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Stolen paintings seized in NY return to Poland [Oct 05, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Two Polish paintings that were stolen during World War II and confiscated by U.S. authorities last year were returned to the National Museum in Warsaw on Tuesday. Polish Culture Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski handed over the pictures to the museum in a ceremony at his ministry. "I am happy to say that today the paintings return to the place ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Stolen paintings seized in NY return to Poland [Oct 05, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Two Polish paintings that were stolen during World War II and confiscated by U.S. authorities last year were returned to the National Museum in Warsaw on Tuesday. Polish Culture Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski handed over the pictures to the museum in a ceremony at his ministry. "I am happy to say that today the paintings return to the place ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Stolen paintings seized in NY return to Poland [Oct 04, 2011] WARSAW, POLAND (AP) - Two Polish paintings that were stolen during World War II and confiscated by U.S. authorities last year were returned to the National Museum in Warsaw on Tuesday. Polish Culture Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski handed over the pictures to the museum in a ceremony at his ministry. "I am happy ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish defence minister quits over damning crash report [Jul 31, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish Defence Minister Bogdan Klich resigned on Friday after a government report chronicled a litany of errors and neglect by the crew of the military plane that crashed in Russia last year killing Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish defense minister quits over damning crash report [Jul 29, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich resigned on Friday after a government report chronicled a litany of errors and neglect by the crew of the military plane that crashed in Russia last year killing Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish defence minister quits over damning crash report [Jul 29, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - Polish Defence Minister Bogdan Klich resigned on Friday after a government report listed a litany of errors and neglect by the crew of the military plane that crashed in Russia last year killing Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland gets back painting seized in World War II [Jul 27, 2011] MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland A valuable 19th century Polish painting that went missing during World War II has been returned to Poland after being removed from auction in Germany, the culture minister said Wednesday. Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski revealed Aleksander Gierymski's "Jewish Woman Selling Oranges" to reporters, and said the painting was returned to Poland after many ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Senior Chinese legislator meets Polish senate speaker on relations [Jun 16, 2011] Visiting senior Chinese legislator Wang Zhaoguo discussed ways to boost interparliamentary ties with Polish Senate Speaker Bogdan Borusewicz in Warsaw Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland Signs Deal with US to Host American F-16 Fighter Jets [Jun 13, 2011] Poland and the USA have signed an agreement Monday to station American F-16 fighter jets on Polish soil. The agreement also provides for stationing C-130 Hercules transport aircraft on Polish soil along with a detachment of American pilots who would train their local counterparts. "We think this is the next step in deepening Polish-American partnership," Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich said ... [via YahooNews] More >>

U.S. to send servicemen to maintain airbase in Poland [Jun 13, 2011] WARSAW -- Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich and U.S. Ambassador to Poland Lee Feinstein signed an agreement stipulating deployment of 20 U.S. servicemen. [via YahooNews] More >>

France, Poland have common defense interests: Polish defense minister [May 18, 2011] France and Poland have common defense interests, Polish Defense Minister Bogdan Klich said here on Tuesday after two days of talks with French counterpart Gerard Longuet. [via YahooNews] More >>

Museum in Poland Acquires a Missing Collection of Composer Frederic Chopin's Letters [Mar 25, 2011] Polish emigre art dealer Marek Keller, right, and Poland's Culture Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski, left, talk over a show case containing letters written by Polish composer and pianist Frederic Chopin, whose portrait is seen background, at the Frederic Chopin Museum in Warsaw, Poland Thursday, March 24, 2011. A collection of letters written by Polish composer Frederic Chopin considered lost in 1939 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Security among Poland's tasks for EU presidency [Mar 07, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Poland's government says cooperation with NATO and modernization of military equipment are the top defense priorities for the country's European Union presidency later this year. Defense Minister Bogdan Klich said Monday that the defense priorities of Poland's six months presidency also include turning the existing EU's battle groups into ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland asks Nazi camp museums to drop .pl websites (AFP) [Feb 01, 2011] WARSAW (AFP) ? Poland's culture minister said Tuesday he had asked museums at former Nazi death camps to drop their Polish .pl Internet suffix to help counter the false impression they were Polish-run. The minister, Bogdan Zdrojewski, told Polish news agency PAP he had written to the directors of three museums in Poland asking them to use other suffixes for their websites, such as the more ... [via YahooNews] More >>