The indicator rose to -18.5 points this month, after dipping to -20.1 points in October from -19.2 percent in September.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/11/27/afx7163491.html
Saturday, November 28, 2009
Polish Nov consumer sentiment up to 11-month high
The indicator rose to -18.5 points this month, after dipping to -20.1 points in October from -19.2 percent in September.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/11/27/afx7163491.html
Polish president signs chemical castration law
BBC News:
Polish President Lech Kaczynski has signed a law making chemical castration compulsory for adults who rape children or immediate family members.
The introduction of the law means that Poland is now the only country in Europe where certain sex offenders will be forced to undergo the treatment.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8383698.stm
Polish President Lech Kaczynski has signed a law making chemical castration compulsory for adults who rape children or immediate family members.
The introduction of the law means that Poland is now the only country in Europe where certain sex offenders will be forced to undergo the treatment.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8383698.stm
Poland shipyard sale falls through again: government
The Polish treasury said that it had been able to attract buyers for just a 10.5-million-zloty (2.5-million-euro, 3.8-million-dollar) share of the 119 million zloty assets of the yard at Szczecin in the northwest.
The sale of another yard, at Gdynia in the north, was more successful but still a disappointed -- only 90 million zloty of its 300-million-zloty value found buyers.
The treasury now plans to organise an auction for the unsold assets.
Neither yard is set to continue producing ships.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jSn88UGb6IX1P7SdYYW7WBmEquVg
Friday, November 27, 2009
Georgia, Poland to step up military cooperation
Tbilisi, November 27 (Interfax-AVN) - Georgia and Poland are set to deepen their military cooperation, Georgian Defense Minister Bacho Akhalaia and his Polish counterpart Bogdan Klich said after their meeting in Tbilisi on Nov. 27. "Poland is willing to help Georgia modernize its armed forces. We are willing to help Georgia in training military staff. We have established good relations. Poland supports Georgia's NATO membership and is helping its armed forces on this path," Klich told journalists after the meeting held behind closed doors.
Polish, U.S. FMs discuss Afghanistan over phone
WARSAW, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan and NATO operations in that country were the topic of a phone conversation held Thursday between Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Clinton and Sikorski expressed the hope for a bilateral meeting during a conference of NATO states' foreign ministers in Brussels on Dec. 3-4.
After the conference, a meeting of countries involved in the NATO-led multinational peacekeeping force International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan is to be held in Brussels.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/27/content_12546745.htm
Clinton and Sikorski expressed the hope for a bilateral meeting during a conference of NATO states' foreign ministers in Brussels on Dec. 3-4.
After the conference, a meeting of countries involved in the NATO-led multinational peacekeeping force International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan is to be held in Brussels.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/27/content_12546745.htm
Poland legislates to prevent glorification of communism and its symbols
Up to two years in jail await anyone glorifying communism according to an amendment to Article 256 of the Polish criminal code — the race-hate article — which is likely to come into force next year. The ban outlaws “the production, distribution, sale or possession ... in print, recordings or other means of fascist, communist or other symbols of totalitarianism”. So if you planned to sing the Internationale while marching down the centre of Warsaw to the old communist headquarters — now housing financial services companies — forget it.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6934211.ece
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Roman Polanski Is Granted Bail, Will Be Released to House Arrest
Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski will be released from prison and put under house arrest, pending his extradition to the United States. Swiss authorities said today that Polanski, who has been in prison for two months, will be released to his chalet in Gstaad as soon as he hands over his travel documents and is equipped with an electronic monitoring bracelet.
U.S., Polish Officials Agree to Terms for Stationing American Troops in Poland
WARSAW, Poland — A Polish official says the U.S. and Poland have agreed on terms for stationing American troops and military equipment in the eastern European country.The move is a prerequisite for deploying U.S. Patriot missiles to Poland next year and a possible future missile defense site.
Defense Ministry spokesman Robert Rochowicz said Thursday Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government must still approve it. He didn't say when that would happen or give other details.
In addition, Poland has expressed willingness to host elements of a new U.S. missile-defense system that would replace a scrapped Bush-era plan.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,577118,00.html
Poland ETF anyone?
The latest in single-country ETFs is the Market Vectors Poland ETF (PLND-N25.32----%) launched Wednesday on the NYSE Arca Exchange. It’s the first pure play on Poland’s growing economy.
Poland's economic expansion – its GDP grew 4.9 per in 2008 – is driven by a growing domestic consumer market with little exposure to exports. While most of its peers in Central and Eastern Europe GDPs declined in the second quarter of 2009, Poland’s GDP grew 1.4 per cent.
“In 2009, Poland’s economy is projected to expand, making it the only country in the European Union to report positive economic growth this year,” says ETF provider Van Eck. See investment case for Poland.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/blogs/fund-watch/poland-etf-anyone/article1378565/
Russia, Poland report limited progress at gas talks
The talks, led by Polish deputy economics minister Joanna Strzelec-Lobodzinska and Russian deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky, were also attended by Russian energy giant Gazprom deputy CEO Alexander Medvedev.
"We have agreed on 90% of issues - there will be one more round," Strzelec-Lobodzinska said after the meeting.
http://en.rian.ru/business/20091126/156999691.html
Critics call Poland Patriot missile plan a symbolic gesture
Germany-based unit is likely to be sent as early as the spring
HEIDELBERG, Germany — Soldiers from U.S. Army Europe’s Patriot missile battalion could be deploying to Poland as soon as the spring for a six-month rotation as part of the Obama administration’s new missile defense plan in Eastern Europe.
But critics say the Patriot deployment — the first to put U.S. troops in Poland — is nothing more than a symbolic, diplomatic gesture.
U.S. Army Europe officials were in Warsaw working on the agreement shortly before Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Poland last month in the wake of the White House decision to change the Bush administration’s missile defense plan. Biden reassured Polish leaders that the new plan — although scrapping putting long-range missile interceptors in Poland — did not leave the country out of the loop. And he announced that a U.S. Patriot missile battery of about 100 soldiers would soon arrive on Polish soil.
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=66311
HEIDELBERG, Germany — Soldiers from U.S. Army Europe’s Patriot missile battalion could be deploying to Poland as soon as the spring for a six-month rotation as part of the Obama administration’s new missile defense plan in Eastern Europe.
But critics say the Patriot deployment — the first to put U.S. troops in Poland — is nothing more than a symbolic, diplomatic gesture.
U.S. Army Europe officials were in Warsaw working on the agreement shortly before Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Poland last month in the wake of the White House decision to change the Bush administration’s missile defense plan. Biden reassured Polish leaders that the new plan — although scrapping putting long-range missile interceptors in Poland — did not leave the country out of the loop. And he announced that a U.S. Patriot missile battery of about 100 soldiers would soon arrive on Polish soil.
http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=66311
Azerbaijani President receives defence minister of Poland
Stressing Azerbaijani-Polish successful ties and high level of political relations President Aliyev pointed out that that an interest in broadening of links in various directions was shown by both sides.
Mr. Klich said, in his turn, that his Baku visit created a good opportunity for making contribution to relationships between the two countries. He voiced a hope that during his stay in Azerbaijan he would conduct fruitful meetings.
http://abc.az/eng/news_26_11_2009_40562.html
Polish zloty set to appreciate
"It seems that the zloty will be showing a tendency to appreciate...the zloty is connected with growth. When the economy will be recovering, the zloty will be appreciating," Czekaj told TVN CNBC.
He added the zloty even at 3.8 against the euro would not be harmful for exports, compared with current levels of about 4.10.
http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSWAR01117020091126
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Polish c.bank keeps rates flat, sees 2010 CPI down
WARSAW, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Poland's central bank kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, in line with market expectations, as inflation remains under control and macroeconomic data point towards a steady recovery.The zloty and bonds were unchanged after the rate decision, which all 27 analysts polled by Reuters had predicted.
WWII survivor seeing Polish rescuer after 65 years
Joseph Bonder, 81, was going to John F. Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday afternoon to welcome Bronislaw Firuta, 83, from Wroclaw, Poland.
The two men haven't seen each other since the Soviet Army liberated Ostra Mogila, Poland, in 1944, although they have been in touch by phone and letters since the 1950s.
Firuta was 15 when he and his family helped hide 13-year-old Bonder and his 18-year-old sister, Joan, for three years as the Nazis searched for Jews in the town. The two families knew each through Joan, a teacher who had Firuta as a student.
http://www.philly.com/philly/wires/ap/news/state/new_jersey/20091125_ap_wwiisurvivorseeingpolishrescuerafter65years.html
Stage Raw: ZAR
Los Angeles Art Blog, November 25, 2009Theatre ZAR from Wroclaw, Poland has been in Southern California for over a week, conducting workshops of their choral-physical technique at UC Irvine and UCLA. Their Tryptich opens next week at Royce Hall, as part of the UCLA Live International Theatre Festival.
Two of the three segments are to be present on the stage of Royce Hall, where the audience will join them in bleachers on stage. It's part of the attempt to transform the event into a kind of church service. The second part, moves to a rehearsal hall downstairs - the first time, Fret said, that the space has been used as a performance space. For Part III, what Fret describes as a "coda," the audience heads back up onto the Royce Hall stage. The entire event lasts about three hours.
Polish road-building seen boosting growth, jobs
The infrastructure projects, co-funded by the European Union, are a key reason why Poland is the only member of the 27-nation EU to avoid recession in the global financial crisis, economists say. They may also boost support for the government.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/11/25/afx7157951.html
Approaching Russia From a New Angle
With the enlargement of the E.U. to the former Communist countries of Eastern Europe, there is now an opportunity for two other former enemies, Poland and Germany, to complete the stability of a reunited Europe. “If Poland and Germany established a much deeper relationship, it could break the E.U.’s logjam with Russia,” said Jacek Kucharczyk, director of the Institute of Public Affairs in Warsaw. “That could have far-reaching positive consequences for democratization among the E.U.’s eastern neighbors.”
A new relationship between Germany and Poland is crucial because these two countries have historically been so affected by Russia, usually through war. Over the centuries, Germany and Russia vied with each other to dominate Poland. But Germany and Russia also fought so bitterly during World War II to conquer each other. Even though Poland is now a member of NATO and the E.U., Germany is reunited and the Soviet Union no longer exists, this turbulent and complex triangular relationship continues to fester.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/26/world/europe/26iht-letter.html
Britain celebrates Poland’s cultural heritage
Published: November 21 2009 00:52
It began on May 2 in Canterbury Cathedral, with a performance of Krzysztof Penderecki’s magnificent St Luke’s Passion, conducted by the composer. It finishes on the South Bank next May with a weekend of Polish jazz, folk and classical music directed by the violinist Nigel Kennedy, who lives for much of the year in Krakow, arguably southern Poland’s most beautiful city.
In between, a remarkable programme of more than 200 exhibitions, concerts – including the world premiere of Gorecki’s Fourth Symphony and a Chopin bicentenary recital by the pianist Krystian Zimerman – film screenings and other events celebrating Polish culture has been organised in venues across Britain under the banner “Polska! Year”.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4c612e24-d568-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html
Foreign Minister of Ukraine on a visit to Poland
Ministry of Foregin Affairs of Republic of Poland
November 24, 2009
The Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Petro Poroszenko, is paying a working visit to Warsaw on November 25, 2009 at the invitation of Minister Radosław Sikorski.
The Foreign Ministers will primarily address bilateral issues such as a review of bilateral cooperation mechanisms, economic and energy cooperation, cultural and scientific cooperation, including a dialogue on historical issues and questions of the Polish minority in Ukraine and the Ukrainian minority in Poland. The working visit will also address a number of questions of Ukraine’s relations with the EU and NATO.
http://www.msz.gov.pl/Foreign,Minister,of,Ukraine,on,a,visit,to,Poland,31811.html
http://www.msz.gov.pl/Foreign,Minister,of,Ukraine,on,a,visit,to,Poland,31811.html
Poland's jobless rate rises to 11.1 percent
November 25, 2009, 5:19AM ETPoland's unemployment rate edged up to 11.1 percent in October from 10.9 percent the previous month, official data showed Wednesday, suggesting the labor market is still weak despite a stabilization in economic activity.
The Central Statistical Office said there were more than 1.74 million people registered as unemployed at the end of October in the country of 38 million.
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9C6G9D04.htm
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
World Bank to support impressive Polish reform plans
19th November 2009The World Bank has said that it will continue to support Poland through its reforms during and after the economic crisis, as well as commenting on the “remarkable” success of the country, in a statement released on Wednesday.
“The World Bank Group is happy to be able to support Poland during the current difficult times,” said Philippe Le Houérou, World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia.
Mr Le Houérou voiced his admiration at Poland's performance, not only during the global economic turmoil, but for the overall growth the country has achieved over the past 20 years – which has seen per capita income double.
Canadian men’s soccer team falls to Poland
Canada's national men's soccer team got a taste of some Polish home cooking on Wednesday, falling 1-0 in an international friendly played in Bydgoszcz.
Polish midfielder Maciej Rybus fired the game's only goal in the first half beyond Canadian keeper Lars Hirschfeld.
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