Wiadomości z Polski

John Paul II will be announced as saint during a separate ceremony, devoted entirely to his person, and not - as media have suggested recently- together with the other Popes - writes a daily "Dziennik".

Poland lost its match yesterday against Slovakia, being beaten 2-1 in the final minutes of the game in Bratislava.

EU leaders stuck to ambitious targets for tackling climate change on Wednesday, despite Italy and a group of eastern European nations calling for caution during the economic crisis.

Czech President Vaclav Klaus is in Poland with a working visit, having first met for breakfast with Poland's Lech Kaczyński. The visit closes this afternoon with a presentation of the Polish edition of a book by Mr. Klaus.

President Lech Kaczynski has reiterated his earlier announcement that he intends to attend the forthcoming EU summit in Brussels. “It is absolutely natural that both the president and the prime minister are present at a summit. There is nothing extraordinary about it. I say: let’s go together” – the president said in an interview for the private TVN24 station.