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Bullying common in Polish schools
06.02.2007
One-third of Poland’s teenagers were bullied at school last year, shows the latest data based on the research by the ministry of education.
According to its results, over 15% of young people skip school in fear of aggression from fellow
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Safe Internet Day
06.02.2007
In Poland, every other young person has met with violence on the Web. Nearly half of the children have been subjected to vulgar harassment online, 21% experienced offense, ridicule and intimidation, 16% were threatened or blackmailed. This is accordi
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Polish MOD resigns
05.02.2007
Defence Minister Rados³aw Sikorski has resigned. The resignation has been accepted by Polish Prime Minister Jaros³aw Kaczyñski.
According to some sources, the Defence Minister resigned because of a conflict with intelligence chief Anton
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Poland's population shrinking
04.02.2007
Experts claim that the Polish population will decline over the next decade.
Economists alarmingly point to the fact that by the year 2020, the number of Poles will fall by one million and throughout the next decade by a further 1.5 mill
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Changes in the government?
03.02.2007
A cabinet reshuffle is likely within two weeks, Minister Przemysław Gosiewski, head of the Council of Minister's standing committee, has said.
Final decisions have not been taken yet. Gosiewski told Polish Radio that a few ministers have
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Deputy PM accused of anti-Semitism
02.02.2007
The anti fascist association Never Again has issued a protest against the acceptance of the professor's title by deputy premier Andrzej Lepper, granted to him by the Ukrainian Academy of Human Resources.
According to the editor-in-chief
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Cameroonian activist guilty not only of spreading HIV in Poland?
02.02.2007
Simon Mol, Cameroonian refugee, poet and leftist activist, arrested on charges of intentionally spreading HIV in Poland may also be guilty of embezzlement and fraud, claims the Polish broadsheet 'Rzeczpospolita' daily.
Mol was arrested i
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What Poles expect in the year 2007
01.02.2007
According to a new public opinion poll, Polish people's greatest concern in the year 2007 is their health and access to health care ?C 38% of respondents pointed to that.
17% of Poles worry about the stability of their job, but at the same time,
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Polish MPs on winter break
01.02.2007
Skiing, skating and spending more time with family many Polish parliamentarians announced their plans for the ongoing winter break. The lower house of the Polish Parliament, Sejm, is not meeting for another session until mid-February hence MPs have
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Report on communist-rooted military intelligence in democratic Poland delayed
31.01.2007
A detailed report describing the activity of former military intelligence in democratic Poland will be published later than expected, maybe in mid-February.
The news of the delay comes in the wake of a shocking leak from the report re
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First Lady visits heroic Pole who saved hundreds of Jewish children
30.01.2007
Poland's First Lady, Maria Kaczyńska, paid a visit to Irena Sendler, 97 - a heroic Pole who saved the lives of over 2500 Jewish children during the Nazi Holocaust. Maria Kaczyńska presented Irena Sendler with a bouquet of roses and a silver jewelry b
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Polish PM breaks left arm
29.01.2007
Polish Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński has broken his left arm. He underwent surgery on Sunday, which lasted over an hour. The accident occurred when Mr Kaczyński was on his way to attend Sunday mass in the presidential palace chapel.
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1 st anniversary of the tragedy in Katowice exhibition hall
28.01.2007
Today marks the first anniversary of the tragedy in an exhibition hall in Katowice, southern Poland. 65 people died and 140 were injured a year ago when an exhibition hall roof collapsed during a racing pigeon fair there.
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Opposition unveiled its plan of state reforms
28.01.2007
A series of the state reforms including changes to the country's judiciary and legislative system were proposed by members of the opposition Civic Platform during a special press conference Sunday.
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Clearing process of the Polish church brought forward
27.01.2007
Special historical commissions have already been set up in over half of 41 Polish dioceses. The remaining dioceses are to follow suit soon.
The decision to establish such investigating commissions was taken by the Council of Polish Bishop
Thousands support Irena Sendlerowa for Nobel Prize
26.01.2007
More than 12,200 signatures have been collected in Poland and around the world to support the candidature of Irena Sendlerowa to the Nobel Peace Prize.