Polish OutLook Archive Page 13
Polish prime minister draws black line
Poland's famous Gdansk shipyard, Stocznia, Polish Prime Minister, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, drew a black line between those who support him and those who don't. He classified all those whoWarsaw, Poland October 3, 2006. Perhaps the most hated organization in Poland was the Polish militia known as ZOMO.
Polish Budget Irresponsible - Balcerowicz
The President of the National Bank of Poland, Leszek Balcerowicz, criticized the new budget put forth by the Polish government for 2007 and said that it is irresponsible and lacking in solutions.
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Polish government will probably survive the Bega scandal
Warsaw, Poland September 28, 2006. Regardless of the outrage in Poland over the revelations made by Polish parliamentarian Renata Bega, it is most probable that the Polish government will survive.
Polish government claims provocation by enemies
Warsaw, Poland September 27, 2006. The political crisis in Poland prompted by the late night airing of secretly recorded tapes of conversations between a member of the Polish parliament...
Polish government corruption charged by opposition
Warsaw, Poland September 27, 2006. In a startling overnight revelation on Polish television by a Polish political party member of Poland's Samoobrona, representative of Poland's Prime Minister are shown in secret tapes offering financial financial help at the expense of the Polish taxpayer.
A Polish Government kielbasa coalition
Kielbasa Wyborcza in Poland has a long history in local elections. Polish people are enticed to the voting booths with offers of kielbasa.
Polish election law eliminates voters
Warsaw, Poland September 26, 2006. Poland's ruling coalition, headed by the Polish political party Law and Justice, rushed through the Polish parliament, a new law regulating the upcoming local elections in Poland.
Polish unemployment does not tell the story
The reported unemployment rate in Poland of 15.5% does not tell the story about the work situation in Poland. It does not reflect a reliable figure as to the number of Polish people who are willing to work in Poland.
Lepper claims coup d'etat
Warsaw, Poland September 22, 2006. As the Polish Government scrambles to put together a new coalition, its recently ejected coalition partner and Deputy Prime Minister is making accusations that Poland is experiencing a coup d'etat.
Polish Constitutional Tribunal says banking investigation unconstitutional
Warsaw, Poland September 22, 2006. The Polish constitutional tribunal has just announced its ruling in the matter of the Polish parliamentary
Are Polish voters ready for change?
Warsaw, Poland September 22, 2006. Polish voters are continually subjected to news of threats of new elections in Poland. In spite of the turmoil created by Poland’s Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski in his quest to create the Fourth Republic of Poland, support for his political party indicates that even if there are new elections there will be very little change in the makeup of the Polish parliament.
Poland's Supreme Court banking decision delayed
Warsaw, Poland September 21, 2006. The expected ruling by Poland's Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the Polish government's attack on the independence of the Polish Central bank, The National Bank Of Poland, will not be rendered today but will be delayed due to some procedural matters.
Poland's budget talks show little movement
Warsaw, Poland September 21, 2006. Budget talks held by the Polish government coalition parties continue with no visible results other than more posturing by the political parties making up Poland's governing coalition. Poland's ruling coalition party, Law and Justice, is trying to hold to a budget deficit maximum all of some 30 million zloty.
Poland targeted by Internet Viagra scammers.
Warsaw, Poland September 21, 2006. Poland has become a rather lucrative market for Internet scammers selling fake drugs using e-mail spam marketing programs.
Poland's Warsaw presidential race a dead heat
Warsaw, Poland September 21, 2006 Poland's race for the President of the City of Warsaw had the former Polish Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz with a substantial lead over his main competitor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz.
Will Polish emigrants come back to Poland?
Warsaw, Poland September 20, 2006. The emigration of Polish people from Poland to Western European countries has been treated lightly by the Polish government.
Poland's emigration stimulates use of prison chain gangs.
Warsaw, Poland September 20, 2006. Polish unemployment is still above 15%. But even though Polish unemployment is above 15%, employers are unable to find workers. Companies in Poland are now contacting Polish prisons to find workers.
Polish criminal, now Poland's Deputy Prime Minister, record used against him.
Warsaw, Poland September 20, 2006. Poland's Deputy Prime Minister, Andrzej Lepper, has a criminal record. Polish government opposition party, Civic Platform, has introduced a bill that would people prevent people with criminal records from running for parliament.
New Polish elections a joke according to Deputy Prime Minister
Warsaw, Poland September 20, 2006. Poland Deputy Prime Minister Roman Giertych commented that the new Polish elections would be a joke. According to Giertych, very little would change in the Polish parliament and things would continue just as they are now
Polish government coalition wobbles more than ever.
Warsaw Poland September 19, 2006. The Polish government coalition continues to weaken on an hourly basis. Minority Polish government coalition partner Samoobrona, lead by Poland's star politician Andrzej Lepper, has been pressing his demands on the Prime Minister and in the process has been taking the government from crisis to crisis.
Polish police in an unmarked car catch a ganster in Warsaw.
Warsaw, Poland September 19, 2006. The Polish police have just recently been using unmarked cars to control traffic throughout Poland. Today in the center of Warsaw, Poland, Polish police came upon a car driven by a man wearing heavy gloves. Because wearing heavy gloves in hot weather was somewhat suspicious, they pulled the car over and arrested a wanted gangster.
High-tech companies investing in Poland may face labor shortage
Warsaw, Poland September 19, 2006. Poland has become the choice of several high-tech companies for the location of new factories that project hiring many Polish workers. But Polish workers are leaving Poland to work at higher wages in other European Union countries. New factories being built in Poland, and relying on and local Polish labor, may find a labor shortage.
Poor management shuts down Warsaw Poland's roads
Warsaw, Poland September 18, 2006. Poor Polish Road management in Warsaw, Poland routinely causes a shutdown of a major commuter artery into the center of Warsaw and ties up traffic into the city of for hours on end. The road, Al. Jerozolimskie, is generally blocked by large trucks that crash into a poorly constructed, temporary (for three years) overhead barrier that is poorly placed at a low overhead tunnel entrance.
Poland's budget will force a new coalition of enemies
Warsaw, Poland September 18, 2006. Poland's budget must be approved within a given time frame or, under the rules of the Polish Constitution, the Polish parliament must be dissolved and new elections held. If the current coalition cannot agree to approve the budget, a new coalition will have to be formed which coalition may also not be able to have the budget approved. The cycle will finally force a coalition between parties who are currently enemies.
Polish Prime Minister secretly sets up shadow Minister Of Agriculture For Poland
Warsaw, Poland September 14, 2006. The Polish Prime Minister, in response from pressure by his Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture, Andrzej Lepper, removed Wojciech Mojzesowicz, as head of the Poland's Parliamentary Agricultural Committee and, without the knowledge of Lepper, installed him as Secretary of State for Polish Agriculture; a new position in the Prime Minister's office.
Poland's ex-Financial Minister to resume post
Warsaw, Poland September 13, 2006. Zyta Gilowska, who was relieved of position as Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Financial Minister because of accusations of having worked with the Polish secret services and having lied on her vetting statement, after having been adjudicated innocent, has agreed to raise to reassume her posts. Zyta Gilowska comes back to her position as Poland's Financial Minister just before the deadline that was set by the Prime Minister for approval of Poland's budget.
Will Polish government coalition battle break the Polish economy?
Warsaw, Poland September 12, 2006. Economists in Poland have warned that the Polish economy cannot withstand increased spending without being forced into a possible downward spiral. But an ongoing battle between Polish Government coalition partners may result in just such a spending increase and could possibly break the Polish economy.
Polish president criticized for criticizing judge in Poland's court system.
Warsaw, Poland September 9, 2006. Polish President Lech Kaczynski has been criticized for putting pressure on a Polish judge by criticizing her comments rendered during a ruling on the spy case involving former Polish Financial Minister Zyta Gilowska.
Polish Prime Minister, the Leader of Polish Law and Justice Party, defies court order
Warsaw, Poland September 9, 2006. The Polish Prime Minister, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who is leader of Law and Justice Party, lost a civil lawsuit against him for calling am member of Former President 's Chancellery, Vachowski, a thief and was ordered to apologize. But the Prime Minister refuses to follow the court order.
Polish government control shifting to minority leftists
Warsaw, Poland September 9, 2006. The Polish government is controlled by a three party coalition in which most of the members of the coalition belong to a conservative right wing political party, Law and Justice. But even though this party has most of the members of the coalition, the power and direction of the government has been shifting to a small leftist party that has recognized and is exploiting the weakness of the major party.
Former Polish Financial Ministers spy trial causes unexpected criticise in Poland
Warsaw, Poland September 8, 2006. The Polish vetting court's verdict of not guilty of lying on her vetting statement for the former Polish Financial Minister did little to settle the issues that surround her case and have caused concern among members of the Polish parliament who are considering a new Polish a vetting law. The Polish government finds itself in this situation where whichever way they turn on vetting there will be problems.
Former Polish Ministers spy trial - disgrace or a political farce?
Warsaw, Poland September 7, 2006. Poland's former Minister of Finance, Zyta Gilowska, was acquitted of the formal charges of lying on her vetting statement and at the same time was accused by the trial judge of cooperating with the Polish secret police. The judge found that there was no clear evidence to say that there was cooperation but expressed her personal opinion that Zyta Gilowska had voluntarily given information to the Polish secret services. It was good for Gilowska to be acquitted but was it all a disgrace or political farce?
The most corrupt political party in Poland is the party fighting corruption - poll
Warsaw or, Poland September 6, 2006. A recent poll in Poland shows that approximately 35 percent of the Polish people think that the ruling coalition party Law and Justice is the most corrupt political party in Poland. This Polish political party has, however, staked its political future on stamping out corruption in Poland.
Minority Polish government coalition parties force the Polish government into a tax increase
Warsaw, Poland September 6, 2006. In order to avert a Polish Government Coalition crisis that might result in early parliamentary elections in Poland, the majority Polish coalition political party partner, Law and Justice, has bent to the demands of two minority coalition partners for more money to be allocated for programs they want.
Polish Catholic Church is a major beneficiary of the EU funding for Poland
Warsaw, Poland September 6, 2006. The Polish Catholic Church will be a major beneficiary of EU funds that will come to Poland for the preservation of historic buildings.
Polish Road fatalities dropped as unmarked police cars introduced in Poland
Warsaw, Poland September 6, 2006. The introduction in Poland of unmarked police cars on the Polish roads and an increase in the number of hidden traffic cameras are contributing to a significant reduction in the number of fatalities on the Polish roads. During the first seven months of 2006 there was a 13% drop in the number of fatalities and the recent introduction of unmarked cars is projected to increase the rate of decline.
Polish politics may be tipped by Poland's radical farmers' party
Poland's a radical farmers' party, Samoobrona, is at a tipping point and must either withdraw its support from the ruling coalition party Law and Justice or find itself slipping into oblivion. The Leader of the Polish radical left farmers party has taken a firm stand on some issues and if he loses on the stance is not likely that he will be able to maintain his credibility with his support base.
Polish Prime Minister's request to meet with President Bush turned down
Warsaw, Poland September 1, 2006. Poland's Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, in a sign that Polish diplomats say shows that the current Polish government is not held in high regard by the United States government, has been refused a meeting with President Bush.
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