Across the 27 EU nations, some 39,000 people were killed in road collisions in 2008. This was 15,400 less than in 2001 but still short of the figure of 27,000 that the EU set for itself in its Road Safety Target for 2010. The average annual reduction since 2001 has been only 4.4% instead of the 7.4% needed Original Article
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Polish consumer sentiment stabilised in June after several government measures were announced to help battle the effects of the sharp economic slowdown, agency Ipsos said on Monday. Original Article
“YOU’VE probably noticed that in most of my films the main character is a kind of outsider,” Polish film director Jerzy Skolimowski, 71, says. “The easiest explanation would be that I’m a kind of outsider myself. I never was really part of society — I never belonged to any group, any party, any school. I was always a loner and doing things which nobody else was doing.” Original Article
Poland is not the key to the Lisbon Treaty, Polish President Lech Kaczynski said on Monday at a meeting with diplomats. Original Article
Missile defense systems in Alaska and eastern Europe are necessary to counter the threats posed by North Korea and Iran, Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., said Monday from Warsaw, Poland. Original Article
Qatargas yesterday inked a deal with the Polish oil and gas company to supply one million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Poland with the first shipment slated for 2014. Original Article
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The Czech Republic proved that small EU states are not up to running the EU Council Presidency. Leadership on such a scale is simply beyond their means. Original Article
