<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Poland: News &amp; Videos about Poland - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Poland</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Poland from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 09:37:28 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Poland: News &amp; Videos about Poland - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120304081140-trains-collide-in-poland-00001011-wall-4-tease.jpg</url><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Poland</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Poland from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Rescuers search for survivors after train crash kills 16 in Poland </title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/04/world/europe/poland-trains-collide/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/04/world/europe/poland-trains-collide/index.html</guid><description>Rescuers combed through mangled wreckage early Sunday searching for survivors after two passenger trains collided in southern Poland, leaving at least 16 dead.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Passenger trains collide in Poland, killing at least 8</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/03/world/europe/poland-trains-collide/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/03/03/world/europe/poland-trains-collide/index.html</guid><description>Two passenger trains collided in southwestern Poland late Saturday, leaving several dead and dozens more injured, the country's state railway said.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland's new national soccer stadium opens with a bang</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/30/sport/football/football-euro-2012-poland/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/30/sport/football/football-euro-2012-poland/index.html</guid><description>Polish football fans have celebrated the launch of the biggest stadium for this year's Euro 2012 finals with a free music festival and fireworks display.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Newark flight makes emergency landing in Poland</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/01/world/europe/poland-plane/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/01/world/europe/poland-plane/index.html</guid><description>A Boeing 767 on a flight from Newark, New Jersey, made a dramatic emergency landing at Warsaw, Poland's Frederic Chopin International airport Tuesday after problems with its landing gear, an airport spokeswoman said.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland ready to tackle football hooligans</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/09/07/poland.euro.2012/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/09/07/poland.euro.2012/index.html</guid><description>In preparation for co-hosting next summer's Euro 2012 football championship, Poland has been transforming itself.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 06:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland struggles to reverse its brain drain</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/09/07/poland.return.migration/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/09/07/poland.return.migration/index.html</guid><description>After six years living in the UK -- as a student and then working in banking -- Krzysztof Waliszczak has moved back to his native Poland.</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland's former deputy prime minister dies</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/08/06/poland.lawmaker.dead/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/08/06/poland.lawmaker.dead/index.html</guid><description>Poland's former deputy prime minister Andrzej Lepper was found dead in his apartment in the capital, Warsaw, on Thursday, his party said in a statement.</description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Aug 2011 11:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>How you connected Poland and South Korea</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/22/poland.south.korea.wrap/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/10/22/poland.south.korea.wrap/index.html</guid><description>It's the end of week eight, and true to form you've found some amazing connections between South Korea and Poland.</description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Oct 2010 06:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Steve Davis: U.S. begins new era against Poland</title><link>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/steve_davis/10/08/us.poland/index.html</link><guid>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/steve_davis/10/08/us.poland/index.html</guid><description>For more evidence that the United States national team program marches inexorably forward, even if the results don't always bear it out, consider this little gem: Saturday's 18-man U.S. roster set to face Poland will consist entirely of players based abroad.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why a wooden cross divides Poland</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/08/23/frum.poland.cross/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/08/23/frum.poland.cross/index.html</guid><description>I stopped on a recent night in front of the palace of the Polish president. I had no choice: The crowd stood so thick that I could not move. We were hemmed between the buildings on one side of the sidewalk and a police barrier on the other. The wide pavement between was obstructed by gawkers watching a strange performance: a weird seemingly incomprehensible little passion play of stereotyped figures.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. role in Poland shrinking</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/08/16/Frum.poland.us/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/08/16/Frum.poland.us/index.html</guid><description>I first visited Poland in 1990, just after the end of communist rule. Back then, the United States meant everything to people here: freedom, protection, opportunity, hope.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Biometric ATM gives cash via 'finger vein' scan</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/05/first.biometric.atm.europe/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/05/first.biometric.atm.europe/index.html</guid><description>Poland's cooperative BPS bank says it's the first in Europe to install a biometric ATM -- allowing customers to withdraw cash simply with the touch of a fingertip.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland's brain gain: Country's brightest return home to seek fortune</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/01/poland.brain.gain/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/01/poland.brain.gain/index.html</guid><description>With their fine shirts, ­their initials embroidered on them,­ their cufflinks and custom made jackets, the Modrzejewski twins ­Jan and Pawel ­seem the prototype of the London banker. Their hairstyle, their clothes, their gestures, everything is almost identical.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland goes football crazy for Euro 2012</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/01/poland.hosts.euro2012/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/07/01/poland.hosts.euro2012/index.html</guid><description>Football fever is already gripping Poland ahead of co-hosting the European Championships in 2012.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:07:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland recovers from year of national tragedy</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/06/30/poland.tragedy.future/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/06/30/poland.tragedy.future/index.html</guid><description>Poland is getting back on its feet after suffering an extraordinary few months of tragedy.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>How Poland became only EU nation to avoid recession</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/06/29/poland.economy.recession/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/06/29/poland.economy.recession/index.html</guid><description>While the rest of Europe has battled with recession, Poland remained the only country to keep its head above water.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Polish floods start to recede</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/05/28/poland.floods/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/05/28/poland.floods/index.html</guid><description>Flood waters began to recede across parts of Poland on Friday after heavy rains killed 17 people nationwide, the Interior Ministry said.</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 08:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland's historic and cultural gem</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/04/27/krakow.poland/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/04/27/krakow.poland/index.html</guid><description>Krakow is the Boston of Poland -- a charming and vital city buzzing with history, college students, and tourists. Though not the capital, Krakow is the cultural and intellectual center of the country -- and easily Poland's best destination.</description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>World leaders can't get to Poland for funeral due to ash</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/04/18/poland.funeral.laders/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/04/18/poland.funeral.laders/index.html</guid><description>Numerous world leaders were forced to cancel plans to travel to Poland for the funeral of President Lech Kaczynski on Sunday, as volcanic ash from Iceland continued to ground flights to and from Europe.</description><pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 08:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Obama's gesture to a grieving Poland</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/16/zakaria.poland.crash/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/16/zakaria.poland.crash/index.html</guid><description>Presidents of the United States rarely attend the funerals of foreign leaders, but President Obama's decision to go to the state funeral of the Polish president and first lady is right on several levels, says analyst Fareed Zakaria.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Grieving Poland eyes June vote for new president</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/04/14/poland.crash/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/04/14/poland.crash/index.html</guid><description>Polish legislators were planning Wednesday to hold a June election to choose a successor to President Lech Kaczynski, whose death in an air crash is generating unprecedented scenes of public grief.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland pays tribute as body of first lady returns</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/04/13/poland.first.lady.crash/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/04/13/poland.first.lady.crash/index.html</guid><description>The body of Poland's first lady, Maria Kaczynska, killed with her husband in an airplane crash in Russia, returned to Warsaw on Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Poland's grief is doubled</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/11/storozynski.poland.crash.katyn/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/04/11/storozynski.poland.crash.katyn/index.html</guid><description>The tragic death of President Lech Kaczynski and Poland's political and military elite among the trees of the Katyn Forest is surreal, given that in those same woods, thousands of Polish prisoners of war were murdered by Joseph Stalin's secret police.</description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 16:28:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland agrees to host part of new U.S. missile defense plan</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/21/poland.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/21/poland.missiles/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Poland has agreed to host elements of the new U.S. missile defense plan despite initial surprise over the Obama administration's recent decision to overhaul President Bush's strategy.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Analysis: Missile shield move leaves Europe's politicians exposed</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/17/united.states.missile.europe.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/17/united.states.missile.europe.analysis/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The decision by the United States to drop its plans to base an anti-ballistic missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic will have reverberations across Europe.</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>WWII anything but history for Poland</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/01/poland.war/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/09/01/poland.war/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>On a sand swept stretch of Afghanistan, a high-ranking Polish general put his country's mission there into perspective.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>On International Correspondents this month</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/show.june2009/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/16/show.june2009/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>On this month's show we rewind the clock to June 4th, 1989. It was on this day that the media reported on two monumental events - the Tiananmen Square massacre in China and Poland's first free elections. The latter signalled the start of the end of Communism in central and Eastern Europe.</description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:12:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland's economy booming 20 years after free elections</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/06/05/poland.economy/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/06/05/poland.economy/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Free elections 20 years ago this week in Poland marked the unraveling of the Soviet bloc of Eastern European nations and the beginning of market reforms.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The New Poland: A country transformed</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/25/aoc.newpoland/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/25/aoc.newpoland/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>It is 20 years since Poland's Solidarity movement defeated the Communist Party in an historic election that prompted the fall of communism across central and eastern Europe.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland: From Soviet satellite to 'Tiger of Europe'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/30/poland.profile/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/05/30/poland.profile/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Leszek Balcerowicz, Poland's former finance minister, recently said his country is enjoying "its best period in 300 years." CNN looks at how the country emerged from communism to become one of eastern Europe's most stable and thriving democracies.</description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 11:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Life after communism</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/29/poland.profile/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/29/poland.profile/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Leszek Balcerowicz, Poland's former finance minister, recently said his country is enjoying "its best period in 300 years." CNN looks at how the country emerged from communism to become one of eastern Europe's most stable and thriving democracies.</description><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 10:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Polish navy training flight crashes</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/31/poland.navy/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/31/poland.navy/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A Polish navy aircraft on a training flight crashed Tuesday on Poland's northeastern coast, and the four service members aboard are feared dead, navy spokesman Lt. Gregory Lyko told CNN.</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dutch ease to fourth successive victory</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/03/28/world.netherlands/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/03/28/world.netherlands/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The Netherlands remain top of World Cup Group Nine, maintaining their 100 per cent record in the process, after a comfortable 3-0 victory over Scotland at the Amsterdam ArenA.</description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland: Jazz and all that politics</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/02/poland.history.jazz/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/02/poland.history.jazz/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Jazz has always been a popular form of music because its improvisatory nature is easily adapted by a community or nation to reflect its individual identity.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Your opinions on Poland</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/09/poland.your.emails/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/09/poland.your.emails/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>As part of its Eye on Poland coverage, CNN is asking its viewers -- including Poles living in Poland and abroad -- about what defines the nation today.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:51:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Eye on Poland: Country at the crossroads</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/01/poland.preview/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/01/poland.preview/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A nation with a proud past and promising future -- Poland's influence on the global stage is growing. A driving force in the new Europe with a skilled workforce spreading its influence beyond its borders and an economy increasingly attractive to foreign investors -- Poland is making its mark.</description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Football offers Poland chance to shine</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/02/poland.football.euro20012/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/02/poland.football.euro20012/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>In April 2007, UEFA's executive committee voted to accept a joint proposal from Poland and Ukraine to host the European football Championships in 2012.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland's Jews alive and kicking</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/30/poland.jewish.revival/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/30/poland.jewish.revival/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Before its occupation by Nazi Germany in 1939, Poland was home to Europe's largest Jewish community, and its capital Warsaw was the continent's largest Jewish city.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Eye on Poland: Daily Coverage</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/01/poland.tv.schedule/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/01/poland.tv.schedule/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Eye on Poland focuses on the color and contrast of one of Europe's fastest developing nations, explaining Poland's rising influence across the European region and the impact its people are having on the wider international stage - from business to politics to pop culture.    TV Schedule</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Man held over daughter's '6-year kidnap, rape'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/09/poland.captive.daughter/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/09/poland.captive.daughter/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>A Polish court has ordered the detention of a man accused of holding his daughter captive for six years and repeatedly raping her, ultimately fathering two children with her.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:14:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland signs missile shield deal with U.S.</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/20/poland.us.missile/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/20/poland.us.missile/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The United States and Poland on Wednesday signed an agreement to base U.S. ballistic missile interceptors in Poland, a move that angered Russia.</description><pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:34:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Behind Poland's Defying Russia</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833678,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833678,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Moscow's regional threats ended up making Poland more resolved to embrace the controversial U.S. missile shield</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Will Russia Attack Poland Next?
</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833364,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1833364,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Russia warned Poland on Friday that it is exposing itself to attack, even a nuclear one, by accepting a U.S. missile interceptor base on its soil</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 23:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland, U.S. sign missile shield deal</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/15/poland.us.shield/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/15/poland.us.shield/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Poland and the United States have signed a preliminary deal to place part of a U.S. ballistic missile defense system in Poland, a plan that has drawn sharp objections from Russia.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:06:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>US, Poland Deal Angers Russia</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832893,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1832893,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>Poland and the United States reached an agreement that
  will see a battery of American missiles established inside Poland, a
  plan that has infuriated Russia</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:35:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland, U.S. to sign missile shield deal</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/14/poland.us.missile.shield/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/14/poland.us.missile.shield/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Poland and the United States will sign a preliminary deal to place part of a U.S. ballistic missile defense system in Poland -- a plan that has drawn sharp objections from Russia, the Polish president's office confirmed Thursday to CNN.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland firm on U.S. missile defense opposition</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/07/missile.defense/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/07/missile.defense/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice tried and failed just before leaving for Europe on Monday to seal a deal to place missiles in Poland, the State Department said.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S., Poland strike missile deal while Russia objects</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/02/missile.defense.poland/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/02/missile.defense.poland/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The United States and Poland have reached a tentative deal to place part of a ballistic missile defense system on its territory, a plan that has drawn sharp objections from Russia, a senior administration official said Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Last-gasp penalty gives Austria lifeline</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/06/12/euros.poland/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/06/12/euros.poland/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Austrian veteran Ivica Vastic levelled three minutes into injury time to earn the co-hosts a 1-1 against Poland in Group B in Vienna, after referee Howard Webb awarded them a controversial late penalty.</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:10:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Nostalgia in a Polish 'milk bar'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/11/16/poland/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/11/16/poland/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>I remember a bleak time in Poland when the economy was so maddeningly out of touch with the needs of its people that anyone lucky enough to own a car would remove their windshield wipers at night and take them inside. In their command economy -- oblivious to the laws of supply and demand -- some official forgot to order wipers and consequently, they weren't for sale anywhere. Inspired by a hungry black market, thieves would work late into the night snapping them up.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2007 21:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Opposition wins Polish election</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/10/22/poland.elections/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/10/22/poland.elections/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Poland's opposition parties have won the parliamentary elections, ending two years of robust nationalism which have frequently led to confrontation with other countries.</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:09:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poles take giant leap towards finals</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/09/13/team.poland/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/09/13/team.poland/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Poland are scheduled to host the European Championships jointly with Ukraine in 2012 but, barring a disaster, the eastern European nation should be making their debut in the final stages of the competition next year in Austria and Switzerland.</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Legia thrown out after crowd riot</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/07/11/legia.ban/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/07/11/legia.ban/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>UEFA banned Poland's Legia Warsaw from European competition for two seasons on Wednesday in response to "ugly and shocking" crowd scenes during an Intertoto Cup match.</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 07:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Is it the flu? Get the fast flu test</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/30/flu.tests/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/03/30/flu.tests/index.html</guid><description>Fast flu tests, which drastically cut the time to diagnose a patient with influenza or not, are helping doctors better treat the illness, according to a recent study and medical experts.</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:49:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The day in numbers: 15</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/04/poland.exodus/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/12/04/poland.exodus/index.html</guid><description>Despite Poland's estimated 15 percent unemployment rate, the country still lacks enough natives to fill jobs around the country as there has been a global mass exodus, particularly to Britain and Ireland.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 10:06:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Mine blast kills eight; 15 missing</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/21/poland.mine/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/11/21/poland.mine/index.html</guid><description>At least eight miners were killed and another 15 missing after a gas explosion in a Polish coal mine Tuesday, a government spokesman said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2006 23:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>UEFA probe into Poland bribe claim</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/11/16/poland.bribe/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/11/16/poland.bribe/index.html</guid><description>European football's governing body UEFA has begun an inquiry into reports that a Polish player was offered a bribe to fix the Euro 2008 qualifier with Belgium, Poland's football association said on Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Keeper Kuszczak returns for Poland</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/10/30/poland.squad/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/10/30/poland.squad/index.html</guid><description>Manchester United keeper Tomasz Kuszczak has been named in the Poland squad for the first time since the World Cup for next month's Euro 2008 qualifier against Belgium.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland pledges 1,000 Afghan troops</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/14/afghanistan.poland/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/09/14/afghanistan.poland/index.html</guid><description>Poland will send up to an additional 1,000 troops to bolster NATO forces in Afghanistan, Polish defense ministry spokesman Leszek Laszczak says.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bosacki pair as Poland say goodbye</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/06/20/world.poland/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/06/20/world.poland/index.html</guid><description>Bartosz Bosacki scored in each half as Poland finished their World Cup with a 2-1 win over Costa Rica in their final Group A game in Hanover on Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:05:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Neuville smashes Polish resistance</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/06/14/world.germany/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/06/14/world.germany/index.html</guid><description>Oliver Neuville grabbed a last-gasp goal as World Cup hosts Germany finally floored 10-man Poland 1-0 to tighten their grip on Group A in Dortmund on Wednesday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2006 20:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/04/14/worldcup.teams.poland/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/04/14/worldcup.teams.poland/index.html</guid><description>Group A | World Ranking: 26</description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2006 16:37:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sosin double in Poland cup warm-up</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/03/28/friendly.poland/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/03/28/friendly.poland/index.html</guid><description>Striker Lukasz Sosin headed two goals to lead Poland to a 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia in a World Cup warm-up on Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:25:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland collapse toll now 67</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/30/poland.collapse0930/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/30/poland.collapse0930/index.html</guid><description>A 34-year-old man seriously injured in the roof collapse at a Polish exhibition hall died Monday, bringing the total number of deaths to 67.</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Roof collapse: 'No more survivors'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/29/roof.collapse/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/01/29/roof.collapse/index.html</guid><description>Emergency workers shifted their efforts from rescue to recovery Sunday at the site of an exhibition center that's roof collapsed over the weekend in southern Poland, killing 66 people, after officials determined it unlikely that anyone else would be found alive.</description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2006 07:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland fight back to beat Iceland</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/10/07/friendly.poland/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/10/07/friendly.poland/index.html</guid><description>Poland came from behind to beat Iceland 3-2 in their last warm-up before Wednesday's World Cup Group Six decider against England.</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2005 18:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>World swim champion hurt in crash</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/10/01/swimming.crash/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/10/01/swimming.crash/index.html</guid><description>World and Olympic swimming champion Otylia Jedrzejczak of Poland has been seriously injured in a car crash in which her younger brother was killed, the Polish PAP newsagency has reported.</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2005 19:13:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland salvage draw against Mexico</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/04/28/mexico.friendly/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/football/04/28/mexico.friendly/index.html</guid><description>Pawel Brozek scored a second half equalizer Wednesday to give Poland a 1-1 draw with Mexico in a friendly international played in Chicago.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2005 07:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Your e-mails: Europe</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/03/feedback.europe/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/04/03/feedback.europe/index.html</guid><description>CNN.com asked its readers to share their thoughts about the death of Pope John Paul II. Here is a sampling from thousands of responses, some of which have been edited:</description><pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2005 18:20:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland may pull troops out of Iraq</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/04/iraq.polandtroops/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/04/iraq.polandtroops/index.html</guid><description>Poland may reduce its commitment of forces to the war in Iraq by 40 percent by January 2005 and have all its troops out by the end of that year, Polish officials said Monday.</description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2004 08:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poland on Iraq: 'No rash gestures'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/21/iraq.poland.italy/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/21/iraq.poland.italy/index.html</guid><description>Poland's outgoing prime minister has said his country cannot ignore Spain's plans to withdraw its troops from Iraq, but a government spokesman denied Warsaw was considering a similar pullout.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2004 14:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Poles hoping for economic gains</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/14/eu.polandhopes/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/14/eu.polandhopes/index.html</guid><description>Warsaw is already beginning to look like other cities to the West. The same multi-national names are on display. In glitzy malls, shoppers can take their pick of international merchandise.</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2004 10:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>HOTTEST NEW STOCK MARKET</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/01/24/78912/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/01/24/78912/index.htm</guid><description>What country was home to 1993's fastest-growing emerging stock market? If you guessed China, think again. The clear winner is Poland. From December 31, 1992, through December 23, 1993, the Warsaw t...</description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 1994 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>WARM MEMORIES ARE AWAKENED </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/12/01/86983/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/12/01/86983/index.htm</guid><description>I want to tell you how very much I enjoyed the October Editor's Notes, ''An American Dream.'' I've recommended it to everyone I know. I've had similar stories told to me by my late father. He came ...</description><pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 1991 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>SHOCK THERAPY WORKS IN POLAND</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/11/19/74377/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/11/19/74377/index.htm</guid><description>Ten months of fiscal austerity may not have made Poland paradise, but it has noticeably improved the lives of 38 million Poles. Though real wages have dropped 40%, shop shelves now sag with consume...</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 1990 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>POLAND IS FOR GAMBLERS</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/07/03/72212/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/07/03/72212/index.htm</guid><description>Investing in Poland is like buying into a bankrupt company, says Jan Vanous, research director of PlanEcon, a Washington, D.C., consulting firm specializing in Eastern bloc countries. ''It's for ga...</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 1989 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
