WSE’s new platform The Warsaw Stock Exchange will implement its new trading system this month
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A complex relationship Alexander Alekseev, Russia’s ambassador to Poland, sat down with WBJ to assess the current state of the two countries’ often difficult relations
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In an exclusive interview for WBJ, former President Aleksander KwaÊniewski discusses his new Europe Plus initiative, Polish and EU affairs, and suggests how elections for a European president could be conducted
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A new business model for Cyprus Javier Solana sees light on the horizon for the troubled island nation 11
Get radical A business lobby group warns that Poland needs “radical” economic reform right away 7
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In this issue
EAST NEWS
News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4 Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6 Finance & Economics . . . . . . . . . . .7 Interview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9 Opinion & Analysis . . . . . . . . .10-11 Cover Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-13 Lokale Immobilia . . . . . . . . . .14-17 The List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Markets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Lifestyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Last Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Euro U-turn
Roads open
Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced he now supports a referendum on euro zone entry 3
The European Commission has released some z∏.3.5 billion in road funding for Poland 4