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.

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Poland: news

Poland remembers World War start

Tuesday, September 1st 2009, 15:46
related countries: Germany, Russia

Commemorations are taking place to mark the outbreak of World War II amid tensions between Poland and Russia.
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How did you mark the start of WWII?

Tuesday, September 1st 2009, 10:10

Commemorations have taken place in Poland marking World War II's start. Send us your thoughts.
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'I was there'

Monday, August 31st 2009, 23:19

Polish corporal recalls watching World War II begin
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Polish army chief quits amid row

Thursday, August 20th 2009, 21:59
related countries: Afghanistan

The head of Poland's army resigns after a row in which said troops in Afghanistan were poorly equipped.
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Madonna fans delay Warsaw concert

Monday, August 17th 2009, 9:50
related places: Warsaw

Madonna makes an emotional tribute to her fans after they delay her concert by singing Happy Birthday to her.
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Long quest for Polish restitution

Saturday, August 15th 2009, 11:11

A baroness's bid to be reunited with a family heirloom saved from the Nazis is part of a wider restitution problem for Poland, reports Nick Higham.
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Mass Polish reburial of war dead

Friday, August 14th 2009, 16:33

The remains of 2,000 people found in Poland's largest mass grave from World War II are reburied in a military cemetery.
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Polish woman fined for gay abuse

Friday, August 7th 2009, 11:10

A Polish court bans a woman from publicly insulting her gay neighbour and imposes a hefty fine on her.
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'Dog lard sale' probed in Poland

Thursday, August 6th 2009, 17:26

Polish police question a woman suspected of fattening up dogs and slaughtering them to sell the lard as a health supplement.
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Pakistani held over Polish death

Saturday, July 25th 2009, 22:05
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan
related places: Taliban

Pakistani police arrest a former right-wing MP accused of ordering the Taliban murder of an abducted Polish engineer.
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Storms kill eight people in Poland

Friday, July 24th 2009, 10:17

Severe storms kill at least seven people in Poland, uprooting trees in many areas and bringing down power lines.
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EU backs Gdansk shipyard rescue

Wednesday, July 22nd 2009, 11:30
related places: Gdansk

The European Commission backs a plan to save Poland's historic Gdansk shipyard - but it will have to cut capacity.
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Polish anti-Marxist thinker dies

Friday, July 17th 2009, 21:47

Polish anti-totalitarian philosopher Leszek Kolakowski, who denounced Marxism and spent half his life in exile, dies aged 81.
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Tory anger at 'anti-gay' claims

Friday, July 17th 2009, 14:48
related countries: United Kingdom

The top UK Conservative in the European Parliament hits out at criticism of his group's Polish leader for allegedly making homophobic remarks.
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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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