Poland Point

Markets, euro sink on eastern Europe warning
The deepening financial crisis in eastern Europe sent stocks and currencies sinking across the continent Tuesday, as fears escalated that troubles in...

The future of retail
Leaders from the international retail real estate market descended upon the Palais de Festivals in Cannes last month. Polish developers, though...

Poland to Launch $30 Billion Crisis Stability Plan
Poland will launch a 91.3 billion-zloty ($30.1 billion) anti-crisis plan to defend the economy against the global financial crisis, which forced it...

Polish wages grow by 9.8% compared to last year
Tuesday, Poland's Central Statistical Office announced that average gross wages and salaries increased 9.8% year-over-year in October, smaller than...

Euro a Bit Later?
Donald Tusk does not rule out postponing the planned date of Poland's eurozone accession by a year or two if the PiS agrees in return to back the...

Foreign Minister to pay official visit to Armenia
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, Edward Nalbandian is meeting today with the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński, Marshal...

Poland's president meets the Dalai Lama
Polish President Lech Kaczynski met with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Wednesday in Warsaw, Poland's PAP news agency reported.

Georgian officials: shots fired at president's motorcade
Georgian officials are reporting that the presidents of Georgia and Poland were fired upon while traveling in a motorcade on Sunday.Georgian...

Polish Prosecutors Open Inquiry into Sirius Star Hijacking
An official investigation was opened yesterday by the National Prosecutor's Office, which entrusted it to its Szczecin branch. 'One of the two...

Poland awards dozens for saving Jews during WWII
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Dozens of Poles were awarded medals Monday for risking their lives during World War II to save Jews from the Holocaust.

Poland unearths 1,800 bodies in WW2 mass grave
Polish authorities have unearthed the remains of 1,800 bodies and expect to find even more in a mass grave first discovered three months ago and...

Poland exhumes wartime leader's body for DNA tests
Poland exhumed the remains of wartime prime minister and military leader General Wladyslaw Sikorski on Tuesday for DNA and other tests in an attempt...

Heavy winter attacks Poland
Though accompanied by only slightly sub-zero temperatures, gusty winds with heavy snowfall have hit cities and rural areas.

Dawn of the Abortion Tourism
Polish women seeking to escape restrictive abortion laws in the predominately Roman Catholic nation come to Ukraine to terminate pregnancies....

No Country For Old Men, And Especially Not For Old Women
When does old age begin? According to Poles, just after sixty. And for women even earlier than that, absurdly early.

Shay Given: Another Day We Could Have Drawn
Poland looked to be in the driving seat with a 2-0 lead for most of the game, but there was a chaotic finish with three goals coming in the last five...

A Report on the IT Market in Poland : Key Market Trends and an Analysis of Market Size
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/17a907/it_market_in_polan) has announced the addition of the "IT Market in Poland"...

International Climate Change Forum Opens in Poland
Delegates from nearly every nation began discussions in Poznan, Poland Monday in an effort to create a new global climate change pact to replace the...

Poland - World's highest acid rain probability
96% of the energy in Poland comes from coal. This could be the World's record as Treehugger noted on their website.

Stream Poland closes acquisition of Homenet Technologies
Poland-based Stream Communications Network & Media has announced that Stream Poland, controlled by Stream Communications and Penta Investments,...

Poland, US: Lost girl rescued thanks to SMS
This is not our Poland but Poland, Maine, US. Yes, there's another place called Poland somewhere else in the World!  POLAND, Maine -- Maine...

Joker seen jogging with Monika Olejnik
Now this one is so weird. Let me introduce you to miss Olejnik, a famous, but sometimes quite provocative journalist. She's hosting talks with...