PiS members Ryszard Czarnecki and Karol Karski organized a press conference in front of the NBP headquarters, defending the Polish currency and opposing plans to introduce the euro in Poland. “If we look at the countries that have adopted the euro, we see that this is not a good solution. This is especially visible in the example of our neighbors,” said Prof. Karol Karski.
Ryszard Czarnecki emphasized the importance of each sovereign country having its own currency, stating that there is no reason for us to give it up now.
Your own currency is an element of sovereignty, your own currency is an element of independence. We are celebrating the centenary of our national currency – the Polish zloty – and there is no reason for us to abolish it and thus reduce the sovereignty of our country.
– said MEP Czarnecki.
He also recalled that most Poles do not want to exchange their currency for the euro.
The topic of our conference is devoted to the defense of the zloty and the opposition to Poland’s entry into the eurozone. 4/5 Poles do not want us to be in the eurozone. This proves the common sense, a certain pragmatism and rationalism of our compatriots. We want Poles to get to know the experiences of Western Europe better, which – when it comes to the eurozone – are disastrous.
– added Czarnecki.
““Spine Cracks”
Prof. Karol Karski, in turn, judged that the introduction of a common currency in the EU was the first element intended to deprive nation states of their sovereignty, as the then President of the European Commission, Santer, himself said.
When the euro was introduced in the first countries of the European Union in 1999, the then President of the European Commission, Jacques Santer, said: “Ladies and gentlemen, we have just torn down one of the pillars of the nation state, now it is time for the following issues: foreign policy, including trade, internal and external security issues, tax issues. In Poland this spine has not yet been torn out
– reviewed Prof. Karol Karski.
Bad business
According to him, there are plenty of examples of countries that have introduced the euro and are now experiencing economic problems, which is clearly visible in neighboring countries such as Lithuania or Slovakia.
If we look at the countries that have adopted the euro, we see that this is not a good solution. This is especially visible in the example of our neighbors. My constituency consists of two voivodeships of northeastern Poland: Podlaskie and Warmian-Masurian. The Podlaskie Voivodeship borders Lithuania, a country that adopted the euro in 2015. Until the introduction of the euro, Poles went to Lithuania to buy cheap goods. When the euro was introduced in Lithuania, Lithuanians came to us because it was cheaper in Poland. This is especially visible to the residents of Suwałki and Sejny – these huge lines of Lithuanians in front of the supermarkets
– he emphasized.
Research has shown that after the introduction of the euro, the purchase price of money can fall by up to 30% in the first months. The highest costs will be borne by those who earn the least money, because this is the cost of food and non-alcoholic drinks, that is, what makes up the largest part of the budget of those who earn the least money. There is no reason why this is happening. That is why we say: stop the euro, we are in favor of preserving the zloty and we are consistent in this. We not only want to preserve the national currency, but also not to introduce Poland into the currency corridor, into the currency snake, because such an action already weakens the economy of a particular country.
– noted MEP Karski.
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Source: wPolityce
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