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President Bronislaw Komorowski has been in Paris and Berlin this week for talks with President Nicholas Sarkozy and Chancellor Angela Merkel. On his first trip abroad as President of Poland since being elected in July, Komorowski has said that reinvigorating the Weimar Triangle – a diplomatic agreement signed by Poland, Germany and France in 1991 [...]
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Warsaw. New Monument to Napoleon.
27 Aug 2010Napoleon was widely appreciated in Poland. Erecting monuments to the Emperor was not accepted by the three occupants of the Slavic country. After restoring independence in 1918 the hundredth anniversary of his death was celebrated in Poland nearly as it was in France. Warsaw City Council has just given the go-ahead for the construction of [...]
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Auschwitz. 150 Nazi medical devices acquired.
In: History Culture
27 Aug 2010The Auschwitz memorial in Poland says it has obtained around 150 medical instruments believed to have been used by the Nazis in experiments on the death camp inmates. Article - AFP – Sydney Morning Herald August 28th, 2010.
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The Northeast passage is tens of thousands of kilometres shorter than existing routes, stretching 13,000 kilometres along Russian shores to Asia compared to the 22,000-kilometres passage via the Suez Canal. “The aim of the voyage is to determine the feasibility of delivering energy on a regular, economically viable and safe basis along the Northern Sea [...]
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Newsweek. How we ranked the world. Poland 29th, Russia 51st.
In: CIS|EU Eastern Dimension|Energy&Economy|Poland|Russia|Ukraine
19 Aug 2010Newsweek magazine compiled a list of the 100 best countries in the world to live in according to 5 categories: health, economic dynamism, education, political environment and quality of life. Top 3 include Finland, Switzerland and Sweden. Estonia ranks 32nd, Lithuania 34th and Latvia 36th. Ukraine takes the 49th place having outrun Russia 51st and [...]
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At the end of July, Poland’s cabinet adopted a preliminary list of priorities for Poland’s EU presidency, which included the EU budget for 2014-2020. The negotiations of the EU budget for 2014- 2021 will be a crucial factor, determining the success of Poland’s presidency. Article – August 19th, 2010.
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Latvia. Still in deep crisis.
In: Euro-Integration
19 Aug 2010Riga will have to carry out long-term structural reforms in order to get the country’s economy back on the road to long-term sustainability. There are no other solutions for World Bank President Robert Zoellick. Article – The Baltic Course
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Moldova. Soviet Occupation Day unconstitutional.
In: CIS|History Culture
14 Jul 2010The Constitutional Court ruled that Mihai Ghimpu’s decree to institute the Soviet Occupation Day on June 28 is unconstitutional. The Court’s president Dumitru Pulbere argued Mihai Ghimpu tried to assess the historical events from legal viewpoint. The decree is to be annulled, Info-Prim Neo reports. The verdict was given in the absence of the Acting [...]
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E-Estonia in Eurozone.
14 Jul 2010The European Union finance ministers gave the final approval to Tallinn joining the eurozone from January 1st, 2011. The exchange rate for the conversion was set into 15.6466 Kroon per 1 euro. Estonia will become the 17th euro member. Tallinn met all EU entry requirements on inflation, debt and deficit levels, interest rates and currency [...]
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Poland. Komorowski new President.
In: Breaking News|Poland
5 Jul 2010Komorowski 53.01%, Jaroslaw Kaczynski 46.99% Turnout, 55.31% Mr. Komorowski: “Tonight we will open a small bottle of champagne and tomorrow we will open a big bottle,” “We thank everybody – the more so that it was an unusual campaign, a difficult campaign held in the shadow of catastrophe.” Mr. Kaczynski: “We have to continue changing [...]
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