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Polish poll on EU presidency: Merkel before Blair, Barroso, Sarkozy »

Warsaw  – Some 28 per cent of Poles would back German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the European Union presidency, said a survey Friday in the daily Rzeczpospolita.

Polish Warsaw Ghetto leader dies at 87 »

Warsaw  – Marek Edelman, the last leader of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising against the Nazis, died Friday in Warsaw at age 87, local media reported.

Polish industrial orders drop 32.3 per cent »

Warsaw  – Industrial orders in Poland fell by 32.3 per cent in August compared to the same period last year, while unemployment held steady, the Central Statistical Office said Wednesday.

Polish mine explosion death toll rises to 17 »

Warsaw  – Two seriously injured Polish miners died in hospital Wednesday, bringing the death toll from last week’s methane explosion in a coal mine in the south of the country to 17.

Obama to drop missile shield bases in Eastern Europe »

Washington/Prague  – US President Barack Obama is to scrap plans by his predecessor, George W Bush, to install a missile defence system in Eastern Europe, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing officials familiar with the matter.

Head of Polish insurer charged with corruption, taking bribes »

Warsaw  – The head of the Polish Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) was charged with taking bribes, including building materials, vacations, prosecutors said Monday in Szczecin, northwest Poland.

Serbia enters “World Cup lobby” after draw with France »

Belgrade  – Serbia took another step towards direct qualification for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa with a draw against France Wednesday night, but it should have closed the issue with a win, Belgrade newspapers said on Thursday.

Polish leaders mark World War II outbreak before sunrise »

Westerplatte, Poland  – Polish leaders, veterans and the archbishop of Gdansk gathered before sunrise Tuesday on the Baltic coast to commemorate the moment a Nazi battleship fired its first shots at a military garrison on September 1, 1939, to spark World War II.

Putin condemns historic Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact »

Warsaw  – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin condemned the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact – a treaty that remains a sore point in Polish-Russian relations 70 years after it was signed – in an open letter in a Polish daily on Monday.

German, Polish bishops mark outbreak of WWII »

Berlin  – With a “commitment to peace, to understanding and mutual respect,” the Bishops of the Catholic Church in Germany and Poland issued a joint declaration Tuesday in commemoration of the start of the Second World War 70 years ago.