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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

Poland: news

Walesa attacks Grass for SS role

Monday, August 14th 2006, 11:18
related countries: Germany Germany
related places: Grass

Poland's ex-president Lech Walesa says German writer Guenter Grass should hand back a Polish honour.
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EU warns Poland over environment

Friday, August 11th 2006, 17:14

Poland could face legal action for failing to protect its natural habitats, the European Commission says.
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Berlin exhibition angers Poland

Thursday, August 10th 2006, 17:20
related countries: Germany Germany

Poland's PM condemns an exhibition showing the plight of Germans expelled from the east after World War II.
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Safety op targets Polish uranium

Thursday, August 10th 2006, 9:07
related countries: Russia Russia

Highly enriched uranium is removed from a nuclear reactor in Poland to prevent terrorists getting hold of it.
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Polish exodus shrinks job queue

Friday, August 4th 2006, 14:54

Poland sees its jobless rate hit a five year low in July as more of its citizens seek better paid work elsewhere in the EU.
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EU rejects death penalty debate

Wednesday, August 2nd 2006, 16:29

The European commission rebuffs the Polish president on his call for a debate on reinstating the death penalty.
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Polish city lures back migrants

Wednesday, August 2nd 2006, 14:04
related countries: United Kingdom United Kingdom
related places: Wroclaw

Officials in the Polish city of Wroclaw step up a drive to lure back locals who have gone to the UK in search of work.
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Polish leader backs death penalty

Friday, July 28th 2006, 18:04

Polish President Lech Kaczynski says EU member states should reintroduce the death penalty.
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'Nazi aircraft carrier' located

Friday, July 28th 2006, 12:18

The Polish navy believes it has found the wreck of Nazi Germany's only aircraft carrier, the Graf Zeppelin.
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Poland moves against ex-spies

Friday, July 21st 2006, 23:59

Poland's parliament backs removing collaborators with the old communist secret services from public life.
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Polish head swears in twin as PM

Friday, July 14th 2006, 11:14
related places: Jaroslaw

Polish President Lech Kaczynski swears in his twin brother, Jaroslaw, as prime minister.
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Poland leader's twin named as PM

Monday, July 10th 2006, 17:41
related places: Jaroslaw

Polish President Lech Kaczynski appoints his twin brother, Jaroslaw, as prime minister.
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Polish president's twin to be PM

Saturday, July 8th 2006, 18:00

The twin brother of Polish President Lech Kaczynski accepts his party's nomination for the country's premiership.
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Poland's prime minister resigns

Friday, July 7th 2006, 22:13

Polish Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz resigns following reports of a growing rift with his party's chairman.
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Poland marks pogrom of Jews

Wednesday, July 5th 2006, 0:24
related places: Kielce

Poland marks the 60th anniversary of an anti-Semitic massacre in Kielce in which 42 people were killed.
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Arrests over Poland roof collapse

Tuesday, June 27th 2006, 2:21

Polish police arrest three men who designed an exhibition hall that collapsed in January, killing 65 people.
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