Poland

Poland receives poor rating in economic report

Friday, January 25, 2008

The Heritage Foundation and Wall Street Journal have prepared their annual Economic Freedom Report. Poland has no reason to be proud. According to the 2008 Index of Economic Freedom which covers 162 countries and 10 specific freedoms - such as trade freedom, business freedom, investment freedom and property rights - Poland was far down the list at No. 83.

Coal-fired Poland in fighting mood over EU emissions rules

Friday, January 25, 2008

Coal is king in Poland, the EU's top producer, and Warsaw is poised for a fight to keep burning as much as possible in power stations, feeding its economy despite the pollution.

Internet course for priests

Friday, January 25, 2008

Krakow's Roman Catholic archdiocese will offer an online course beginning next month aimed at helping priests deliver more effective sermons.

E-studies for local foreigners

Friday, January 25, 2008

The idea of studies via the Internet is nothing new. Plenty of Warsaw schools have e-learning in their offerings. However, they are now discovering a new target - young Poles working abroad.

Warsaw Stock Exchange hit by slump

Friday, January 25, 2008

The new year has been anything but happy for Polish investors. The Warsaw Stock Exchange has been hit by the worst plunge in two years. During the last two weeks, shares have fallen by 15 percent on average.

Local Rio festival

Friday, January 25, 2008

Krakow is staging its first Carnival this month and next.

Warm winter, cold beer at Pod Wawelem

Friday, January 25, 2008

This year's strangely warm winter encourages you to, among other things, take a walk around Planty Park.

Poles end driver shortage in UK

Saturday, January 19, 2008

British transport companies are more and more willing to recruit Polish bus drivers. FirstGroup, one of the biggest companies in the UK, has employed about 1,500 Poles across its network in the last five years.

"Fear" reopens controversy over antisemitism

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Publishing Company Znak has organized a meeting in Krakow with Jan Tomasz Gross, author of "Fear: Anti-Semitism in Poland after Auschwitz - An Essay in Historical Interpretation," on Jan. 24.

Nat'l postal service just can't deliver on time

Saturday, January 19, 2008

The national post operator, Poczta Polska, caused disappointment and frustration among its clients as countless gift packages and greetings cards failed to reach their recipients in time for Christmas.