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The media group Agora which owns Gazeta Wyborcza and the www.gazeta.pl information site, has commenced talks with the American CNN media news company.

The Open Superannuation Fund (OFE ? Otwarty Fundusz Emerytalny) has increased the amount of funds for its customers by half.The total investment of super funds has increased to 142.8 bln zloty as of October this year.

More than 16 bln euro will be made available between 2007 and 2013 for regional development programs.

Nearly everybody likes listening to music, but not everybody wants to pay for it. That's why illegal downloading is a growing problem for the recording industry, particularly for the most popular artists.

Social network web sites are the latest internet attraction for general world-wide-web users and businesses alike. They come in a variety of formats with MySpace and Facebook the most recognized.

According to Adam Szejnfeld from the Civic Platform (PO) the new legislation is a legal blunder. The new legislation enforced from September of this year restricts the establishment of shops that are larger than 400 meters squared.

The National Bank of Poland announced a 681 mln euro deficit for Poland in September. That is 140 mln euro less than predicted by analysts.

All companies and businesses will be able to file their tax returns via the internet as of the Jan. 1, 2008. Until now only 8 percent of companies have been able to do so.

The Department for Energy Regulation (Urzad Regulacji Energetyki) informed that as of the beginning of 2008 the Department will no longer be regulating energy prices.

Poles are appreciating the art of drinking wine. Specialist wine shops are increasing in their numbers. Currently there are over 250 wine specialty shops within the country.