Poland

Jiangling Motors to set up auto plant in Poland

kellywang — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:55:40 -0500

Jiangling Motors Corp, one of the biggest commercial vehicle manufacturers in China, is planning to invest US$1.2 billion to build a car factory in Poland, reported Polish daily Rzeczpospolita recently. The new plant is to make 400,000 vehicles per year

Leftists in Poland call for referendum on U.S. missile base

erku — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:52:15 -0500

Poland's Alliance of the Democratic Left (SLD) has called for a national referendum on the deployment of a U.S. missile defense base in the country, a party's spokesman told RIA Novosti on Sunday.

Missile defence deal another thorn for Russia

admin_huliq — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:17:52 -0500

Just as months of negotiations seemed destined to end in deadlock, Poland and the United States have struck a deal to base part of a controversial US missile defence system on Polish soil. With a little help from recent events in the Caucasus?

Poland Needs A Big Victory Against Croatia Monday

admin_huliq — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:07:31 -0500

Poland needs a big victory against Croatia and a lot of help in tomorrow's other Group B match in Euro 2008 to keep alive its hopes of advancing to the quarterfinals at the European Championship.

Injury Damages Poland's Euro 2008 Hopes

admin_huliq — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:23:11 -0500

UEFA Euro 2008: Błaszczykowski injury damages Poland's Euro 2008 hopes

Stag Party Krakow Goes Overboard

newswire — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:30:23 -0500

At 23:30 Saturday 10th May Krakow (Poland) local police received a call from the crew of a charter boat, the 'Krakow 69,' reporting that they had two missing members and that they suspected they may have fallen overboard.

Poland Museum Presents Holocaust Comics Book

ruzik_tuzik — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:34:33 -0500

The International Center for Education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum is joining a pilot program connected with the comic book The Search, which is intended to familiarize young people with the story of the Holocaust. The comic book is published by the Ann Frank Foundation in Amsterdam.

Poland, Germany Hold Landmark Talks on Expulsion of Germans

seher — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:23:27 -0600

Poland and Germany have held unprecedented talks about German plans for a museum to commemorate the expulsion of Germans from eastern Europe following World War II.

Commissioner Hübner attends special session with Polish Union of Voivodeships

seher — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:12:15 -0600

Danuta Hübner, Commissioner for Regional Policy, today attended a special session with Poland's Union of Voivodeships in Brussels. The union brings together representatives of regional authorities in Poland, and the discussion focussed on the future of cohesion policy in Poland, the role of regions, and how best to benefit from European investment worth €67.3 billion for 2007-2013.

Poland Museum Exhibits New Acquisitions

ruzik_tuzik — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:23:50 -0600

The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum has acquired two new exhibits: paper sacks for cement from one of the sub-camps, and a portable warming kettle for soup.

Bird Flu reaches Poland

mohammad — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:00:14 -0600

A fresh, eighth, outbreak of H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed in the north of the country, where the deadly virus was discovered earlier this month, the chief sanitary official said on Saturday.

Poland opens first exorcism center

admin_huliq — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:59:28 -0600

Poland plans to open its first exorcism center, for those who believe they are possessed by the devil, in the town of Poczernin 30 km (18 miles) from the city of Szczeczin, Polish media said Wednesday.