News - Poland
Buzek elected European Parliament president
Former prime minister of Poland, Jerzy Buzek, has been voted by MEPs as the new head of the European Parliament.
Chinese get more Polish language courses
The new Polish studies department at Harbin has received assistance from Gdansk University. Its lecturers will work with the first group of 20 students this coming academic year. The young Chinese will then move for the next four semesters to Gdansk to continue their studies in Poland.
EU close to Polish shipyard decision
The European Union competition commissioner says she hopes to announce a decision on a plan to save Poland's ailing shipyard in Gdansk by the end of the month.
LOT airlines value skydives
SAir Group, which sold its 25 percent share in LOT airlines last week, was paid just 12 million euros by the Treasury Ministry, meaning the value of Poland’s national carrier has skydived.
By Ferry to Finland
Finnish ferry operator Finnlines announced an opening of new connections with Poland. Car and passengers ferries are going to start sailing on 2nd June. New connections will be from Gdynia to Hesinki and form German port of Lubeck to Travemunde.
Polish female climber on Kanchenjunga
Kinga Baranowska climbed on third highest peak in the world (after Mount Everest and K2), called Kanchenjunga (8565 over sea level). She is fourth woman who climbed on this difficult mountain.
EURO 2012 to score 146 million euros for Poland
Poland could earn up to 146 million euros on EURO 2012 and UEFA could net ten times more.
President Vs. Premier
A bill that spells out what powers President Lech Kaczyński and Prime Minister Donald Tusk have in foreign policy was April 23 submitted to parliament, aiming to end a bitter power struggle between the pair that has embarrassed Poles and dented the country’s image abroad.
Eastern Partnership inaugurated in Prague
The Eastern Partnership was inaugurated during the summit in Prague on Thursday. The main goal of the partnership, which is the brainchild of Poland and Sweden, is to ‘accelerate political association and economic integration ‘between the EU and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
Indian president in Warsaw
Lech Kaczyńsk met Indian president Pratibha Devisingh Patil and expressed his happiness about Indian and Polish cooperation. Kaczyński is happy that India wants to cooperate closely with the European Union.