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This is a full directory of all 34 articles about Poznan, listed in reverse order, with the most recent article at the top. If you'd prefer to search for some particular article, please use the search facility on the news front page.

Poland's Tough Times at the Euro
Poland's first time in the UEFA Euro 2008 Championships has resulted in a shaky start, as their first match ended in defeat. In a sort of deja vu from the World...

Current Affairs

Visa-Free to Canada
After years of waiting and hoping, Polish citizens are finally able to enter Canada without visas, as of March 1st 2008. For decades Canadians have been able to...

Current Affairs

Stop! Schengen Time!
The Schengen zone has hit Poland - but wait, what's Schengen you ask? No, it's not some hip new dance move all of the kids are doing these days, it's the end of...

Current Affairs

Ale Kino Festival in Full Swing
The annual Ale Kino festival, or the 25th International Young Audience Film Festival, kicked off this weekend with a selection of children's classics. The festi...

Art and Culture

Equality March in Poznan
On Saturday the 17th more than 300 LGBT activists, politicians, and supporters marched through Poznan with rainbow flags and banners in a peaceful demonstration...

City Focus

Poznan Marathon Results
This Saturday many in Poznan caught one of the city's biggest events - and the biggest marathon in Poland - the Poznan Marathon. The marathon is now in its eigh...

City Focus

Planning for Euro 2012
This week, further plans for the Euro 2012 football tournament, which will be taking place in several Polish and Ukrainian cities including Poznan, have been la...

Comment

Poznan Bids for Youth Olympics
Poznan is one of eleven cities which has submitted a bid to host the first edition of the Youth Olympics in 2010. The Youth Olypmics will not only give young at...

City Focus

Bad Week for Buses
It seems Poland has had a terrible week for bus crashes. First, a bus carrying elderly Polish pilgrims crashed in the French Alps, killing 26 people and injurin...

Current Affairs

Wizz to Poznan!
Low-fare airline Wizz Air is making it even easier to wizz off to Poznan from the UK. The airline will open its 7th operating base in Poznan Airport in January ...

Business

Ryanair Launches Route to Poznan
Low-fare airline Ryanair has announced thirteen new routes from Bristol to be launched this winter, including a direct flight to Poznan (as well as Bratislava, ...

Business

Poznan Life PDF Now Available!
Have you been thinking lately, "Gee, Poznan Life's online guide sure is helpful, but I wish I could take it with me on my trip to Poznan!"? Well fear not, we ha...

City Focus

Poznan to Berlin Train Connection
Starting in June, the Polish railway company PKP Intercity will open a new connection between Poznan and Berlin. The announcement comes after PKP Intercity anno...

Business

Euro 2012 Comes To Poznan
Poznan is celebrating as a result of Poland and Ukraine's successful bid to host Euro 2012. Poznan, which has a long football history, will be among four Polis...

Current Affairs

Stary Browar Extension Opened
The huge shopping and cultural centre on the site of a former brewery, Stary Browar has just gotten bigger. On 11 March 2007 the second part of the shopping cen...

City Focus

Robert Plant at Malta
Robert Plant, the legendary rock'n'roller that fronted Led Zeppelin, will be gracing the stage at Poznan's own Malta Theatre Festival this summer. The festival ...

Art and Culture

Liverpool to Poznan
Ryanair is launching 11 new routes from Liverpool John Lennon Airport this week. Services to Santiago, Inverness, Wroclaw, Aberdeen, Kaunas and Ancona started...

Business

Turkish pilot lands at wrong airport
Poor command of English is said to be the reason why the pilot of a Turkish charter plane landed by mistake at a Polish airbase close to the western city of Poz...

Comment

Poles grow fond of American Football
Even though Polish athletes do win medals of major international championships every now and then, Poland is no superpower in sport. And while Poles generally p...

Comment

Bankrupt Pozmeat is not sold for the fifth time
Warsaw (Puls Biznesu) – The fifth tender to sell the bankrupt meat producer, Pozmeat, has failed. A Danish company failed to submit its offer due to bird flu. ...

Business

Wyborowa cuts jobs as cheap vodka demand soars
Polish vodka producer Wyborowa is expected to cut jobs and salaries next month following a shift in consumer demand towards low-priced vodka. The company's shar...

Business

England 2 - 1 Poland
Although both England and Poland have qualified for the finals of the World Cup 2006 their last game in the group stages was an exciting affair. The game at Old...

Current Affairs

Tram lines re-open
Normal service has resumed between Plac Wielkopolski and Rondo Srodka. The freshly serviced tracks on this route were put back to use on the 10th October. ...

City Focus

Funeral for Damian Zimowsky
The funeral for Damian Zimowsky was held in Poznan yesterday. Damian had been in a road accident in Newcastlewest, Ireland one week before. Some members from t...

Current Affairs

Ryan Air link with Poznan
Budget airline Ryan Air opened a new flight route between Poznan Lawica and London Stansted on 26th September 2005. Grenoble (France) and Kaunas (Lithunania) a...

Comment

New Poznan flights underway
Wizzair, Europes biggest flight operator, opened new flight routes from Poznan to London and between Poland and Hungary and Bulgaria on September 18th. The Pozn...

Current Affairs

Polagra in Poznan
The biggest food and drink exhibition in Poland, Polagra Food, returns to Poznan this September. This years event is expected to be better than ever before with...

City Focus

Stray cats on the move
Stray cats are being taken from the streets of Poznan to tackle Berlins increasing rodent problem in what is proving to be a lucrative industry. The cats are f...

City Focus

Poznan to host World Rowing Championships
The city of Poznan in western Poland was selected to host the 2009 world rowing championships, the International Rowing Federation announced at its 113th annual...

City Focus

Don't Digest Death Caps
A leading toxicologist from Poznan has issued a warning to all those planning to participate in the traditional annual mushroom pick: exercise caution and make ...

Current Affairs

Solidarnosc 25th Anniversary
Celebrations for the 25th anniversary of Solidarnosc will be held the world over starting on the 26th of August in Gdansk, Poland, where Jean Michelle Jarre wil...

City Focus

Elvis fans descend on Poznan
The Polish Elvis Presley Fan Club were in town on the weekend of the 21st August for their annual get together. The event was held at Dom Vikingow on Stary Ryn...

Comment

Tram lines down
The tram lines between Plac Wilekopolski and Rondo Srodka are presently down for repairs. The work has been going on for some time and the initial replacement s...

Current Affairs

New monument on Stary Rynek
After the initial ground work which kept the public in suspense of what it would be, the new monument on Stary Rynek was finally unveiled in late July. It's Mar...

City Focus

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