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Poland, eyeing euro crisis, launches austerity drive [Nov 18, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk vowed on Friday to raise the retirement age and slash tax and pension privileges to reduce debt and shield the European Union's largest eastern economy from the euro zone crisis. Unveiling his newly re-elected government's plans, Tusk said even priests in this staunchly Catholic nation would be affected by a pension shakeup, part of an ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Walesa's wife unveils price of Solidarity glory [Nov 18, 2011] WARSAW, Poland?Lech Walesa's wife says she paid a huge price for her husband's struggle against communism. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish PM Tusk's new cabinet sworn in by president [Nov 18, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski swore in a new government on Friday that has pledged to cut debt and speed up structural reforms aimed at bolstering the European Union's largest eastern economy at a time of financial crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's Tusk vows austerity to safeguard growth [Nov 18, 2011] WARSAW (AFP) - Poland's freshly elected centrist prime minister vowed Friday to use his second consecutive term to introduce sweeping austerity reforms aimed at safeguarding growth amid crisis in the eurozone. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish PM vows to tackle public debt in 2nd term [Nov 18, 2011] (11-18) 08:39 PST WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Poland's newly re-elected prime minister said Friday that he will raise the retirement age to 67 as he announced a series of far-reaching measures aimed at bringing down public... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's Tusk vows austerity to safeguard growth [Nov 18, 2011] Poland's freshly elected centrist prime minister vowed Friday to use his second consecutive term to introduce sweeping austerity reforms aimed at safeguarding growth amid crisis in the eurozone. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish PM vows to tackle public debt in 2nd term [Nov 18, 2011] Poland's newly re-elected prime minister said Friday that he will raise the retirement age to 67 as he announced a series of far-reaching measures aimed at bringing down public debt. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish students delve into forgotten Jewish past [Nov 18, 2011] Annihilated by Nazi Germany and largely forgotten by Poles, lost Jewish culture is re-emerging in Poland as youngsters scour their communities, searching for traces of Jewish life as it once existed. [via YahooNews] More >>

Walesa's injured son to leave hospital [Nov 18, 2011] The son of Poland's former president Lech Walesa calls it a "miracle" that he survived a motorcycle accident and plans to return to his work as a European parliament lawmaker in February. [via YahooNews] More >>

Australia aims to recruit 900 Polish miners [Nov 18, 2011] WARSAW, Nov 17, 2011 (AFP) - - Australia's Mastermyne Group has turned to Poland in a drive to find 900 new coalminers for collieries in the states of Queensland and New South Wales, recruitment firm Randstad said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Walesa?s injured son to leave hospital, wants to resume work in February [Nov 17, 2011] WARSAW, Poland ? The son of Poland?s former president Lech Walesa calls it a ?miracle? that he survived a motorcycle accident and plans to return to his work as a European parliament lawmaker in February. Walesa met with journalists on Thursday, on the eve of being discharged from a Warsaw military hospital where he has been treated since early September for massive injuries. Walesa used a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's prime minister replaces ministers for second term [Nov 17, 2011] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Poland's prime minister on Thursday replaced more than half of his Cabinet for the government's second term, but retained key ministers in charge of the economy and foreign affairs. [via YahooNews] More >>

Minsk accuses Warsaw of trying to affect internal politics in Belarus [Nov 17, 2011] MINSK - Belarus has accused Polish Ambassador to Minsk Leszek Szerepka of making lopsided and biased remarks grossly distorting reality. "The ambassador is stretching the truth when it describes Poland's position as an observer of Belarus' democratic development. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish finance, foreign ministers retained [Nov 17, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski will retain his post in Poland's new government and Radoslaw Sikorski will remain as foreign minister, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday. Tusk nominated Deputy Treasury Minister Mikolaj Budzanowski to take charge of the ministry overseeing privatisation. He previously oversaw the energy sector. Rostowski is regarded by financial ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish PM says to retain finance, foreign ministers [Nov 17, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk confirmed on Thursday that respected Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski would retain his post in the country's new government and that Radoslaw Sikorski would stay on as foreign minister. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland working overtime with the goal in sight [Nov 17, 2011] IT?S A decade since my first and last visit to Warsaw?s national stadium. Then, the crumbling communist ruin was no longer a home to sports events but a vast market where you could buy everything from counterfeit vodka to very real guns. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish pilot felt huge relief after safe landing [Nov 16, 2011] WARSAW, Poland ? The Polish pilot hailed as a hero for his smooth emergency landing of a Boeing airliner remained modest Wednesday in his first public appearance, saying he felt ?huge relief? once his passengers evacuated the plane, but wondered whether he could have done better. [via YahooNews] More >>

Football: Barcelona launch first European training school [Nov 16, 2011] WARSAW: Football icons Barcelona on Wednesday launched their first European training school outside Spain in Poland, aiming to spread their "tiki-taka" style among kids dreaming of becoming the next Lionel Messi. [via YahooNews] More >>

Barcelona launch first European football school [Nov 16, 2011] WARSAW (AFP) - Football icons Barcelona on Wednesday launched their first European training school outside Spain in Poland, aiming to spread their "tiki-taka" style among kids dreaming of becoming the next Lionel Messi. [via YahooNews] More >>

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