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Polish prime minister debates anti-piracy treaty with bloggers [Feb 06, 2012] Warsaw (dpa) - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk debated a controversial internet anti-piracy treaty with activists and bloggers on Monday, after massive protests pushed him to halt the ratification of the agreement last week.Tusk said Poland would not withdraw its signature from the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), which it signed last month, simply because "some group demands it."A ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland halts copyright law after mass protests [Feb 05, 2012] Poland halts copyright law after mass protests WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Poland's prime minister says he is suspending the ratification process for an international copyright treaty after widespread protests and attacks on government websites. Donald Tusk said Friday that first a wider discussion must be held on the issue to include Internet users and privacy protection office. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland halts copyright law after mass protests [Feb 05, 2012] Poland's prime minister says he is suspending the ratification process for an international copyright treaty after widespread protests and attacks on government websites. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland freezes anti-piracy pact ratification [Feb 04, 2012] Poland's prime minister said Friday that Warsaw would put on ice plans to ratify a controversial international online anti-piracy accord after massive off-and-online protests in his country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland freezes anti-piracy pact ratification [Feb 03, 2012] Poland's prime minister said Friday that Warsaw would put on ice plans to ratify a controversial international online anti-piracy accord after massive off-and-online protests in his country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland halts copyright law after mass protests [Feb 03, 2012] The Associated Press The Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Poland's prime minister says he is suspending the ratification process for an international copyright treaty after widespread protests and attacks on government websites. Donald Tusk said Friday that first a wider discussion must be held on the issue to include Internet users and privacy protection office. The government signed the Anti ... [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 >>

Key political risks to watch in Poland [Jan 10, 2012] WARSAW , Jan 9 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Donald Tusk 's domination of Polish politics looks unassailable three months after his centre-right party won re-election but an economic slowdown sparked by the euro zone crisis could erode public support for painful reforms. [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 >>

Polish PM goes to Afghanistan to honour 5 dead soldiers [Dec 23, 2011] Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk went to Afghanistan on Thursday to pay homage to five Polish soldiers who were killed by a makeshift bomb, the PAP news agency reported. [via YahooNews] More >>

Five Polish soldiers killed in Afghanistan: media [Dec 22, 2011] Ghazni, Afghanistan (AFP) Dec 21, 2011 Taliban bombers killed five Polish soldiers in an attack on their convoy in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the deadliest single loss for Warsaw's NATO contingent in the 10-year war. "This is the most deadly attack in the history of Polish military missions abroad," Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in comments broadcast in Poland Wednesday. The five ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bomb kills five Polish troops in Afghanistan [Dec 21, 2011] A roadside bomb has killed five Polish soldiers in Afghanistan, the country's prime minister said, Poland's largest loss of life in a single incident since it joined the Nato-led coalition of foreign troops almost a decade ago. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bomb kills 5 Polish troops in Afghanistan [Dec 21, 2011] GHAZNI CITY, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed five Polish soldiers in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the country's prime minister said, Poland's largest loss of life in a single incident since it joined the NATO-led coalition of foreign troops almost a decade ago. "This is very sad information for the Polish soldiers, for the whole of Poland, and especially for the families who are ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bomb kills 5 Polish troops in Afghanistan [Dec 21, 2011] GHAZNI CITY, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed five Polish soldiers in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the country's prime minister said, Poland's largest loss of life in a single incident since it joined the NATO-led coalition of foreign troops almost a decade ago. "This is very sad information for the Polish soldiers, for the whole of Poland, and especially for the families who are ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's Tusk mourns Havel as a national hero [Dec 20, 2011] Warsaw (dpa) - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Tuesday paid tribute to Czech former president Vaclav Havel, saying his country was mourning the pro-democracy activist as a Polish national hero."For us, there has departed not only a great Czech, but in a sense also a great Pole and certainly a great European," Tusk said after signing a condolence book at the Czech Embassy in Warsaw.Tusk said ... [via YahooNews] More >>