Poland

U.S. Allows Russia to Inspect Polish Missile Site

U.S. Missile Defense Agency is ready to allow Russian experts to inspect a missile defense site likely to be placed in Poland to convince Moscow it poses no threat to its interests, the Reuters news agency reported April 18.

Popularity: 2% [?]

April 19, 2007

Russia Announces Plans to Build Pipeline Bypassing Belarus and Poland

Russian Industry and Energy Ministry wants to build the second leg of a new oil pipeline to Europe bypassing Belarus and Poland in order to reduce Russia’s dependence on transit countries, the ministry’s press service said on Thursday, April 12.

Popularity: 3% [?]

April 13, 2007

Russian Exhibition at Auschwitz Closed Over History Disagreements

Museum authorities at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp have closed a Russian exhibition after Moscow changed it to describe eastern European citizens as Soviet, the AFP news agency reported April 4.

Popularity: 4% [?]

April 4, 2007

Russia Still Undecided on Polish Meat Imports

On Tuesday, March 13, Russian officials completed another round of talks with the European Union on Moscow’s ban on Polish meat and plant products. Russian authorities say that they need more information before they consider lifting the measure.

Popularity: 2% [?]

March 14, 2007

Russia Warns Europe of Suspending All Meat Imports

Russia’s agriculture oversight agency Rosselkhoznadzor said on Friday, March 2, that it will suspend all meat imports from EU nations unless they provide plans for monitoring the safety of their exports by March 31.

Popularity: 2% [?]

March 4, 2007

Top Russian Diplomat Criticizes U.S. Missile Defense Plan in Europe

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko has harshly criticized Washington anti-missile campaign in Europe saying a country cannot ensure its own security by raising other countries’ concerns for their security.

Popularity: 2% [?]

March 2, 2007

Poland Approves Energy Cooperation Talks Between EU and Russia

On Wednesday, December 6, Poland gave its agreement for the European Union to start talks with Russia regarding energy cooperation.

Popularity: 1% [?]

December 7, 2006

Jewish Group May Sue Russia Over Seized Writings

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Members of a Hasidic Jewish movement may sue the Russian government in an effort to recover 18th-century religious writings and prayers seized by the Nazi and Soviet armies, the Associated Press reports.

Popularity: 4% [?]

December 6, 2006

Gazprom Goes to Asia

A senior executive at Russian state-controlled gas giant Gazprom has warned that the opening of the EU energy market to competition and political problems with Poland were forcing the company to look increasingly towards markets in Asia, the AFX News reports.

Popularity: 1% [?]

November 28, 2006

Lithuania Arrests Belarus Spy Working Against Poland

A Belarusian spy working against the interests of Poland was arrested Saturday in neighboring Lithuania.

Popularity: 1% [?]

November 27, 2006