
“We are a relatively young company. However, we see that each support of the Polish state, the interaction of business and the state in the international arena always gives a positive result, “- he added Lew-Mirski.
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