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Putin's visit expected to be breakthrough in Polish-Russian relationsRussia's president Vladimir Putin comes today for a three-day visit to Poland, which would be the first visit by a Russian president to Poland in eight years. It is expected...

No-confidence for Kaczmarek likely to be overthrown todayThe Sejm debated a motion of no confidence against Treasury Minister Wieslaw Kaczmarek yesterday and will vote on it today. The opposition Civic Platform (PO), Law and Justice (PiS) and...

Poland to offer compromise in gas deal with RussiaAccording to unofficial information in the daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita, the Polish government will offer compromise in negotiations concerning natural gas issues with its Russian partners....

No gas agreement during Miller's visit to RussiaThe visit of Poland's Prime Minister Leszek Miller to Russia did not mark any significant breakthrough in talks on gas supplies and a gas pipeline. The two sides decided to continue work on the...

PM Miller expected to discuss trade balance and gas issues in MoscowPrime Minister Leszek Miller started a two-day visit to Moscow yesterday, the main subject of which is to be Polish-Russian trade. Earlier, Tadeusz Iwinski, head of PM's office,...

Russian trucks to be assembled in PolandThe Polish company Euromet is going to assemble Russian trucks Kamaz in a plant in Debica Kszubska near Slupsk. Euromet's CEO Wojciech Zolkiewicz said the contract provides for assembly of at least 200...

Trade unions in ZA Pulawy protest against the company's IPOThe trade unions in the nitrogen fertilizer manufacturer ZA Pulawy have protested against the plans to privatise the company through a public offer. The Treasury plans to sell 46% of...

Poland sets conditions for agreeing to the Yamal gas pipeline's second stretchPoland's conditions for agreeing to lay an additional stretch of the Yamal gas pipeline on Polish territory include re-negotiation of the 1993 and 1995 Polish-Russian...

Former government minister charged in the Yamal gas pipeline caseThe prosecutor's office in Gdansk charged a former trade and industry minister Waclaw Niewiarowski of exceeding his power and acting against state interest. In 1993, Niewiarowski...

Poland still does not approve plans for the Yamal gas pipeline despite the Russian PM Kasyanov's plightAt a last-minute meeting on May 26 with the Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek conveyed the Polish position...

The government to increase subsidies for exports creditsThe government may earmark at least PLN 40mn (USD 10mn) for the Export Credit Insurance Corporation to secure exports contracts against damage and loss. Deputy Economy Minister Tadeusz...

PKP to expand in chemical industryAccording to unofficial information the Polish dominant refinery PKN Orlen is interested in taking over several chemical plants in Poland to develop its petrochemical activity. According to the report of "Puls...

High-capacity fibre-optic cable could deprive Poland of millions of dollarsThe government debated the Yamal gas pipeline and the high-capacity fibre-optic telecommunication cable laid alongside, that could be used for data and voice transmission...

Kwasniewski insists on inspection of alleged nuclear installations in Russia's KaliningradRussian Ambassador to Poland Sergey Ryazov told the Polish president's National Security Burau head Marek Siwiec that the Kaliningrad enclave is a nuclear-free...

Kwasniewski to discuss gas pipeline with Ukraine's KuchmaPresident Aleksander Kwasniewski is to start talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Leonid Kuchma on the issue of the new gas pipeline project to connect the Polish port of Gdansk with Ukraine's...

Russian companies rumoured to buy out shares in PKN OrlenThe Polish Radio reported that according to unofficial sources, shares in Poland's largest oil company Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen (PKN) are being bought up by Russian oil and gas companies...

Russia's Ivanov: gas pipelines would be beneficial for Poland During the first day of his visit in Poland, Russia's Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said the controversial gas pipeline project should be considered in the context of the energy security...

Russia's Ivanov to discuss gas pipelines with PolandIt is expected that Russian Foreign Minister Ivanov, who is coming to Warsaw today, will discuss the controversial issue of the planned natural gas pipeline that would connect Russian gas fields...

PM Buzek: EU-Russia natural gas deals could be advantageous to PolandOn Tuesday, the Russian gas corporation Gazprom signed a USD 1-2bn contract with Gaz de France on investment in the Russian gas industry. Although no details about the deal...