The government has withdrawn from a 20-million złoty high-tech surveillance project based in Krakow amid accusations that it would violate constitutional rights. A man moves hesitantly along a street, then leaves a parcel near a bus stop. He might just be forgetful, or he might be planting a bomb…
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The latest geological studies have cooled excitement over the extent of shale gas reserves in Poland, but are not entirely pessimistic. According to these studies, Poland has five times more gas and ten times more oil in shale deposits than in conventional deposits. The latest estimates, published by the…
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Several hundred students and many teachers were left out in the cold when the K&S language school in Krakow suddenly closed in March. Unpaid teachers and students who have forked out in advance for lessons are threatening legal action, but the owner has gone to ground…
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The 19th century Polish painter Jan Matejko is renowned for his monumental canvases glorifying Polish national identity, but did he also include a multitude of hidden symbols and images in his work? This is the claim being made by amateur historian and Matejko hobbyist, Barbara Walczak…
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The Szkieletor tower, which has blighted Krakow’s skyline for 30 years, is to remain a crumbling ruin as the latest
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A couple are fighting to keep their house after signing a dubious sales agreement. The alleged new owner of their
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A lost manuscript by Polish literary giant Juliusz Słowacki has been found in the Russian State Library by a Krakow
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The Jagiellonian University and the Historical Museum of Krakow are to launch post-grad studies about Krakow. The two-semester Cracovian Studies
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A group of students from Krakow’s Technological University have developed an innovative hybrid car for their dissertation project. At first
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Thanks to the expertise of its academic institutions, Krakow has become the centre of ongoing discussions and research into shale
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