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Polish Troops in Kerbala Skirmish

April.07.2004

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...

Corruption Scandal Winds Up

Feb.6.2004

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...

Winds of Change

Mar.31.2004

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 ...

Sabala: Zakopane's Pied Piper

Feb.20.2004

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...

Attack on Polish Base in Baghdad

Feb.18.2004

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...

Witkacy: Early Life

Feb.14.2004

'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...

Shedding Light On Dark Corners

Feb.14.2005

An emotive new documentary film was screened last week by Polish TV channel TVP1 about a controversial chapter of Poland's wartime history. 'Goralenvolk' ,...

Rules of the S.I.Witkiewicz Portrait-Painting Firm (1928)

Feb.09.2004

Motto: The customer must be satisfied. Misunderstandings are ruled out. The rules are published so as to spare the firm the necessity of repeating the same ...

Rattle Salutes Szymanowski

Feb.05.2004

"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...

A Triumphant Return to Form for Poland's Star Ski-Jumper, Adam Malysz

Jan.20.2004

A sea of red and white flags were afloat in Zakopane this weekend for the World Ski Jumping Cup. And not disappointing his fans, Poland's star jumper, Adam Maly...

Summer in the Tatras

Jan.08.2004

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-...

Polish president makes Iraq visit

Dec.24.2003

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...

Poland: no one country to blame for EU constitution failure

Dec.13.2003

Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski said Saturday no particular country should be blamed for the failure of the EU summit in Brussels to reach an agreement ...

Poland 'may veto' EU constitution

Dec.11.2003

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...

The Invasion of Poland, September 1939

Dec.04.2003

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,...

Polish no-frills to fly from Stansted

Dec.03.2003

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...

EU goes East

Nov.17.2003

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 ...

Poland to 'survive EU farm regime'

Jul.16.2003

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...

Poland seeks Iraqi oil stake

Jul.03.2003

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...

Poland says big Yes to EU

Jun.09.2003

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...

Bush visits Cracow

May.31.2003

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 ...

Europe's new heavyweight

May.09.2003

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...

Poland sets referendum date

Apr.17.2003

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...

Poland hails Pope's poetry

Mar.06.2003

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 ...

Polish bribe scandal spreads

Jan.24.2003

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...

Poland warms to other nations

Jan.07.2003

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...

Polish cardinal enters EU abortion debate

Dec.27.2002

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...

US firm wins Polish jet contract

Dec.27.2002

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...

Hurdles on road to EU expansion

Dec.14.2002

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...

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