During the one-day visit to the UK Morawiecki talked with representatives of companies and funds that think about investing in Poland or are already present on the Polish market.
“we talked about the business environment in Poland and about how we can attract additional investment. An amendment proposed, the so-called . + one-stop-shop + (one box – PAP), one cell in our ministry is to serve troubleshooting investors – regulatory, legal, financial, fiscal – in a way that did not feel that are sent from pillar to post ” – said in an interview with PAP Morawiecki after the meetings ended.
Deputy estimated that as a result of the talks should be created “at least 7-10 thousand. jobs, and this is just the beginning. “” These are IT projects, project management, data management, big data management “- he said, adding:” This is not just a back office – call center and accounting functions, although welcome with joy all new jobs, but especially pleased with those that bring the greatest added value and where the pay is higher than the average. “
As said Deputy Prime Minister, this type of investment will primarily hit the major cities where such business operations are already carried out, including Warsaw, Krakow, Wroclaw, Poznan, Gdansk, Lodz, Szczecin. “But we talked today also with the investor, who (…) is pleased with its location in Olsztyn, using a variety of facilities” – reserved.
Morawiecki said that the decision of the UK to leave the EU can contribute to the increased interest of companies moving operations to another part of the country concerned. “The sense I can say that, indeed, after the referendum, more and more boards of big companies asking is, what strategy should take in the world, when Britain will no longer be with us in the European Union,” – he said, stressing that he is aware that all Commonwealth countries will be courted to get more investment.
“I have no doubt that countries in the euro area have an advantage, because it offers the ability to settle in a single currency, but we also have ours: very educated engineering staff “- rated Morawiecki, adding that for some investors, with whom he met in London, among others, for design and engineering firm CH2M and engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce, “is not financial incentives are interesting, but the availability of highly qualified staff, speaking many languages.”
during Thursday’s visit to London Morawiecki also met with the British Minister. international trade Liam Fox. “It was a meeting both political and economic. We talked about how to maintain the unity of the Atlantic world, the Western world to which they include and that we want to contribute, in the face of many threats: Brexitu, dangerous situation in Ukraine, the behavior of Russia, the situation in Turkey and those relating to refugees, “- he said.
When asked about it, how Poland would become a “link Britain with the European Union”, which announced the beginning of his visit, Deputy Prime Minister pointed out that the two countries share common interests. “We already offer a good environment for British business and can be a link economic, but also we are a country that has the highest importance is given to the functioning of NATO. The United Kingdom is still and will remain a member of the Alliance, and is a platform through which we should work together,” – he added .
Referring to his announcement on BBC Radio 4 that he expects the Brexicie return to the country even 200 thousand. Poles living in the UK, Morawiecki said, “it will be very hard to convince people to return, we are aware of that.”
“We should try to attract 10-15 per cent. of the great emigration (after Polish accession to the EU), and it will be an injection of capital, experience the enrichment of Polish people who know how to operate a mature state institutions and can contribute a lot the Polish economy “- he said.
Referring to the 77th anniversary of the outbreak of the second world war Morawiecki said, that “September 1 is a symbolic day, when Poland lost its future.” “We grew up as a normal, democratic country and we had a great chance to develop, but attacked us Nazi Germany, and the United Kingdom, despite the commitments treaty allies, did not come to help. We lost then the next 50 years, between 1939 and 1989, which resulted in huge differences in income between the Polish and the UK “- rated.
” It would be my desire that people not leaving solely for reasons of material and we gave them a sense that the country is developing, it is worth to be there, even if it is not yet the richest in the world, and that the values in this country are suitable: the characters are regarded as heroes, and evil is called evil. These things are important for the people “- he stressed.
When asked about next week’s decision by Moody’s, which 9 September is expected to publish a new appreciation for the Polish, Morawiecki said: “released (in may) a negative outlook, now issued a warning, so probably will want to carry out the change (rating), although, of course I do not know.”
“in front of us, but the next great wave of investments related to the structural funds, but also (seeing) the increased interest from Chinese companies, Japanese – Polish power investment will grow and we feel that we deserve a stable rating “- he said. “Investors do not szliby to a country where things go wrong, so the fact that many companies have expressed interest in investment means that appreciate the change in quality of economic growth,” – said Deputy Prime Minister.
as he said, investors know the economic strategy of the government – including the promotion of energy saving, the decision to open pension funds reform and support for building Polish capital – and at the same time see that the budget plan for next year deficit remain below 3 percent. GDP. This – as he said – “a lot better than in most European Union countries, including France and Spain, not to mention Italy or Portugal.”
When asked to comment on the announcement of the French and German ministers that you should stop negotiating a free trade agreement between the EU and the US, Morawiecki said that the agreement may entail many risks. “If it is unfavorable for Polish, it will take an appropriate decision and entity-in this case. In this form the agreement would entail a very high risk” – he stressed.
during a visit to London Morawiecki Deputy Prime Minister also gave interviews among TV Channel 4, BBC Radio 4, the newspaper “The Guardian” and our online service BuzzFeed.
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