News & Views Directory 9

Poland to 'survive EU farm regime'

Jul.16.2003

Walk on to Roman and Barbara Brzeziak's farm in the lush green fields here, and the first sound you hear is the singing of the skylarks. Storks are nesting behi...

Poland seeks Iraqi oil stake

Jul.03.2003

Poland, which has sent troops to support the US-led forces in Iraq, has acknowledged its "ultimate objective" is to acquire supplies of Iraqi oil. The Polish Fo...

Poland says big Yes to EU

Jun.09.2003

Poles have voted to join the European Union by a large margin, according to preliminary results from this weekend's referendum. About 77.5% have said yes to the...

Bush visits Cracow

May.31.2003

President George W Bush has told the Polish people that the US is committed to a strong Nato, despite divisions over the war in Iraq. Standing alongside Polish ...

Europe's new heavyweight

May.09.2003

ticipation in the invasion of Iraq, and its self-declared role as America's "best friend" in Central-Eastern Europe, have set teeth on edge in France and German...

Poland sets referendum date

Apr.17.2003

Polish voters will decide on their nation's entry into the European Union in a referendum on 7-8 June, the country's parliament has decided. Deputies in the Sej...

Poland hails Pope's poetry

Mar.06.2003

The first poetry to be written by Pope John Paul II in nearly a quarter of a century has been published, taking his native Poland by storm. Roman Triptych, the ...

Polish bribe scandal spreads

Jan.24.2003

Mr Miller's government has been accused of graft One of Poland's leading companies has alleged it is the victim of a whispering campaign, as a scandal over gov...

Poland warms to other nations

Jan.07.2003

People in Poland appear to be becoming more relaxed about foreigners - according to a new opinion poll. Sociologists suggest this may reflect a growing self-con...

Polish cardinal enters EU abortion debate

Dec.27.2002

The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland has said the EU must allow his country to set its own regulations on abortion. We should very much assist this i...

US firm wins Polish jet contract

Dec.27.2002

Lockheed Martin has won a contract to supply 48 new F-16 fighter jets to Poland, in Eastern Europe's biggest military deal. The US firm beat off competition fro...

Hurdles on road to EU expansion

Dec.14.2002

For the EU hopefuls, enlargement talks have been a marathon that started almost five years ago. Six countries - Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, E...