Elektrowoz music train
the krakow post | 21st December 2007
Taking the music to the masses Elektrowoz Festival toured through Katowice to Krakow in December with the entertainment never leaving the tracks.

Problems with school religious exam
the krakow post | 14th December 2007
The Ministry of Education has done an about-face and begun considering whether to add a section on religion to the comprehensive examination that high school seniors must pass before they can graduate.

Poles seek equal retirement age for men, women
the krakow post | 14th December 2007
Ombudsman Jan Kochanowski has sued the Constitutional Tribunal over regulations governing the retirement age of women and men. Currently, retirement age in Poland for men is 65 and for woman 60.

Tusk focuses on improving foreign policy
the krakow post | 14th December 2007
Poland's new Prime Minister Donald Tusk is focusing on improving his nation's foreign policy. He says the former government's policy was damaging Poland's relations with, for example, Germany and Russia.

Poland stands behind capital punishment
the krakow post | 14th December 2007
The Tusk government has reversed Poland's refusal to go along with a European Day Against Capital Punishment - a stand that had prevented the Council of Europe from establishing the day throughout Europe.

Christmas approaches with shopping madness
the krakow post | 14th December 2007
Christmas is coming soon and with it a fury of shopping.

Arrest warrant on tycoon Krauze lifted
the krakow post | 14th December 2007
The arrest warrant for business tycoon Ryszard Krauze has been lifted.

Consultancy agencies to fight for customers in 2008 when more EU funds become available
the krakow post | 14th December 2007
Regional councils responsible for the distribution of EU funds for the period 2007-2013 will announce, according to Gazeta Prawna, the first lot of competitions for the best business plans in the first quarter of 2008.

Krauze's Polnord to build in St. Petersburg
the krakow post | 14th December 2007
The Polish-owned construction company Polnord, a subsidiary of Prokom, owned by mogul Ryszard Krauze is set to commence on a large scale construction project in St. Petersburg.

Telekomunikacja Polska to separate its retail sector by mid-2008
the krakow post | 14th December 2007
An announcement was made on Monday stating that a decision will be made concerning the separation of the Telekomunikacja Polska sectors by mid 2008.

Warsaw to spend 4.5 bln zloty for Euro 2012
the krakow post | 14th December 2007
The upcoming European Football Championships Euro 2012, which will be hosted by Poland, will lead to an investment boom in Warsaw. The city will be announcing its major tenders early next year, with one already set for this December.

Krakow without barriers
the krakow post | 14th December 2007
Krakow may become a friendlier city for the disabled. The City Council hopes to adapt the city to the needs of disabled people through technical improvements.

Judges to earn more nationwide
the krakow post | 14th December 2007
Budget plans for next year suggest an additional billion zloty will be spent on the judiciary. The Minister of Justice has also suggested regulation is needed to improve the status of judges.

Skyscraper to tower over Poland
the krakow post | 14th December 2007
The Palace of Culture and Science, the tallest building in Warsaw and in all of Poland, is set to be overshadowed in four years' time. A consortium led by Jan Kulczyk, one of Poland's richest people, plans to build a 282.4-meter-high skyscraper, which would be the tallest building in continental Europe.

Digital headhunter
the krakow post | 14th December 2007
Criminals - it doesn't matter if they are from the U.S., France, Germany, Poland or anywhere else - use the newest technology, including Internet and computers.

Celebrating the year of Stanislaw Wyspianski
the krakow post | 14th December 2007
The year 2007 is the hundredth anniversary of the death of Stanislaw Wyspianski, one of the most intriguing and broad-minded Polish artists.

New low cost route Krakow-Paris
the krakow post | 14th December 2007
The low-cost French-Dutch airline Transavia has begun flying between Krakow and Paris.

Xmas crib on main market in Gliwice
the krakow post | 14th December 2007
Gliwice residents can catch some of the real Christmas spirit by helping to build a manger scene on the main market square.

Hey hits Krakow
the krakow post | 14th December 2007
Top Polish rock outfit Hey are in Krakow this Saturday Dec. 15 at Klub Studio as part of their fifteenth anniversary national tour.

Textbook helps gays and lesbians come out of the closet
the krakow post | 8th December 2007
Author Robert Biedron is trying to get his book "Rainbow Primary," which deals with gay sexuality, into the Polish school curriculum. The effort is causing a political firestorm, the Warsaw-based newspaper Dziennik reported.

Poland placed in Group B for Euro 2008
the krakow post | 8th December 2007
Poland is placed in Group B for the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship. In the first round, the team will play against Germany, Croatia and Austria.

Michnik named EU's Georgia media monitor
the krakow post | 8th December 2007
Following the mediation session between the broadcaster and the Georgian government, the Georgian authorities have vowed to allow broadcasting to resume.

First historical comic book published by Institute of National Remembrance
the krakow post | 8th December 2007
"It was no coincidence that on Nov. 26 no other than Primary School No. 28 in Rzeszow hosted the presentation of the first-ever historical comic book published by the Institute of National Remembrance. This is how the school commemorated the day of its patron, Lukasz Cieplinski, who is the main protagonist of the comic book."

Rift in foreign policy
the krakow post | 8th December 2007
" After the results of the recent general elections were presented Oct. 21, many journalists wondered about the nature of future cooperation between the new government and President Lech Kaczynski. Many feared that this relationship would be marked by quarrels and lack of good will. After last week's dispute over Poland's foreign policy, many observers believe that their anxiety seems justified."

Poland loses in PZU privatization row with Eureko
the krakow post | 8th December 2007
Poland must be prepared to pay an enormous indemnity to Dutch insurance group Eureko, after a court of appeal in Brussels dismissed Nov. 26 the second petition of the Polish government to annul the unfavorable verdict of the London Court of International Arbitration over the PZU ownership row.