Outlook Archive Page 10 News And Views From Poland.
Ex Polish Prime Minister Marcinkiewicz Not Elected Again
Warsaw,About Poland 31 January, 2007 . The Board of Poland's bank BP PKO met today to consider the election of former Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz at President. It adjourned very quickly after opening. It did not take any action on the election and did not set a date for the next meeting.
Polish Minister Of Justice Saves Town's Economy
Warsaw, Poland 31 January, 2007 After a private Polish television station, TVN, revealed that the economy of a town in Poland had been devastated when a factory, harassed by criminals, had to shut down and lay off all its employees because of ineffective police protection, the Minister of Justice stepped in and the factory has reopened.
Former Polish Prime Minister May Be Disloyal
Warsaw, Poland 30 January, 2007 After having been a loyal servant to Polish Prime Minister Lech Kaczynski and having lost the election for the Presidency of Warsaw, Poland, Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz was promised the job as CEO of Polish Bank BP PKO. But now he may not get it because he is showing signs of disloyalty.
Poland: Danger Stalks The Kaczynski Government
Warsaw, Poland 30 January, 2007 The Polish Government of Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski faces dangers from within and without. Not only is his being threatened again with a junior coalition partner leaving, but his Former Prime Minister may be ready to form a new party with other powerful politicians.
Polish Weather Suffers Artic Wind And Atlantic Moisture
Warsaw, Poland 29 January, 2007 Poland is reeling under alternating rain and snow with varying temperatures that are creating hazardous conditions. Even the Polish Prime Minister slipped and broke his arm.
Polish Government Admits 30% Of Unemployed Don’t Want Work
Warsaw, About Poland 29 January, 2007 Poland’s Minister of Labor says 30% of the unemployed do not want to work and that their files should be moved to a separate administrative unit. The Ministry would not spend time trying to help them to find work. They would simply continue to get benefits and the Ministry could spend more time helping those who want help.
Poland's champion ski jumper returns to form.
Warsaw, Poland January 28, 2007. Poland's champion ski jumper, Adam Malysz, has finally returned to form and dominated the jumps at this week's World Cup competition in Obersdorf.
Poland's Law Enforcement Farce Continues.
Warsaw, Poland January 28, 2007. Poland's former Prime Minister Joseph Oleksy described his trial before the lustration court as a political farce. Under the Kaczynski Government, the application of Polish laws continues in that tradition.
Poland To Overturn Election Results And Oust 700 Democratically Elected Officials
Warsaw, Poland 27 January, 2007 Poland's Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski is planning to overturn election victories for over 700 Polish local government officials in order to get control of Warsaw, Poland. After threatening to use force to remove Warsaw's President, Hanna Gronkiewicz Walcz, he is now moving forward administratively to force Warsaw, and the country, into new elections.
Sudden Winter Stuns Poland - More Snow To Come
Warsaw, Poland - 26 January, 2007 Winter suddenly descended on Poland this week as weather changed from a season of spring like weather to mid winter Polish weather that saw temperatures drop to well below freezing and snow dumped on the country. Today snow will fall in Northern Poland while the remainder of the country will enjoy clear weather until snow comes again tonight.
Polish Prime Minister Threatens Force To Remove Warsaw President
Warsaw, Poland 26 January, 2007 - The battle over the right of Warsaw, Poland's President to stay in office has degenerated into Poland's Prime Minister Lech Kaczynski considering the use of force to remove the newly elected Hanna Gronkiewicz-Walcz. He immediately drew fire from Polish Government Opposition party leader Donald Tusk that who said that force would be resisted with force.
Fighting Back Against Senators Against Bush Iraq Policies
Warsaw, Poland 25 January 2007 - For those expats in Poland that might be interested one way or the other, an effort to create a grass roots network to punish Republican Senators who come out against President George W. Bush's Iraq policies has been started by Hugh Hewitt. He is encouraging people to pledge not to support any Republican Senator who votes to oppose the surge.
Snow In Poland As Winter Finally Arrives
Warsaw, Poland 24 January, 2007 - Polish weather has suddenly changed and winter has finally arrived in Poland. The country is being blanketed in snow.
Warsaw, Poland Has No President
Warsaw, Poland 24 January, 2007 - Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski said today in Poland's Parliament that the elected President of Warsaw lost her mandate to govern at the moment she was late in filing her husband's financial statement.
Polish Elections To Be Overturned
Warsaw, Poland 24 January, 2007 - Over 200 elected Polish Government officials will be ousted from office and communities forced to hold new elections if Poland's Deputy Prime Minister Ludwik Dorn has his way.
Twist on sex in Polish schools
Warsaw, Poland January 23, 2007. Poland's Minister of Education, Roman Giertych, has shown a great deal of interest in the sex in Polish schools and plans to institute a new form of sexual education.
Warsaw Poland's President Contests Loss Of Mandate
Warsaw, Poland 23 January 2007 The President of Warsaw, Poland, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Walcz, is contesting the application of election laws that may cause her to lose her postilion and have to face elections again because of conflicting and confusing Polish election laws.
Polish chopper could not help injured skier
Warsaw, Poland January 23, 2007. The ski jumper that was injured during the World Cup event in Zakopane, Poland could not be helped by an on scene Polish rescue helicopter. And help from another emergency medical evacuation helicopter was turned down.
Poland's Malysz says ski jumping has been a lottery
Warsaw, Poland 23 January 2007 Poland's champion ski jumper Adam Malysz says that jumping conditions in the World Cup events have been terrible and that the results in all but two events have been a lottery. And the terrible conditions this weekend yielded lottery winners and a seriously injured jumper.
Poland’s Pending Political Earthquake
Warsaw, Poland 22 January, 2006 How long will Poland’s main political parties take to resist the ever increasing stress that will eventually split them into minor irritants on the Polish political scene? Two Polish politicians that have the support of the people, one from each party, hold the answer as to whether Poland will have its final revolution.
Polish Government Make Polish Kielbasa Look Unsanitary
Warsaw, Poland 22 January 2007 - The Polish Government has turned good Polish Kielbasa into a media fiasco for Polish producers.
Will Warsaw, Poland’s President Be Removed From Office?
Warsaw, Poland 22 January 2007 Because she filed her husbands financial disclosure two days late, Poland’s Warsaw President Hanna Gronkiewicz-Walc is subject to lose her mandate under the latest election law.
Winter Will Finally Come To Poland
Warsaw, Poland 21 January 2007. Poland's spring like weather will break at the end of the week and the country will experience a short period of Polish winter.
Controversy Erupts Over Polish Ski Jump Fall
Warsaw, Poland 21 January 2007. Who is to blame for the serious ski jump accident at the world cup event yesterday in Zakopane, Poland? Should the event have been cancelled or should it have been continued? Should the event has been started at all? Was the jumper's fall a result of inexperience or wind conditions?
Winds Damage New Airport Terminal In Poland
Warsaw, Poland 20 January 2007 - The newly opened terminal at the Okecie Airport, Warsaw, Poland was evacuated on Friday as heavy winds pummeled Poland. Grzegorz Rohozinski from the company that manages the airport, Przedsiebiorstwa Porty Lotnicze (PPL), told the Polish daily newspaper Zycie Warszawy that the construction of the building was damaged.
Polish Election Polls Shrinking Opposition Lead
Warsaw, Poland 20 January 2007 The latest elections poll run by the Polish business daily Rrzecpospolita shows the lead held by opposition party Civic Platform to have decreased to 3 percent. Were Poland to have elections now, only four parties would return to Poland's Parliament.
Poland's Weather After The Storms
Warsaw, Poland 20 January, 2007 The killer storm that hit Poland this week is now history and the winds have subsided. Winds are still out of the West and gusty. There is rain and sleet across the country but the weather remains abnormally warm.
Poland’s Sex Scandal Grows For Lepper
Warsaw, Poland 19 January, 2007 – Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister Andrzej Lepper has managed to unite prosecutors against him and has had more women come forward and accuse him of demanding sex for favors.
Hurricane Warning Issued For Poland
Warsaw, Poland 18 January, 2007. A rare hurricane that has hit Germany will reach Poland within the next 24 hours. Winds of up to 180 kph are expected througout Poland.
Polish Christmas Ornament Factories Prepare For Frankfurt Fair
Warsaw, Poland 18 January, 2007 - In Poland the 2007 Christmas selling season has started. Polish Christmas Ornament factories are in full production preparing for the the Christmas World Trade Fair to be held in Frankfurt, Germany on 24 to 28 January, 2007.
Poland's Current And Weekend Weather Forecast
Warsaw, Poland 18 January, 2007. The current weather in Poland and Northern Europe is warm and wet.
In Poland Freedom From Government, Corruption and Labor Freedom Weak - Report
In addition to inflexible regulations that hinder productivity growth in Poland, other factors that create an unfriendly business environment have caused the Heritage Foundation to rate Poland only as the world's 87 th freest economy.
Why Can't Poland Cure The Russian Meat Ban?
Warsaw, Poland 17 January 2007 - Russia banned the import of meat from Poland because of falsified veterinary certificates and not because of the quality of meat. Russian President Vladimir Putin said last November that Moscow had no claims against Polish meat, but objected to products of third countries imported via Poland.
Polish Prime Minister Makes Empty Coalition Threats
Warsaw, Poland 16 January, 2007 - Poland's Prime Minister has once again made an empty threat about ending the Polish Government Coalition after being cornered by the minority partners prior to the vote for the President of the National Bank Of Poland.
Poland Shoots Self In Foot On Russian Meat Ban
Warsaw, Poland 16 January, 2007 - The Polish Government irritated the European Union by vetoing negotions between the EU and Russia over a self inflicted meat ban by Russia that is not hurting Poland. And now when Poland needs the EU for something important like control of the Jamal Pipeline, it is not likely to get it.
Poland's Lepper May End Up In Jail Soon
Warsaw, Poland 16 January, 2007 – Poland's Deputy Prime Minister, Andrzej Lepper may have a suspended sentence lifted and have to start serving a jail sentence if a court accepts a new case that has been filed against him.
Poland's Supermarkets will remain open - bill killed
Warsaw, Poland 15 January, 2007 - A bill that would have required supermarkets in Poland to close on Sunday was killed in committee. The vote was against the bill because committee members belonging the majority Polish Government coalition partner, Law And Justice, abstained from voting which allowed Government opposition parties to kill the bill.
Poland's Former Central Bank Chief Blamed For Coalition Failure
Warsaw, Poland 15 January, 2007 - Within days after his term expired and he was replaced as President of the National Bank of Poland, Leszek Balcerowicz has been blamed a second time for the failure of coalition talks between the political parties Law and Justice and Civic Platform.
Poland's Weather - Warm, Wet And Windy
Warsaw, Poland 15 January, 2007. - Temperatures in Poland continue to hold in the high 30 to low 40 degrees Fahrenheit range. Rain and clouds dominate the country. The gale force winds that have done serious damage along the Northern Polish coast have subsided somewhat.
Polish Political Party Benefited From Archbishops problems
Warsaw, Poland 14 January 2007. - Poland's political party League Of Polish Families, LPR, objected to the failure of the Speaker of Poland's Parliament, Marek Jurek, to attend the ceremony at which Polish Archbishop Wielgus resigned. And it used the occasion to make some significant political gains.
Polish Prime Minister Gives Position But Takes Control
Warsaw, Poland 14 January, 2007 - Poland's Prime Minister Lech Kaczynski appointed a coalitions partner's candidate, Samoobrona's Anna Kalata, to the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy that had control over the social insurance program, ZUS, but then promptly had a law passed that transferred control from that Committee to The Prime Minister. In the transfer to the Prime Minister, Samoobrona lost the control of ZUS that it wanted.
Former Polish PM Marcinkiewicz Criticizes Balcerowicz
Warsaw, Poland 13 January 2007 Poland's former Prime Minister, Kaszimierz Marcinkiewicz, has stepped back into politics and, on his blog, criticised the former President of Poland's Central Bank, Leszek Balcerowicz, for Balcerowicz refusal to help Marcinkiewicz form a coalition between the Law and Justice Party and Civic Platform. He accused Balcerowicz of engaging in politics while he was the President of the Central Bank.
Polish President's Crisis Management Center Falling Apart
Warsaw, Poland 13 January 2007. The Polish Presidents Crisis Management staff moved into a newly constructed building in 2005. Today it is reported that the building is falling apart. And an investigation has started looking for corruption in the tender process for construction by members of the former Polish President's Chancellory
Abnormal January Weather Conditions Continue In Poland
Warsaw, Poland 13 January, 2007. In spite of it being mid-winter in Central Europe, temperatures remain well above freezing in Poland. The ski areas, as does the rest of the country, lack snow. Flowers are blooming in some parts of the country. Patio plants have not even been frost killed in many parts of Warsaw.
Warsaw, Poland Commuter Trains to resume full service
Warsaw, Poland 12 January 2007 The Warsaw, Poland commuter rail system will resume service on Monday next, 16 January, 2007.
Polish Police leaving for better pay
Warsaw, Poland 12 January, 2007 The Polish Government is now having its own problems with emigration of Polish workers to Western Europe. Now it is reported that more than 10% of Poland's police force has gone West for better pay. The police are joining Western European police forces and also finding high paying jobs as bodyguards.
Poland's Central Bank to Fight Unemployment?
Warsaw, Poland 12 January, 2007 The Polish unemployment rate is about 15%. Will Poland's new Central Bank governor, Slawomir Skrzypek, a close ally of President Lech Kaczynski, change the Bank's policies and put an emphasis on fighting unemployment?
Warsaw will have New Year's celebrations in 2007
Warsaw, Poland 12 January, 2007. The Capital of Poland, Warsaw, will have organized News Years celebrations next year. The new President of Warsaw, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Walcz has already ordered the planning for next year.
Polish Government Talks Unemployment And Not Job Creation
The Polish Government that has been proudly reporting a steady decline in unemployment has avoided reporting the number of new jobs created. So while there are figures that show unemployment in Poland is down, there are no figures to show that employment is up.
Polish Primate's defense of spy sparks outrage
Warsaw, Poland January 9, 2007. The turmoil in Poland's Roman Catholic Church was increased when Polish Primate Cardinal Jozef Glemp made remarks defending his replacement who resigned the position under pressure.
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