25 October 2010 - Polish News in English - New Poland Express. Polish News, Politics, Sport and Current Affairs
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Monday 25th October 2010
2010-10-25 2.8119 -1.74% 3.9464 -0.68% 2.8989 -1.19% 4.4220 -1.43%
A man wielding a handgun and knife went on the rampage at a PiS (Law and Justice) office in Lodz, shooting dead one man and stabbing another, in an act that has shocked the nation and increased political tensions.
PO under fire over ministry appointment The government has been accused of nepotism following the employment of Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski’s ... Little and Large in Manchester again The margins in football nowadays are both tiny and enormous; Lech Poznan matched the billionaires ...Grosicki wants out Kamil Grosicki, a key figure in Jagiellonia Bialystok’s surprise rise to the top of the ...
Protest over ‘Polish concentration camps’Outraged citizens staged a demonstration earlier this week outside the Wall Street Journal offices in New York over the paper’s ...18 dead from Designer DrugsAccording to new statistics from the Ministry of Health as many as 18 people are reported to have died due ...
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Poor Poles ... on PaperHow the rich are spending their days in ‘poverty’Jarek owns the largest house on the street. It’s also the most modern and boasts six bedrooms, three bathrooms and a colourful brick driveway that sweeps from the electric gates ... ... - How much will university cost me? - "In today's money it would cost around GBP15,000 pa to send a child through ...""As Maggie says- there is something wrong with the country and with concience of its inhabitants. Who woted for Tusk ..."
Saturday 23rd October 2010
2010-10-22 2.8616 +1.50% 3.9734 +0.51% 2.9338 +0.20% 4.4862 +0.79%
Former minister found murdered Police are investigating the apparent murder of a former transport minister amid claims that his ... PodkarpackieA forester was attacked with a knife by a Bulgarian man last Sunday afternoon in ...
PodlaskieKarina, the ten-year-old girl who spent six days lost in forests near her home in ...
A 29-year-old bank worker was arrested this weeek for stealing over PLN 700,000 from customer ...
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Thursday 21st October 2010
2010-10-20 2.8714 +1.58% 3.9700 +0.97% 2.9721 +0.90% 4.5198 +1.06%
RIP Warsaw's Russian Market A Warsaw legend that is no moreAs 2012 and the European Football Championships approach, Poland's new multi-million euro national stadium complex can be seen growing by the day over on the Praga, east bank, of the ... ... -
When history was revisedThe Recovered Territories ExhibitionIn 1948, Wrocław’s Centennial Hall (Hala Stulecia) played host to the largest, most organised propaganda event in Poland’s history: The Recovered Territories Exhibition. An official term coined by Poland’s post-war ... ... -
Wednesday 20th October 2010
2010-10-19 2.8268 -0.10% 3.9317 +0.16% 2.9456 +0.27% 4.4722 -0.39%
The Camaldolese MonasteryA peaceful retreat away from Krakow's mayhemDespite the density of visitors to Kraków since the budget airline boom, it’s still incredibly easy to derail yourself from the tourist trail. Overlooking the Wisła river from atop a ... ... -
The EC1 centre will change the face of LodzThe new face of central LodzLodz is the city that run out of luck. In slow decline ever since the demise of heavy industry, the new millennium saw the city well and truly hit the ... ... - "These newspapers, which write about conspiracy theories are Nasz Dziennik and Gazeta Polska, not Gazeta Wyborcza."
Monday 18th October 2010
2010-10-18 2.8297 +2.09% 3.9254 +0.46% 2.9376 +1.21% 4.4898 +0.96%
Eighteen people died in the country’s worst road traffic accident in 16 years when a van carrying agricultural labourers was involved in a head-on collision with an articulated lorry.
Smolensk widow refutes survivor claims A widow of one of the Smolensk air-crash victims poured cold water on sensational claims ... Hard times for public unis Public universities look set to fall on rocky times as an increasing number of students ... Warminsko-MazurskieA 38-year-old Olsztyn man was beaten to death this Monday following a drunken squabble over ...
PomorskieLaw and Justice (PiS) candidate for President of Sopot, Piotr Meler, accused his opponent Jacek ...
Warsaw City Hall stands accused of failing to keep citizens informed as to reprivatisation proceedings ... Two two-twos for Smuda Poland’s national team return from their week-long sojourn in North America still awaiting their first ...Platini hovers over stadium UEFA President Michel Platini took a flying visit with President Bronislaw Komorowski over the National ... Majority against Kaczynski monumentThe plan to construct a memorial to commemorate the late President Lech Kaczynski in the nation’s capital has been met ...Joanna Krupa labels co-celebrity a 'bitch'Poland’s Next Top Model host Joanna Krupa has hit out at TV star Weronika Rosati for wearing a fur coat, ...
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Polish Art Nouveau and Młoda PolskaHow Poland rediscovered itself through artIn the late 18th century Poland was suffering a little bit of a crisis: it didn’t exist. At least not on the map, anyway. The backwards-glancing oeuvre of the nation’s ... ... -
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Tuesday 21st September 2010
2010-09-20 3.0156 +0.26% 3.9506 -0.10% 2.9994 +1.36% 4.7056 -0.43%
Presidential officials removed a controversial cross erected in memory of the Smolensk crash victims, which had become the scene of a number of showdowns between groups of Christian fanatics and their opponents, in a snatch early on Thursday morning.
Calls to ban Irving tour Anti-racism groups in Poland and the UK have called upon the British and Polish authorities ... PGE to buy Energa Poland’s largest energy firm, PGE Polska Groupa Energetyczna SA looks set to acquire competitor Energa ... WielkopolskieResidents of the Orla Bialego estate in Poznan were awoken by a loud blast at ...
Warsaw’s Bialoleka district was paralysed by an enormous traffic jam this Wednesday morning, with journeys ...DolnoslaskieWroclaw’s incumbent president, Rafal Dutkiewicz is predicting victory in the first round in November’s presidential ...
Victorious draw The railwaymen of Lech Poznan provided a rollercoaster ride last night as they opened their ...Baquero back home Polonia Warszawa sacked their Spanish coach Jose Maria Baquero following their first loss of the ... Five fined over abortionsFive people from Krakow have been given fines and suspended sentences for helping to arrange abortions for financial gain.New Walesa documentary leakedTVN is looking for the perpetrators who leaked a yet-to-be broadcast documentary about Lech Walesa’s alleged cooperation with the secret ...
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Poor Poles ... on PaperHow the rich are spending their days in ‘poverty’Jarek owns the largest house on the street. It’s also the most modern and boasts six bedrooms, three bathrooms and a colourful brick driveway that sweeps from the electric gates ... ... - Books for saleI have a relatively large collection of fiction books for sale. Limited space means I have to move some of them on. For a list & price email me.Trains & Thuggery - "In between the grunts and the jeers was some frontline combat, the action directed ..."Peter J. JanowCIA used Poland for torture camp"I am a new reader to NPE and have enjoyed much of what I have read to include the recent ..."
Divisions have emerged in Law and Justice (PiS), the country’s main opposition party, prompting speculation that rebels may try to oust leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski.
Schoolbook sparks outrage A gay rights group has slammed a school text book for suggesting that homosexuality is ... Tusk wants pension reform Prime Minister Donald Tusk criticized second-pillar pension fund companies on Wednesday, demanding that they start ... PolandPoland continued to be hit by freak, violent storms this week, with hail the size ...
Warsaw police this week managed to arrest two young men specialising in defrauding elderly women ...A metal cross which had been illegally placed on the summit of Rysy, the highest ... Lech squeeze through Finally there was some good news for Polish teams in Europe as Lech Poznan, the ...Hooligans run riot A massive operation is underway to try to identify enormous numbers of Bydgoszcz’s Zawisza ... USA paedophile found in PolandAn American citizen, wanted in connection with sexual crimes against minors has been caught in the southern city of Gliwice.Smolensk obelisk underwayWork has begun on the monument commemorating those who lost their lives in the Smolensk air disaster on April 10.
Seeing a different side to KrakowArchitectural marvels beyond the obviousDisregarding the famous cathedrals, castle, medieval market square and university, one could still spend years of their life wide-eyed wandering the side streets of Kraków, tripping on cobbles, taking in ... ... -
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Tuesday 3rd August 2010
2010-08-02 3.0494 -0.77% 3.9852 -0.57% 2.9142 -1.37% 4.8183 +0.39%
Poland’s foreign minister has condemned the leak of classified documents relating to the Afghan war saying that it could put the lives of Polish troops at risk.
Warsaw of spring 1945 recreated in new film The vast level of destruction endured by Warsaw during the war has been depicted in ... Poland mulls over raising tax Poland’s ruling Civic Platform (PO) party is beginning to talk of raising VAT, by one ... MalopolskieFloods and landslides made an unwelcome return to Malopolska and other parts of the south ...
The Palace of the Bishops of Cracow on Ul. Miodowa in the centre of Warsaw ...PomorskieOwnership of the Gdansk shipyards have been transferred to companies based in Cyprus, it was ...
Lukewarm in Barca The first few days of the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona have passed with few ...Poland’s European flops This week has been a disaster for Polish teams in Europe, with all of its ... Having a blastAn unexploded bomb was found near Kostrzyn as police prepared a fire ditch for this year’s Przystanek Woodstock festival.Smuggled dogs on the upThe number of pedigree dogs being smuggled from Poland into Sweden is on the increase say authorities.
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Poles you should know - Jan KarskiThe Lodz man who tried to stop the Holocaust‘Every government and church says, “We tried to help the Jews,” because they are ashamed, they want to keep their reputations. They didn’t help, because six million Jews perished, but ... ... - QUESTIONNAIREIf you are willing to complete a questionnaire concerning immigrants from English speaking countries living in Poland, please contact izabelatrojnar@interia.eu. I would be grateful for your help.Eye of the tiger - "His decision to return and fight, as he is doing, is really important for ..."Karmenu of MaltaRegional News - Pomorskie"There is so much danger on the streets at night time, that the forces of law and order cannot be ..."
Friday 9th July 2010
2010-07-09 3.2124 -0.42% 4.0733 3.0408 -0.71% 4.8832 -0.17%
Poland came under the dominance of the pro-business Civic Platform party after its candidate Bronislaw Komorowski beat Jaroslaw Kaczynski by 53 percent to 47 percent in the country’s presidential elections.
Girl forced to dig her grave A gang of men are currently standing trial for abducting a girl and forcing her ... Chery to takeover FSO Zeran? The saga of Polish car manufacturer FSO Zeran looks set to take another twist with ... PolandLast Sunday’s Polish presidential elections passed off with few problems, and the electoral infrastructure survived ...
Two female customs officers and a Warsaw car dealer were arrested this week by officers ...DolnoslaskieFollowing a gap of 65 years the Kolej Izerska train service from Sklarska Poreba to ...
Last chance saloon Poland’s volleyball team has one last shot at redemption having crashed out of the World ...Gooner Koscielny Central defender Laurent Koscielny has signed a long-term deal with Arsenal following a successful season ... Party mum leaves kids aloneA mother of three faces up to five years in jail after leaving her children alone so she could go ...Sicko kills stagPolice in Pszczyna are hunting for a person who sneaked into an animal sanctuary and brutally carved up a prize ...
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Saturday 5th June 2010
2010-06-04 3.3542 -0.18% 4.0967 -0.22% 2.9125 +0.21% 4.9239 -0.10%
A transcript of recordings retrieved from the black box of President Kaczynski’s aircraft revealed that the crew ignored repeated warnings to pull up from the plane’s emergency systems.
Yes to euro Bronislaw Komorowski, Poland’s acting head of state and presidential candidate, put his weight behind making ... WBK up for grabs The prospect of a buying a big chunk of Bank Zachodni WBK has created a ... WielkopolskiePolice this week closed down an enormous marihuana growing operation in the village of Graby, ...
A Warsaw court sentenced Jonasz S. to fifteen years in prison this week for murdering ...SlaskieThe grave of the young boy found dead in a lake on the outskirts of ...
Goal drought in downpour Despite the floods at home and torrential rain in Kufstein, Austria, the Polish national side’s ...Kubica gets the F-word Robert Kubica’s Renault team have decided to introduce F-duct technology onto their car, despite earlier ... That’ll urn youA Polish woman has been arrested for throwing her father-in-laws’s ashes out of her four story Warsaw flat window after ...New divorce lawsNew proposals could soon mean that mixed nationality couples will be able to get a quicker and easier divorce, if ...
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