Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Text of report in English by Polish national independent news agency PAP Warsaw, 7 October: Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday that in his opinion the Polish parliament would not approve plans to hold a referendum on ownership transformations in hospitals.
IOL (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Poland risk suspension by Fifa from all soccer competitions, and the loss of co-hosting rights for Euro 2012, unless they reinstate the country's Football Association.
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
WARSAW, October 3 (RIA Novosti) - Polish President Lech Kaczynski has invited 55 leaders from around the world to celebrations of the 90th anniversary of the country's independence, due on November 11."About 20 heads of state have confirmed they will come to the celebrations in Warsaw," presidential spokesman Piotr Kownacki said.The invitation list includes Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, U.S. President...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Czech President Vaclav Klaus will pay a working visit to Poland on Oct. 12-13 to meet his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczynski and participate in the commemoration of the 90th anniversary of Polish independence, the Czech news agency CTK said on Thursday. Klaus will present the Polish translation of his book in which he challenges the danger of climate change, CTK said. Klaus and Kaczynski will celebrate...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
Warsaw - Polish President Lech Kaczynski said it was impossible for Poland to adopt the euro by 2011, warning that the financial strictures needed for the changeover would bring economic hardship on large segments of the population. I think the ye...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
Warsaw - Former president and Solidarity leader Lech Walesa must pay 7,500 zloty (3,277 dollars) for calling another former union activist a cut-throat monkey and sick moron, a Gdansk court ruled on Friday. The court ruled Walesa had defamed Krzy...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
UNITED NATIONS — As Russia’s neighbors urged the United Nations to stand up to a newly aggressive Moscow, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with her Russian counterpart on Wednesda...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008
The food crisis remained a key topic as world leaders addressed the second day of the general debate during the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly. Pointing out the link between climate change and the food crisis, Polish President Lech Kaczynski highlighted the impact of high food prices on the most vulnerable members of the society. "While analyzing reasons behind the food crisis...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
The strained relationship between Poland's president and government is set to come come under further pressure after the Polish defence ministry said it would decorate an air force pilot for defying the country's president Lech Kaczynski.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
Warsaw - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's meeting with his Polish counterpart did little to change either nation's stance on Georgia or the US anti-missile shield, but many saw it as a goodwill gesture from the Kremlin that eased tensions. Po...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
Bratislava - The heads of state of the four Visegrad Group members began a two-day meeting in the Slovakian spa city of Piestany on Friday. The meeting was being attended by Czech President Vaclav Klaus, Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom and Polish P...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Moscow - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is due to meet with his Polish counterpart on Thursday amid high tension over deploying a US missile shield and renewed threats from Moscow. Lavrov is s...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/09/2008
Moscow - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is due to meet with his Polish counterpart on Thursday amid high tension over deploying a US missile shield and renewed threats from Moscow. Lavrov is scheduled to meet with Polish Foreign Minister Rade...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Warsaw - A Polish television crew detained in the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia was released on Tuesday morning, the Polish Foreign Ministry said. A reporter and cameraman from TVP, along with their Georgian driver, were stopped Monday b...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Russia's relations with Poland have rarely been easy but Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits Warsaw on Thursday amid particularly sharp disputes over missile defence and Moscow's army offensive in...
