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Argentina to play Poland in June 5 friendly [May 05, 2011] Argentina will play Poland in a friendly on June 5 in Warsaw with younger players from clubs in Europe. World Eleven, the company which organizes friendlies for Argentina, says on Thursday that the match will be four days after a friendly against Nigeria during a tour aimed at giving pitch time to players with little international experience who are hoping to earn a spot in Argentina's Copa... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poles travel to Rome for John Paul beatification [Apr 30, 2011] They slept in the aisles and celebrated Mass in the restaurant car. Eight hundred Poles boarded a special train Friday night for a 26-hour trip across Europe, bound for Rome and the beatification of the late Pope John Paul II. They were joining tens of thousands of Poles who are massing in Rome for Sunday's beatification, a major celebration for ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish PM chides Europe over Libya "hypocrisy" [Apr 09, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland refuses to join NATO's military campaign against Libya's Muammar Gaddafi because of Europe's "hypocrisy" and inconsistency over human rights, Prime Minister Donald Tusk was quoted on Saturday as saying. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish PM chides Europe over Libya "hypocrisy" [Apr 09, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland refuses to join NATO's military campaign against Libya's Muammar Gaddafi because of Europe's "hypocrisy" and inconsistency over human rights, Prime Minister Donald Tusk was quoted on Saturday as saying. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish PM chides Europe over Libya "hypocrisy" [Apr 09, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland refuses to join NATO's military campaign against Libya's Muammar Gaddafi because of Europe's "hypocrisy" and inconsistency over human rights, Prime Minister Donald Tusk was quoted on Saturday as saying. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's Jews celebrate reopening of synagogue [Apr 05, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press ZAMOSC, Poland Jewish leaders and foreign dignitaries have gathered to celebrate the reopening of an important Renaissance synagogue in Poland. The synagogue is a jewel of Renaissance architecture located in the eastern Polish town of Zamosc. It is considered one of the most important surviving synagogues in a country that was home to Europe's largest ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish premier supports search for shale gas [Mar 29, 2011] Warsaw - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Tuesday he supported the country's search for shale gas, an unconventional source of natural gas that is often expensive to extract, adding that it would contribute to energy diversity in Poland and Europe. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish Yield Rises Most in Three Weeks on Rate Bets Before Bond Auction [Mar 09, 2011] Polish and Czech bonds fell before today?s auctions of local-currency government debt in the two countries as speculation mounted central banks across Europe will raise interest rates earlier than previously thought. [via YahooNews] More >>

Clinton, Polish Minister Sikorski Before Their Meeting [Mar 07, 2011] SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, good morning. And it is such a pleasure for me to welcome not only a colleague, but someone who has become a friend over the last years and whose opinion I value greatly on not just matters related to Poland and Europe, but ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Euro 2012 a crucial boost for Polish clubs [Mar 02, 2011] WARSAW (AFP) - As Lech Poznan become Poland's latest club to crash out of Europe, some may bemoan failings in the domestic game, but many business experts see the Euro 2012 host nation as fertile turf. [via YahooNews] More >>

Euro 2012 a crucial boost for Polish clubs [Mar 02, 2011] As Lech Poznan become Poland's latest club to crash out of Europe, some may bemoan failings in the domestic game, but many business experts see the Euro 2012 host nation as fertile turf. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland packs emotional punch [Feb 23, 2011] Poland may not be the first country you think of to visit in Europe, having to compete as it does with more glamorous places like Italy and France. [via YahooNews] More >>

The German, French and Polish heads of state discussed some weighty issues in Warsaw [Feb 08, 2011] On Monday, the heads of Poland, France and Germany met in Warsaw under the aegis of the Weimar Triangle grouping to discuss European defense partnership, social and cultural policy, the forthcoming Polish presidency of the EU and the response to the financial crisis in Europe. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish Minister Labels Belarus 'Europe's Cuba' [Feb 05, 2011] WARSAW ? Belarus is "Europe's Cuba" and its people are yearning for freedom just like the tens of thousands who have taken to the streets in Tunis and Cairo, Poland's foreign minister said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish Minister: Belarus 'Europe's Cuba' [Feb 03, 2011] WARSAW ? Belarus is "Europe's Cuba" and its people are yearning for freedom just like the tens of thousands who have taken to the streets in Tunis and Cairo, Poland's foreign minister said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

AP Interview: Polish FM: Belarusians want freedom [Feb 03, 2011] Belarus is "Europe's Cuba" and its people are yearning for freedom just like the tens of thousands who have taken to the streets in Tunis and Cairo, Poland's foreign minister said Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

The Peninsula: Poland, Ukraine count down to Euro 2012 [Jan 23, 2011] WARSAW: Locked deep in winter, Poland and Ukraine are fixing their focus squarely on the summer of 2012, when Europe?s top football showcase is staged behind the former Iron Curtain for the first time. [via YahooNews] More >>

IMF offers Poland $30 bn two-year credit line [Jan 22, 2011] The International Monetary Fund on Friday offered Poland a new two-year credit line worth about $30 billion, citing potential risks from financial woes in other parts of Europe. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland Faces Highest Yields in 16 Months on Cuts to Pensions, Debt Crisis [Jan 12, 2011] Polish yields may rise to the highest in at least 16 months at a sale of as much as 2.5 billion zloty ($839 million) of bonds as plans to cut pension fund contributions and Europe?s debt crisis curb demand. [via YahooNews] More >>

The Polish bourse's performance has also been affected by Poland's pension reform plans [Jan 11, 2011] The Warsaw Stock Exchange started the year as one of the worse-performing bourses in Europe. The blue-chip WIG20, for example, lost 3.1 percent at the beginning of January. [via YahooNews] More >>