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Warsaw Business Journal: Ukraine wants EU association agreement signed during Polish presidency [May 17, 2011] Ukraine is hoping to be in a position to have an association agreement with the European Union signed during Poland's tenure at the helm of the rotating EU presidency. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish FM visits Libyan opposition base, with no formal recognition [May 12, 2011] Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski on Wednesday visited the base of Libyan opposition, the first European foreign minister visiting here, but he did not formally announce the formal recognition of the National Transitional Council (NTC) neither by Poland nor the European Union. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia could sign EU entry deal this year, Poland says [May 10, 2011] (WARSAW ) - Croatia could sign its European Union entry deal this year, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Monday as his country prepares to take the helm of the 27-nation bloc. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's PM hopes Croatia may sigh EU accession treaty this year [May 09, 2011] WARSAW, Poland - Poland's prime minister says he hopes Croatia will sign a European Union accession treaty during Warsaw's EU presidency later this year. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland eyes 4% growth, narrower deficit in 2012 [May 06, 2011] (WARSAW ) - Poland's government on Thursday approved 2012 spending plans forecasting 4.0 percent growth in GDP and narrowing its deficit to around the 3.0 percent of GDP in a bid to meet European Union spending limits. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland Hasn?t Reached Deal With JSW Miners on Share Sale, Walenczak Says [Apr 28, 2011] Poland is still seeking an agreement with unions at state-owned Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA that would allow the European Union?s largest coking-coal producer to proceed with an initial public offering. [via YahooNews] More >>

Warsaw Shortlist of Bidders for SPEC May Decide Who Buys Vattenfall Assets [Apr 20, 2011] The city of Warsaw shortlisted bidders for SPEC SA, the European Union?s largest district heating company, in a sale that could determine the buyer of Swedish utility Vattenfall AB ?s Polish assets. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland Looks to Its Past in Assessing Arab Present [Apr 14, 2011] The crisis provides an opportunity for the European Union to help the Arab world on a road toward democracy, a top Polish official said in an interview. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland Looks to Its Past in Assessing Arab Present [Apr 13, 2011] The crisis provides an opportunity for the European Union to help the Arab world on a road toward democracy, a top Polish official said in an interview. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish President: EU should draw lessons from Arab unrest [Mar 22, 2011] Warsaw - Poland will work to improve the way the European Union reacts to crises and will draw lessons from recent revolts in North Africa when it takes over the EU's rotating presidency in July, President Bronislaw Komorowski said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish Police arrest 32 in huge illegal cigarette factory raid [Mar 15, 2011] Polish Police on Tuesday arrested 32 people after raiding a huge illegal cigarette factory near Warsaw, Poland, disrupting plans by an international criminal gang to enter the European Union (EU) market with millions of illegal cigarettes During the operation, authorities also seized cigarette making machinery and materials, including over 50 tons of cut tobacco and a consignment of nearly 5 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Renewables could bring job boon to Poland: Greenpeace [Mar 11, 2011] An ambitious switch from fossil fuels to green energy could generate up to 350,000 new jobs by 2020 in the Poland, the European Union's most coal-dependent member, Greenpeace said Friday in Warsaw. [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 >>

Cooperation with NATO and better equipment among top tasks of Poland's upcoming EU presidency [Mar 07, 2011] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? 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. [via YahooNews] More >>

Security among Poland's tasks for EU presidency [Mar 07, 2011] 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. [via YahooNews] More >>

Cooperation with NATO and better equipment among top tasks of Poland's upcoming EU presidency [Mar 07, 2011] WARSAW, Poland - Poland's government says co-operation with NATO and modernization of military equipment are the top defence priorities for the country's European Union presidency later this year. [via YahooNews] More >>

Venturing outside your borders [Mar 07, 2011] Harvard Business Review Polska , a Polish edition of one of the world's most prestigious magazines on management, considers the Polish economy to be one of the strongest in the European Union, Rzeczpospolita reports. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish EU leadership key for ex-communist bloc, Latvia says [Feb 18, 2011] (WARSAW ) - Poland's looming leadership of the European Union will be crucial for fellow ex-communist nations, Latvia's Foreign Minister Girts Valdis Kristovskis said Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU's Rehn Says Polish Budget-Deficit Cuts to EU Limit Are `Doable' By 2012 [Feb 16, 2011] Poland is capable of cutting its budget shortfall to 3 percent of gross domestic product by 2012 and will submit plans to the European Union to do so this week, Economic and Monetary Commissioner Olli Rehn said today. [via YahooNews] More >>

PGE to Seek EU Funds for Building Carbon Capture Plant in Poland [Feb 14, 2011] PGE SA , Poland?s biggest electricity company, said it?s seeking funds for a carbon capture plant from the European Union?s 4.5-billion-euro ($6 billion) program of pollution permits. [via YahooNews] More >>