News And Views From Poland Archive Page Six
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Is Europe the target for Iran ' s missiles?
Warsaw, Poland July 5, 2006 Iran continues to work the world as it develops its missiles. The Europeans continue to fool themselves into believing that their offers to Iran are going to cause Iran to cease the development of its nuclear weapons program.
Polish government to undergo major restructuring - predicts Andrzej Lepper
Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the Polish political party Samoobrona, Andrzej Lepper, has predicted that there will be a major restructuring of the Polish government.
The Polish president's secret sickness creates a political storm
The Polish president remains in seclusion and no word has been released about the sickness that caused him to miss a meeting of the Weimar triangle.
Europeans Don't Like Americans
When one spends a long time in europe one finds that there is a large undercurrent of dislike of Americans in Europe. There are many theories as to the reason for this dislike. Regardless of the theory to which you ascribe, then this light is there and it is not likely to go away anytime soon and in fact it only is probably going to get worse.
Poland's political dirty war is about to be swept under the rug.
The Polish Prime Minister invited the Finance Minister that he recently dismissed to return to the Polish government as a Deputy Prime Minister.
Polish president's health is called into question
On July 3, 2006 The President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, caused the cancellation, at the last minute, of a meeting of the Weimar triangle which was made up of the countries Poland, Germany and France.
Polish Prime Minister asks dismissed financial minister to return to the government
Having recently dismissed Minister of Finance, Zyta Gilowska, in his government, the Polish Prime Minister has apparently seen that he made a mistake and has asked her to return to the government.
Airbus problem is a major blow to French leadership in Europe
Warsaw, Poland July 3, 2006 As the Airbus battle with Boeing for the airline market has been in the headlines over the past year, the French have been patting themselves on the back for the great success. Even though there has been duly German and French leadership and management of the project, Chirac has managed to keep himself in France in the forefront of the project.
Europe against American technology
Warsaw, Poland 2 July, 2006 The European Union has been attacking Microsoft because of Microsoft's dominant position in the European market. They even forced Microsoft to create a product that no one has been willing to buy. And as the appeals process in the courts ends for Microsoft, they are about to have to pay huge fines per day unless they yield up their rights to intellectual property.
The womens' war in the Polish president's office
While the Polish government opposition party Civic Platform accuses the ruling government party of waging a dirty political war, another little war is raging in the president's office.
The Polish unemployment problem-facts on the ground
Poland continues to enjoy a very high unemployment rate. One can read statistics and one can look at various government programs without ever seeing what the real problem is.
Polish Prime Minister seems to regret dismissing Minister of Finance
The Polish Prime Minister, Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, dismissed the Minister of Finance, Zyta Gilowska, when she made herself available for dismissal after the vetting spokesman filed a case in the vetting court that charged that she lied on her vetting statement.
Polish Prime Minister questions evidence against dismissed Minister of Finance
Poland's Minister of Finance, Zyta Gilowska, was dismissed when a case in the vetting court was opened against her based on new testimony that was provided to the vetting court spokesman.
Polish Minister of Justice continues his program against drunk drivers
The Polish Minister of Justice, Ziobro, has continued to press the courts and the prosecutors to have the cars of people found driving drunk on the road in Poland to be impounded possibly permanently removed from their ownership.
Early elections in Poland are threatened again
In response to demands by coalition partner Andrzej Lepper, who heads the Samoobrona political party, the head of the ruling coalition party Law and Justice, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has once again threatened that unless he gets his way he will lead the country to new elections.
Poland's dirty political war continues
The recently dismissed Polish Minister of Finance has been ruined by charges of lying on a vetting statement and she may never be able to prove her innocence.
Poland's battle of the billboards engulfs the Polish president
13 million billboards carrying advertisements for the election of Polish President Kaczynski were paid for by one firm run by one woman and which firm had no employees.
Was blackmail involved in the dismissal of the Polish Minister of Finance?
Warsaw, Poland June 25, 2006 - This past week in Poland saw the dismissal of the Minister of Finance, Zyta Gilowska, as a result of charges being lodged against her with the vetting court. Gilowska has taken the offensive on this matter and said that she will not let this lay. She has gone public with her case and is getting a great deal of attention in Poland.
Is the Polish government involved in a political dirty war?
Warsaw, Poland June 24, 2006 - The Polish Minister of Finance, Zyta Gilowska, was dismissed by the Polish Prime Minister as a result of a case being brought before the courts which case claims that the Polish Minister of Finance lied on her vetting statement. Her dismissal raises many questions and one of the main questions that is being asked in Poland is if she was dismissed as a result of a dirty political war.
Polish political parties at war over billboards
The Polish media and the Polish government have been spending a lot of time looking at the prices that the main political parties paid for the billboards used to advertise their candidates during the last election campaign.
Drunks in Poland to lose their cars
Poland's Minister of Justice Ziobro announced yesterday that he is introducing a bill that will have the cars of people who are found driving cars in Poland when they have more than the legal limit of alcohol in their system.
The Polish Prime Minister did not have a good day.
The aftershocks of the surprise coalition agreement between the Law and Justice Party and two radical minority parties, Samoobrona and the League of Polish Families, have left the Prime Minister of Poland, Kaszimierz Marcinkiewicz, with his hands fall.
Polish Health crisis - Minister wants out
The Polish health system has been having its problems. One of the basic causes of the problems within the health system is that the the system has amassed a huge amount of debt and Polish doctors are not paid very much.
Has Poland's Jaroslaw Kaczynski ruined his political career
Last last week after the final agreement was made to form a coalition government that would give the Law and Justice Party the power to have a majority vote in the Polish parliament, former Polish Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki said that it was the beginning of the end of the political career of Law and Justice Party Leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski.
A surprise Polish coalition government
Warsaw, Poland May 6, 2006 - Yesterday afternoon Poland was surprised to find that the ruling Polish political party Law and Justice had finalized a coalition agreement that included the minority party League of Polish Families into the existing coalition so that the coalition now has a majority voting power in the Polish parliament.
Poland's political and economic benchmarks are set
Today the Polish government is about to form a coalition which coalition will have a majority voting position in the Polish parliament.
After the Polish government self destructs
There are very few commentators, outside the Polish government itself, who feel that there will be any real longevity for the current Polish government.
Poland Mayday Schedule
Poland will effectively br in a state of reduced operations for the week.
Does a radical Polish farmer now control Poland?
The news of the day in Warsaw, Poland is that the Polish political party Law and Justice has formed a coalition with a radical farmers' party and five members that split off from another
How well is Poland really doing?
The latest economic statistics released by the Polish government can lead one to believe that the Polish economy is in good shape.
Will Poland be rebuilt or will it be destroyed?
One of the goals of the ruling Polish government party Law and Justice chairman Jaroslaw Kaczynski and his brother, the President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, is to destroy the system that has run Poland since the changes that occurred in 1989.
Radical farmers' party dominates Polish politics
The Polish political party Samoobrona has turned the tables on the ruling Law and Justice Party government and is now demanding that its terms be met and if those terms are not met, it will force new elections.
Projections for the Polish labor market
According to the National Bank of Poland, the outlook for improvement within the Polish labor market with remains good.
Polish government confusion continues
Confusion about the status of a pending coalition between competing Polish political parties continues to dominate the news in Poland. The bickering, complaining, and in fighting eat at the time of leading Polish politicians so that they spend their time more concerned with forming a coalition than running the government.
Poland's leading farmers party does not want the Ministry of Agriculture
The Polish political party Samoobrona, lead by Andrzej Lepper, is discussing the terms of a coalition to be formed with the leading Polish political party Law and Justice. As the negotiations to form the coalition move forward, it has been revealed that the Leader of Samoobrona does not want to personally take the position of Minister of Agriculture because it would be politically dangerous for him.
The Law and Justice Party may remain a minority government party
The ruling minority Polish government party, Law and Justice, has been attempting to put together a coalition by combining a collection of minority parties which parties have many different interests and goals.
Polish EU budget contribution will be cut by 52 million euro in 2006.
The European Commission has reported that Poland’s contribution to the European Union 2006 budget will be cut by 52 million euro.
The true face of Poland is now visible
The visible face of Poland is changing. And the face that it is now showing is the face that has been temporarily hidden behind the facade of Poland being a progressive society.
The Polish Catholic Church and the politics of ethics
Cardinal Glemp, Primate Of Poland, declared that the Polish doctors who are on strike demanding that their wages be way raised have stepped across an ethical line by only providing medical services to those people who absolutely need it. Cardinal Glemp expressed absolutely no sympathy for low wages of the doctors but put his support behind the government which is threatening to change the laws to force the doctors to work. See Doctors Work For Peanuts
Cardinal Glemp seems selective in his application of ethics. This is the Primate of Poland who has allowed Father Tadeusz Rydzyk to build his personal fortune and empire at the expense of devoutly religious Catholics in Poland. This is the Primate of Poland who has not expressed any concern about the ethics of an anti-Semitic preaching priest making himself a millionaire at the expense of the poor Polish donors that contribute to his radio station.
Poland lacks direction as political chaos reigns
Expressing his concern over the failure of his political party Law and Justice to form a majority ruling coalition in the Polish parliament, party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said that Poland was like a car without an engine. Minority political party leader of the political party PSL, Pawlak, said that he had thought Poland was like a car whose driver did not have his hands on the steering wheel. But now he understood that the driver did not have this hands on the steering wheel of a car that had no engine.
And so time passes as the Law and Justice Party flops about trying to create a coalition out of parties of both diverse backgrounds and questionable reputations. The parties with which Law and Justice is discussing a coalition have very little in common. And their goals are more at odds with each other than they have in common.
Polish companies Act to protect you against counterfeit amber
Expressing his concern over the failure of his political party Law and Justice to form a majority ruling coalition in the Polish parliament, party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said that Poland was like a car without an engine.
How effective is the preparation for bird flu?
Governments around the world are finally realizing that it is not possible to stop the spread of bird flu.
Coalition not possible between Poland's post Solidarity groups
The leader of Poland's ruling political party Law and Justice, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, while speaking at a press conference yesterday stated that a coalition with the opposition party Civic Platform was not possible because his party had a different view of the state than the party of Civic Platform.
Polish Catholic Church gets bad press
Pope Benedict the 16th is due to visit Poland starting on the 25th of May 2006.
Auschwitz-intellectual dishonesty or disinformation
Poland has requested a name change for the Auschwitz Birkenau death camp complex.
International ignorance of about Auschwitz
Knowing that there is a widespread misconception about the origin of and operation of the Nazi German Auschwitz Birkenau death camps, the Polish government is taking steps to change the name of the camps to emphasize that the camps were Nazi German facilities.
Polish President Lech Kaczynski's Visit To Iraq
The surprise visit by Polish President Lech Kaczynski to Iraq received very little television coverage in Poland. The coverage of his visit to Iraq that he did get was not so much about what he did, or about him for that matter, but more about who accompanied him on the trip.
The Vatican increases the pressure on the Polish Catholic Church
The Vatican representative in Poland has sent to the leaders of the Polish Catholic Church a letter that advises the leaders of the Polish Catholic Church who are responsible for the supervision of the millionaire Roman Catholic priest father Tadeusz Rydzyk to exercise that responsibility.
Annuals Supreme Court meeting missed by Polish government
According to the Polish government, inconvenient scheduling made it not possible for anyone in the Polish government to hold with tradition and to attend an annual meeting of the Supreme Court where it reviewed its activities for the previous year.
Polish government settles with UniCredito
In October 2005 the Italian bank UniCredito ignited a firestorm in Poland when it bought a German bank that had an interest in the Polish bank BPH.
Poland Grinding To A Halt
The Polish government, in power less than six months, has not been able to accomplish much in the way of economic reform and prospects for future economic reforms seem bleak.
Renaming Auschwitz Birkenau As Nazi German
On Friday we posted in this News Service information posted on the web by the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, that discussed Poland's desire to rename the twin death camps so that they specifically referenced that they were German Nazi camps.
Lepper Demands Deputy Prime Minister Position
Samoobrona party leader says that without him as Deputy Prime Minister, ther will be no coalition.
Polish General Jaruzelski returns medal to President
Polish President Lech Kaczynski honored General Jaruzelski with the Cross of Deportees. The general has, however, returned the medal to the president.
Polish political party Samoobrona cries foul
the Polish political party Samoobrona, through its leader Andrzej Lepper, has cried that there has been a provocation In older to prevent Samoobrona from going into coalition with the ruling political party Law and Justice.
Accusations of a conspiracy against the Polish government
It was recently reported by the newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza that North Koreans were working as welders at the Stocznia shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. These workers toil long hours under the supervision of a Korean handler or manager.
Polish President Kaczynski Awards medal to General Jaruzelski
Because General Jaruzelski was exiled to Siberia during World War Two he is eligible for a medal as are so many other Polish people who met the same fate. President Kaczynski has signed a document authorizing the issuance of such a medal to General Jaruzelski.
Parliamentary elections - Yes, but in Autumn
Lider PO Donald Tusk oswiadczyl, ze majowe wybory parlamentarne sa dla jego partii nie do przyjecia.
Will the Polish government change direction?
Yesterday, the President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, invited the leaders of the government opposition party Civic Platform to the Presidential Palace in order to try to convince them to support the motion that is currently before the Polish parliament, which motion would dissolve the parliament and cause the holding of elections prior to Pope Benedict ' s visit to Poland on May 25, 2006.
The politics of the Polish banking system
Currently there is a battle in Poland between Italy ' s UniCredito and the Polish government concerning the takeover by Italy ' s UniCredito of the Polish Bank BPH.
The Polish Roman Catholic Church on the proposed Polish elections - No Comment
The proposed bill for new elections to be held in Poland prior to Pope Benedict ' s visit to Poland on May 25, 2006 has not been endorsed by the Polish Roman Catholic church. In fact, the official church spokesman for Poland indicated that even though there were varying positions and opinions taken by the bishops in the Roman Catholic Church in Poland, the church was not taking a position and would not issue a comment on the matter.
The threat of new Polish elections has been removed
Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the Polish political party Law and Justice, stated yesterday that unless elections are held this spring they will not be held until the year 2009.
Polish parliamentary committee to examine banks
The Polish Sejm has approved a bill that will form a special parliamentary commission to investigate the Polish banks and their activities for the past 17 years.
Polish media law declared unconstitutional
The Polish Supreme Court declared that portions of the Polish media law are unconstitutional.
Not all Polish unemployed want to work
Poland has been experiencing a long term unemployment rate of about 18%. This is the same as the European Union wide overall, employment rate which it is about that same 18%.
Polish parliament rejects bill for new elections
Yesterday the ruling government party Law and Justice submitted a bill to the Sejm to have the Polish parliament dissolve itself and to hold new elections in Poland prior to Pope Benedict's visit to Poland on May 25, 2006.
Polish Government now attacks former president Alexander Kwasniewski
The leader of the ruling Polish political party, Law and Justice, Jaroslaw Kaczynsk,i has said that he intends to destroy the system that ruled Poland during the last 17 years.
Polish unemployment is high but there is a labor shortage
Unemployment in Poland has been hovering between 17 and 18% for a long period of time.
The Polish government will continue to press for new elections
he Leader of the dominant Polish political party Law and Justice, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has stated that he intends to press forward with a bill to dissolve the Polish parliament and hold new elections prior to Pope Benedict's visit on May 25, 2006.
The Polish government remains disorganized
Unable to form a coalition with the other leading political party in Poland, Civic Platform, the Law and Justice Party, headed by Jaroslaw Kaczynski, chose to sign an agreement, called the stabilization pact, with two minority parties, Samoobrona and League of Polish Families, which stabilization pact was to allow the Law and Justice Party to govern under stable conditions for a period up to one year.
The Polish Government Of Destruction
The leader of the Polish party, Law and Justice, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has said that it is his intent "to destroy the system that has dominated the Third Republic for the past 17 years. "
No New Elections
Warsaw, Poland March 19, 2006 - Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the Polish political party Law and Justice, announced yesterday that he will seek early elections to be held prior to Pope Benedict ' s visit to Poland that starts on May 25, 2006.
In order to hold those elections it would have to submit a bill to the Polish parliament and for that bill to pass it would require the support of opposition party Civic Platform. Today the Leader of the Polish political party Civic Platform, Donald Tusk, said that his party would not support elections prior to Pope Benedict's visit to Poland.
Polish Government Turmoil
Warsaw, Poland 19 March, 2006 - Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the Polish political party Law and Justice, which party controls the minority government of Poland continues to keep the Polish government in turmoil. He has now announced then he intends to seek early elections before Pope Benedict visits Poland, which visit starts on May 25, 2006.
Polish Public Opinion On The Economy
The ruling Polish government political party Law and Justice has been engaged in self created battles with many segments of Polish society. The most recent and most visible battle currently involves an attack on the National Bank of Poland and its president, Leszek Balcerowicz, with a peripheral attack on a bank merger with an Italian bank.
The battle has dominated the news. Both newspaper and television coverage have been extensive and in-depth.
Initial polls showed that approximately 40% of the Polish people supported the government pressure that was placed on the National Bank of Poland and its President Leszek Balcerowicz. But it now seems that public opinion is changing.
Overview of Poland's War On The Banks
The media and the world are focused on the Polish Government's current war on the National Bank of Poland and the continuing attempts to finalize a merger between the Italian bank and the Polish bank.
The Polish government against the National Bank of Poland
The Polish government appears to be attempting to supplant its judgment in place of the judgment of the board of the National Bank of Poland.
The Bird Flu In Poland
Polish authorities have finally acknowledged that the bird flu in exists in Poland.
The Battle For The Polish Banks
The battle for the Polish banks is heating up.
The Next Polish Investigations
A spokesman for the Polish political party, PIS, Przemyslaw Gosiewski, announced at a press conference on Sunday morning that now the Government had decided to scrap all the other investigative committees and set up a committee to find out what wrong with the Polish banking system, why it is wrong and who made it go wrong.
Will The Polish Media Bite The Hand That Is Harassing It?
The Polish Government of the Kaczynski Brothers continues its assault on the media. It is behind the establishment of a Polish Parliamentary Committee that will investigate the media's activities for the past 16 years. In the lead up to formation of this committee there seems to be some bite back.
Poland's Long Winter
The economic damage caused by the long and cold winter in Poland is yet to be measured. From all appearances the cost of recovery will be high.
Is Poland In A Downward Spiral?
Poland remains embroiled in high profile political bickering that shows no sign of abating.
Polish Government Of Moral Superiority
Poland’s government, elected in the fall of 2005, has shifted the country’s position on the European Union.
Polish Government Of Threats And Extremes
In the run up to the Polish Presidential and Parliamentary elections, the Polish political party PIS made many very expensive promises.
Bird Flu - Will It Affect The Economy More Than The People?
The bird flu was finally determined to be in Poland this past week.
PO's leaders on Independent Students Association (NZS) 25 years ago
Donald Tusk - wspoltworca Niezaleznego Zrzeszenia Studentow w Gdansku, w trakcie strajku sierpniowego organizowal grupy studenckie, by 30 sierpnia rozpoczac dzialania na rzecz nowej organizacji studenckiej.
Bird Flu In Poland
Bird flu has finally been found in Poland. The Bird flu had been found in countries all around Poland, but not in Poland. It finally was found in the region around Torun, Poland that lies about 200 kilometers north west of Poland's capital, Warsaw.
Poland's Government In Question
Poland's government has been accused of being one of all threats and no action. Is that the case?
Poland's Finances Stable Or Unstable?
Poland has achieved some records in its current finacial history. But some are voicing concerns.
Work On Sundays In Poland
The Polish Catholic church, through its press secretary for the Polish Episcopate, Father Jozef Koch, has taken the position that the Church is strongly against working Sundays for people who work in shops, service centers and large markets.
Kaczynski To Change The Constitution
Polish political party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski says that he will change the constitution to keep his election promises.
Polish Political Leader Battles The Media
Chairman of Poland’s ruling government party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski has declared that there is no free media in Poland.
League of Polish Families Wants Support Of Government
The Polish political party LPR signed a stabilization pact with two other Polish political parties, Samoobrona and the ruling Polish government party, PIS.
Polish Labor Drain Poland Loses
Poland is losing its workforce. Some call it a brain drain.
Scene In Polish Parliament
Andrzej Lepper, who has been ignored by members of the Polish government stabilization pact creates a scene in the Polish Parliament by doing nothing.
Polish Road Fatalities
The EC has reported that Polish road fatalities are up. There is little hope to see any decrease in deaths on Poland's roads.
Laughing At Lepper
The leader of the Polish political party Samoobrona, Andrzej Lepper, is not happy.
Poland Unemployment Up
Unemployment in Poland during the month of January increased by 94,000 people above the number unemployed in December, 2005.
Is Poland’s Prime Minister Being Set Up To Take The Fall?
Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski called a special meeting of the Polish Government , called a Cabinet Council, on 22 February, 2006.
Polish weather update 22 February, 2006
Travelers to Poland can expect continuing terrible weather in Poland. It is gray, cold. Each day the country is subjected to a dose of snow or freezing rain.
Kaczynski – Lighting Might Strike Editors Offices
Warsaw, Poland 22 February 2006 The ruling Polish government party PIS, otherwise known as Law And Justice, leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski has been denying that he is considering replacing Polish Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz.
No Privatization Will Kill the Polish budget
recently the Minister of Finance, Zyta Gilowska, commented that the government budget was tight.
Blaming The Polish Media For Reporting
It was reported in two Polish newspapers, Gazeta Wyborcza and Rzeczpospolita, that a EU Parliament Deputy, who is a member of the Polish Political Party Samoobrona, said on Polish Radio that there was dissention in the ruling political party PIS.
Support For The Polish Government Dips
The Polish public opinion polls prior to 21 February, 2006 have shown solid support for the Polish government, the Polish Parliament and the Polish President.
Polish Press And Reporters Under Pressure
“There will be no authoritarianism in Poland, only a fool could believe that. But there will be order which is in the interest of ordinary Poles.” Jaroslaw Kaczynski, head of Law and Justice (PiS), in the Sejm on Friday.
Break in the Ruling Polish Government Party
Warsaw, Poland, 20 February, 2005 - The recent news in Poland has been dominated by the Prime Minister and his party congratulating themselves on how successful have been their first 100 days in office.
Winning The Hearts And Minds
The ruling Polish government party PIS continues on its crusade to crush corruption and reform the country.
Prime Minister Or Puppet
Warsaw, Poland, 19 February, 2006 - Polish government Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz once said that he wants to be like Margaret Thatcher. And he has been doing a lot of marketing of his policies and what he has done over the first hundred days. Polls indicate he has a favorable rating by about 65% of the Polish populace. But is he just a puppet?
Ignoring The Support
Warsaw, Poland, 19 February,2006 - The ruling Polish political party PIS owes its ability to get anything done to the cooperation of two minority parties, the League of Polish Families (LPR) and Samoobrona. Without the support of these two parties, PIS, having only a minority position in the Polish government itself would likely not be able to get much accomplished.
Nationalization Of The Press
Warsaw, Poland, 18 February,2006 - The leader of the ruling Polish political party Law and Justice (PIS) Jaroslaw Kaczynski said in an interview with a reporter from the newspaper Rzeczpospolita. "The fact that most of the media in Poland is in foreign hands says much about our national potential."
Polish Social Housing
Warsaw, Poland, 18 February,2006 - Under the EU VAT law Poland can charge a reduced VAT for building materials used for the construction of "social housing". And Poland will do just that.
The Anti-Corruption Scheme Corrupted?
The ruling, minority, Polish political party, Law and Justice (PIS), is bent on curing the ills of the past and ridding the country of any influence of or spillover from communism.
Ignoring The Rules?
The Polish radio station, Radio Maria, used by the millionaire Roman Catholic Priest Father Rydzyk, according the Catholic News Agency, played a decisive role in the last elections that saw the political party PIS the victor.
Rdzyk Catholic Church Against The Roman Catholic Church
At the signing of the Warsaw STAPACT, there was only one media representative allowed, and that was a TV station operated by a right wing, government supporting Roman Catholic priest, Father Tadeusz Rydzyk.
Polish Government Controlling Information Distribution On LOT
In December, 2005 Polish Prime Minister Marcinkiewicz replaced almost all members of the board of the Polish airline LOT.
A Question of Press Provocation Or Government Pressure
The Polish government crisis of 13 February, 2005 related to the signing of an amendment to the Stabilization Pact (STAPACT) between the political parties PIS, LPR and Samoobrona was prompted by a question presented on a popular weekly radio political roundtable attended by senior politicians of all Polish political parties.
Strangling Dissent
The flow of information from anyone opposing the current Polish government is steadily being limited by sometimes subtle moves and sometimes rather harsh measures. The effect can be seen in the change in news presented on the two main evening news programs – one government controlled and the other private.
Political Farce
The Ruling Law And Justice party in Poland continues to hammer at anything that looks like potential opposition.
Comments By Tusk Rokita And Shetyna
Summary of Comments Made On President Kaczynski's Announcement To Not Hold Early Elections.
Polish Government Crisis Management
The Polish government’s ruling party has been very successful in creating a constant stream of crisis that it uses as pretext to consolidate control.
The Solution To Poland’s Unemployment Problem
Poland is controlling the increase in unemployment by exporting its workers. But even in spite of the thousands of workers who have immigrated to Western Europe, legally, and the United States, illegally, unemployment in Poland has risen. So more effective measures must be taken to increase the number of young people who leave Poland to find employment.
Polish Government On Search And Destroy?
There are some early signs, and some concerns, that the Polish government is oozing hatred from the top. How will that affect Poland?
Poland Weather Update 24 January, 2006
Poland is feeling record low temperatures as the Polish weather is mimicking the Russian winter. If you are traveling to Poland, be sure to read this update to properly prepare yourself for some very cold Polish weather.
Saviors - Vampire and Otherwise
Are you a savior of Poland? Can you cure everything that Poland needs cured?
Lepper In Control
Lepper has a lot more power than his position in the government. Why?
Kaczynski is not the Prime Minister?
Is one Kaczynski not the Prime Minister of Poland because his twin brother is the President of Poland. Or are there other reasons? Find out here.
Is Poland Ready To Be Attacked From Within?
European Opinion Journal Article - Poland is not ready for attack from within as it changes governments. Polish people are not looking at what is happening in the country.
Lech Kaczynski President Of Poland
Op Ed on why the election of Lech Kaczynski as President of Poland went the way it did and what it means about the country.
Lech Kaczynski Election
Op Ed on the effects that the election of Lech Kaczynski will have on Poland. The Lech Kaczynski election will be a turning point in the growth of Poland. It may even lead to the decline of Poland's economy.
Poland Between A Rock And A Hard Place
Poland is in a squeeze. It has been biting the hands that feed it. Now it has to pay the piper. The loss of a lot of EU funding is probably just the beginning.
Cold Weather Will Add To Global Warming
Cold weather keeps oil climbing - Forecasts of colder weather in the have raised expectations of a rise in demand and a rise in prices. People don't want to sell too much because the weather seems to be getting colder in the U.S. And, of course, the more oil we burn, the more the globe will warm so we won't need as much oil, so the prices will drop.
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