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ACTA on the edge in Europe? Poland suspends ratification, Greece gets hacked [Feb 03, 2012] Anger at last month's decision by the European Union and 22 of its member states to sign the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has led to widespread protests, hacked Web sites, and legislators backing away from the treaty. The anti-ACTA protests that saw Polish politicians don Guy Fawkes masks in parliament have borne fruit. After experiencing a considerable backlash in Poland, Prime ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland Parliament Protest [Jan 27, 2012] Warsaw, Poland ? Lawmakers from the leftist Palikot's Movement cover their faces with masks as they protest against ACTA, or the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, during a parliament session in Warsaw yesterday after the Polish government signed the agreement. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland reviews stance on treaty after web attacks [Jan 24, 2012] Poland reviews stance on treaty after web attacks WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Polish leaders will debate on Monday their stance on an international copyright agreement after activists attacked government websites to protest the treaty. The attacks, which left many websites, including those of the prime minister and parliament, inaccessible Monday for the second straight day, were claimed by Anonymous ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland reviews stance on treaty after web attacks [Jan 24, 2012] Poland reviews stance on treaty after web attacks WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Polish leaders will debate on Wednesday their stance on an international copyright agreement after activists attacked government websites to protest the treaty. The attacks, which left many websites, including those of the prime minister and parliament, inaccessible Monday for the second straight day, were claimed by ... [via YahooNews] More >>

?Polish Underground? Takes Down Government Websites [Jan 24, 2012] In Warsaw, a group call the ?Polish Underground? targeted the Polish Government?s website. This comes following the weekends attack on websites belonging to Poland?s president, prime minister and parliament. The attacks are thought to be a protest to upcoming anti-piracy ? [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland reviews stance on treaty after web attacks [Jan 23, 2012] WARSAW, POLAND (AP) - Polish leaders will debate on Monday their stance on an international copyright agreement after activists attacked government websites to protest the treaty. The attacks, which left many websites, including those of the prime minister and parliament, inaccessible Monday for the second straight day, were claimed by Anonymous, ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish government websites under apparent attack [Jan 22, 2012] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Several Polish government websites appear to have been attacked by a group opposing the country's support for a treaty aimed at protecting international intellectual property rights. The websites, including that of the parliament and the prime minister, were inaccessible or unusually slow Sunday. It was an apparent sign that they had been ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish government websites under apparent attack [Jan 22, 2012] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Several Polish government websites appear to have been attacked by a group opposing the country's support for a treaty aimed at protecting international intellectual property rights. The websites, including that of the parliament and the prime minister, were inaccessible or unusually slow Sunday. It was an apparent sign that they had been ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish pol threatens to smoke pot in Parliament [Jan 21, 2012] The leader of a new left-wing party in Poland threatened to light up a joint in Parliament on Friday ? but just burned incense instead. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish MP 'lights up' for legal marijuana [Jan 21, 2012] WARSAW (AFP) - Janusz Palikot, the leader of a new party which brought in Poland's first trans-gender and openly gay MPs, launched a drive Friday to legalise marijuana by smoking pot in parliament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish leader tries to smoke pot in Parliament [Jan 21, 2012] The leader of a new left-wing party in Poland threatened to light up a joint in Parliament on Friday ? but just burned incense instead. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish MP 'lights up' for legal marijuana [Jan 20, 2012] WARSAW (AFP) - Janusz Palikot, the leader of a new party which brought in Poland's first trans-gender and openly gay MPs, launched a drive Friday to legalise marijuana by smoking pot in parliament. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish party leader threatens to light up joint in Parliament, wants soft drugs decriminalized [Jan 20, 2012] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? The leader of a new left-wing party in Poland threatened to light up a joint in Parliament on Friday ? but just burned incense instead. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland Shale Gas Ambitions Undaunted by Bulgarian 'No' [Jan 19, 2012] The ban on the exploration and production of shale gas in Bulgaria has its no way affected the resolution of the Polish government to pursue the approach in Poland. This was revealed by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Polish National Radio Thursday, a day after the Bulgarian Parliament voted to ban the hydraulic fracturing technique involved in exploring and producing shale gas ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish parliament to buy 500 iPads for lawmakers [Dec 23, 2011] Politicians in Poland will switch from paper to digital when working on laws in the country's parliament, following an approval to purchase up to 500 top-of-the-line iPads for Sejm legislators, according to a report in the Polish business publication Wyborcza. Each of the 460 members will get a 64GB 3G-enabled iPad 2 at a cost of roughly $400,000. The move will replace paper and notebook ... [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 >>

Poland's government wins confidence vote at start of Prime Minister Tusk's 2nd term of office [Nov 19, 2011] WARSAW, Poland - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his new Cabinet have survived a confidence vote in parliament a day after announcing far-reaching austerity measures aimed at helping the economy remain strong in troubled times. [via YahooNews] More >>

Walesa's injured son to leave hospital [Nov 18, 2011] The son of Poland's former president Lech Walesa calls it a "miracle" that he survived a motorcycle accident and plans to return to his work as a European parliament lawmaker in February. [via YahooNews] More >>

Walesa?s injured son to leave hospital, wants to resume work in February [Nov 17, 2011] WARSAW, Poland ? The son of Poland?s former president Lech Walesa calls it a ?miracle? that he survived a motorcycle accident and plans to return to his work as a European parliament lawmaker in February. Walesa met with journalists on Thursday, on the eve of being discharged from a Warsaw military hospital where he has been treated since early September for massive injuries. Walesa used a ... [via YahooNews] More >>