Amnesty International attacks Poland abortion policy

Amnesty International has continued its promotion of abortion with a report on the state of human rights which criticizes Poland for denying Polish women “access to abortion.” The organization’s actions could reflect its partnership with a pro-abortion group to redefine abortion as a “human right.”
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Solidarity With Iran

Reagan's Polish lesson for Obama and the American left.
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Taliban Launch Propaganda Attack Against Poles

The taliban boast on the Web that they killed nine Polish troops and wounded a further forty in May alone. Last Wednesday as many as fifteen Poles are supposed to have been killed!
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Czech MPs mull suspension of Klaus' powers over Lisbon treaty

The Czech social democrat party is discussing the possibility of suspending president Vaclav Klaus' powers if he does not sign the EU's Lisbon treaty.
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Poland seeks to increase influence in EU

Poland is quietly fighting for a wider range of EU posts for its officials at all levels.
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Poland one of poorest in EU

Poland continues to be one of the poorest EU member states, according to a report by Eurostat.
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Poland's jobless rate down to 10.8 percent in May

Poland's jobless rate inched down to 10.8 percent in May from 11 percent the previous month, the state statistics office said Thursday.
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Floods in southern Poland

Last night’s torrential rain and thunderstorms caused floods in the south of Poland. The Lower Silesia, Malopolska, Podkarpacie and Podlasie provinces were most affected by the floods. Farms, businesses, roads and bridges were damaged and a lot of houses left without electricity.
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IMF sees 09 Polish GDP down 0.5 pct, up 1 pct in '10

Poland's economy to contract by about 0.5 percent in 2009, slightly less than previously forecast, and return to growth of around 1 percent in 2010.
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Poland must find nuclear plant investor next year

Poland must find a strategic investor next year if it is to bring its first nuclear power plant into operation in 2020 as planned, the official in charge of the project said on Tuesday.
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Russian TV - 'Poland planned to invade USSR'

Russian state television has broadcast a report in which it accuses Poland of collaboration with Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union.
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Poland To Sign LNG Supply Deal With Qatargas June 29

Polish gas monopoly PGNiG (PGN.WA) and Qatargas will sign a long-term liquified natural gas supply deal June 29, the Treasury Ministry said Monday, an agreement marking a milestone in Poland's strategy to diversify gas supply routes.
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Russia, Again Evading History

The Russian government has intensified its attempts to perfect the nation's past. The Defense Ministry posted an academic article on its Web site arguing that Hitler's territorial claims on Poland were "moderate" and "can hardly be referred to as unsubstantiated."
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Poland honours WWII victims in cyber space

Seventy years after the eruption of World War II, Poland is paying homage to Polish victims of the 1939-1945 Nazi occupation by posting their names on a vast historical list in cyberspace.
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Czech president claims Ireland concessions change Lisbon Treaty

With its controversial six-month EU presidency coming to an end, the Czech Republic's eurosceptic President Vaclav Klaus made sure Saturday that the incoming Swedes knew what to expect from the Lisbon Treaty debate.
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Nigeria holds Ukraine arms plane

A Ukrainian aircraft reported to be carrying crates of weapons has been detained in Nigeria.
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Extend a Hand to Eastern Europe

A fundamental tenet of Polish foreign policy is to support eastern European countries' democratization and economic transformation. First during the spring 2009 European Council and then at the Eastern Partnership Summit held in Prague last month, the EU adopted a joint Polish-Swedish proposal for deepening cooperation with six Eastern and South Caucasus States -- Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
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Sikorski: ‘Eastern Europe is crucial’

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski makes the case for the relevance and importance of the Eastern Partnership to the European Union in an article in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal.
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Poland: Polish and German foreign ministers in Kiev

On June 17 2009 the foreign ministers of Poland and Germany, R. Sikorski and F. W. Steinmeier, are paying a working visit to Kiev.
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Russia vetoes UN mission in Georgia

Russia has vetoed the extension of a UN mission in Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, in place since 1993. Russia says the proposal to extend the mission would be "denying the existence of Abkhazia as a state."
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Kosciuszko biography climbs bestseller list

Six weeks after the release of The Peasant Prince: Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the Age of Revolution
, Alex Storozynski’s book is proving both a critical and popular success.

U2 promotes Poland for free

Legendary Irish group U2 allowed free of charge use of their song "New Year's Day" in a spot prepared by the European Commission. This clip published on You Tube shows a transformation of Poland in last 20 years mixed with short scenes from today's Warsaw seen form a perspective of 20 years old woman.
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Forsyth girl, 11, being sent back to Poland while parents remain in US

Ewelina Bledniak was born in Poland 11 years ago but all she’s ever known is Forsyth County. Next month, unless an immigration judge rules otherwise, she will have to move there for a year before she can come back to the United States and her parents.
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CNN: focus on Poland

CNN Television broadcasts a series of programmes on Poland this week.
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