Poland Embarks on Helicopter Acquisition Program Worth up to US$1 Billion
The Polish Ministry of National Defense is embarking on the acquisition of a new transport helicopter for the Polish military, at an estimated budget of US$1 billion. This multi-phase helicopter procurement will be divided into several stages, the first will include the acquisition 26 aircraft for the Army, Navy and Air Force through 2017.
The Air Force will also receive three helicopters configured for Combat SAR (CSAR). Continue reading
Poland top for luxury hotel value
Poland provides the best-value five-star hotel accommodation, according to a survey.
Polish capital Warsaw is one of seven European destinations in the top 10 most affordable luxury hotel list compiled by Hotels.com. Continue reading
Polish PM heads to Canada for three-day visit
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was headed to Canada on Saturday for a three-day visit postponed two years ago by the air crash that killed president Lech Kaczynski in Russia.
Trade issues are likely to dominate Tusk’s meetings Monday in Ottawa with Canadian leader Stephen Harper, with Poland especially keen to tap Canada’s technical know-how in extracting shale gas. Continue reading
Polish workers “chain in” lawmakers over pensions
Hundreds of Polish union members protesting against plans to raise the retirement age chained together barriers meant to keep them out of parliament on Friday, in order to lock lawmakers in.
“We will decide when they will leave (the parliament),” Solidarity trade union leader Piotr Duda said as several hundred protesters, many waving flags emblazoned with the union’s logo, surrounded the parliament building. Continue reading
Polish MPs approve plans to raise retirement age to 67
Poland’s parliament has approved plans by the centre-right government to raise the age at which most Poles can retire to 67 years.
Under the new law, the retirement age will be gradually moved upwards, from the current age of 65 for men and 60 for women. Continue reading
Poland’s banks: keeping a tight ship
Talk to a Polish banker and the mood is one of gloom as the economy shows signs of slowing and the banking regulator clamping down on mortgage lending – but look at his bottom line and there is a glimmer… Continue reading
Gdansk: 5 free things for visitors to do
Gdansk offers a chance for visitors to take in scenes of sea, ships and spires set in a magnificently reconstructed Old Town while contemplating the ups and downs of European history, including the famous shipyard strike led by Lech Walesa.
The city, already one of Poland’s key tourist attractions, will see an influx of some 300,000 soccer fans and tourists in June alone when Gdansk hosts several games during the European football championship. The major sporting event is to take place across eight cities in Poland and Ukraine. Continue reading
Euro 2012, Poland: Krakow, a Polish feast for players and Wags
According to legend, there is a stone in the courtyard of Krakow’s magical Wawel Castle that has mystical properties. The stone, believed to be one of seven chakras distributed throughout the world by the Hindu god Shiva, is said to give those that touch it special powers and an almost supernatural energy.
It will no doubt be a place of pilgrimage for England’s footballers competing in Euro 2012 as they seek divine inspiration for the tough matches that lie ahead several hundreds of miles to the east in Ukraine. Continue reading
Car loon payback is a tree point turn
A BOY racer has vowed to change his wild ways after fed-up neighbours hoisted his prized motor to the top of a TREE.
Zbigniew Filo, 24 — who does not even have a licence — woke up to find his souped-up Ford Escort dangling from a huge willow. Continue reading
Five front page stories that didn’t happen
Story of dentist in Poland pulling ex’s teeth a hoax
In April, media around the world, including CBC News, picked up on a story that a vengeful dentist in Poland had extracted all the teeth of an ex-boyfriend. According to Polish media and MSNBC, it didn’t happen. Continue reading
