Poland may demand $20 billion for Nazi destruction of art treasures
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- Poland may demand $20 billion for Nazi destruction of art treasures
- Accor spends 42 mln eur to up stake in Poland’s rbis to 45.48…
- Polskie Radio dla zagranicy – Big Brother returns to Poland
Poland may demand $20 billion for Nazi destruction of art treasures
International Herald Tribune – Aug 28, 2007
The latest dispute one of many that have led to a sharp deterioration in relations between Warsaw and Berlin since the Polish government was elected nearly two years ago linked the destruction of Polish art treasures by Nazi Germany to attempts by Germany to recover art it had transported to eastern territories in what is now Poland to safeguard it from the Allied bombing of German cities. Since 1991 both governments have been negotiating terms under which items could be returned to Germany with Poland insisting on its legal right to retain the treasures – which include music scores by Mozart and Bach and the collections of the former Prussian State Library. The negotiations stalled two years ago. German officials said Tuesday the issue would become more complicated and emotional now that Poland has raised the question of compensation as part of a possible resolution.
Accor spends 42 mln eur to up stake in Poland’s rbis to 45.48…
Forbes – Aug 28, 2007
48 pct making it the largest shareholder Les Echos reported. ‘A tranche of shares was available and the dip in the markets this summer constituted an opportunity’ an Accor spokesman told Les Echos. ‘But a takeover bid is not on the cards’ he added. Accor bought a 20 pct stake in the company in 2000.
Polskie Radio dla zagranicy – Big Brother returns to Poland
Polskie Radio – Aug 28, 2007
2007No not the rwellian Stalinist nightmare ? the reality TV show nightmare. How desperate must a television station be?By Peter Gentle Big Brother returns to Poland after a five years? break ? before three series of the reality show were shown by broadcaster TVN which dropped the show after falling ratings. But a resurrected version ? under the title of Big Brother 4. 1 – will begin broadcasting on September 2 though this time on the TV 4 channel owned by rival private broadcaster Polsat. Endemol the Dutch creators and producers of the show have introduced a unique element to the Polish version of what has been a worldwide TV phenomena: by introducing elements of what is known on the internet as Web 2.
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