Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski and U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday in Warsaw declared increased defence spending. Komorowski wants to see military spending at 2 pct of GDP while Obama will ask Congress for USD 1 billion to support U.S. allies.
Speaking at a joint press conference with President Obama...
Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz laid a wreath on Monday morning in tribute to the victims of the anti-government clashes of February 2014 on Independence Square.
Kopacz is in the Ukrainian capital to provide advice on the forging of new democratic institutions in the country.
Prior to talks with President Petro Poroshenko...
Springfield – Fall is here and the time of year when motorists need to be especially vigilant watching for deer on roads throughout the state, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). The reason: autumn coincides with the mating season and...
The government signed a deal with trade unionists on Saturday evening that is designed to save four coal mines from being liquidated, likewise the jobs of up to 5000 workers.
The deal came after days of tense talks against a backdrop of underground strikes at several Silesian mines owned by...
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), Co-Chair of the Quiet Skies Caucus, introduced the FAA Community Accountability Act to give local communities a say in the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) decision-making process regarding flight paths.
“My constituents back home in Chicago are facing unprecedented noise pollution from passing aircraft that is...
Poland officially launched the General Command of All Armed Forces on Thursday. The new structure has replaced separate commands of the Army, Air Force, Navy and Special Forces.
At the launch ceremony, Defence Minister Tomasz Siemoniak praised the new structure. "I believe it is one of the milestones of our...
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Events have been held in many Polish towns and cities to commemorate the 75h anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Poland at the beginning of WWII.
At 3.30 am on 17 September 1939, the Polish ambassador in Moscow was handed a note, in which Moscow announced that the Polish state...
Delegations from around the globe have come to the former Nazi-German death camp to remember its liberation by the Soviet Union's Red Army on 27 January 1945.
“Auschwitz is a testimony of what human nature is capable of,” Polish President Bronisław Komorowski said in an interview over the weekend.
The camp...
Storks have arrived in Pentowo in the Podlasie region, eastern Poland, signalling the arrival of spring in Poland.
The birds of Pentowie determine the rhythm of life. They depart at the end of August and return as Poland emerges from one of its long winters.
Pentowo, on the Narew River, won...
