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Pipeline Woes...

Oct.06.2005

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...

Radio Boost!

Oct.06.2005

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. ...

Get to Work!

Oct.05.2005

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...

Love that Budget!

Oct.04.2005

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...

Rudzinska Rolls On!

Oct.05.2005

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...

The Bid for Gdansk!

Oct.03.2005

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...

Jump Ball for Sponsorship!

Sept.29.2005

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 ...

Polish Scientists Team Up!

Sept.29.2005

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...

Gdynia's Sea Towers!

Sept.28.2005

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...

Walesa Hits Hard

Sept.28.2005

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...

The Fourth Republic

Sept.24.2005

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...

Psytrance leaves its mark on Gdansk!

Sept.24.2005

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...

The Russian Faucet

Sept.23.2005

Lech Walesa, whose Solidarity movement in Poland helped topple communist regimes across Eastern Europe, said Thursday that pro-democracy movements in former Sov...

Gimme those keys!

Sept.22.2005

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 ...

Sex Ed Lost in Shuffle

Sept.22.2005

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...

Poland Cuts Imports!

Sept.20.2005

Poland aims to alleviate dependence on natural gas imports from Russia by accelerating construction on a liquefied natural gas import terminal. The move has...

Papal message to Poland!

Sept.20.2005

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...

A Golden Night!

Sept.19.2005

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 ...

Let's Gdansk the Night Away!

Sept.19.2005

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...

Tour's Top Teams

Sept.16.2005

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...

EU unemployment fears!

Sept.15.2005

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...

Poland won't back Sie Germans!

Sept.14.2005

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...

Tusk looks good in Gdansk!

Sept.13.2005

The frontrunner in the upcoming Polish Presidential elections is Donald Tusk. Tusk represents the 'Citizen's Platform' which is a center-right political party, ...

A wild finish!

Sept.12.2005

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...

Tour de Pologne

Sept.12.2005

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...

Gdansk Speed!

Sept.10.2005

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...

Putin-Schroeder Pact!

Sept.09.2005

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...

Light the Fires!

Sept.4.2005

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...

Polish President Speaks Up!

Sep.06.2005

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 ...

Religion, Solidarity, and the Future

Aug.6.2005

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...

European Solidarity Centre

Aug.5.2005

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...

Sopot's Amber Nightingale!

Sept.5.2005

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 ...

World Salutes Solidarity

Sept.1.2005

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...

Arsenal Upgraded!!!

Aug.30.2005

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...

Polish Policy In the Lead!

Aug.28.2005

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 ...

Saudi's Save Siamese Twins!

Aug.26.2005

President Aleksander Kwasniewski received here Wednesday Dr Abdullah Al Rabeeah, the chief of Saudi surgeons who successfully separated Polish Siamese twins in ...

Let the Fireworks Begin

Aug.26.2005

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...

Solidarity for the Future!

Aug.23.2005

A scientific conference "Solidarity For Future" attended by historian, sociologists and former dissidents from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary an...

St. Dominic's Conclusion

Aug.22.2005

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...

WW2 Junkies: Get Your Fix

Aug.14.2005

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...

Poland Debates Belarussian 'Hotline'

Aug.19.2005

The Polish government is in talks with Lithuania, Latvia and Belarus about establishing a "hotline" task team for coordinating these countries policies towards ...

Early unveiling for Depeche Mode!

Aug.19.2005

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 ...

In Defense of Polish Migrants

Aug.14.2002

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...

Polish To Be Top Gun

Aug.18.2005

Prime Minister Marek Belka believes that Poland's participation in air space patrols over the Baltic states attests to the fact that the Polish air force achiev...

Polish Ultimate Champs

Aug.15.2005

At the recent "Poznan Unleashed" Ultimate tournament, held in Poznan, Poland, two Polish ultimate frisbee teams faced one another in a tournament-style match. ...

Walesa Voices Desire for a New Belarus!

Aug.14.2005

Solidarity's iconic figure-head, Lech Walesa, has recently made public his desire for a democratized Belarus. Specifically, Walesa mentioned that a 'revolution...

This Just In: Polish Radio in Belarus!

Aug.10.2005

Belarussian information minister thinks that the idea to install in Poland a radio station broadcasting for Belarus is an idea of Polish trouble stirring politi...

Polish Parlimentarians Denied Passage

Aug.08.2005

The Belarussian border guards denied entry to four Polish members of the European Parliament among them to EP vice President Jacek Saryusz-Wolski. According to ...

Jean Michel Jarre Visits Gdansk

Aug.03.2005

Jean Michel Jarre visited Gdansk in recently as a prelude to a concert planned for later this month. At noon on the 4th of August, the star met Lech Walesa nea...

Glorious Speedway Victory for Poland

Aug.06.2002

Poland were crowned World Speedway Champions after storming to a home victory in Wroclaw. The Poles won with 62 points ahead of Sweden who were second on 34 a...

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