Poland

Homeless star in film

Friday, February 8, 2008

Homeless men from the Brother Albert Shelter are actors in a movie now being shot in Wroclaw.

Poland among top EU-supporting nations

Friday, February 8, 2008

Poland continues to rank near the top of the EU nations whose citizens are big supporters of the EU.

Stats show 2 mln Poles emigrate abroad

Friday, February 8, 2008

About 1.95 mln Poles lived abroad in 2007, more than double the figure in 2004, the year Polish membership in the EU allowed Poles to begin working in some EU countries.

Developers present plans for new stadium

Friday, February 8, 2008

Officials at UEFA (European football's governing body) have recently been getting apprehensive about whether the infrastructure will be in place in time for Poland and Ukraine's joint hosting of the 2012 European Championships.

Tusk and Kaczynski: Marriage from Hell

Friday, February 8, 2008

To many observers, the continual scrapping and backbiting between Premier Minister Donald Tusk and President Lech Kaczynski since Tusk's Civil Platform (PO) took power last November has taken on the character of a poorly scripted farce.

Poland in vitro discussion continues

Friday, February 8, 2008

As reported in The Krakow Post (Dec. 8), Health Minister Ewa Kopacz had announced last November that the government would sponsor a plan to finance in vitro fertilization for infertile Polish couples currently unable to pay for the process.

Theologians want to examine Tomasz Weclawski's writings

Friday, February 8, 2008

Theologians from outside Poznan's Adam Mickiewicz University will analyze the writings of an influential Roman Catholic priest and Mickiewicz faculty member who left the church without explanation last month.

Tusk to propose new pipeline scheme

Friday, February 1, 2008

The controversial Nord Stream natural gas pipeline may be a major topic when Prime Minister Donald Tusk visits Russia.

Poles in the UK have abortions legally

Friday, February 1, 2008

Recent surveys by the Polish Federation for Women and Family Planning might be considered shocking. More than 30,000 Polish women had an abortion in England last year, 30 percent more than the previous year.

Radwanska makes mark at Australian Open

Friday, February 1, 2008

Agnieszka Radwanska took another big step on her road to the top of world tennis, this time in Melbourne. The 18-year-old Krakow-based player reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, thus recording the best Grand Slam performance in her short professional career.