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Polish police nab largest-ever currency counterfeiting gang — 01 July 2009, 12:53 CET

Polish police have arrested three Poles suspected of running the country's largest-ever operation counterfeiting euros and Polish zloty banknotes, national police headquarters said Wednesday.

Polish shipyards sold to Qatari fund — 30 June 2009, 23:59 CET

Two historic Polish shipyards sold off last month went to Qatari fund Qinvest, Poland's Treasury Minister Aleksander Grad revealed on Tuesday after an official silence on the buyer.

Austria's Strabag wins 1.6-bln-euro Polish highway contract — 30 June 2009, 23:51 CET

Austrian construction company Strabag is to build a stretch of the A2 east-west highway in Poland by 2012 for 1.5 billion euros, Strabag's consortium said on Tuesday.

Poland picks candidate for EU regional commissioner — 26 June 2009, 17:39 CET

Poland's government on Friday said it had picked Pawel Samecki, a senior official from the Polish central bank, to replace Danuta Hubner as the EU's Commissioner for Regional Policy.

Poland PM demands equal treatment on EU deficits — 24 June 2009, 16:47 CET

Long-standing European Union members and the bloc's newcomers must be treated equally by Brussels over rules restricting their public deficits, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday.

Norway offers aid for Auschwitz upkeep — 24 June 2009, 13:53 CET

Norway said Wednesday it would donate two million kroner (221,000 euros) to the upkeep of the memorial museum at the Nazi German Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland.

Polish police arrest 21 in anti-smuggling operation — 23 June 2009, 23:28 CET

Investigators have arrested 21 suspects in raids against a cigarette-smuggling operation between Ukraine and Italy, thought to have generated millions of dollars, police said Tuesday.

Poland seeking key EU economic post — 16 June 2009, 13:34 CET

Poland, the biggest hitter among the EU's 2004 intake, put its hat in the ring Tuesday for a plum economic post in the next European Commission.

Poland's ruling party wins EU vote: results — 08 June 2009, 09:39 CET

Poland's ruling liberal Civic Platform party was the big winner in the European parliamentary elections, receiving 44.39 per cent of the vote, near-complete results showed on Monday.

Poland's ruling party leads EU vote: exit poll — 08 June 2009, 00:27 CET

The ruling liberal Civic Platform (PO) party won Poland's European parliament elections Sunday with 45.3 per cent of the vote, according to an exit poll by broadcaster TVN24.

Walesa appeals for values in tackling global problems — 03 June 2009, 18:46 CET

Poland's Solidarity hero and Nobel Peace laureate Lech Walesa Wednesday urged leaders to focus on the values which led to the peaceful demise of communism in Poland when tackling global problems.

Poland's African candidate for the European parliament — 03 June 2009, 13:51 CET

Fate and a fervent Roman Catholic mother led Patrick Kibangou to move to Poland from Congo-Brazzaville 29 years ago. He became a Polish citizen and now is running for a seat in the European Parliament where he could become one of its few black deputies.

Poland's liberals aligned with EPP poised to win Europe ballot — 02 June 2009, 22:19 CET

Poland's governing liberal Civic Platform (PO), aligned with the European People's Party (EPP), is poised to win this weekend's European Parliament ballot, according to a poll published Tuesday.

EU to approve aid plan for historic Gdansk shipyard — 02 June 2009, 20:20 CET

Poland's Gdansk shipyard, cradle of the Solidarity trade union that rebelled against communist power, appeared set for a viable future Tuesday as the EU said it would authorise restructuring plans.

Poland's Tatra highlanders make 'Oscypek' the old fashioned way — 01 June 2009, 12:02 CET

Sinking their bare hands into curdled milk and using only a campfire and rudimentary wooden tools, highlanders from Poland's Tatra mountains still make 'Oscypek', their famous sheep's cheese, just as their ancestors did centuries ago.

Poland's Catholic church weighs in on European Parliament vote — 01 June 2009, 11:53 CET

Poland's powerful Roman Catholic church is urging it's huge flock in the country to use the European Parliament election this week to pick lawmakers who reflect church values.

Gulf capital used to buy Polish shipyards: Tusk — 30 May 2009, 19:46 CET

Gulf capital is behind the consortium which bought two of Poland's three historic shipyards this week, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk indicated Saturday.

Human trafficking in Poland worsens since EU: UN expert — 30 May 2009, 00:46 CET

Human trafficking in Poland has worsened since the country joined the European Union and Europe's borderless Schengen zone, a UN independent expert said Friday.

Poland scores Q1 growth but experts don't see rosy future — 29 May 2009, 19:06 CET

Poland has distinguished itself within the 27-member European Union by recording first quarter GDP growth, but few local economists believe expansion will be sustained throughout the year.

Polish economy grows in Q1, bucking EU trend — 29 May 2009, 13:57 CET

Poland's economy grew by 0.4 percent in the first quarter of 2009, making it one of the very few European Union member states to see positive growth, official data published on Friday showed.

Poland sells historic shipyards for EUR 82 million — 28 May 2009, 23:13 CET

Poland announced on Thursday that it had sold two of its three historic shipyards, which played a key role in bringing down its former communist government and were later the focus of a subsidy battle with the EU.

Suspected people smugglers charged in Poland — 27 May 2009, 19:25 CET

Prosecutors in Przemysl in southeastern Poland Wednesday charged 15 suspects including Poles, Ukrainians and Vietnamese, with people smuggling for allegedly having illegally brought Asians to Europe.

World Bank expects growth in Poland in 2009 — 21 May 2009, 17:26 CET

Poland is likely to be the only ex-communist country in the European Union to see its economy grow this year despite the global economic crisis, a World Bank economist said Thursday in Warsaw.

Poland blasts EU communism downfall video — 18 May 2009, 19:21 CET

Poland blasted Monday a European Commission video to mark the 20th anniversary of the collapse of communism, saying its role had been downplayed and complaining of factual errors.

Poland sells historic shipyard — 14 May 2009, 22:47 CET

Poland announced Thursday that it had sold one of three historic shipyards which played a key role in bringing down its former communist government and were later the focus of a subsidy battle with the EU.