Bidvest to buy Czech Nowaco Poland’s Farutex
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- Bidvest to buy Czech Nowaco Poland’s Farutex
- Homeless in Poland Preparing an dyssey at Sea
- DIARY – Germany – to September 3
- EIB grants Poland 925 mln euros in loans
- Dalai Lama receives honorary citizenship of Polish capital
- Three men to inspire Europe
- Poland’s economy may have grown 0.5 pct in Q2 -c.banker
Bidvest to buy Czech Nowaco Poland’s Farutex
Reuters
“The acquisition of Nowaco will complement our existinghighly successful international foodservice businesses and marksanother building block in the internationalisation of ourfoodservice interests. Nowaco sources and distributes products to hypermarkets inthe Czech Republic and Slovakia. Farutex says on its website itdistributes food products to hotels and restaurants in Poland. Bidvest said the transaction was subject to clearance fromthe European Competition authorities. (Editing by David Cowell).
Homeless in Poland Preparing an dyssey at Sea
New York Times
Some men have drifted away from St. Lazarus and others have found work including one at a shipyard in Norway. Two months ago two men got jobs at a shipyard in Poland but it seemed that they would return to the home as the economic crisis bit into orders there said Ms. Porowska the social worker. “It’ll be one year soon” Edmund Polkowski 52 said with pride. “I spent time behind bars and then you have to find your way somehow. ”The project has survived on a combination of Father Paleczny’s earnings donations and sponsorships.
DIARY – Germany – to September 3
Reuters
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 GDANSK Poland- Poland celebrates 70th Anniversary of theutbreak of the World War 2. Russian Prime Minister VladimirPutin German Chancellor Angela Merkel Lithuanian PrimeMinister Andrius Kubilis and Swedish Prime Minister FrederikReinfeldt will take part in the celebrations. – THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3 FRANKFURT- ECB Governing Council meeting followed by interestrate announcement at 1145 GMT. News conference follows at 1230GMT. – –Berlin Newsroom +49 30 2888-5000.
EIB grants Poland 925 mln euros in loans
Xinhua
2 (Xinhua) — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has awarded Poland a 675-million-euro (945 million U. dollars) loan for the financing of research conducted by institutes and universities the bank has announced. The bank also granted two loans of the total value of 250 million euros for the support of projects implemented by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the Polish news agency PAP quoted the bank as saying on Sunday. The funds are to help Poland invest in a society based on knowledge and improve access of SMEs suffering most from the present economic crisis to medium- and long-term financing.
Dalai Lama receives honorary citizenship of Polish capital
AFP
“We Varsovians the residents of this indomitable city are proud that as of today the 14th Dalai Lama is one of us” Warsaw Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz told guests at ceremonies including Poland’s anti-communist icon Lech Walesa. “As the councillors of a city which has suffered as much as Warsaw we have the moral right and duty to express our respect and honour a person who is striving for the freedom and sovereignty for his nation freedom that we have enjoyed for the last 20 years” Warsaw city council statement said. This year Poland marked 20 years since it peacefully shed communism with partially free democratic parliamentary elections on June 4 1989. “I’m extremely happy and feel it is a great honour to become a citizen of this great city” the Dalai Lama said after receiving the honour. “No matter what difficulties the Polish spirit Polish determination always remained firm” the Dalai Lama said speaking of Germany’s bloody WWII occupation of Poland and the subsequent imposition of communism by the Soviet Union. He also urged people to “explore our positive potential” and to practice “warm heartedness” as a means to avoid bloodshed. “I have no doubt that freedom will come for your nation as it did for ours just as I have no doubt I will one day receive an honorary title on that (Tibetan) territory” Poland’s ex-president Solidarity-era hero and Nobel Peace laureate Lech Walesa said at the ceremonies.
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Three men to inspire Europe
guardian.co.uk
His “secret speech” that year laid bare the monumentality of Stalin’s crimes. Soon the gulag was virtually emptied; a political thaw began spurring whispers of freedom that could not be contained. In Poland and Hungary in particular an underground tide burst forth demanding change. Hungary of course had its.
Poland’s economy may have grown 0.5 pct in Q2 -c.banker
Forbes
5 percent in the second quarter and data suggests better times ahead Monetary Policy Council member Andrzej Slawinski said on Thursday. Asked if the economy might have grown by around 0. 5 percent in the second quarter Slawinski told TVN CNBC: ‘Yes it might. ‘ Article Controls.
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