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Polish military seeks new trainer planes [Jun 10, 2011] WARSAW, Poland, June 10 (UPI) -- The Polish Defense Ministry announced a tender for 16 training aircraft to replace those in use by the Polish air force. [via YahooNews] More >>

Former Polish president hospitalized [Jun 09, 2011] GDANSK, Poland, June 9 (UPI) -- Former Polish President Lech Walesa has been hospitalized in his home city of Gdansk with a high fever, officials said. [via YahooNews] More >>

U.S. wary of investing in Polish energy [Jun 03, 2011] WARSAW, Poland, June 3 (UPI) -- The Polish energy sector lacks the clarity needed for U.S. companies to invest heavily in the country's emerging potential, a U.S. official said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Obama sees energy cooperation with Poland [May 29, 2011] WARSAW, Poland, May 28 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama Saturday returned to Washington from Warsaw, where he hailed Poland as a model of democratic change and boosted energy and military ties. [via YahooNews] More >>

Obama in Warsaw for more meetings [May 27, 2011] WARSAW, Poland, May 27 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama touched down in Warsaw, Poland, in Air Force One Friday for more meetings after the Group of Eight summit in France. [via YahooNews] More >>

No end in sight for Polish shale gas [May 11, 2011] WARSAW, Poland, May 10 (UPI) -- Warsaw has the environmental regulations in place so that it can exploit the trillions of cubic feet of natural gas locked in shale deposits, an official said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Merkel: Nord Stream deals good for Poland [May 11, 2011] BERLIN, May 10 (UPI) -- The Russian-European pipeline project Nord Stream, which brings Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea and bypasses potential transit country Poland, is good for the country's security, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Merkel: Nord Stream deals good for Poland [May 10, 2011] BERLIN, May 10 (UPI) -- The Russian-European pipeline project Nord Stream, which brings Russian gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea and bypasses potential transit country Poland, is good for the country's security, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

No end in sight for Polish shale gas [May 10, 2011] WARSAW, Poland, May 10 (UPI) -- Warsaw has the environmental regulations in place so that it can exploit the trillions of cubic feet of natural gas locked in shale deposits, an official said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish officials note 2010 plane crash [Apr 10, 2011] WARSAW, Poland, April 10 (UPI) -- Services were held across Poland Sunday noting the anniversary of a plane crash in western Russia that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski, officials said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poles ridicule mourning for president [Mar 30, 2011] WARSAW, Poland, March 30 (UPI) -- Some Poles are resorting to mockery counter to what they see as excessive mourning for late Polish President Lech Kaczynski. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish children killed by WWII munitions [Mar 26, 2011] WARSAW, Poland, March 25 (UPI) -- Authorities in Poland say two children were killed in an explosion of munitions left over from WWII battles, some of thousands that litter the country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Warsaw gets good review from IEA [Mar 02, 2011] PARIS, March 2 (UPI) -- Warsaw was commended for steps taken to enhance energy security but needs to put climate change at the top of its national agenda, an IEA report found. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland, Belgium warned on air pollution [Feb 17, 2011] BRUSSELS, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- Poland and Belgium have two months to respond to claims they aren't meeting European laws on air pollution before the case goes to court, an official said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland to re-enact president's plane crash [Jan 22, 2011] WARSAW, Poland, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Polish investigators plan to re-enact the last moments of a jet that crashed in Russia, killing Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 others. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish game teaches about 'queuing' [Jan 21, 2011] WARSAW, Poland, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Poland's Institute of National Remembrance has created a deliberately dull board game aimed at teaching children about everyday life under the communist regime. [via YahooNews] More >>

Official blames Russia for plane crash [Jan 20, 2011] WARSAW, Poland, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- The twin brother of the Polish president who died in a plane crash last year in Russia said he blames Russia for the tragedy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish officials want voice recordings [Jan 14, 2011] WARSAW, Poland, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Polish officials say they want copies of the cockpit voice recordings from an April plane crash in Russia that killed president Lech Kaczynski. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poland gets two new wind farms [Jan 10, 2011] WARSAW, Poland, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- With the commissioning of two new wind farms in Poland, the country is situated to become a regional leader in renewable energy, a German company said. [via YahooNews] More >>