Poland: Sobibor not 'Polish camp'

Poland said Friday it had filed protests over foreign media's use of the term "Polish camp" for the Sobibor death camp set up by Nazi Germany in the occupied country during World War II.

Foreign ministry spokesman Piotr Paszkowski told AFP that Warsaw objected to the wording in reports on the trial in Germany of Ukrainian-born John Demjanjuk, 89, accused of helping as a guard to murder 27,900 people at the camp in 1943.  

"The Polish embassy in Madrid has intervened following the use of the expression 'Polish concentration camp' by several Spanish media," Paszkowski said. 

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3815299,00.html  

Polish lawmakers defend crucifixes in schools

WARSAW, Poland — Polish lawmakers have approved a resolution defending the predominantly Roman Catholic nation's right to hang crucifixes in public schools.

Lawmakers wanted to voice opposition to a decision by the European Court of Human Rights, which ruled last month against the display of crucifixes in Italian schools.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iy0F6iwCkZaDgfbHqUlNLA5F-vMAD9CBPEKG0

EU To Appeal Court Decision On Poland,Estonia CO2 Emission Caps

European Commission will appeal a ruling in September that overturned a decision to impose stricter limits on carbon emissions from Poland and Estonia between 2008 and 2012.
The commission considers that the European Court of First Instance has interpreted too narrowly the powers of the commission "in the assessment process of the national caps for CO2 emissions," said environment spokeswoman Barbara Helfferich, during a regular press briefing Thursday.
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=200912030836dowjonesdjonline000474&title=eu-to-appeal-court-decision-on-polandestonia-co2-emission-caps

Chopin's homeland, a magnet for Asian musical talent

WARSAW — More and more young Asian musicians are choosing Poland to perfect their skills and absorb the atmosphere in the native land of renowned 19th century romantic composer Frederic Chopin, adored in Asia.

"I love Chopin's music. I feel it is so beautiful and so nostalgic -- it's very pure and passionate and so I like to live in Warsaw, in Poland," says Aya Gokita, 27, a Japanese piano student.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5idIYdP_iVJ46jp1UHcs_0GMWpUNQ

Poland plans to add 600 more troops in Afghanistan

WARSAW, Poland — Poland plans to send 600 more troops to Afghanistan next year, officials said Wednesday.
The new troops would serve in combat, reconnaissance missions and in training Afghan forces, said Defense Minister Bogdan Klich.
The decision, which still requires the government's and president's approval, was in response to calls for help by President Barack Obama's administration, said Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5i4tHHi0gqZ1hw5eGeRZQXyYf9PnwD9CB8UDO0

Dell hands European operations to Foxconn

Polish manufacturing plant to change hands

Dell has announced that it is transferring ownership of its manufacturing operation in Lodz, Poland to electronics outfit Foxconn.

Following the transfer, Dell will become a Foxconn customer, sourcing its desktop, notebooks, servers and storage systems for EMEA customers from the Lodz factory.

According to Dell the move will help make the company more efficient by simplifying its global operations.

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1564423/dell-hands-european-operations-foxconn

Polish official requests investigation into gov't refusal to import swine flu vaccines

WARSAW, Poland — Poland's ombudsman has asked prosecutors to investigate the government for refusing to import swine flu vaccines, calling it an "unacceptable" failure that endangers public health.
Janusz Kochanowski, the country's top official for defending civil rights, said he requested the investigation Tuesday. Prosecutors must now carry out preliminary fact-finding. They will decide later whether to open a full investigation.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5i5EMJ3KHjK1xlfLpgJE0QxvgTmkQ

Vancouver airport denies any responsibility in Dziekanski's death

VANCOUVER, B.C. — Vancouver International Airport, where Robert Dziekanski spent the last 10 hours of his life lost, confused and unable to communicate with anyone before his fatal confrontation with RCMP, has denied any responsibility for his death in its defence of a lawsuit filed by the Polish immigrant's mother.
Dziekanski died on the floor of the airport's international arrivals area in the early morning of Oct. 14, 2007, after four RCMP officers stunned him with a Taser.
His mother is now suing the officers, the airport and the federal and provincial governments.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iOThpiaCxmDp9y_aqsQn8O2anbrQ

Poland says Lisbon Treaty to help achieve goals in EU

WARSAW, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Lisbon Treaty will allow for the implementation of Polish goals, including the strengthening of the European security and defense policy, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told TOK FM radio on Tuesday. 

    According to Sikorski, the strengthening of European policies "will probably" be a priority of Polish presidency of the EU (to start on July 2011). 
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-12/02/content_12571646.htm

Poland, U.S. Agree on Patriot Deployment Troop Terms

Poland and the United States have finished negotiating an agreement that would address the legal status of U.S. military personnel to be deployed on Polish territory with a Patriot missile defense system, Reuters reported last week (see GSN, Oct. 19).

Under the Status of Forces Agreement, crimes committed in Poland by U.S. military personnel would be subject to Polish jurisprudence if they are conducted off base and outside the course of their duties. Taxation of U.S. troops is also addressed in the deal.

http://www.globalsecuritynewswire.org/gsn/nw_20091201_2723.php

Key facts on main Nazi camps

(Reuters) - The trial of John Demjanjuk started on Monday on charges that as a Nazi guard he helped to force 27,900 Jews into gas chambers at Sobibor death camp in 1943.


The 89-year-old denies involvement in the Holocaust.

Here are some details about the main Nazi camps:
http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5AT38S20091130

Polish PM says country considering troop build-up in Afghanistan

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (CP)

WARSAW, Poland — Poland's prime minister says his country is leaning toward beefing up its 2,000-strong contingent in Afghanistan.

Donald Tusk says President Lech Kaczynski, who is the country's commander in chief, favours that scenario and the Defence Ministry sees a troop buildup as realistic.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gC4jpLAPzW22VSpbcJNXQp4PPixg

Poland's GDP Rises Amid Strong Exports

Wall Street Journal
WARSAW -- Poland, which appears to have skirted the global downturn, posted faster expansion in the third quarter, helped by strong exports and private consumption.
Poland's third-quarter gross domestic product rose 1.7% from the year-earlier period, and followed a 1.1% rate in the second quarter, according to a preliminary estimate by the Central Statistical Office.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125962126367270385.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLTopStories

Poland Halts Stock Exchange Sale to Deutsche Boerse

Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Poland halted the sale of the Warsaw Stock Exchange to Deutsche Boerse AG, saying the German company failed to map out a development strategy for the bourse that produced Europe’s biggest initial public offering this year.

The government is preparing a new plan for its market operator that will involve an initial public offering instead, the Treasury Ministry, which oversees state assets, said in a statement on its Web site today.

Poland had set “tough conditions” and the German operator, Europe’s largest exchange by market value, didn’t accept them, Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski said at a news conference in Warsaw. “The priority was for any investor to pledge it would develop the Warsaw bourse as a leading market in central Europe,” the Treasury Ministry’s statement said.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=a5Y.E6OuIp2A

Poland, Russia may not agree gas contract in 2009

KRAKOW, Poland, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Russia and Poland may not agree a gas contract by the end of this year, Poland's Deputy Prime Minister Waldemar Pawlak said on Monday, contradicting earlier comments by Warsaw and Kremlin officials.

In October, Poland's gas monopoly PGNiG (PGNI.WA) and Russia's Gazprom (GAZP.MM) agreed on conditions of increased gas supplies to Poland in 2010 and beyond and the government's approval seemed just a formality.

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIntegratedOilGas/idUSGEE5AT1CX20091130

Polish Economic Growth Beats Economists’ Forecast

Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Poland’s economy grew more than economists expected last quarter after companies rebuilt inventories and exporters benefited from renewed demand from Germany, the country’s main trading partner.

Gross domestic product in eastern Europe’s biggest economy grew 1.7 percent in the three months through September, compared with 1.1 percent in the second quarter, the Central Statistical Office in Warsaw said in a preliminary report today. The median estimate of 21 economists in a Bloomberg survey was for 1.5 percent growth.

“Poland is clearly in recovery mode,” said Radoslaw Bodys, an economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research. “Poland is a closed economy, which makes it more reliant on domestic demand, which means more resilient. And we’re also seeing recovery in the euro zone, as well as re-stocking.”
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=as__fNG11Wkg

Poland Tackles Gambling's Sponsorship of Football

The Wall Street Journal

Football has gone all-in on online gambling. Global stars such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Ronaldinho now wear shirts with the names of betting companies across their chests in place of the traditional manufacturers that used to dominate the sponsorship market.

Amid tough economic conditions, the steady growth of the gambling sector has been credited with sustaining sponsorship revenue and driving spending in the sport.

But government proposals in Poland to restrict online gambling in the country could force football clubs in that country to terminate lucrative sponsorship deals with those companies. Draft legislation is due for discussion this week and comes after President Lech Kaczynski signed a bill Friday banning slot machines and limiting gambling to brick-and-mortar casinos.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703939404574565623657331340.html?mod=googlenews_wsj#

Poland's Dolega wins men's 105kg gold at weightlifting worlds

GOYANG, South Korea, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Dolega Marcin of Poland won three gold medals in the men's 105kg category at the world weightlifting championships here on Sunday.

    The 27-year-old lifted 195kg in the snatch and 226kg in the clean and jerk to finish with 421kg in total.
    In the snatch, Dolega hoisted 195kg in his third attempt, one kilo more than his main rival, Lapikov Dmitry of Russia, the bronze medalist in the Beijing Olympics. Kuzilov Albert of Georgiatook the bronze with 187kg. 

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/29/content_12559688.htm

Rafal Jackiewicz Nears a Title Shot After Rodriguez Win

Rafal Jackiewicz is now only one step away from fullfilling his dream of being the world champion after beating Delvin Rodriguez in a very entertaining affair. Polish welterweight convincingly beat his much taller and physically stronger opponent earning a well deserved unanimous decision. Now being official number one IBF welterweight contender, Jackiewicz will face the winner of championship bout between Isaac Hlathswayo and Jan Zaveck.

Not huge but very loud crowd in Elk, Poland saw their hero very focused from the first bell. Jackiewicz was covered behind tight guard waiting for good opportunities to counter. The Pole showed a very good form before he threw any shot to make sure that he wouldn't be countered by his much stronger rival.

http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=23773

Polish Short Course Championships: Aleksandra Urbanczyk Clips Pair of National Records

GORZOW WIELKOPOLSKI, Poland, November 28. POLISH records kept on falling at the Polish Short Course Championships during the third day of competition.

Aleksandra Urbanczyk lowered her own national record in the women's 100 IM with a time of 59.29. She previously set the record with a 59.53 during earlier swimming yesterday. She then beat the women's 50 back record with a 26.94. Klaudia Nazieblo broke Urbanczyk's 2008 record of 27.75 with a 27.65 during prelims.

http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/22826.asp?q=Polish%20Short%20Course%20Championships:%20Aleksandra%20Urbanczyk%20Clips%20Pair%20of%20National%20Records