News: Poland

We have started to collect the most important news related to Poland in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Poland – overview

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• June 13th 2013 – December 18th 2012
• December 7th 2012 – August 16th 2012
• August 15th 2012 – June 8th 2012
• June 8th 2012 – March 8th 2012
• March 5th 2012 – November 29th 2011
• November 25th 2011 – August 7th 2011
• August 5th 2011 – March 24th 2011
• February 7th 2011 – October 24th 2010
• October 22nd 2010 – July 31st 2010
• July 17th 2010 – May 19th 2010
• May 18th 2010 – March 18th 2010
• March 11th 2010 – October 2nd 2009
• September 26th 2009 – July 17th 2009
• July 14th 2009 – December 1st 2008
• November 25th 2008 – August 19th 2008
• August 15th 2008 – March 10th 2008
• February 5th 2008 – October 3rd 2007
• September 29th 2007 – July 22nd 2007
• July 20th 2007 – April 4th 2007
• March 20th 2007 – December 4th 2006
• November 27th 2006 – August 2nd 2006
• August 2nd 2006 – May 19th 2006
• May 4th 2006 – January 29th 2006
• January 29th 2006 – November 10th 2005

Poland: news

Euro newcomers

Tuesday, July 14th 2009, 21:31

Polish president and BNP at first Strasbourg session
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Euro parliament elects new leader

Tuesday, July 14th 2009, 14:37

The European Parliament elects former Polish PM Jerzy Buzek as its new president - the first from the former communist bloc.
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Poles remember historic 1989 vote

Thursday, June 4th 2009, 14:29

Poland marks the 20th anniversary of the elections that led to the formation of the first non-communist government in the former Soviet bloc.
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EU 'to back plan to save Gdansk'

Tuesday, June 2nd 2009, 17:50
related places: Gdansk

The EU's competition commissioner says she is confident it will approve a plan to save Poland's historic Gdansk shipyard.
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Polish monk publishes book of advice on how to spice up sex life

Thursday, May 14th 2009, 12:15

A Polish Catholic monk publishes a book providing married couples a theological and practical guide to spicing up their sex lives.
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Solidarity children

Thursday, April 16th 2009, 20:24

Underground lives in Poland, before 17 April 1989
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Poland to seek $20bn IMF credit

Tuesday, April 14th 2009, 14:22

The Polish government is to ask the International Monetary Fund for an extended credit line to boost its national bank reserves.
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Poles mourn for hostel fire dead

Tuesday, April 14th 2009, 9:01

Poland begins three days of mourning for at least 21 people killed on Monday by a fire in a hostel for homeless families.
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Fire in Polish hostel 'kills 21'

Monday, April 13th 2009, 16:20

At least 21 people have been killed in a fire at a hostel for homeless people in north-western Poland, officials say.
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Poland can jail drunk cyclists, court rules

Saturday, April 11th 2009, 13:41

A Polish court rules that drunken cyclists can face the same penalties as drunken motorists, sparking debate.
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Award for twins switched at birth

Thursday, April 2nd 2009, 21:50

A Polish court awards damages to the families of three women - two of them twins - mistakenly switched at birth.
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Walesa threatens to leave Poland

Monday, March 30th 2009, 17:07

Polish anti-communist icon Lech Walesa threatens to leave Poland after a second book accuses him of being a communist spy.
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Poland reverses to spare wetland

Wednesday, March 25th 2009, 12:34

Poland has chosen a new route for a planned motorway to save a pristine wetland, the environment minister says.
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US deports SS 'murder pits guard'

Thursday, March 19th 2009, 21:57
related countries: Austria, United States

The US deports to Austria a former SS man connected to the Nazi killing of some 8,000 Jews in occupied Poland.
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Canada inquiry told of Taser use

Tuesday, March 3rd 2009, 14:36
related countries: Canada

A Canadian police officer who killed a Polish immigrant with a Taser stun gun said he believed the man intended to attack.
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Global gangster

Thursday, February 19th 2009, 3:04
related countries: United States

"Polish Al Capone" faces 10 years in a US prison
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Under pressure

Sunday, February 15th 2009, 0:00

Poland's Catholic Church blighted by consumerist society
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Live text - International football

Wednesday, February 11th 2009, 16:44
related countries: Georgia, San Marino, Spain, United Kingdom

England meet Spain in Seville after Republic of Ireland beat Georgia, Northern Ireland win in San Marino and Wales lose to Poland on Wednesday.
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Polish hostage 'killed' in Pakistan

Sunday, February 8th 2009, 23:10
related countries: Pakistan

Militants in Pakistan say they have killed a kidnapped Polish engineer and release a video purporting to show his death.
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Regime change

Friday, February 6th 2009, 8:05

Poland looks back 20 years after communism fell
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No evidence Polish hero murdered

Thursday, January 29th 2009, 16:00

After exhuming his body, Polish investigators say there is no evidence that the country's WWII leader was murdered.
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China angry at EU-Dalai meeting

Sunday, December 7th 2008, 13:02
related countries: China, France
related places: Beijing, Eu

China summons the French ambassador to protest against President Nicolas Sarkozy's meeting with the Dalai Lama.
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UN climate summit seeks clarity

Monday, December 1st 2008, 0:30

UN climate change talks open in Poland, seeking details on plans for emission cuts and forest protection.
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