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Polish president will accept Ukraine's invitation - on condition [May 11, 2012] Warsaw/Kiev (dpa) - Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski was ready to accept an invitation from his Ukrainian counterpart, but only if Kiev made a "new decision" in the case of imprisoned former premier Yulia Tymoshenko, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday."If there is no change (in Tymoshenko?s case) then the invitation (from Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych) will not be accepted," said ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland says boycotting Ukraine would push it towards Russia [May 03, 2012] WARSAW (Reuters) - The West should not boycott Ukraine during the European soccer championship in June as that would hamper its European ambitions and force the ex-Soviet country back into the arms of Russia, Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski said on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland: Boycotting Ukraine would push it towards Russia [May 03, 2012] WARSAW - The West should not boycott Ukraine during the European soccer championship in June as that would hamper its European ambitions and force the ex-Soviet country back into the arms of Russia, Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski said on May 2. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland says boycotting Ukraine would push it towards Russia [May 02, 2012] WARSAW (Reuters) - The West should not boycott Ukraine during the European soccer championship in June as that would hamper its European ambitions and force the ex-Soviet country back into the arms of Russia, Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski said on Wednesday. Led by Germany, leaders of several European Union countries have called off scheduled visits to Ukraine during the Euro 2012, a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish president wants Communism museum [Apr 18, 2012] WARSAW, Poland, April 17 (UPI) -- Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski said it is finally time for Poland to have a museum devoted to the crimes of communism. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland pledges post-2014 support for Afghanistan [Mar 08, 2012] Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski met his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai Tuesday during a visit to Afghanistan, where Poland has some 2,500 troops with a NATO mission fighting a Taliban insurgency. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland pledges post-2014 support for Afghanistan [Mar 06, 2012] Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski met his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai Tuesday during a visit to Afghanistan, where Poland has some 2,500 troops with a NATO mission fighting a Taliban insurgency. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish president announces two days of national morning following rail crash [Mar 05, 2012] WARSAW, Poland : Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski on Sunday evening announced two days of national mourning after the country's deadliest rail accident in more than two decades. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland to mourn 16 killed in head-on train crash [Mar 05, 2012] WARSAW, SZCZEKOCINY, Poland (Reuters) - Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski announced a two-day national mourning period on Sunday for the 16 people killed in a head-on collision of two trains in the country's worst rail accident in more than two decades. The trains collided at an average speed of 100 km (60 miles) near the town of Szczekociny in southern Poland on Saturday night after one ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland to mourn 16 killed in head-on train crash [Mar 04, 2012] WARSAW, SZCZEKOCINY, Poland (Reuters) - Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski announced a two-day national mourning period on Sunday for the 16 people killed in a head-on collision of two trains in the country's worst rail accident in more than two decades. The trains collided at an average speed of 100 km (60 miles) near the town of Szczekociny in southern Poland on Saturday night after one ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Euro zone crisis: the view from the Continent's east side [Feb 16, 2012] Polish views on the crisis Michael Goldfarb Warsaw - I'm in Warsaw on assignment and came across a very interesting interview in the current edition of the Warsaw Business Journal . [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland.pl: Polish and Ukrainian presidents meet in Davos [Jan 30, 2012] Polish and Ukrainian Presidents, Bronislaw Komorowski and Viktor Yanukovych, met in Davos on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations, energy security in the region and the situation in Ukraine. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish President calls for more Chinese investment [Dec 22, 2011] Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski said in Beijing that he hopes China and Poland will strengthen bilateral ties to a new high cooperation in various fields. He urges China to invest in Poland. He said at a press conference during the China-Poland Economic Forum held in Beijing on Dec. 21. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish President calls for more Chinese investment [Dec 22, 2011] Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski said in Beijing that he hopes China and Poland will strengthen bilateral ties to a new high cooperation in various fields. He urges China to invest in Poland. He said at a press conference during the China-Poland Economic Forum held in Beijing on Dec. 21. [via YahooNews] More >>

Eastday-Poland and China ink cooperation agreements [Dec 20, 2011] POLAND and China signed several business cooperation agreements yesterday in Shanghai during President Bronislaw Komorowski's official visit. The Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency inked a business memorandum with SANY Group Co Ltd to further develop heavy manufacturing in Poland. [via YahooNews] More >>

The Warsaw Voice: Poland's, Ukraine's presidents discuss sensitive topics [Nov 29, 2011] President Bronislaw Komorowski was in Ukraine on Monday where jointly with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yanukovych he attended the inauguration of the construction of a Polish military cemetery in Bykivnia near Kiev on a site of mass grave of Poles, executed in 1937-1940 by the Red Army. The necropolis will be the fourth "Katyn cemetery" after those in the Katyn Forest, Mednoye and Kharkov ... [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 >>

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 >>

Polish Euro Peg in ERM-2 ?Not Practical? Now, President?s Adviser Says [Nov 16, 2011] Poland shouldn?t consider fixing the zloty to the euro in the European Union?s exchange-rate mechanism at a time when the currency bloc is in crisis, said Tomasz Nalecz, an adviser to President Bronislaw Komorowski. [via YahooNews] More >>

Parades, marches mark Poland's Independence Day [Nov 11, 2011] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski has reviewed troops and laid a wreath to fallen soldiers during state observances of Poland's Independence Day, one of the nation's most important anniversaries. [via YahooNews] More >>