Finance Minister Andrzej Domański said that the World Bank has confirmed the end of cooperation with Jacek Kurski and Kacper Jakub Kamiński.
The former head of Polish television, Jacek Kurski, represented Poland at the World Bank for almost a year. He was appointed to this position by the President of the National Bank of Poland, Adam Glapiński.
Last week, Donald Tusk’s government adopted a resolution making Finance Minister Andrzej Domański Poland’s representative to the World Bank. – I can say that I am taking the place of President Glapiński. Of course, I will not appoint Mr. Jacek Kurski as my representative at the World Bank – the politician explained on TVN24.
The NBP published a statement declaring that the representation of Polish interests in international banking institutions, including the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, is the exclusive competence of the NBP President. The statement referred to the Act of August 29, 1997 on the National Bank of Poland – Art. 11 section 3, which states: “The President of the NBP shall represent the interests of the Republic of Poland in international banking institutions and, unless the Council of Ministers decides otherwise, in international financial institutions.”
“This means that the Council of Ministers only has the power to appoint a representative of the Republic of Poland in international institutions with the status of financial institutions,” we could read. The announcement also indicated that “with the adoption of the Law on the NBP, the 1986 Council of Ministers resolution, which regulated the appointment of nominees to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, established its raison d’être in terms of its subject .”
Kurski and Kamiński were rejected. Domański confirms
“I have received a letter from the World Bank confirming the termination of cooperation with Messrs. Kurski and Kamiński,” Finance Minister Andrzej Domański announced on social media on Wednesday morning.
Kacper Jakub Kamiński, son of former head of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration Mariusz Kamiński, has been an advisor to the Executive Director of the World Bank since 2018.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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