Poland's Walesa backs Wall Street protesters
The 68-year-old Walesa said the global economic crisis has made people aware that “we need to change, reform the capitalist system” because we need “more justice, more people’s interests, and less money for money’s sake.”
Historic Polish shipyard set to 'go green'
The Gdansk Shipyard, where the Solidarity movement that ended the communist era in Poland was born, is now trying to lead another Polish revolution … in offshore wind power.
Warszawa
Cool commercial. And a great song: Can You Get to That by Funkadelic
As Nationalism Surges in Europe, Poland Begins Bloc Presidency
Poland takes over at a challenging time, with Europe confronting a debt crisis in Greece, threats to its passport-free travel zone and the rise of populist political parties in many member nations.
polandforeveryone: Market Square, Cracow, Poland
I really miss living in Poland…
Kraków, Poland
I have to tell you that my wife, Michelle, and the girls very much want to come back - because I’ve told them on the phone what an extraordinary country this is.
Obama's crucial moment in Poland
“In Poland, the president will address two areas of vital concern to the Poles: the US visa waiver program, and US defense cooperation. This will signal a renewed commitment to working with Poland as a strategic ally in Europe – and in turn stand as a signal to the region as a whole.”
Vladimir asked for a geography lesson as the tram rocked them back and forth on its journey across the Tavlata, heaving them into the neatly groomed old-timers who were entitled to their tram seats by law and derived a great, silent pleasure from watching the two standing foreigners tumble to their knees.
Sounds familiar.
