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Gdansk Hosts TRAKO!?
The TRAKO 2005 International Railway Fair in Gdansk was opened at 10.00 yesderday. The event has gathered over 220 Polish and foreign exhibitors. It's the large... | Business |
Poland Aids in Rescue
A Polish rescue team has been sent to Pakistan to aid in the rescue efforts currently underway in the earthquake ravenged countryside.
The team consists of 1... | Current Affairs |
Back in Belarus!
Poland's ambassador in Belarus, Tadeusz Pawlak, returned to his mission in Minsk on Tuesday. He had been recalled to Warsaw in late July in connection with conf... | Comment |
Tough Stance on Russia?
Poland's key presidential candidate Donald Tusk said Monday that if elected, he will hold dialogues with Russia "in a very candid and firm voice" and seek bette... | Current Affairs |
Bring back the Soviets?
Having cast their ballots, the two big guns in this years presidential election, Donald Tusk and Lech Kaczynski, seem destined for a runoff election later this ... | Current Affairs |
Young Polish Polls
This week in Warsaw, a moc election was conducted amongst Poles under the legal voting age. Over 310,000 youngsters cast ballots to voice their opinion on who s... | Comment |
Tusk's Background...
Donald Tusk, the mild-mannered head of the business-friendly Civic Platform party who led Sunday's Polish presidential elections, became interested in politics ... | Current Affairs |
Pipeline Woes...
This past Monday, Vladimir Chyzhov, Russia's EU representative, stated that the contentious oil pipeline running from Russia to Germany, will have a branch that... | Business |
Radio Boost!
Polish radio operator Polska Telefonia Cyfrowa, PTC, has signed a frame agreement with Ericsson to supply its 3G radio network. The rollout will begin in 2005. ... | Business |
Get to Work!
President Aleksander Kwasniewski said there is no reason to delay or postpone a discussion on the formation of the Civic Platform-Law and Justice coalition. "A... | Current Affairs |
Love that Budget!
The cabinet sent its 2006 draft budget to the Sejm on Friday. The draft was adopted on Tuesday. The draft budget provides for revenues of 191.3 bn PLN (ca. 60 b... | Current Affairs |
Rudzinska Rolls On!
University of Akron cross country standout Beata Rudzinska (Ilawa, Poland-University of Gdansk) was named the Mid-American Conference Runner of the Week for wom... | Comment |
The Bid for Gdansk!
This Saturday, Gdansk became a political Dodge City as the two frontrunners for Poland's Presidency set their sites on Tri-City voters.
Lech Kaczynski of, th... | City Focus |
Jump Ball for Sponsorship!
The Polish basketball league is scrambling to find a new sponser for the 2005-2006 season. The cellular service provider ERA, which had sponsered the league in ... | Comment |
Polish Scientists Team Up!
A research career was just a dream for Mateusz Kolanczyk and Tomasz Zemojtel when the two kindergarten friends found themselves together at high school, and lat... | Art and Culture |
Gdynia's Sea Towers!
Get ready for some serious neck cramps! Gdynia will see the construction of the highest apartment block in Poland, which will require investment of 35-45 millio... | Business |
Walesa Hits Hard
The worldwide symbol of Solidarity, Lech Walesa, has spent the last view days across the pond, meeting with top American officals and public figures. Reflecting... | Current Affairs |
The Fourth Republic
The crushing defeat of Poland's left leaning parties is being hailed by the right as the start of a 'new republic,' which would make this republic the fourth in... | Current Affairs |
Psytrance leaves its mark on Gdansk!
This summer, one genre of music pushed itself to the fore in Gdansk. While hip hop and reggae were popular in many of the night clubs, serious music enthusiasts... | Art and Culture |
The Russian Faucet
Lech Walesa, whose Solidarity movement in Poland helped topple communist regimes across Eastern Europe, said Thursday that pro-democracy movements in former Sov... | Current Affairs |
Gimme those keys!
Today, the 22nd of September, is No Car Day in the Tri-city. Motorists are encouraged to take public transportation and leave their keys at home.
Gdansk has ... | Comment |
Sex Ed Lost in Shuffle
Four years ago, Poland's left leaning politicians promised mandatory sexual education in schools. With a landslide victory, it seemed they had a mandate for the... | Current Affairs |
Poland Cuts Imports!
Poland aims to alleviate dependence on natural gas imports from Russia by accelerating construction on a liquefied natural gas import terminal.
The move has... | Business |
Papal message to Poland!
A new translation of Pope Benedict XVI's letter to the Archbishop of Krakow has been published for english speakers. In the letter, the Pope discusses the impor... | History |
A Golden Night!
A star-studded Saturday evening in Gdynia saw Poland's top cinematic talent walk away with a fist-full of Gold! The Golden Lion is the Polish equivalent of the ... | Art and Culture |
Let's Gdansk the Night Away!
Swirling folk dancers and rich, tasty foods will be attractions at the 12th annual Oregon Polish Festival Sept. 24-25 in North Portland, Oregon. But faith is th... | Art and Culture |
Tour's Top Teams
While the Tour of Poland may lack the international recognition garnered by some of Europe's bigger cycling events, the Tour has attracted the top teams and tal... | Comment |
EU unemployment fears!
Grazyna Gruz, a hairdresser in Slubice, Poland, says she supported her country's entry into the European Union last year. Then German customers, who cross the b... | Business |
Poland won't back Sie Germans!
Poland's centre-right opposition, poised to win a general election, will refuse to back Germany's bid for a permanent seat on the U N Security Council as long a... | Current Affairs |
Tusk looks good in Gdansk!
The frontrunner in the upcoming Polish Presidential elections is Donald Tusk. Tusk represents the 'Citizen's Platform' which is a center-right political party, ... | Current Affairs |
A wild finish!
Baden Cooke made up for lost time when he won the 149km first stage of the Tour of Poland between Gdansk and Elblag overnight.
The Australian sprinter surged... | Comment |
Tour de Pologne
Under the bright yellow inflatable Fiat arch, they gathered, ready for the start of an incredible race. Today, the Tour de Pologne kicks off on Dlugi Targ and t... | Comment |
Gdansk Speed!
Behind six top-10 finishers by the men's squad and five top-10 finishers by the women's squad, the University of Akron men's and women's cross country teams com... | Comment |
Putin-Schroeder Pact!
A good deal of the misery in Poland's past can be traced to its location between Germany and Russia. These days, people talk an awful lot about Globalization an... | Current Affairs |
Light the Fires!
General Andrzej Blasik Tuesday took over command of the 2nd Tactical Flight Brigade in Poznan, west Poland, the first Polish airforce unit to receive F-16 fight... | Current Affairs |
Polish President Speaks Up!
Plans for a trans-Baltic oil pipeline from russia to Germany have been in the works for quite a while. Since the pipeline would create an pathway that excluded ... | Current Affairs |
Religion, Solidarity, and the Future
A Polish archbishop said the same Christian values that led to the formation of the country's Solidarity union movement in 1980 are needed to build a united Eur... | History |
European Solidarity Centre
The ceremony of signing the erection act for the construction of the European Solidarity Centre was held at the Memorial to Killed Shipyard Workers in Gdansk on... | Current Affairs |
Sopot's Amber Nightingale!
Th votes have been counted and after a night of heart-felt compitition and soul shattering vocal performances, the coveted Amber Nightingale was awarded to two ... | Art and Culture |
World Salutes Solidarity
World leaders paid tribute to Solidarity on Wednesday, saying the labor movement launched 25 years ago in the Gdansk shipyards was a catalyst for some of the mo... | Current Affairs |
Arsenal Upgraded!!!
Construction and rennovations on the Arsenal in Gdansk have been completed! The Arsenal, which closes off Piwna Street, was once a dirty, dull, and run down bu... | City Focus |
Polish Policy In the Lead!
New light is being shed on the Polish push for reform in Belarus. Despite stinging criticism from many Poles (especially on the right) Transitions Online, has ... | Comment |
Saudi's Save Siamese Twins!
President Aleksander Kwasniewski received here Wednesday Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah, the chief of Saudi surgeons who successfully separated Polish Siamese twins in ... | Current Affairs |
Let the Fireworks Begin
The day of Jarre is finally here! Although its only noon, the streets are already flooded with cars and eager fans, ready for an amazing night of music and sol... | Comment |
Solidarity for the Future!
A scientific conference "Solidarity For Future" attended by historian, sociologists and former dissidents from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary an... | Art and Culture |
St. Dominic's Conclusion
The St. Dominic's Fair has been brought to a successful conclusion here in Gdansk. The extended fair, which lasted three weeks this year, was wrapped up with f... | Comment |
WW2 Junkies: Get Your Fix
A report on Polish-Allied cooperation during the second world war has just been made availible for purchase. The report, preceded by forewords by the British P... | History |
Poland Debates Belarussian 'Hotline'
The Polish government is in talks with Lithuania, Latvia and Belarus about establishing a "hotline" task team for coordinating these countries policies towards ... | Current Affairs |
Early unveiling for Depeche Mode!
The recording industry, that mom and pop enterprise with a heart of gold, has just made a big arrest in Poland. Somewhere in between exploiting the sex appeal ... | Business |
In Defense of Polish Migrants
After having been the target of political manipulation and fear mongering for as long as they have existed, Polish Migrant workers are finally getting some help... | Current Affairs |
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