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Kaczy?ski wants Euro 2012 final moved to Warsaw [May 07, 2012] After calling for a boycott of matches held in Ukraine during the upcoming Euro 2012 soccer tournament, leader of Poland's opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party Jaros?aw Kaczy?ski has now declared that the final should be moved to Warsaw from Kiev. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish premier pledges continued support for Belarusian opposition [Feb 29, 2012] Warsaw (dpa) - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Wednesday called on the people of Belarus to "be strong" in the face of fresh European Union sanctions and pledged continued support for its opposition."I want to say a few words to Belarusians: be strong, and hang on," Tusk, speaking in Belarusian, said at a press conference in Warsaw. "Long live Belarus."The EU on Tuesday imposed travel bans ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish government debates stance on copyright treaty after Internet attacks [Jan 23, 2012] WARSAW, Poland - Poland's government went into defence mode on Monday after a network of online activists paralyzed government websites in opposition to Warsaw's plans to sign an international copyright treaty. [via YahooNews] More >>

Soldiers' death rekindles Polish debate on Afghanistan Eds: epa photos available [Dec 24, 2011] Warsaw (dpa) - Five Polish soldiers killed in Afghanistan were buried on Christmas Eve amid a renewed debate on Poland?s involvement in the Asian country?s conflict against Taliban insurgents.The opposition liberal Palikot?s Movement party has called for Poland to immediately withdraw from the war-torn country."It should have been done long ago," party head Janusz Palikot said after the deaths ... [via YahooNews] More >>

REFILE : Poland's Tusk defends backing EU treaty Eds: Clarifies author of quote in graf 5 [Dec 15, 2011] Warsaw (dpa) - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday defended his government?s backing of an EU treaty for closer fiscal union, during a debate in parliament where his government faced a no-confidence motion by the right-wing opposition.Tusk said it was in Poland?s "direct interest" to save the eurozone from the debt crisis engulfing the bloc. "You don?t have to be an economist to see ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's Tusk defends backing EU treaty [Dec 15, 2011] Warsaw (dpa) - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Thursday defended his government?s backing of an EU treaty for closer fiscal union, during a debate in parliament where his government faced a no-confidence motion by the right-wing opposition.Tusk said it was in Poland?s "direct interest" to save the eurozone from the debt crisis engulfing the bloc. "You don?t have to be an economist to see ... [via YahooNews] More >>

New film recalls German aid during Poland's Solidarity uprising [Dec 13, 2011] Shortly before Christmas in 1981, Poland's authoritarian government declared martial law in an attempt to crush the opposition. Care packages from Germany helped the Polish people cope during this difficult time. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland unveils Ronald Reagan statue [Dec 06, 2011] Polish communist-era opposition icon Lech Walesa unveiled a statue to former US president Ronald Reagan. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland unveils Reagan statue in Warsaw [Nov 21, 2011] Polish communist-era opposition icon Lech Walesa will unveil a statue to former US president Ronald Reagan, highly respected in Poland for having helped hasten the fall of the Iron Curtain. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's Walesa unveils Reagan statue in Warsaw [Nov 21, 2011] WARSAW (AFP) - Polish communist-era opposition icon Lech Walesa on Monday unveiled a statue to former United States president Ronald Reagan, highly respected in Poland for having helped hasten the fall of the Iron Curtain. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland unveils Reagan statue in Warsaw [Nov 21, 2011] Polish communist-era opposition icon Lech Walesa will unveil a statue to former US president Ronald Reagan, highly respected in Poland for having helped hasten the fall of the Iron Curtain. [via YahooNews] More >>

add. formats [Oct 26, 2011] Warsaw newspaper Gazeta Polska published in Polish and in English translation an editorial article entitled "Tomasz Sakiewicz, the Editor in Chief of Poland's leading opposition newspaper Gazeta Polska, goes on record: "The Polish president Lech Kaczynski was murdered!". [via YahooNews] More >>

Ruling Polish party well ahead in polls [Oct 05, 2011] WARSAW ? Three new opinion polls yesterday gave Polish prime minister Donald Tusk?s ruling Civic Platform (PO) party a lead of between seven and 15 percentage points over the main opposition Law and Justice (PiS) in an election to be held on Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Additional news "Political news" [Aug 22, 2011] Prosecutor General of Belarus to the authorities of Poland gave data on bank accounts of the Belarusian opposition. This was announced August 11 the Belarusian news agency BelaPAN with reference to the Polish media. [via YahooNews] More >>

Additional news "Political news" [Aug 16, 2011] Those responsible for the transfer of the official Minsk financial information on the activities of the Belarusian opposition have lost their jobs. This was August 15, said at a press conference, Attorney General of Poland Andrzej Seremet . The reason for the sanctions to the Polish public prosecutors was the satisfaction of the request of Belarus to the Belarusian head of bank accounts of the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland hosts effort to aid Belarusian opposition [Feb 02, 2011] Warsaw - Representatives from some 40 countries met Wednesday in Polish capital Warsaw to raise money for Belarus' opposition in the wake of a crackdown on anti-government demonstrators. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish intellectuals urge Belarusian president to release opposition candidate and wife [Jan 27, 2011] WARSAW, Poland - Polish intellectuals have appealed to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to release a jailed opposition presidential candidate and his wife. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish intellectuals urge Belarusian president to release opposition candidate and wife [Jan 25, 2011] WARSAW, Poland - Polish intellectuals have appealed to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to release a jailed opposition presidential candidate and his wife. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish intellectuals urge Belarusian president to release opposition candidate and wife [Jan 24, 2011] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Polish intellectuals have appealed to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to release a jailed opposition presidential candidate and his wife. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish opposition urges rejection of Russian report on Smolensk air crash [Jan 13, 2011] Poland's opposition Law and Justice party has called for an emergency meeting of the lower house of parliament to issue a resolution rejecting the findings of the Russian report on the Polish presidential plane crash. [via YahooNews] More >>