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Poland remembers Father Popieluszko - a hero of the Solidarity movement
Earlier this week, Poland marked the 20th anniversary of the murder of pro-Solidarity priest Father Jerzy Popieluszko. The Polish Parliament unanimously adopted a motion…
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Campaign urges Poles to stop complaining and start helping others
A new campaign urging Poles to up their spending on humanitarian aid to developing countries has been launched in Warsaw under the auspices of the United Nations…
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Poland tries to cope with increasing number of Chechen refugees
The Beslan school hostage tragedy in Russia has triggered a fresh flow of refugees out of Chechnya and some of them are seeking asylum in Poland. Around four hundred…
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Is Polish policy towards the US experiencing a turnaround?
Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski has made an impassioned plea to the Washington administration to be 'flexible, open and gracious'. His interview with the New York…
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Growing pressure in Poland to pull out of Iraq following three more deaths
Almost twelve months after Poland took charge of the eight thousand strong multinational force in south-central Iraq, a highly difficult time has come for the Polish…
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Poland taking terrorist threat seriously
The Arab terrorist group which has made threats against Poland and Bulgaria may be described as small and marginal, but the Polish government is taking the matter very…
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14th Mozart festival featuring all of Mozart's opera underway in Warsaw
For the 14th consecutive year Warsaw is the venue for the Mozart Festival. The event is the brainchild of Stefan Sutkowski, the artistic director of the Warsaw Chamber…
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Will transfer of power affect Poland's involvement in Iraq?
Poland has been one of the staunchest European supporters of the US-led operation in Iraq. The Polish president and defense ministry officials welcomed the power-transfer…
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Former Reuters Director General on the transformation of Poland
Fifteen years ago this month in Poland the Solidarity movement achieved a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections, winning all the seats it was allowed to contest…
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European elections important for Poland
Poland is the only European country in which elections to the European Parliament will soon be followed - possibly as early as August - by national elections. Small wonder…