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Poland faces pre-election anti-euro backlash

Economists have poured scorn on Polish politicians' drive to delay the country's eurozone entry, but in the run-up to general elections most of Poland's parliament wants to slow the process down.

Looking at the Polish lower house, the Sejm, as a whole, Polish daily Rzeczpospolita reported on Wednesday (29 June) that political parties representing 285 out of the total 460 seats are against the 2009 target.

Some groups, such as the eurosceptic Self-defence party, want to take the e...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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