Poland and the EU

Latest business news about Poland and the European Union.

Poland, Lithuania eye EUR 471m gas link — 10 February 2012, 16:16 CET

Poland and Lithuania's gas supply companies said on Friday they intended to build a 471-million-euro pipeline to hook the Baltic states to the rest of the EU's energy market.

Poland, France strike deal to resolve spat over EU pact — 30 January 2012, 22:21 CET

France and Poland resolved a dispute that threatened to hold up a final deal on an EU fiscal pact at a summit on Monday, diplomats said.

Polish premier warns he will not sign EU pact as stands — 30 January 2012, 13:48 CET

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned Monday that he will not sign a pact for fiscal discipline he says lacks ambition or courage, unless Warsaw gets a say in key eurozone decision-making.

Poland won't sign EU fiscal deal if shut out: PM — 26 January 2012, 19:59 CET

Non-eurozone Poland will not sign a planned new treaty on tightening budgetary discipline unless the currency bloc gives it a role in the accord, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday.

Poles top Europe's fruit and veg charts: survey — 18 January 2012, 13:22 CET

Long reputed to be among Europe's most avid consumers of pork chops and sausage, it turns out Poles eat by far the most fruit and vegetables in a new study of 19 mostly northern European states.

Poland's TP agrees EUR 550m settlement with Danes — 13 January 2012, 13:25 CET

Poland's Telekomunikacja Polska (TP) telecoms giant will pay 550 millions euros ($707 million) to Danish Polish Telecommunications Group (DPTG), ending a dispute over a fibre-optics work from 1991, TP said Friday.

Polish-Nigerian bogus marriage network dismantled — 03 January 2012, 19:21 CET

Poland has broken up a network that arranged fraudulent marriages for Nigerian men for 5,000 euros ($6,000) in exchange for residence permits in the European Union member state, a report said.

Cars 'too easy to steal' in Germany, says Polish envoy — 02 January 2012, 11:52 CET

Poland's ambassador to Germany Monday rejected responsibility for a spate of car thefts on the border between the two countries, suggesting it was "perhaps" too easy to steal cars in Germany.

Poland pins hopes on starry-eyed students — 01 January 2012, 12:44 CET

Starry-eyed youngsters living in the birthplace of Nicolas Copernicus have taken up celestial gazing like the father of modern astronomy, but using telescopes he could only dream of.

Britain to send experts to eurozone crisis talks: Poland — 16 December 2011, 12:44 CET

Britain will send experts to eurozone talks on new rules to save the single currency union after London rejected new EU measures on budget discipline, Poland said on Friday.

Syrian activist urges diplomatic boycott, pressure on Russia — 15 December 2011, 22:24 CET

A leading Syrian human rights activist on Thursday urged the international community to cut diplomatic ties with Damascus and up pressure on Russia to stop blocking UN action against the regime there.

Poland, Russia agree on visa free travel for Kaliningrad — 14 December 2011, 23:18 CET

Poland and Russia on Tuesday struck a deal on visa-free travel for their citizens living along the border of the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad and Poland, the Polish foreign ministry announced.

Poland, Romania say opposed to multi-speed Europe — 08 December 2011, 16:12 CET

Poland and Romania said Thursday they were opposed to a multi-speed Europe, insisting the European Union had 27 members not just the 17 in the eurozone, as a crunch summit in Brussels loomed.

Poland to support all efforts to save eurozone: PM — 06 December 2011, 18:56 CET

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday his country which holds the EU's rotating presidency until the year's end will support all moves to save the beleaguered eurozone of which it is not a member.

Poland warns against dividing EU with new governance — 05 December 2011, 17:17 CET

Poland, holder of the rotating EU presidency, warned Monday against any change to European Union governance that would put the 27-nation bloc's unity at risk ahead of a debt crisis summit this week.

Poland asked to join Eurocorps by 2016 — 01 December 2011, 22:10 CET

Poland was officially invited on Thursday to become a fully-fledged member of the Eurocorps military contingent by 2016, the German defence ministry said.

Poland wants rapid change to EU treaty amid eurozone crisis — 01 December 2011, 17:18 CET

Poland wants a rapid change to the EU's Lisbon treaty in order to resolve the eurozone's spiralling debt crisis, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday.

Three-quarters of Poles oppose joining eurozone — 01 December 2011, 17:14 CET

Nearly three-quarters of Poles oppose their country's drive to adopt the euro as the single currency zone struggles to survive a debt crisis, a fresh survey released Thursday said.

Poland calls on Germany to do more in euro crisis — 28 November 2011, 22:22 CET

Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski on Monday called on Germany to do more to stem the debt crisis shaking the eurozone, saying its collapse would result in an "apocalyptic" crisis.

Afghan illegal migrants detained in Poland — 28 November 2011, 20:04 CET

Eleven illegal migrants from Afghanistan hiding in the back of a lorry in a shipment of mandarines from Greece have been detained in Poland, a spokeswoman for the Polish border guard said Monday.

ECB must intervene to avert euro catastrophe: Poland — 21 November 2011, 11:11 CET

The European Central Bank must intervene "massively" to buy the bonds of debt-wracked eurozone countries or Europe faces a catastrophe that could lead to war, Poland's finance minister said on Monday.

Lech Walesa's son on mend from near-fatal crash — 17 November 2011, 16:04 CET

Jaroslaw Walesa, the son of Poland's freedom icon Lech Walesa, said Thursday he was able to walk and would soon be leaving hospital where he has been recovering from a near-fatal motorcycle crash since September.

Germany, Poland call for new EU strategy on Russia — 11 November 2011, 22:46 CET

The foreign ministers of Germany and Poland have sent a joint letter to EU foreign affairs supremo Catherine Ashton calling for a revamped European strategy toward Russia, a media report said Friday.

Poland targets 2012 deficit below 3.0% of GDP — 10 November 2011, 12:32 CET

Poland will rein in its public deficit to below the EU-mandated 3.0 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2012, down from 6.5 percent forecast for 2011, the finance minister said on Thursday.

Reforms can protect Poland from debt crisis: president — 08 November 2011, 17:04 CET

Poland's president on Tuesday urged the country's new parliament to take brave and swift action in tackling reforms to protect the economy from the fallout of the eurozone debt crisis.