Poland praised for anti-swine flu strategy

The Council of Europe has praised Poland’s Health Minister Ewa Kopacz for her strategy against the swine flu virus. more

Clash over IMF credit line

The Finance Ministry and Poland’s central bank disagree over whether Poland should maintain its IMF 20.5 billion dollar credit line more

Poland Right In Delaying Euro Adoption-Report

Poland's government is right in postponing the euro adoption for now, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, said in an interview to the Gazeta Wyborcza daily. more

Suicide bombings hit Moscow Metro

At least 35 people have been killed after two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on Moscow Metro trains in the morning rush hour, officials say. more

Polish Ruling Party Nominates Aristocrat for President

more

Montreal Jew sells concentration camp soap

Abraham Botines, owner of World War II collectibles shop, under fire for selling bars of soap made in 1940 Nazi death camps. Police asked to probe whether soaps made from fat of Shoah victims. more

It is important here to point out that until now this horrible Nazi practise was forgotten.

Tusk to Washington for nuclear summit

PM Donald Tusk will represent Poland at the high-level summit on nuclear security in Washington D.C. on April 12-13 to be hosted by US president Barack Obama. more

Russia invites general Jaruzelski

The administration of Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has invited Poland’s former communist regime leader, general Wojciech Jaruzelski, to the 65th anniversary celebrations of the end of WW2. more

Ten new destinations from Krakow this summer

Krakow Airport will be serving up to ten more destinations in a bid to get more Poles flying over the holiday season. more

Poland Finds Nuke Material Hidden Behind Sofa

Poland has capacities to build a nuclear bomb, in fact it has enough fuel to build about a dozen. Shocking? more

Goldman Joins Race for $10 Billion Polish Asset Sales

The Polish capital is luring international investment banks, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the world’s most profitable, as the government prepares record share offerings this year. more

Poland’s lost property

Count Michal Sobanski has finally returned home – if by home you mean a 2,000 sq m palace ruined by four decades of neglect during communist rule followed by years of abandonment under ­Poland’s post-1989 democracy. more

Katyn anniversary to be observed in US

An international conference on the Katyn crime will be held on 5 May in the Library of Congress in Washington, organized by the Kosciuszko Foundation and the Helsinki Commission of the US Congress. more

Poles, Latvians want more NATO

Polish and Latvian defense ministers have called on NATO to locate more of the alliance’s facilities in central and eastern Europe more

Poland unhappy with EU's new growth plan

Europe needs a strategy with which all countries identify. The objectives should take into account their diversity and their different points of departure. more

Medical tourism boom in Poland

Over 300,000 people come to Poland every year to take advantage of voluntary medical procedures at lesser prices than in Western Europe. more

Government and president squabble over nukes

President Kaczynski and the government are at odds over tactical nuclear weapons in Europe, ahead of the US’s summit on nuclear security in Washington in April. more

Documents of Auschwitz death camp doctors found

Food coupons for some of the notorious Nazi doctors at the Auschwitz death camp — including perhaps the sadistic Dr. Joseph Mengele — have been found in the attic of a nearby house, where they had lain unseen for decades. more

Polish president invited to Moscow for WW II ceremony

The Presidential Chancellery has informed it has finally received an official invitation for Lech Kaczynski to attend anniversary ceremonies of the end of WW II in Moscow. more

Pilsudski …like Hitler and Stalin?

The Lithuanian Embassy in Warsaw has refused to comment on envelopes at the Main Post Office in Vilnius, comparing a Polish national hero with Stalin and Hitler. more

Germans seek jobs in thriving Poland

Unemployed Germans have begun travelling to Poland in search of jobs -- in a dramatic reversal of the usual trend for migrant workers. more

Hollywood’s war with Poland

A book about negative portrayal of Poland during World War II in American films has just been published in the US. more

EU green lights Russian-Polish gas deal

Brussels has no objections to a deal thrashed out between Poland and Russia to ensure gas deliveries till 2037. more

Polanski's lawyers file new appeal in child sex case

Roman Polanski's lawyers have filed an appeal over alleged judicial misconduct in his 1970s child sex trial in the US. more

Poland convicts 3 men in theft of Auschwitz sign

more

Polish-Belarusian talks on Union of Poles

Polish-Belarusian consultations on the situation of the Union of Poles in Belarus begin Friday, after accusations that President Aleksander Lukashenko’s regime has persecuted the minority organisation. more

Tennis-Poland's Radwanska eases into last four at Indian Wells

Fifth seed Agnieszka Radwanska breezed into her second semi-final of the year with a 6-4 6-3 victory over fourth-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva at the Indian Wells WTA tournament on Wednesday. more

UK insurer discriminates against Polish drivers?

An insurance company in the UK has been referred to Britain’s Equalities and Human Rights Commission after complaints that it charges Poles and other new EU member state citizens higher premiums than indigenous Brits. more

Guido's Orchestra with talented Polish musicians in Chicago

Dear Polisch friends,
May I have your attention for the following,
This week, PBS Chicago WTTW will present an exciting TV broadcast of a young European Poporchestra, Guido's Orchestra. The orchestra is lead by the young Dutch orchestraleader Guido Dieteren, who took for many years masterclasses by famous Polish violin professors as Robert Szreder. Thanks to this contact, Guido works already for years together with very talented young Polish musicians. The name of the broadcast is: Guido's Orchestra, live from the heart of Europe.

The broadcasts takes place on March 21st at 20.30 PM WTTW Chicago PBS. The show is taped exactly on the spot were the three countries Belgium, Germany and The Netherlands meet. On that spot, Guido built a huge stage and performed a wonderful concert in front of 7.000 spectators of the 3 countries. The show was opened with the European Hymne of Ludwig van Beethoven.

This wonderful modern and energetic poporchestra (28 members) represents 9 European countries. Seven young Polish musicians are participating in this one of a kind project (6 violinists and 1 saxophone player). The only language what is used in this orchestra is the universal language of music, which communicates from heart to heart. The average age of the orchestra musicians is 27 years.

They have a dream, to conquer the World with their European musicians and cross-over poporchestra music. One of their first steps is the national PBS TV deal they signed exactly on the border of the three countries on June 27th 2009. Recently they signed a record deal for the US and they hope, that they will have a major breakthrough in the US.

This breakthrough will be a gateway to other continents as Asia and Australia. This special will be broadcasted in 11 countries next year.

During the last years, they were honoured to work with some world stars as Lionel Richie, Diana Ross, Andrea Bocelli, Tony Braxton and Elvis Costello. The career path of Guido's Orchestra for the next years is looking very positive. But as real Europeans, they know, that a lot of work still has to been done. The US is a big country and they need all the support of you, the Polish people, to make it happen and to be introduced to the American people and society. They will promote Europe as cultural ambassadors in all the interviews and also thanks to their TV special Live from the heart of Europe.

In Chicago they will perform a concert on Friday September 24th 2010 in the Harris Theatre Nordstrom Their goal is, to perform in front of a full audience. It's really important for them and their career in America, to receive good TV ratings and a lot of support for Houston PBS (Concert tickets and CD/DVD donations). How better the result, the more broadcasts the orchestra will get in April, May and June. If Chicago is successful, then the other stations in the US will follow that example.


Please help this wonderful European poporchestra and make them a household name in Chicago, so they will visit us many times again in Chicago for new shows. If you like the broadcast, tell your friends and neighbours, many Polish are on TV in Chicago!

Guido's Orchestra believes that Music education is very important for children and will co-operate in Chicago with a local Highschool choir . The choir will perform 4 pieces together with Guido's Orchestra in the show.

All the help and suggestions to support Guido's Orchestra are very welcome.

We are sending you also a web. link of the TV show

Prince Charles to inspect Polish armed forces

Prince Charles and wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, are to visit the 1st Armoured Brigade in Warsaw Wednesday, on the final day of a their three-day visit to Poland. more

Prince Charles visits Poland's Muslim Tatars

Prince Charles, who is on an official visit to Poland, on Tuesday travelled to the spiritual home of its tiny Muslim Tatar community and tasted their traditional fare. more

Poland's tiny Muslim Tatar community taps deep roots

Tucked in a tiny village, the small wooden building looks just like any other house of worship dotted across the Polish countryside. more

Prince Charles praises UK Poles

Prince Charles lauded Polish immigrants in the UK for their economic and cultural contributions, during talks with President Lech Kaczynski in Warsaw, Monday. more

Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall arrived in Poland

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have landed in a chilly Warsaw at the beginning of an eight-day tour of eastern Europe. more

First Black Hawk in Poland

The first Black Hawk helicopter manufactured in Poland rolls off production lines at the PZL Mielec company plant. more

Holocaust monument in Poland vandalized

Vandals sprayed anti-Semitic graffiti on Holocaust memorials at a former Nazi concentration camp in Poland, desecration that authorities discovered Saturday and are investigating. more

Polish Left Gets Transfusion of Young Blood?

Twenty years after the fall of communism, an attempt to rejuvenate the left is in full swing in Poland. more

Time to celebrate at NYTimes.

Finns who spied on Solidarity to be named

The Supreme Administrative Court in Helsinki is considering revealing documents on Finns who cooperated with the East German Stasi and informed on Poland’s Solidarity trade union members more

Cuban hunger striker wants Walesa to visit his grave

Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas, who has been on a hunger strike for 15 days in protest against the totalitarian regime in Havana, has asked Walesa to lay flowers on his grave. more

Sweden to extradite Auschwitz theft suspect

A Swedish man accused of organizing the theft of the "Work sets you free" sign from the former Nazi death camp of Auschwitz will be extradited to Poland, a Swedish district court said on Thursday. more

New EU states make bid for more diplomatic clout

Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic have warned that member states could disengage from EU foreign policy unless they get a fair share of power in its new diplomatic corps. more

NATO Secretary General in Warsaw for policy review

Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen is in Warsaw today on the 11th anniversary of Poland’s membership of the defence alliance. more

Fewer Poles finding work in UK

Less Poles are interested in emigrating to the United Kingdom for work, citing poor financial viability. more

Poland Is Far From Lost

With the Obama Administration working overtime on remodeling the U.S. economy after Sweden, ca. 1975, formerly Communist Poland remains one of the world's last free-market champions. more

Poland shows solidarity with Tibet

A series of rallies in support of the Free Tibet campaign are taking place in Poland marking Tibetan Day of Solidarity. more

Poles in Lithuania denied basic rights?

The Polish minority in Lithuania say that their situation has deteriorated over the past 20 years since that ex-Soviet republic re-gained independence. more

Pole to be the youngest politician in Sweden?

Magda Lukaszewicz, a seventeen-year-old high school student coming from Poland stands a big chance of being elected the youngest councilwoman in Sweden. more

GE Hitachi To Build Nuclear Plants In Poland

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, and Polish power company Polska Grupa Energetyczna SA, Friday said they have signed a new agreement to collaborate on Poland's initiative to build next-generation commercial nuclear power plants. more

Chopin in Vienna

An exhibition ‘Chopin in Vienna’ has opened at the Haus der Musik in the Austrian capital. more

Poland to Target Asia Investors With $1 Billion Bond

Poland is targeting investors in Asia with its first sale of bonds in U.S. dollars since July to help plug its budget deficit, Deputy Finance Minister Dominik Radziwill said. more

Poles largest minority in Norway

Poles constitute the most numerous group of immigrants in Norway, according the latest official statistics released in Oslo. more

Poland produces pilotless patrolling chopper

The first Polish pilotless helicopter constructed by a aviation scientist from Krakow is on its way to conquer the world’s air space, its manufacturers hope. more

F Vodka - not only for fashion victims

The Kopernik Vodka Factory, together with Fashion TV, has released a new premium brand of vodka in Poland called F Vodka. more

New EU economic plan to disadvantage of Poland

The European Commission will announce on Wednesday a strategy for economic development in the EU to 2020. With an emphasis on green issues the plan could be to the disadvantage of Poland. more

Bioton of Poland Sees Swing to Profit on Higher Insulin Sales

Bioton SA, Poland’s largest insulin maker, said it will report net income this year after a record loss in 2009, helped by higher sales in China, Russia and the Asia-Pacific region. more

Wall Street Is Alive With the Sound of ... Chopin?

Wall Street might not seem like the obvious location for a celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of romantic composer Frederic Chopin, but it's the venue this week for 200 hours of Chopin performances by an eclectic line-up of pianists. more

Ultra-modern Chopin museum opens in Poland

"It is among the world's most modern museums," Poland's Culture Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski told reporters at the opening ceremony. more

Curtain up on Chopin museum

A Chopin museum has opened in Warsaw, to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth. more

Cold War spy’s monument to stand in Krakow

Most citizens of Krakow in southern Poland want a monument to the controversial communist-era spy Colonel Ryszard Kuklinski to be erected near the main train station. more

Chopin museum opens

The Frederic Chopin Museum was declared open in Warsaw, Monday, on the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth. more

Vancouver 2010 – Poland’s best ever Winter Games

With six medals - one gold, three silver and two bronze - the 2010 games are the best ever for Poland’s Winter Olympics team. more

Polish James Bond wanted

Poland’s Intelligence Agency has officially started a unique recruiting process aimed at students by placing an ad in the newspapers. more