Polish PM’s visit stirs emotions on Parliament Hill
It’s rare, indeed, to hear a foreign dignitary declare that his visit to Ottawa nearly made him cry.
Did David Cameron choke up at the thought of the close relations between Canada and Britain? Nope. Did Barack Obama get all teary about the volume of cross-border trade? Please.
But Donald Tusk pulled it off — and not one eyeball rolled. Continue reading
Canada and Poland set to expand energy relationship
Canada and Poland are promoting closer trade ties and co-operation in the energy and resource sectors during the first visit to Canada by a Polish prime minister in more than two decades.
A joint statement issued Monday outlined agreement on a tax convention and a committment to two-trade as a “platform” for the two countries to “explore further collaboration in the areas of energy policies and regulations, renewable and nuclear energy, carbon capture and storage, energy efficiency, and shale gas development.” Continue reading
Harper to meet with Polish PM
Trade and natural resources are expected to top the agenda when Prime Minister Stephen Harper sits down with his Polish counterpart in Ottawa Monday.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is in Canada on a three-day working visit.
Harper and Tusk will have a tete-a-tete in the morning before attending a reception on Parliament Hill with members of Canada’s polish community. 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 Ukrainians Demand Compensation for Operation Vistula
Participants of the Second Congress of Ukrainians in Poland, which took place in late April in the Polish town of Przemysl, issued a statement in which they demanded from the Polish authorities to give political and legal assessment of the Operation Vistula and recognize it as repression, Ukrainian information agency UNIAN reported. Continue reading
China Wants More Trade With Central and Eastern Europe
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said Thursday that China wanted to double trade with the countries of Central and Eastern Europe to $100 billion a year by 2015, and pledged billions in loans to help promote investment in the region.
Mr. Wen made the announcement at a gathering in Warsaw that brought together business and political leaders of countries stretching from the Baltics to the Balkans that are eager to do business with China, even as they struggle to overcome stereotypes still held by many in the region who associate the Chinese as makers of inexpensive toys and designer knock-offs. Continue reading
Remarks in Honor of Poland’s National Day
Well, this is kind of the equivalent of a block party – (laughter) – held for a very good and auspicious reason, to not only celebrate the formal opening of this new residence for the ambassador from Poland to the United States, but also to mark the – Poland’s Constitution Day, a little bit early but a good occasion to do so. And so Ambassador, we are very grateful to be your guests here this evening. And I, too, shared the excitement about the President’s announcement regarding Jan Karski and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. What a fitting tribute and a great way of acknowledging the contributions of a very special man. Continue reading
China-Poland want to improve their trade
The leaders of Poland and China said Wednesday they want to increase their countries’ economic, political and social ties.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his nation’s 20-year experience with democracy shows that a modern state is tightly linked to the “protection of human rights and civic freedoms.” But he did not point to any shortcomings in China. Continue reading
Polish Ambassador: Ukraine Will Join EU
The Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Ukraine Henryk Litwin had no doubt Ukraine would become a part of the EU. This was stated in his interview with ForUm news agency. He explained that Ukraine needed changes, and some of them were featured in the Association Agreement and Visa-free Action Plan, in order to join the union of 27 countries. Continue reading
Poland welcomes more Chinese investment
Poland has a strong investment environment and welcomes more Chinese companies to invest in the country, a senior Polish economic official say.
“I want to tell the Chinese business communities and entrepreneurs that the investment environment in Poland is the best,” Slawomir Majman, president of the Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency, told Xinhua. Continue reading
