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Germany pledges 1 mln Euro to help fund construction of museum at former Nazi-German death camp Sobibór

Sobibór was a Nazi German extermination camp built and operated by the SS during WWII. The camp was part of the secretive Operation Reinhard, the deadliest phase of the Holocaust in German-occupied Poland. Wikipedia creative commons licence

German ambassador to Poland, Rolf Nikel, said: “I hope that this will contribute to the commemoration of the crimes committed by German hands and will support the process of reconciliation between Poles, Germans and Jews.”

Polish bus maker delivers new buses to Frankfurt

Polish bus maker Solaris Bus & Coach has delivered five Urbino 12 electric buses to Frankfurt am Main in Germany, the company has announced.

Germany’s CDU party elects Polish-born MP as general secretary

Paul Ziemiak — who still speaks Polish — was put forward by Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who succeeded Merkel as CDU leader this past weekend. The only candidate for the post, he was elected with 62.8% of delegates’ votes.

Władysław ‘The Pianist’ Szpilman remembered on 108th birthday anniversary

With both a glittering pre and post-war musical career, after surviving the war through a combination of luck, the bravery of pre-war friends and the unlikely intervention of a music-loving German officer, Szpilman was later accused of being a Gestapo agent.

Poland to cooperate with France, Germany to de-escalate Azov Sea tension

Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Bartosz Cichocki declared on Monday that Poland will cooperate with France and Germany to de-escalate tension in the Sea of Azov and for Russia's return to observing international law.

The slippery slope: as winter approaches ski resorts get ready for action

Skiing in Poland is as popular as ever but ski resorts know they now have to offer more than just snowy slopes to keep the customer satisfied.

First strike: how the Poles wanted to launch a ‘preventive war’ against Hitler’s Germany

In an interview with historian Marek Kornat TFN learns how Piłsudski tried to get European support for action against Hitler in the early 1930s.

Polish firms in Germany on a roll, looking to expand and employ more

A new study shows that business is good for Polish firms on the other side of the Odra, but things could be better.

Poland economic growth leader in 3rd quarter - Eurostat

At 5.7 percent, Poland's GDP growth in the third quarter of 2018 was highest in the EU, Eurostat reported on Wednesday. Eurostat wrote that Poland ranked among the EU's fastest-developing economies.

Stability in Ukraine crucial - Morawiecki, Merkel

Germany and Poland see the importance of stability in Ukraine, also in the context of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, PM Mateusz Morawiecki and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after Friday talks in Warsaw.

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