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Latest in Tag: Poland

Egypt, Poland discuss increased bilateral tourism cooperationÂ
Egypt temporally exempts inbound tourists heading to Red Sea, South Sinai of visa fees until 31 October 2020

Polish President Duda wins re-election in tight race
Exit polls indicated a very tight race, with only a 0.8% lead for Duda in the initial tally. Two late polls however widened Duda’s lead to 2%

Poland voters cast ballots in presidential run-off
Polling stations are open in Poland from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. local time (0500 to 1900 GMT), with exit polls expected immediately after

Direct flights between Cairo, Warsaw to reach 5 per week by next year: Polish ambassador
Egypt, Poland discuss ways to boost Polish tourism movement to Egypt

Poland's forgotten victims of Nazism
Poland’s ruling party and a veterans’ association demand that Polish victims of Auschwitz be better commemorated. They claim that non-Jewish victims are ignored due to the main focus on remembering the Holocaust.The wooden barracks, mountains of shoes, suitcases and locks of prisoners' shaved hair lying on the former concentration camp grounds are reminders of what …

US to hold international summit in Poland to curb Iran’s regional influence
Pompeo blames Obama for making deal with Tehran, vows to expel every last Iranian boot from Syria

COP24 launches in Poland with hopes to meet PAWP’s goals
Minister of Environment presided Egypt’s delegation to COP24

Poland eyes increased economic cooperation with Egypt: president of Polish-African Chamber of Commerce
Egypt ranks 12 in apples import from Polish marke

10 Egyptian companies look to invest in Poland, Slovakia
The Egyptian-Canadian Business Council will organise a trade mission to Poland and Slovakia next week to discuss further trade cooperation with the two countries. Moataz Raslan, chairperson of the council, said that the mission will include 10 companies operating in the oil and tourism sectors, as well as companies engaged in import and export, and …

Poland to close its trade promotion office in Egypt
The Polish government decided to liquidate its trade and investment promotion section at its embassy in Cairo starting from 1 February 2018, said head of the office Tomasz Przygoda. “30 April is the last working day in Egypt then the office will be closed,” added Przygoda noting, that the liquidation decision includes many other Polish …

Poland fears economic hit as EU opens door to Ukrainians
With the EU easing travel restrictions for Ukrainians, Warsaw is worried fewer of its eastern neighbors will come to Poland for work. Cheap Ukrainian labor has helped contain inflation and boost growth.National Bank of Poland Governor Adam Glapinski warned on Tuesday that Poland faces a deficit of workers from its eastern, non-EU, neighbors. “What are …

 V4 seeks enhancing EU relations with Egypt: joint statement
The V4 and Egypt concluded the Visegrad Summit on TuesdayÂ

Poland’s Play to float in Europe’s largest telecoms IPO
Poland’s second-largest mobile operator Play is mulling an IPO that could exceed 3.5 billion euros. It would be Europe’s biggest telcom flotation since 2012 and a show of confidence in the Warsaw bourse.The Warsaw-based company – which serves about 14 million customers and is Poland’s fastest growing telecom operater – is reviewing options to generate …

Shoukry asserts Egypt’s commitment to investigate Polish tourist death
The tourist reportedly committed suicide in a hospital in Hurghada

Hanover industry fair: Trade with Poland and industry 4.0 in the spotlight
The world’s biggest industrial fair is opening its doors for four days in Hanover. Poland is the so-called partner nation of the fair, with more than 200 exhibitors expected from the neighboring country.Polish industry is at the center of the Hanover industry fair which opens its doors for four days and will attract visitors from …

MOU signed between Egypt and Poland to boost economic cooperation
Plans to establish an Egyptian-Polish Chamber of Commerce to promote bilateral trade

Egypt, Russia deny Polish claims that Egypt will sell Mistral warships to Russia
Poland’s defence minister says that he obtained information from “good sources” saying that Egypt will sell 2 Mistral warships to Russia for $1

EU puts more pressure on Poland but no solution in sight
The European Parliament has again criticized political developments in Poland. There is no end in sight to the ongoing constitutional crisis over the country’s constitutional tribunal and press freedom.

Rio 2016: Poland’s Zielinski among three failed Rio doping tests
Reigning Olympic weightlifting champion Adrian Zielinski, from Poland, has been sent home from Rio after testing positive for nandrolone. The news follows positive tests for a Bulgarian runner and a Chinese swimmer.

Poland’s e-mobility program: seeking ‘green credentials’
Not wanting to be outdone by its richer western neighbor, Warsaw has said it plans to invest heavily in e-mobility. Europe’s biggest coal guzzler could do with a PR clean-up, but how realistic is the plan?

US museums call on smartphone users to stop ‘catching PokĂ©mon’
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum and Arlington National Cemetery have said “catching” PokĂ©mon during visits “would not be deemed appropriate.” The newly released Nintendo app “PokĂ©mon Go” has proved to be a huge success.

Euro 2016: Portugal beat Poland on penalties to reach last four
The first Euro 2016 quarter-final was a close one, with Portugal overcoming Poland in a shoot-out. The Poles took the lead, but the Portuguese shaded it on the night and progress to the semis after Blaszczikowski’s miss.

Euro 2016: Ronaldo and Lewandowski search for spark in quarterfinal
In Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski, Poland and Portugal boast two of the world’s deadliest strikers but neither the sides nor their star men have set Euro 2016 alight. That could all change on Thursday.

Egyptian wrestling players in Poland
The most significant victory was achieved by Egypt’s Haitham Fahmy in the Greco-Roman 59kg division, in which he acquired a silver medal, with the gold medal going to Japan’s Kenichiro Fumita.

Götze and Müller shrug off criticism ahead of Northern Ireland clash
Facing criticism from the media over their lack of offensive punch against Poland, Germany have gone on the offensive – at least figuratively. Two of the players who have faced much of the criticism faced the media.

Good news for neutral and Germany fans
Germany had hoped to take all three points against Poland – to book their tickets for the round of 16. That this didn’t go according to plan is no catastrophe for the neutral – or Germany fan, writes DW’s Chuck Penfold.

Euro 2016: Germany and Poland play to scoreless draw
Call this one the match that refused to believe the hype. Germany and Poland cancel one another out in a less than scintillating 0-0 draw, where the two defenses came up trumps. The result was a yawner.

NATO beefs up presence in Eastern Europe
NATO has started a military build-up in Eastern Europe aimed at deterring Russia. The troops pose no threat to Moscow, but they are a reassurance for the Baltic region. DW’s Bernd Riegert reports from Brussels.

Polish apples feel the crunch
Not long ago, Poland was the largest apple exporter in Europe. But since the 2014 retaliatory embargo imposed on some Polish foodstuffs by Russia, exports have plummeted, as Jo Harper reports from Warsaw.

New law threatens wind power in Poland
The Polish government plans to unveil new legislation that could swing the country’s energy mix even more towards coal and favor biomass energy production over the nascent wind power industry.