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Mixed News for the Gdansk Shipyard
Recently the Gdansk Shipyard received both good and bad news from the European Union. The good news: they may not have to pay back the 750m zloty public subsidy... | Current Affairs |
Solidarity on the Big Screen
In remembrance of the historic events surrounding the Solidarity movement in Poland, the Polish Film Institute and the European Centre for Solidarity (ECS) in G... | History |
Gdansk Shipyard Sold!
Under the threat of bankruptcy since the European Union rather politely, but firmly requested the historic Gdansk shipyard cut capacity and repay 1.3 billion eu... | Business |
Kubica Inspires Gdansk Racetrack
Get revved up race fans. Gdansk authorities have announced their intentions to build a Formula 1 race track on Poland's Baltic coast. The track will be 5700m lo... | Business |
Walesa Needs Help to Keep Pace
Former Polish president and Solidarity leader Lech Walesa has announced that he will undergo heart surgery soon to keep his clock ticking. Doctors advised the 6... | Comment |
The Scrappiest Shipyard In the World
Solidarity trade unionists from Stocznia Gdansk have planned an emergency demonstration in Brussels this Friday the 31st. Over 100 teamsters are expected to par... | Current Affairs |
Gdansk Shipyard Faces Uncertain Future
Brussels has become wise to Poland's underhanded protection of its precious, yet inefficient, Baltic shipyards in Gdynia, Szczecin and Gdansk - and they want th... | City Focus |
Foes Don't Let Foes Keep Secrets
Solidarity sweetheart and former Polish president, Lech Walesa, whose iconic moustache toppled Poland's communist government in the late 80s, has thrown upon th... | Current Affairs |
Baltic Bush
George Bush paid a brief visit to the Baltics last week when he flew in to Gdansk following Germany's G8 Summit. Unfortunately for Mr. Bush however it was case ... | Current Affairs |
Gdansk Downloadable PDF Guide!
Ever wish you could reach into the ether, pull all of that great Gdansk Life info out of there and take it with you on your trip? Well now you can (and without ... | Comment |
Muck-Rakers and Apology-Makers
In line with their attack on all things not identical to them, the Kaczynskis are championing their new law - introduced in March - which requires some 730,000 ... | Comment |
Gdansk Awaits Euro 2012
The historic city of Gdansk may be known for the Lenin shipyards and the birthplace of Solidarity, but soon it will be put firmly on the footballing map of Euro... | Current Affairs |
Mustache Envy
Former Polish president - and national hero for his role in the Solidarity movement - Lech Walesa, is being sued for defamation. Seems he's having a bit of a sp... | Current Affairs |
Grand Hotel Sopot now open!
Sofitel Hotels recently announced the opening of the Grand Hotel in the Polish coastal resort of Sopot, one of the three prongs of the Tri-city along with Gdans... | City Focus |
Finnair Flies to Gdansk
Gdansk is set to become Finnair's next destination in Poland starting April 2007, making it the only foreign carrier serving three cities in the country.
Ma... | Comment |
Clash Between Clergy and Yard Workers
A few months ago, the Solidarity Trade Union activists came up with the idea of naming the Gdansk shipyard after John Paul II, as he was instrumental in the ove... | Current Affairs |
Author Grasses Himself Up
Prominent voices in Poland have been declaring their unease at German writer Gunther Grass's honorary citizenship of Gdansk. The awkward scenario emerged in the... | Comment |
St. Dominic’s Fair in Gdansk!
One of the highlights of the Tri-city’s events calendar is St. Dominic’s Fair, held every year in the streets of Gdansk’s Old Town.
The history of the fair ... | Art and Culture |
Walesa lashes out at Poland's leaders
Gdansk, Poland (AHN) - Polish Nobel Peace Prize winner and Solidarity leader Lech Walesa has lashed out at Poland's current twin leaders, President Lech Kaczyns... | Current Affairs |
A Bumpy Crossing
Poland doesn't have the best reputation in the world when it comes to sensible driving, and last weekend's escapades revealed that navigating under the influenc... | Comment |
Historic Gdansk Church Up In Flames
A FIRE has ripped through a historic church in the Polish city of Gdansk yesterday, causing the roof to collapse, authorities said.
There were no initial... | City Focus |
Whale Appears In Polish Waters
A ten metre humpback whale has been spotted frolicking off the coast of Gdansk, Poland. It is the first sighting of a such a creature for many years.
"I saw ... | Comment |
Shocking Saga Of Korean Workers
A shocking article in the Gazeta Wyborcza revealed that workers from North Korea work almost for free at the Gdansk shipyard, cradle of the Solidarity trade uni... | City Focus |
Gdansk Film In the Cannes
A film that chronicles the struggle of one of the shining lights of the Solidarity movement is being tipped for great things at this year's Cannes Festival.
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Vodka War
Poland and Hungary are quarrelling over the definition of vodka. For the Poles vodka is “an alcoholic beverage derived from cereals or potatoes.” Historically v... | Comment |
Flight Deals With CentralWings
Book between Monday, March 6, and Sunday, March 12. Centralwings, the budget offshoot of LOT Polish Airways, has flights to Poland from £1 one-way excluding tax... | Comment |
Probe Goes Ahead
A team of Roman Catholic Church historians and experts has been pulled together to check the files of communist-era secret police for evidence of collaboration ... | Current Affairs |
Pope's Aide Becomes Cardinal
Archbishop of Krakow Stanislaw Dziwisz has been named cardinal by Pope Benedict. While the appointment is seen as a victory for the Church’s more open wing in P... | Current Affairs |
T-Shirts Whip Up A Storm
A university in Poland has banned an exhibition of T-shirts bearing slogans such as "I didn't cry when the Pope died" and "I've got Aids", saying the show was t... | Current Affairs |
Scottish Bishop looks to Poland
Bishop Peter Moran of Aberdeen is visiting Poland to invite bishops to establish links which could lead to Polish priests coming to work in his far-flung Scotti... | Comment |
Poles And Brits Win Design Awards
Britain's The Guardian and Polish daily Rzeczpospolita have been voted the world's best-designed newspapers.
Five judges from the Society for News Design rev... | Comment |
Arrests Over Roof Collapse
Prosecutors said yesterday they have filed charges against three managers of a company that owned an exhibition hall whose roof collapsed last month, killing 65... | Comment |
Iranian Team Cold-Shouldered
Poland's Foreign Minister Stefan Meller on Friday ruled out allowing any Iranian researchers to examine the scale of the Holocaust committed by the German Nazis... | Comment |
Doctors Demand Pay Rises
Medical specialists in south-eastern Poland have begun a protest against low pay. About 1,000 doctors from 13 medical clinics are to be absent at work, having t... | Current Affairs |
Director Returns To Childhood
Celebrated Polish director Andrzej Wajda said on Wednesday he aims to finish a film close to his heart this year about the 1940 Soviet massacre of 15,000 Polish... | Art and Culture |
2010 For Euro?
Poland does not plan to adopt the euro before 2010, Polish Finance Minister Zyta Gilowska said in an interview published on Friday.
"Poland cannot enter the... | Current Affairs |
A New Man In Moscow
Polish-Russian relations have been troubled since time immemorial, and the post of ambassador to Moscow is a key one.
In this respect, Lech Kaczynski's choic... | Current Affairs |
Wajda Wins Golden Bear
Andrzej Wajda, Poland’s renowned film director, has received the honorary Golden Bear, the prestigious award of the International Berlin Film Festival. The Poli... | Art and Culture |
Church Pressured To Name Agents
East European church leaders faced new pressure to name clergy who acted as communist agents after a Polish priest accused colleagues of spying on Pope John Pau... | Current Affairs |
Wizz Leads The Pack
Hungary's low-cost airline Wizz Air announced on Tuesday that it was voted for the second consecutive year as the best discount airline in Poland by pasazer.com... | Comment |
Dudek Handed Poland Chance
Liverpool's Jerzy Dudek is among four goalkeepers named in Poland coach Pawel Janas' 30-man squad for the March 1 friendly against the United States due to be p... | Comment |
Elections Off!
President Lech Kaczynski on Monday rejected speculation he would dissolve parliament and call early elections for the spring, capping a daylong storm of uncerta... | Current Affairs |
Pole Busted In Ireland
A Polish national accused of having €1.4m worth of cocaine in Cork city centre had a change of mind today and pleaded guilty to having the drugs for sale or sup... | Comment |
Poland Will Cooperate with EU Probe
Poland's prime minister said Tuesday he sees no reason to reopen an investigation into allegations the CIA operated secret prisons here, but indicated he would ... | Current Affairs |
A Polish Promised Land?
Poland has traditionally sympathized with Chechnya in its fight against Russia for independence. Warsaw named one of its roundabouts after the Chechen President... | Current Affairs |
Pope's Car Is No Auctioneer's Paradise
Bidders at Christie's auction house offered up to $71,820 for a 1958 car that once belonged to the late Pope John Paul II, but the seller decided the sum was no... | Comment |
'Just Flying Off To The Dentist...'
Germans regularly pop over the Polish border for a spot of dentistry. However, it seems that the cheaper prices are now luring folks from even further afield.
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Reflections On Poland
In a long article reflecting on the current state of Poland, a leading authority noted that today 'there is a stronger sense than ever of "two Polands": one mor... | Comment |
The Italian Job
Forty-six Polish aces are poised to take part in the Winter Olympics, which begin tomorrow in Turin, Northern Italy.
Poland will be represented in nine event... | Comment |
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