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Poland clamps down on communist symbols
President Lech Kaczynski's Web site said Friday that he had signed the law. It provides for punishments of up to two years in prison for people who possess, purchase or spread items or recordings containing communist symbols.
Poland Online Gambling Curtailed
A measure was passed by Polanda s Senate to limit gambling casinos. This means that online poker and poker rooms are not supported.
Most Poles oppose plan to weaken presidency
Most Poles are opposed to Prime Minister Donald Tusk's proposals to strip the president of his power of veto and have him chosen by parliament instead of by voters, two opinion surveys showed yesterday.
Walesa takes Poland's president to court
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A wooden cart used by German expellees from eastern Europe in a museum exhibition in Bonn, Germany
A Polish court has ruled that the current inhabitants of a house in the north of the country must leave so that it can be reclaimed by the ethnic German woman who owned it before leaving the country in the 1970s.
Polish president worried about energy security
Polish President Lech Kaczynski said in a letter to the country's premier he was worried about the country's energy security and gas supplies from Russia.
Polish atheists and city dwellers do not like the president, says poll
Political parties in Poland are gearing up for the presidential elections due in a year's time.
Business-friendly amendment to VAT law
President Lech Kaczynski on 5 November signed off on an amendment to the VAT act that transposes into the Polish legal system three EU directives regarding VAT collection and reporting.
Poland defends right to keep crucifixes in schools
Polish President Lech Kaczynski said his country will never agree to remove crosses from its schools.
Poland defends right to keep crucifixes in schools
Catholic Poland has joined the Vatican in criticizing a European court ruling against the display of crucifixes in Italian schools.
Lech Kaczy ski makes up for lost ground in latest poll
If Presidential elections were held in November, Donald Tusk would receive 24 percent of the votes, according to the latest poll of GfK Polonia.
Face to Face interview with H.E. professor Piotr Klodkowski Ambassador of poland
Professor Piotr Klodkowski with a rich academic background is the author of books, articles and essays on Oriental culture, politics and inter-cultural relationships.
Historic 'broken pen' under the hammer
Poland's president is auctioning off a fountain pen that refused to work when he signed the European Union reform treaty at a ceremony attended by EU leaders.
Pensioner battles thief with brolly
A pensioner suffered brain damage after he battled a burglar with a brolly during a night-time raid on his home.
Critic of Polish president buys pen that refused to sign EU treaty
A critic of President Lech Kaczynski has bought a fountain pen that malfunctioned when the Polish leader signed the European Union reform treaty.
Polish President Auctions off Faulty Lisbon Treaty Pen
A view of the Treaty of Lisbon ratification document after the signing ceremony at Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, 10 October 2009.
EU offers billions to climate change aid fund
European Union leaders on Friday pledged to pay their "fair share" into a euro50 billion annual fund to help developing nations fight climate change - but didn't agree on how much Europe would actually contribute.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, right, arrives for an EU summit in Brussels
Guido Westerwelle is making his first trip as German foreign minister to Poland on Saturday.
EU considers new proposal to let poorer members pay less into climate change aid fund
Trying to forge a united stand on climate change, the 27-nation European Union considered a new proposal Friday that would let poorer eastern members pay less into a climate change aid fund than the bloc's leading countries.
Don't rewrite history, says Poland at WW2 ceremony
Polish President Lech Kaczynski warned on Tuesday against efforts to rewrite history as nearly 20 European leaders gathered on Poland's Baltic coast to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War Two.
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