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- Sri Lankan Ambassador to Poland passes away
(Asiantribune.com): Sri Lankas ambassador to Poland has suddenly passed away due to a sudden heart attack. Ministry of Foreign Affairs anounced yesterday that Sri Lankas ambassador to Poland Clarence Felician Chinniah has died in Warsaw on 08 January
- Fears of assaults on migrant Poles
The Federation of Poles in Great Britain has called on the Government to introduce measures to combat anti-Polish hate crime as tensions are expected to increase as more Britons lose their jobs. It comes as an immigration specialist claimed Poles are
- Wizz Air expresses concern over Warsaw Airport plans
Wizz Air has said it is outraged that PPL (Polish Airport Authorities) will close the Etiuda Terminal and double the charges imposed on airlines currently operating out of Etiuda effectively from April 2009. PPL has confirmed no plans for
- Dell Inc. to close plant in Ireland
Texas computer giant Dell Inc. said Thursday it would shutter a plant in Ireland and switch its European production base to Poland. The move to Poland's newer Dell production facility means the loss of 1,900 jobs in Ireland, a country where technology
- Economic downturn sparks fears of assaults on migrant Poles
The economic downturn has sparked fears of an increase in assaults on Poles who have migrated to the UK for work. The Federation of Poles in Great Britain has called on the Government to introduce measures to combat anti-Polish hate crime as tensions are
- Warsaw Stock Exchange top in Central and Eastern Europe
Market exits means there's less need to spend There's less money to spend and it must be made to last longer From now on many firms won't be doing R&D, they will buy it in Drew Wilson EE Times Europe BOSTON ? The Warsaw Stock Exchange outperformed
- Izzicar Spreads Its Car Hire Services To Poland
This week, IzziCar is happy to reveal the extension of its car rental services to one of the country in Central Europe, Poland. Poland has a long Baltic Sea coastline and is bordered by Belarus, the Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia
- Italy's UniCredit to open support center in Poland
WARSAW, Poland -- Italian bank UniCredit said Friday it will build a financial services support center in the Polish city of Szczecin to serve its clients in Germany and Austria. The center is to open this spring and will employ some 260 people, the bank
- Prime Minister says Poland has
On New Year?s Day, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that Poland had sufficient reserves to weather the conflict between Russia and Ukraine over gas deliveries through Ukraine. Russia?s Gazprom shut off supplies to Ukraine in a dispute over payments
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Poland gained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II. It became a Soviet satellite country following the war, but one that was comparatively tolerant and progressive. Labor turmoil in 1980 led to the formation of an independent trade union "Solidarity" that over time became a political force and by 1990 had swept parliamentary elections and the presidency. Complete freedom came with the implosion of the USSR in 1991. A "shock therapy" program during the early 1990s enabled the country to transform its economy into one of the most robust in Central Europe, boosting hopes for early acceptance to the EU. Poland joined the NATO alliance in 1999.
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