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Polish economy grows 4.3 percent in 2011
Despite the European debt crisis, Poland's economy grew a brisk 4.3 percent in 2011, even more than its strong 3.9 percent growth rate for 2010.
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Poland signs copyright treaty that drew protests
Poland signs copyright treaty that drew protests Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 02:24
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Poles keep up protests against copyright treaty
Hundreds of Poles have demonstrated in Warsaw against a copyright treaty that Poland signed this week, continuing days of protests over an issue that has sparked social anger.
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Polish economy grows 4.3 percent in 2011
Despite the European debt crisis, Poland's economy grew a brisk 4.3 percent in 2011, even more than its strong 3.9 percent growth rate for 2010.The preliminary estimate released Friday by the Central Statistical ...
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Polish GDP rose 4.3 per cent in 2011
Warsaw (dpa) - Poland?s economy grew 4.3 per cent, compared to 3.9 per cent in 2010, the Central Statistical Office said Friday in a sign the country had maintained robust growth."This is a very good result. It means that we really have had a very good year behind us," Anna Zielinska-Glebocka, of the Polish central bank?s Monetary Policy Council, told TVN 24.Strong retail sales and public ...
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Polish economy grew 4.3 percent in 2011
The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland New government data show that Poland's economy grew by a brisk 4.3 percent in 2011, an acceleration over the already strong 3.9 percent growth rate of the previous year. The figures, released Friday by the state Central Statistical Office, underline how strongly the economy has continued to grow in Poland, the largest of the ex-communist ...
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Poland's economic growth accelerated to 4.3 per cent in 2011 despite euro troubles
WARSAW, Poland - New government data show that Poland's economy grew by a brisk 4.3 per cent in 2011, an acceleration over the already strong 3.9 per cent growth rate of the previous year.
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Poland Parliament Protest
Warsaw, Poland ? Lawmakers from the leftist Palikot's Movement cover their faces with masks as they protest against ACTA, or the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, during a parliament session in Warsaw yesterday after the Polish government signed the agreement.
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Protests erupt after Poland passes SOPA-like bill
Hacker group Anonymous attacks government websites and protests abound after Poland supports, signs online piracy act ACTA
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Protests erupt after Poland approves its SOPA
Hacker group Anonymous attacks government websites and protests abound after Poland supports, signs online piracy act ACTA
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Poland signs copyright treaty that drew protests
WARSAW, POLAND (AP) - Poland on Thursday signed an international copyright agreement, sparking more demonstrations by Internet users who have protested for days over fear it will lead to online censorship. After the signing, protesters rallied in the Polish cities of Poznan and Lublin to express their anger over the treaty. ...
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Poland signs copyright treaty that drew protests
The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland An official says Poland has signed an international copyright agreement that has sparked days of protests from Internet users who fear it will lead to online censorship. Poland's ambassador to Japan, Jadwiga Rodowicz-Czechowska, told the Polish station TVN24 that she signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, in Tokyo on ...
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Poland signs copyright treaty that drew protests
The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland An official says Poland has signed an international copyright agreement that has sparked days of protests from Internet users who fear it will lead to online censorship. Poland's ambassador to Japan, Jadwiga Rodowicz-Czechowska, told the Polish station TVN24 that she signed the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA, in Tokyo on ...
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Polish web portals plan to go dark to protest treaty deemed threat to Internet freedom
WARSAW, Poland - Several popular Polish websites are planning to go dark for an hour Tuesday evening to protest the government's plan to sign an international copyright treaty.
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Summary Box: Poles protest Internet treaty
Summary Box: Poles protest Internet treaty Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 01:06
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Polish websites to go dark to protest ACTA
Polish websites to go dark to protest ACTA Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 09:00
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Polish websites to go dark to protest ACTA
Polish websites to go dark to protest ACTA WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Several popular Polish websites are planning to go dark for an hour Tuesday evening to protest the government's plan to sign an international copyright treaty. ACTA has been negotiated by a number of industrialized countries that have been struggling for ways to fight counterfeiting and intellectual property theft ? crimes that ...
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Polish church faces demands to confront sex abuse
WARSAW, POLAND -- When Bartek Obloj, a 13-year-old altar boy, hanged himself in his home village of Hludno just before Christmas 2007, he left a letter to his mother complaining of being molested by his parish rector.
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Poland fears U.S. defense cuts make it vulnerable to Russia
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland fears planned defense cuts by the United States may stall the development of an anti-missile system on Polish soil and leave it more vulnerable to Russia, a senior government source said.
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Polish Treasury, KGHM CEO Appear Divided Over How To Spend Cash
The rift between Poland's new Treasury minister and the chief executive of Polish copper-mining company KGHM Polska Miedz SA (KGH.WA), in which the ministry holds a controlling stake, appeared to widen Tuesday.
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