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Former Poland striker Smolarek dies at 54 [Mar 07, 2012] WARSAW (Reuters) - Former Poland striker Wlodzimierz Smolarek, a key member of the team that finished third in the 1982 World Cup finals in Spain, has died at the age of 54 from unknown causes, the Polish FA (PZPN) said on Wednesday. Grzegorz Lato, who played alongside him in that side and is now the president of the Polish FA, said in a statement: "It's hard for me to imagine. Wlodek was my ... [via YahooNews] More >>

KBC, Santander near Polish Kredyt Bank deal - sources [Feb 08, 2012] WARSAW (Reuters) - Belgian bancassurance group KBC is close to finalising long-running discussions to sell Polish lender Kredyt Bank to Spain's Banco Santander just after completing the sale of its Polish insurance unit, sources said. KBC, which owns 80 percent in Kredyt Bank, has been reported to be in talks with Santander, the European Union's largest lender, for several months as part of a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish seniors flock to Spain for sun, subsidies [Dec 14, 2011] WARSAW (AFP) - Polish seniors are flocking to Spain, drawn by the cosy Andalusian sun and government subsidies for seniors aged 55 and older, designed to boost the tourist trade in the low season. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish seniors flock to Spain for sun, subsidies [Dec 13, 2011] WARSAW (AFP) - Polish seniors are flocking to Spain, drawn by the cosy Andalusian sun and government subsidies for seniors aged 55 and older, designed to boost the tourist trade in the low season. [via YahooNews] More >>

Schedule for the 2012 European Championship [Dec 02, 2011] KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Schedule for the 2012 European Championship: Friday, June 8 Warsaw, Poland Poland vs. Greece, 1600 GMT Wroclaw, Poland Russia vs. Czech Republic, 1845 GMT Saturday, June 9 Kharkiv, Ukraine Netherlands vs. Denmark, 1600 GMT Lviv, Ukraine Germany vs. Portugal, 1845 GMT Sunday, June 10 Gdansk, Poland Spain vs. Italy, 1600 GMT Poznan, Poland Ireland vs. Croatia, 1845 GMT Monday ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Football: Barcelona launch first European training school [Nov 16, 2011] WARSAW: Football icons Barcelona on Wednesday launched their first European training school outside Spain in Poland, aiming to spread their "tiki-taka" style among kids dreaming of becoming the next Lionel Messi. [via YahooNews] More >>

Barcelona launch first European football school [Nov 16, 2011] WARSAW (AFP) - Football icons Barcelona on Wednesday launched their first European training school outside Spain in Poland, aiming to spread their "tiki-taka" style among kids dreaming of becoming the next Lionel Messi. [via YahooNews] More >>

Banco Santander eyes KBC's Kredyt Bank-report [Sep 08, 2011] WARSAW, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Spain's Banco Santander is interested in buying Polish lender Kredyt Bank fromBelgian financial group KBC , a move that could secureits plans to build Poland's No.3 bank, ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish Yields Below Higher-Rated Spain Spur 2021 Bond Sale [Jul 20, 2011] Polish debt costs are falling below Spain?s for the first time in at least 12 years as steps to trim the central European nation?s budget gap spur confidence it will avoid contagion from the euro region?s credit crisis. [via YahooNews] More >>

Leading Polish architect dies in plane crash [Jun 07, 2011] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Stefan Kurylowicz, a Polish architect who helped modernize Warsaw in the two decades after the collapse of communism, has died in a plane crash in Spain, an associate said Tuesday. He was 62. [via YahooNews] More >>

Leading Polish architect dies in plane crash [Jun 07, 2011] WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Stefan Kurylowicz, a Polish architect who helped modernize Warsaw in the two decades after the collapse of communism, has died in a plane crash in Spain, an associate said Tuesday. He was 62. [via YahooNews] More >>

Leading Polish architect Stefan Kurylowicz dies in a plane crash in Spain [Jun 07, 2011] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Stefan Kurylowicz, a Polish architect who helped modernize Warsaw in the two decades after the collapse of communism, has died in a plane crash in Spain, an associate said Tuesday. He was 62. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland's top architect killed in accident in Spain [Jun 07, 2011] Poland's most influential architect Stefan Kurylowicz has died a light plane crash in Spain. The deputy head of Kurylowicz's studio, Piotr Kuczynski, said Tuesday that Kurylowicz was among four Poles killed when two Polish-registered planes crashed on Monday at and near Asturias regional airport. They were en route together from the northern Spanish city of San Sebastian to Portugal. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland?s leading architect Stefan Kurylowicz killed in plane accident in Spain [Jun 07, 2011] WARSAW, Poland ? Poland?s most influential architect Stefan Kurylowicz has died a light plane crash in Spain. The deputy head of Kurylowicz?s studio, Piotr Kuczynski, said Tuesday that Kurylowicz was among four Poles killed when two Polish-registered planes crashed on Monday at and near Asturias regional airport. They were en route together from the northern Spanish city of San Sebastian to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Leonardo Da Vinci's 'Lady With An Ermine' Finally Allowed To Travel Outside Of Poland [Apr 22, 2011] WARSAW, Poland -- It's finally been decided: Poland's most precious painting, "Lady with an Ermine" by Leonardo da Vinci, will be allowed to travel to Spain, Germany and Britain. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland to let art lovers see da Vinci masterpiece in other countries [Apr 20, 2011] WARSAW, Poland - It's finally been decided: Poland's most precious painting, "Lady with an Ermine" by Leonardo da Vinci, will be allowed to travel to Spain, Germany and Britain. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland to let da Vinci work hit the road [Apr 20, 2011] (04-20) 06:32 PDT WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- It's finally been decided: Poland's most precious painting, "Lady with an Ermine" by Leonardo da Vinci, will be allowed to travel to Spain, Germany and Britain. Wednesday's... [via YahooNews] More >>

Santander buys 96 pct of Polish BZ WBK in tender [Mar 29, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - Spain's Santander has bought 96 percent of Bank Zachodni WBK for 15.9 billion zlotys (3.5 billion pounds), completing a public tender to take over Poland's fifth biggest bank, ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Santander Polish bank deal approved [Feb 19, 2011] Warsaw: Banco Santander SA, Spain?s biggest bank, won the Polish regulator?s approval to buy a majority stake in Bank Zachodni WBK SA from Allied Irish Banks Plc, paving the way for its 16.6 billion zloty (?4.2bn) bid to acquire 100% of the bank. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland greenlights Santander's Bank Zachodni WBK takeover [Feb 19, 2011] Poland's Financial Supervision Authority said Friday it had approved a deal to cement the takeover by Spain's Santander group of Irish bank AIB's Polish arm Bank Zachodni WBK. [via YahooNews] More >>