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Euro 2012: what to see in Poland's host cities [May 21, 2012] As first-time hosts of football's Euro tournament, running June 8 to July 1, Poland and Ukraine are preparing to welcome millions of visitors to their respective countries. Poland's four major cities -- Warsaw, Gdansk, Poznan and Wroclaw -- will be the site of numerous matches. A short guide on the cities' top tourist sites. [via YahooNews] More >>

Boycott of Ukraine during Euro 2012 carries risks [May 11, 2012] WARSAW, Poland (AP) It's an ethical dilemma that has Western leaders in a bind: to boycott or not to boycott Ukraine-hosted matches in the European soccer championship over the alleged abuse of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko? [via YahooNews] More >>

Boycott of Ukraine during Euro 2012 carries risks [May 11, 2012] WARSAW, Poland (AP) It's an ethical dilemma that has Western leaders in a bind: to boycott or not to boycott Ukraine-hosted matches in the European soccer championship over the alleged abuse of jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko? [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland calls on Ukraine to change laws that allow Tymoshenko imprisonment [May 09, 2012] WARSAW, Poland (AP) ? Poland's president appealed Wednesday to Ukraine's leaders to change what he called anachronistic laws that have allowed the imprisonment of opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko and others on political grounds. [via YahooNews] More >>

Euro 2012 co-host Poland prods Ukraine on Tymoshenko [May 09, 2012] WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland urged Ukraine on Wednesday to drop laws allowing politicians to be jailed for decisions in office, seeking to ease a row over the imprisonment of Yulia Tymoshenko that could mar the Euro soccer championship the two will co-host soon. The escalating controversy over the treatment of the main political rival of President Viktor Yanukovich has prompted several European ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Price hikes & hunger strikes: Poland & Ukraine still have huge work to do with a month to go before Euro 2012 [May 08, 2012] With only a month to go until Euro 2012 kicks off in Warsaw, Poland and Ukraine are readying themselves to welcome European football's elite nations, but there is still much to be done off the pitch before the action begins on it. [via YahooNews] More >>

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 Euro plan on track, despite Ukraine concern [May 07, 2012] With just a month left until Euro 2012 kicks off in Warsaw, Poland is working flat-out and watching nervously as calls to boycott matches in co-host Ukraine tarnish the tournament. [via YahooNews] More >>

CORRECTED: Polish opposition wants Euro 2012 final moved to Warsaw [May 05, 2012] (Corrects second paragraph to show tournament starts on June 8 not June 9, fixes garble in first paragraph) WARSAW (Reuters) - The leader of Poland's main opposition party on called Saturday for the final of Euro 2012 to be moved from Kiev to Warsaw in protest against the Ukrainian authorities' alleged mistreatment of jailed ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Poland and Ukraine are co-hosts of ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish PM criticises calls for Ukraine boycott [May 04, 2012] WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland said on Thursday Ukraine's reputation would "suffer dramatically" if no humanitarian solution for the case of jailed ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko were found, but criticised calls for a boycott of the pending European soccer tournament in Ukraine. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish PM criticises calls for Ukraine boycott [May 03, 2012] WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland said on Thursday Ukraine's reputation would "suffer dramatically" if no humanitarian solution for the case of jailed ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko were found, but criticised calls for a boycott of the pending European soccer tournament in Ukraine. The imprisonment of Tymoshenko, who helped organise the June soccer championships while in office and is the main political ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland says boycotting Ukraine would push it towards Russia [May 03, 2012] WARSAW (Reuters) - The West should not boycott Ukraine during the European soccer championship in June as that would hamper its European ambitions and force the ex-Soviet country back into the arms of Russia, Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski said on Wednesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland: Boycotting Ukraine would push it towards Russia [May 03, 2012] WARSAW - The West should not boycott Ukraine during the European soccer championship in June as that would hamper its European ambitions and force the ex-Soviet country back into the arms of Russia, Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski said on May 2. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland says boycotting Ukraine would push it towards Russia [May 02, 2012] WARSAW (Reuters) - The West should not boycott Ukraine during the European soccer championship in June as that would hamper its European ambitions and force the ex-Soviet country back into the arms of Russia, Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski said on Wednesday. Led by Germany, leaders of several European Union countries have called off scheduled visits to Ukraine during the Euro 2012, a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Norwell-based Handshouse Studio: A synagogue comes to life [Apr 23, 2012] In a small village in the Ukraine, in what used to be the Polish Lithuanian Empire, a wooden synagogue was built in 1731. Gwo?dziec synagogue was timber-framed, with a painted vaulted ceiling, and was one of hundreds of synagogues built by Jewish craftsmen in the 17th and 18th centuries. [via YahooNews] More >>

Rail carriers from Ukraine, Poland, Belarus and Russia to cooperate during Euro 2012 [Apr 17, 2012] Rail carriers from Ukraine, Poland, Russia and Belarus have signed a memorandum in Warsaw on cooperation in the organization of railway passenger transportation during the Euro 2012 European Football Championship, according to the press service of State Railways Administration Ukrzaliznytsia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hooliganism a worry for Euro 2012, says Platini [Apr 13, 2012] WARSAW (AFP) - The threat of hooliganism remains a key concern ahead of Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, UEFA chief Michel Platini warned on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Football: Hooliganism a worry for Euro 2012, says Platini [Apr 12, 2012] (WARSAW ) - The threat of hooliganism remains a key concern ahead of Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, UEFA chief Michel Platini warned on Thursday. "I foresee a great Euro. I always see a glass half full, not half empty. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hooliganism a worry for Euro 2012, says Platini [Apr 12, 2012] WARSAW (AFP) - The threat of hooliganism remains a key concern ahead of Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, UEFA chief Michel Platini warned on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ready for Euro 2012: Polish PM [Mar 23, 2012] Warsaw, March 23 (IANS) Poland and Ukraine are prepared for the Euro 2012 Football Championships starting June 8, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said after talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Mykola Azarov. [via YahooNews] More >>