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Warsaw Mayor Calls For German WWII Apology
Warsaw Mayor Lech Kaczynski has called on German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to apologise to Poles for Germany's WWII aggression.
Schroeder should offer hi... | Current Affairs |
Echoes of the Bad Old Days
The International Federation of Journalists and its regional organisation the European Federation of Journalists warned this month that a battery of legal acti... | Current Affairs |
Weekend Warriors Re-enact Historic Battle
More than 1,500 knights in shining armour crossed swords on Saturday to re-enact the 1410 Battle of Grunwald, the greatest of all medieval clashes, which saw Po... | Comment |
Poland Reassesses Iraq Policy
Poland will keep troops in Iraq at least through the end of 2005, but firmly intends to reduce its presence at the start of next year, the nation's prime minist... | Current Affairs |
Painful Anniversary Draws Near
Between July 30th and August 2nd, a number of ceremonies will be held in Warsaw to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, the last major battle t... | Current Affairs |
Polish Economy Roars Ahead
Polish economic growth surged ahead by six percent in the first quarter, Economy Minister Jerzy Hausner said on Thursday, in the latest sign of economic recover... | Business |
Poland Rules Out More Iraq Troops
Poland has ruled out sending more troops to Iraq, outgoing Prime Minister Lezsek Miller said today.
"We rule out increasing our (Iraq) contingent," Miller to... | Current Affairs |
Polish Troops in Kerbala Skirmish
Polish troops reportedly killed a leader of the Shia uprising in the Iraqi city of Kerbala today, as the military commander of the US-led coalition vowed to "de... | Current Affairs |
Corruption Scandal Winds Up
A year-long parliamentary probe of high-level corruption exonerated Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller and other officials in his left-wing administration on M... | Current Affairs |
Winds of Change
Polish voters frustrated with economic austerity plans and sleaze are turning to a populist party led by a euro-sceptic pig farmer according to an opinion poll ... | Current Affairs |
Sabala: Zakopane's Pied Piper
In that fair city of Nottingham, England, you can't turn a corner without bumping into a place that is named after a certain fellow named Robin Hood. In Zakopan... | Art and Culture |
Attack on Polish Base in Baghdad
At least 13 Iraqis were killed, and many civilians and troops injured, in an apparent suicide bomb attack by insurgents in Hilla today.
The attack happened i... | Current Affairs |
Witkacy: Early Life
'It you take into account that this 'author' is eight years old, you've got to admit that he's got talent! Lope de Vega wrote his first play when he was ten - S... | Art and Culture |
Shedding Light On Dark Corners
An emotive new documentary film was screened last week by Polish TV channel TVP1 about a controversial chapter of Poland's wartime history.
'Goralenvolk' ,... | History |
Rattle Salutes Szymanowski
"I cannot talk objectively about Szymanowski, for you cannot expect objectivity or reasonability from someone in love. And reasonability is out of place when th... | Art and Culture |
Summer in the Tatras
How about a summer holiday to Poland? Okay, maybe not top of your holidays wish-list, but consider this:
- Poland's not all factories, smog and depressed ex-... | Comment |
Polish president makes Iraq visit
Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski has flown to Iraq for a surprise Christmas visit to his country's peacekeeping troops. He arrived at the Polish headquar... | Current Affairs |
Poland 'may veto' EU constitution
Poland may veto a proposed new European constitution if its voting rights are downgraded, says the Polish president. Aleksander Kwasniewski is due to meet Germa... | Current Affairs |
The Invasion of Poland, September 1939
Each country has its own way of remembering the fallen in battle. In Poland, the most moving remembrance of the dead takes place on November 1st, All Souls Day,... | History |
Polish no-frills to fly from Stansted
A Polish no-frills start up is launching flights between Stansted and Warsaw.
Airpolonia plans to start flying the route on 15 December. It says return fare... | Business |
EU goes East
The European Union has taken off and is flying east without a clear idea of where or when it is going to land. It is rapidly approaching the borderlands of the ... | Current Affairs |
Poland to 'survive EU farm regime'
Walk on to Roman and Barbara Brzeziak's farm in the lush green fields here, and the first sound you hear is the singing of the skylarks. Storks are nesting behi... | Current Affairs |
Poland seeks Iraqi oil stake
Poland, which has sent troops to support the US-led forces in Iraq, has acknowledged its "ultimate objective" is to acquire supplies of Iraqi oil. The Polish Fo... | Current Affairs |
Poland says big Yes to EU
Poles have voted to join the European Union by a large margin, according to preliminary results from this weekend's referendum. About 77.5% have said yes to the... | Current Affairs |
Bush visits Cracow
President George W Bush has told the Polish people that the US is committed to a strong Nato, despite divisions over the war in Iraq. Standing alongside Polish ... | Current Affairs |
Europe's new heavyweight
ticipation in the invasion of Iraq, and its self-declared role as America's "best friend" in Central-Eastern Europe, have set teeth on edge in France and German... | Current Affairs |
Poland sets referendum date
Polish voters will decide on their nation's entry into the European Union in a referendum on 7-8 June, the country's parliament has decided. Deputies in the Sej... | Current Affairs |
Poland hails Pope's poetry
The first poetry to be written by Pope John Paul II in nearly a quarter of a century has been published, taking his native Poland by storm. Roman Triptych, the ... | Current Affairs |
Polish bribe scandal spreads
Mr Miller's government has been accused of graft
One of Poland's leading companies has alleged it is the victim of a whispering campaign, as a scandal over gov... | Current Affairs |
Poland warms to other nations
People in Poland appear to be becoming more relaxed about foreigners - according to a new opinion poll. Sociologists suggest this may reflect a growing self-con... | Current Affairs |
Polish cardinal enters EU abortion debate
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland has said the EU must allow his country to set its own regulations on abortion. We should very much assist this i... | Current Affairs |
US firm wins Polish jet contract
Lockheed Martin has won a contract to supply 48 new F-16 fighter jets to Poland, in Eastern Europe's biggest military deal. The US firm beat off competition fro... | Current Affairs |
Hurdles on road to EU expansion
For the EU hopefuls, enlargement talks have been a marathon that started almost five years ago. Six countries - Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, E... | Current Affairs |
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