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<>The city's press office responds <>Szczecin revisited <>Last month we reported on how Szczecin city officials were devoting their energies to a EUR 1 billion project proposed by a mysterious German businessman, Jorg Duske who, rudimentary research revealed, has been responsible for a string of business liquidations and failed undertakings. We wished to know why the authorities wanted to spend so much time on the issue, and why they had sent a delegation of officials to South Africa. 12 days after having sent our questions, we finally received a reply from the city's press office. Jerzy Krawiec, a city director, informed us that officials had met subcontractors in South Africa who had expressed interest in working in Szczecin. The question that begs to be asked is "What subcontractors?" Mr Duske's consortium included his own newly created businesses - Deutsch Africa & Tyger Developer. Furthermore, the two other members were either seemingly fictitious (