a chemical production facility. Bielecki denied the reports, with the ABW similarly responding that the report claimed by Law and Justice did not exist. Current activities From 2010 to 2014, Bielecki served as president of the Chancellery's Economic Council after his appointment by Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Bielecki served as the president of the Polish Institute of International Affairs from 2009 to 2015. Bielecki has also published articles within a number of newspapers and magazines, including The Wall Street Journal, Die Welt, Rzeczpospolita and Gazeta Wyborcza. Personal life Bielecki is married and with two children. The former prime minister is well known for his adoration of motorcycles. In September 2012, tabloid newspaper Fakt photographed Bielecki arriving and leaving work at the Chancellery on a BMW F800R, dressed in jeans, a black jacket, sneakers and wearing a backpack. The tabloid noted that while Bielecki's position in the Chancellery was entitled to a free limousine for commuting to and from work, the former prime minister preferred instead to use his personal motorcycle. Bielecki is also well known for his fondness of football, and has occasionally given commentary on the game to the media. Bielecki is also known to play football during his free time against his fellow former premier and current President of the European Council Donald Tusk. Both Tusk and Bielecki have remained close friends and political allies since their days together in Solidarity in the 1980s. In regards to the state of Polish football, the former prime minister jokingly quipped in 2010 that, "I don't believe that Poles are weaker [as a people]. The only area where we are absolute idiots is football!" Aside from his native Polish, Bielecki is fluent in English, as well as conversant in French and Russian. Honours and awards : Grand Gwanghwa Medal of the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit : Czech and Slovak Transatlantic Award : Legion of Honour, Grand Officier : Order of the White Eagle, Knight : Bene Merito honorary distinction : Kisiel Prize References Works cited 1951 births Living people Politicians from Bydgoszcz Solidarity Citizens' Committee politicians Liberal Democratic Congress politicians Freedom Union (Poland) politicians Civic Platform politicians Prime Ministers of Poland Members of the Contract Sejm Members of the Polish Sejm 1991–1993 20th-century Polish economists University of Gdańsk alumni 21st-century Polish economists