Poland makes a point at Merkel’s expense
The News Review:
- Poland makes a point at Merkel’s expense
- Auschwitz renamed on UN list at Poland’s request
- Poland: Russia intends to freeze Polish-US missile plan
- Poland places 4.28 bln zlotys at bond switch tender
- fficial estimations of fruit harvest in Poland in 2007
- Poland remembers Poznan 1956 first mass anti-communist protests
- Nycomed: Q1 sales up by one-fifth in Poland
Poland makes a point at Merkel’s expense
The Age – Jun 28, 2007
Photo: AFPGERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel has many attributes but thefigure of a Playboy centrefold is not among them. So whenthe Polish magazine Wprost (utright) mocked up a cover of abare-breasted Dr Merkel suckling Poland’s ruling twins Jaroslawand Lech Kaczynski it was bound to cause a stir. The magazine’s point it seems is that Dr Merkel now bossesPoland around like an evil stepmother. “Germany used to be Poland’s principal partner in the West” itsaid. “Now it has become our prosecutor-in-chief.
Auschwitz renamed on UN list at Poland’s request
CBC.ca – Jun 28, 2007
The Nazi concentration camp in Poland where the most European Jews died during the Holocaust will now be known “in two parts” UNESC committee spokesman Roni Amelan said. 6 million Jews Gypsies Soviet PoWs and other prisoners were executed at Auschwitz-Birkenau… The second line of the name is German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945)” he told the Associated Press. Before the change the site had been registered in the UN’s World Heritage list since 1979 as “Auschwitz Concentration Camp. Poland proposed the new title to remind future visitors and tourists that the Poles neither built nor had a hand in running the facility where an estimated 1. 6 million Jews Gypsies Soviet PoWs and other prisoners were executed. Auschwitz was designed and operated by the Nazis starting in June 14 1940 according to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum’s website. The date is based on records indicating the first transport of prisoners to the camp.
Poland: Russia intends to freeze Polish-US missile plan
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“I think it was an intentional effort to block or freeze the discussion” he said. “It was a smart idea by Putin to make things fuzzy” Polish PAP news agency quoted Waszczykowski as saying in an interview with the press. Despite this he said the new round of US-Polish talks in Washington progressed quickly and the two sides may reach a deal in September to host US missile interceptors. “If so it would be possible to begin construction for the interceptors by February.
Poland places 4.28 bln zlotys at bond switch tender
Forbes – Jun 28, 2007
55 bln zlotys of floating rate notes at a bond switch tender the finance ministry said. Minimum price for the 5-year bonds was 966. 5 zlotys with the average yield at the tender ranged from 5.
fficial estimations of fruit harvest in Poland in 2007
FreshPlaza – Jun 28, 2007
According to their estimations frosts injured the most severely sweet cherry and plum orchards; the production of these fruits will decline 2. Plum harvest may decline down to 30-40000 tons sweet cherry harvest may amount to 10-15000 tons. Also walnut orchards were severely damaged.
Poland remembers Poznan 1956 first mass anti-communist protests
Poland.pl – Jun 28, 2007
In June 1956 workers from the Cegielski factory in Poznan opened the gates of their workplace at 6am and went out on the streets demanding "bread and freedom". An overall estimated number of tens of thousands of people took part in mass demonstrations which were crushed by the communist police ending in at least 58 deaths. Today the people of Poznan are commemorating the events with celebrations and prayer. A special photo exhibition with a basic historical commentary is on display at the Town Hall.
Nycomed: Q1 sales up by one-fifth in Poland
Polish Market – Jun 28, 2007
Another reason for the growth was an increase in sales of Nycomed’s key product Pantoprazole which grew by 8% over the year despite increasing generic competition. Poland together with France showed particularly strong annual growth in Q1 in the group of countries classified by Nycomed as “Europe 2” also including Austria Germany Italy Netherlands and Switzerland. The combined net sales of “Europe 2” amounted to €257.
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