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Attack on Polish Base in Baghdad
At least 13 Iraqis were killed, and many civilians and troops injured, in an apparent suicide bomb attack by insurgents in Hilla today.
The attack happened i... | Current Affairs |
Polanski and the Pianist
During the war, the Nazi regime forced Jews into ghettos throughout occupied Poland, the most well-known being those in Warsaw, Cracow and Lodz. Conditions were... | Art and Culture |
Backpacking in Poland: Cracow
Arriving in an unknown city can often be a little surreal, and Cracow is no exception. Dawn has just broken, and there you are, bleary eyed, about to be coughed... | City Focus |
Witkacy: Early Life
'It you take into account that this 'author' is eight years old, you've got to admit that he's got talent! Lope de Vega wrote his first play when he was ten - S... | Art and Culture |
Blots on the Landscape
When city newspapers announced last Autumn that one of Cracow's most historic streets was to be pedestrianized, it sounded like music to the ears. The street's ... | City Focus |
Green Balloons and Grotesque Hangovers
As Years Go By, As Nights Go By: 100 Years of Cabaret In Cracow
Szolajski House: The National Museum of Cracow, 25th January - 30th April 2004.
Young Poland... | Art and Culture |
Divers Probed for Giving Fish Champagne
Three Polish divers faced a police investigation this Thursday for possible illegal fishing and animal abuse after a news photo showed them plying a freshly cau... | Comment |
Rattle Salutes Szymanowski
"I cannot talk objectively about Szymanowski, for you cannot expect objectivity or reasonability from someone in love. And reasonability is out of place when th... | Art and Culture |
The Royal Way: A Walk through Old Cracow
The Royal Way, which leads right through the heart of the city, was once the route of Royal processions and funerals. Even after the capital moved to Warsaw in ... | City Focus |
A Carnival For Our Canine Friends
Cracow is always full of surprises. Last Sunday, on waking up, I discovered that the fridge was empty - there was nothing profoundly unusual in this, so I strol... | City Focus |
All in Good Taste
For lottery-winners, honeymooners or those wanting to push the boat out a bit, Jamie Ponsonby-Smythe has some tips on Cracow for the bon vivant…
'Hi chaps.... | City Focus |
Tyniec Abbey and Cycling Along the Vistula
If you are only in Cracow for a few nights, it will be impossible see everything, and it is likely that Tyniec will slip through the net. Certainly, there are p... | City Focus |
Cracking Krakow
Visually, Krakow captivates. Historically, the city fascinates, and culturally, it resonates, but one deep breath and you’ll find the air is thick with - kebab.... | City Focus |
Polish president makes Iraq visit
Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski has flown to Iraq for a surprise Christmas visit to his country's peacekeeping troops. He arrived at the Polish headquar... | Current Affairs |
Poland 'may veto' EU constitution
Poland may veto a proposed new European constitution if its voting rights are downgraded, says the Polish president. Aleksander Kwasniewski is due to meet Germa... | Current Affairs |
The Invasion of Poland, September 1939
Each country has its own way of remembering the fallen in battle. In Poland, the most moving remembrance of the dead takes place on November 1st, All Souls Day,... | History |
Polish no-frills to fly from Stansted
A Polish no-frills start up is launching flights between Stansted and Warsaw.
Airpolonia plans to start flying the route on 15 December. It says return fare... | Business |
Musical Events in Cracow
Although in 1999 Krakow joined the prestigious pantheon of Europe’s cultural capitals, the city’s disordered cultural life, especially its musical stage, still ... | Art and Culture |
EU goes East
The European Union has taken off and is flying east without a clear idea of where or when it is going to land. It is rapidly approaching the borderlands of the ... | Current Affairs |
A Walk through the Old Town
This tour of the historic Old Town, including a good look round all the museums, will take a whole day with a stop for coffee, then lunch.
1. Starting in th... | City Focus |
Poland to 'survive EU farm regime'
Walk on to Roman and Barbara Brzeziak's farm in the lush green fields here, and the first sound you hear is the singing of the skylarks. Storks are nesting behi... | Current Affairs |
Poland seeks Iraqi oil stake
Poland, which has sent troops to support the US-led forces in Iraq, has acknowledged its "ultimate objective" is to acquire supplies of Iraqi oil. The Polish Fo... | Current Affairs |
Poland says big Yes to EU
Poles have voted to join the European Union by a large margin, according to preliminary results from this weekend's referendum. About 77.5% have said yes to the... | Current Affairs |
Bush visits Cracow
President George W Bush has told the Polish people that the US is committed to a strong Nato, despite divisions over the war in Iraq. Standing alongside Polish ... | Current Affairs |
Europe's new heavyweight
ticipation in the invasion of Iraq, and its self-declared role as America's "best friend" in Central-Eastern Europe, have set teeth on edge in France and German... | Current Affairs |
Poland sets referendum date
Polish voters will decide on their nation's entry into the European Union in a referendum on 7-8 June, the country's parliament has decided. Deputies in the Sej... | Current Affairs |
Poland hails Pope's poetry
The first poetry to be written by Pope John Paul II in nearly a quarter of a century has been published, taking his native Poland by storm. Roman Triptych, the ... | Current Affairs |
Polish bribe scandal spreads
Mr Miller's government has been accused of graft
One of Poland's leading companies has alleged it is the victim of a whispering campaign, as a scandal over gov... | Current Affairs |
Poland warms to other nations
People in Poland appear to be becoming more relaxed about foreigners - according to a new opinion poll. Sociologists suggest this may reflect a growing self-con... | Current Affairs |
Polish cardinal enters EU abortion debate
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Poland has said the EU must allow his country to set its own regulations on abortion. We should very much assist this i... | Current Affairs |
US firm wins Polish jet contract
Lockheed Martin has won a contract to supply 48 new F-16 fighter jets to Poland, in Eastern Europe's biggest military deal. The US firm beat off competition fro... | Current Affairs |
Hurdles on road to EU expansion
For the EU hopefuls, enlargement talks have been a marathon that started almost five years ago. Six countries - Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, E... | Current Affairs |
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