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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.

Parties Tightening Their Belts

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:17:00 GMT

Party finances in crisis. Some (PO) can afford to play football, others (SLD) save even on printing paper.

Belarus Complicating the Hlybokaye Case

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:23:00 GMT

Based on a preliminary medical examination of the human remnants in the cellar of the Orthodox cathedral in Hlybokaye, there are reasons to believe that the victims died a violent death - writes the official daily Sovetskaya Belorussiya. This could confirm the hypothesis that the murderers were from the NKVD and the victims were Poles.

Privatisation Plan Collapsing

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:59:00 GMT

The coalition will survive, but Treasury minister Aleksander Grad's bold privatisation agenda may collapse before it has even got off the ground. It will be buried jointly by the PO and PSL leaders.

Platini: Poland? No Fears At All

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:49:00 GMT

The UEFA head arrived yesterday to visit the Euro 2012 host cities

Hlybokaye - a Test for Lukashenko

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:42:00 GMT

For the government in Minsk, the issue of the remnants of Poles found in Hlybokaye in Belarus can be a test whether its declared opening towards the West - and therefore also towards Poland - is serious or just a bargaining card in geopolitical games with Russia.