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Polish president honors Gov. Quinn, Illinois National Guard [May 21, 2012] Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski flew to Downstate Marseilles Sunday to bestow honorary medals from the Polish government on Gov. Pat Quinn, the leader of the Illinois National Guard and 13 National Guard soldiers. The Polish army has partnered with the Illinois National Guard in Afghanistan and Iraq for years. Illinois National Guard soldiers have co-deployed with every Polish rotation to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland claims it is well prepared for Euro 2012 [May 11, 2012] Warsaw, May 9 : A month before the kick-off of Euro 2012 football championship, a Polish government spokesman said everything would be ready well in time. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland claims it is well prepared for Euro 2012 [May 09, 2012] Warsaw, May 9 (IANS) A month before the kick-off of Euro 2012 football championship, a Polish government spokesman said everything would be ready well in time. [via YahooNews] More >>

Research and Markets: Poland Defence and Security Report Q2 2012 - The 36th Special Air Transport Regiment Was ... [Mar 30, 2012] DUBLIN-- -- Dublin - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Poland Defence and Security Report Q2 2012" report to their offering. The Polish military is in the process of professionalising its armed forces, and also configuring them to support NATO operations, following the country's admittance into the organisation. The Polish government has a long-standing aspiration to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Estimate cuts Poland's usable shale gas reserves to under 768 billion cubic meters [Mar 21, 2012] WARSAW, Poland - A Polish government estimate says the country's recoverable shale gas reserves are far lower than originally forecast ? at between 346 and 768 billion cubic meters. [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 >>

Summary Box: Poles protest Internet treaty [Jan 26, 2012] Summary Box: Poles protest Internet treaty Associated Press Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 01:06 [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 >>

Polish state website taken down by hackers [Jan 23, 2012] Hackers identifying themselves as the "Polish Underground" took down the Polish government website early on Monday, the most recent in a series of attacks protesting against anti-piracy legislation. [via YahooNews] More >>

'Anonymous' hackers attack Polish state website [Jan 23, 2012] WARSAW, Poland - Hackers identifying themselves as the "Polish Underground" took down the Polish government website early Monday, the most recent in a series of attacks protesting against anti-piracy legislation. [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 >>

Poland unfazed by Bulgarian fracking ban [Jan 20, 2012] WARSAW, Poland, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- A ban on hydraulic fracturing of shale gas deposits in Bulgaria won't sway the energy aspirations of the Polish government, the Polish Foreign Ministry said. [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 >>

Poland's government fires deputy interior minister [Jan 03, 2012] The Polish government has dismissed the deputy interior minister, who was organizing security in Poland for the European football championship this summer. A government spokesman, Pawel Gras, said Tuesday that Prime Minister Donald Tusk dismissed the official, Adam Rapacki. No reasons were immediately given. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland to extend retirement age [Dec 12, 2011] WARSAW : The Polish government wants to raise the retirement age for uniformed services personnel and increase their minimum length of career as it tries to curb spending to safeguard against fallout from the euro zone's debt crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland halts his participation in the Lithuanian NUCLEAR POWER PLANT [Dec 09, 2011] As reported previously, BakuToday , according to the plans of the Polish Government, by 2020, will build two NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS in Poland, located in the immediate vicinity of Belarus and Lithuania and the Kaliningrad oblast of Russia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland To Sell Foundry Coke Producer To JSW For PLN414 Million [Oct 06, 2011] WARSAW -(Dow Jones)- Polish coking coal producer Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA (JSW.WA) has agreed to buy foundry coke maker Walbrzyskie Zaklady Koksownicze Victoria SA from the Polish government for 413.9 million zlotys ($125.8 million), the company and Poland's Treasury Ministry said in statements late Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland To Sell Foundry Coke Producer To JSW For PLN413 Million [Oct 06, 2011] WARSAW -(Dow Jones)- Polish coking coal producer Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA (JSW.WA) has agreed to buy foundry coke maker Walbrzyskie Zaklady Koksownicze Victoria SA from the Polish government for 413.9 million zlotys ($125.8 million), the company and Poland's Treasury Ministry said in statements late Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish donations help the young in Indonesia [Sep 14, 2011] TWO clinics run by Franciscan nuns on West Timor, East Nusa Tenggara province, have recently received much-needed medical equipment donated by the Polish government. [via YahooNews] More >>