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Letter to the Poles

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:50:00 GMT

'The partnership between Germany and Russia has become an example of meeting each other halfway. I am sure that Russian-Polish relations too will sooner or later achieve this high level of a true partnership.'

How We Became Hitler's Allies

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:32:00 GMT

We are hearing again from Moscow that in 1939 Poland was Hitler's ally and together with the Germans wanted to attack the Soviet Union.

Poland Without Missile Defence

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:31:00 GMT

The US plans for building elements of the missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic are virtually certain to be abandoned, say Gazeta's sources in Washington.

Tusk: There Will Be No Doubt Who Was the Victim and Who the Perpetrator

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:46:00 GMT

So Donald Tusk speaks about his and president Lech Kaczy�ski's speeches during the Westerplatte celebrations on 1 September.

Tusk: Find More Women

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:51:00 GMT

The prime minister wants women as PO ticket leaders in half of the districts in Sejm elections. The PO's men are shocked. 'I'm not going to cede my place to a woman,' says an important PO politician.

What Matters Is What Putin Says

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:10:00 GMT

From the Secrets of Secret Protocols, a 45-minute film about the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact is all the rage on Russian state TV and the country's web portals. To call it a propaganda piece would be putting things mildly.

The Ill-Fated Pact

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:03:00 GMT

The German and Soviet invasion of Poland was a prelude to a destructive war and the communist enslavement of eastern Europe, 140 German intellectuals write in a declaration.

Poland Expecting Merkel, Putin, Kouchner, Miliband

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:51:00 GMT

The 1 September celebrations at Westerplatte in Gda�sk will be one of the three most important anniversary events in Europe this year, pledges culture minister Bogdan Zdrojewski.

Where the MEPs Come From

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:56:00 GMT

Two months after the European elections almost one in two Poles don't know that it is us who elect the MEPs. PiS voters are least in the know on the subject.

More Troops to Afghanistan

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:51:00 GMT

The Ministry of Defence is planning to send another 200 troops to Afghanistan, Gazeta has learned unofficially.

Ms Fotyga's Winding Road to NYC

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:01:00 GMT

Anna Fotyga, foreign minister in the PiS cabinet, is to go to New York as Poland's ambassador to the UN. Unless the Foreign Ministry decides she went too far in criticising the incumbent cabinet.

PO to PiS: Let's Amend the Constitution

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:50:00 GMT

'Let's appoint a constitutional committee to amend the 1997 constitution before the next presidential elections', the Civic Platform proposes. The PiS replies: we can talk about it, but only after the European Parliament elections.

Brown, Berlusconi, Merkel, Fillon, or a Diplomatic Festival in Warsaw

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 06:07:00 GMT

Half of Europe is set to arrive in Warsaw at the end of April for a series of visits, consultations and summits.

Ambassadors - Fotyga's Hostages?

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:05:00 GMT

The president has paralysed the work of several Polish ambassadors, whose nominations he himself had earlier signed. 'This is making a laughing stock of the Polish state', says a diplomat.

The Heat Woke Us Up

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:11:00 GMT

'We jumped. In the windows on the second floor I saw the whole family Konik, unable to get out', recounts Agnieszka Drewniok. She lived on the first floor.