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Euro Fans Plan Trip to the Dentist

Jan.30.2012

Dentists and cosmetic surgeons based in Poland have reported a rise in inquiries from Irish visitors who plan on coming to the country for the Euro 2012 footb...

Poland Raises Millions at Charity Drive

Jan.9.2012

Over 40 million zloty (roughly 9 million euro) was raised as part of the annual Wielka Orkiestra Swiatecznej Pomocy (WOSP) - the Great Orchestra of Christmas ...

New A2 Motorway Links Poznan with Berlin

Dec.5.2011

The newest addition to Poland's quickly expanding motorway network, the A2, has opened for business linking Poznan to the German border. This new portion of t...

Poznan Celebrates Its Croissants

Nov.5.2011

Poznan is home to a unique type of croissant, celebrated each November as part of St. Martin's Day - the St. Martin's Croissant. This year, the product is cel...

Ten Years of Polish Wikipedia

Oct.2.2011

Ten years have passed since the first Polish article was published in the multi-lingual free online encyclopedia Wikipedia. A weekend of special events took p...

Poland's Oldest Priest Passes Away

Sep.3.2011

The oldest priest in Poland has died in Poznan at the age of 104. Father Kazimierz Herud served as a priest in Poznan from 1957 until his retirement in 1981, ...

Poznan Ranked Best-Run City

Jul.30.2011

The city of Poznan has been ranked the best-run city in Poland by a the Rzeczpospolita daily in a gala event attended by Jerzy Buzek, the President of the Europ...

Over 11 000 Lanterns Released for Kupala Night

Jul.7.2011

Poznan's unique celebrations on the shortest night of the year have made headlines across the globe this year, as the city attempted to beat the world record ...

Art and Music at KontenerArt

Jun.5.2011

An interesting summertime addition to Poznan's cityscape this year is KontenerArt, an initiative by a community of independent artists in the city. Located on t...

World Press Photo Arrives in Poznan

May.1.2011

The Castle ("Zamek") Cultural Centre in Poznan is the next host for the award-winning World Press Photo exhibition which features the year's best in photos from...

Kaczmarek Launches Transatlantyk Festival

Apr.5.2011

Academy Award-winning film composer Jan A.P. Kaczmarek has announced that he will launch a new festival in Poznan. While Kaczmarek now lives in the US, the co...

Speed Eating on Fat Thursday

Mar.9.11

On the last Thursday before lent, Poles celebrate “Fat Thursday” with a unique tradition. Similar to Mardi Gras or the UK’s Pancake Tuesday, Fat Thursday is a...

Poznan Eye Doctors in Nepal

Feb.6.2011

A group of doctors from Poznan have traveled to Nepal as part of the “Third Eye” project, aiming to restore the sight of more than one hundred people. The ...

Discoveries for Polish Archeologists

Jan.9.2011

Polish archeologists have had quite a successful start to the new year, as two individual teams abroad made significant discoveries in the first week of January...

Lech Poznan Advance in Europa League

Dec.6.2010

Following their recent victory against Manchester City, Lech Poznan continued their display of international-calibre football with a draw against renowned Itali...

Lech Poznan Defeat Manchester City

Nov.7.2010

The entire country is buzzing after the latest Lech Poznan football game, in which the local team defeated one of the richest teams in the world - Manchester Ci...

Krakow's Jazz Autumn

Sept.27.2010

There's no doubt that Poznan has its many charms, but to experience Poland in full, you need to step out of the city borders. What better excuse than a musical ...

Sting To Christen Poznan Stadium

July.16.2010

Legendary U.K rocker Sting will be the first act to play Poznan's state of the art new stadium. The venue, which is being built for the Euro 2012 soccer tournam...

Poles Pipped to the Post In Vodka Showdown

June.14.2010

Much to the ire of Polish and Russian vodka distilleries, an Englishman has walked away with the top prize at the 2010 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. ...

Poznan Team Wins Football League!

May.17.2010

Lech Poznan has trounced all opponents to win the 2010 Polish Ekstraklasa League. The decisive match was won against Zaglebie Lubin 2-0 on May 15, marking th...

Poland Rocked By Air Tragedy

April.19.2010

Poland is recovering from one of the blackest weeks in its post-communist history after the air tragedy of April 12th. 96 people died on the doomed flight t...

Poland mourns president after plane crash

April.12.2010

Poland is in a week-long official mourning period after the plane carrying President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and 94 other people crashed near Smolensk, Russia,...

Poznan At Half Price

March.15.2010

Following on from the success of last year's event, Poznan will be offering half-price deals on a range attractions and services on June 5th and 6th. A multi...

Gargantuan Cattle Due Comeback Courtesy of Polish Professors

Feb.24.2010

A breed of cattle that died out in Europe in the 17th century may well be returning to chomp Polish meadows if a group of scientists from Poznan gets the go-ahe...

Poland and Ukraine Okayed for Euro 2012

Feb.12.2010

UEFA President Michel Platini was all optimism about the oncoming Euro 2012 Championships during his visit to Poland last week. While presiding over the draw...

Poland's Oldest Dog Celebrates Birthday

Jan.18.2010

Poland's oldest dog - quite possibly the oldest woofer in the world - celebrated his 25th birthday in Poznan over the weekend in the company of two four-legged ...

Pinched Monet Returned to Poznan

Jan.18.2010

A Monet painting that had been missing for an entire decade has been returned to its home at the Poznan branch of the National Museum. A man has been arrested i...

Poznan's Revolutionary Play Reprised In New York

Nov.19.2009

An inflammatory play that was banned by the Communist regime in 1985 has been given a second lease of life at New York's "Performing Revolution" Festival. The f...

Pilot Missing Near Poznan

15.11.2002

A pilot who crashed into a lake near Poznan - yet appeared to survive - has since disappeared. The pilot was flying in a micro light plane after taking part ...

Poznan Court Punishes Seller of Hitler Book

Oct.22.2009

A Poznan court has sentenced a bookshop owner to a fine of 7500 zloty (1800 euro) for selling Hitler's "Mein Kampf" over the internet. Hitler's infamous book...

Remember, The Bins May Have Eyes

Oct.22.2009

It looks like over-enthusiastic drivers will now have to contend with some hidden adversaries, following a renewed attempt to catch speeding drivers. In a mo...

Time to Party In Poznan

Oct.06.2009

It's that time of year again when students arrive en masse in Poznan in preparation for another school year at one of the city's many institutions. But, as i...

A Holy Heist

Sept.25.2009

A priest held up a bank last week in the town of Szamotuly, 30 kilometres northwest of Poznan. The unlikely assailant procured about 1000 euros from a cashier. ...

Here's Something We Made (Twenty Years) Earlier

Sept.24.2009

Eyebrows were raised and stomachs turned last week when news broke that hundreds of thousands of cans of old meat had found their way onto the Polish market. ...

Poznan To Host World Rowing Championships

July.24th.2009

Travellers in town in late August will have an extra bonus in store. Indeed, Brits in particular may be pleased by the news, as not only are England's No.1 rock...

Poznan Pounded In Overnight Floods

July.24th.2009

Heavy rainfall across Poland in the morning of July 24th resulted in damage to countless properties, and the tragic deaths of at least 8 people. Poznan did n...

Poznan Prepares For Euro 2012

June.18.2009

Although question marks still hang over the Ukrainian fixtures of Euro 2012, Poznan's place in the cup is now set in stone, much to the delight of local soccer ...

Grandmother Wakes Up In Morgue

June.18.2009

An 84-year-old lady woke up in a morgue earlier this week, after falsely being diagnosed as dead. Morticians were preparing the grandmother for her funeral w...

Radiohead To Play Poznan

May.20.2009

Discerning musos have dubbed them the greatest rock band in the world. And although Poznan Life would put the Stones and Bowie high on the list, Radiohead gets ...

Poznan Triumphs In Football League

May.20.2009

Lech Poznan, the city's top soccer team, trounced Ruch Chorzow yesterday and walked away with the Remes Polish Cup. It was the crowning moment of what's been...

Poznan rejoices in Euro 2012 selection

May.13.2009

Poznan was the surprise pick to host matches for the Euro 2012 football tournament.Besides Poznan, Wroclaw and Warsaw also received good news. Cracow and Chorzo...

Polish Soldier Honoured in Poznan

Feb.13.2009

The late Lt. Lukasz Kurakowski's widow received the "Meritorious Service Medal" awarded by President Lech Kaczynski, in a ceremony taking place at the Center fo...

COP 14 opens in Poznan

Dec.2.2008

No, it’s not the latest DeNiro – Pacino movie it is in fact something far more important, the United Nations Climate Change Conference which will ru...

Poland's Tough Times at the Euro

Jun.13.2008

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...

Visa-Free to Canada

Mar.04.2008

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...

Stop! Schengen Time!

Dec.21.2007

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...

Ale Kino Festival in Full Swing

Dec.13.2007

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...

Equality March in Poznan

Nov.22.2007

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

Poznan Marathon Results

Oct.15.2007

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...

Planning for Euro 2012

Oct.09.2007

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...

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