World silver medallists Poland defeated Japan 25-14, 25-12, 25-22 for their third win against two defeats in the World League men’s volleyball preliminary round on Saturday. Japan, with one win against four defeats, remained at the …

The world is unlikely to produce many more Wladyslaw Bartoszewskis, and that is probably a good thing, given the events he lived through from an early age.

The Polish government has met an EU deadline for plans on restructuring three shipyards, the treasury minister said Friday.The shipyards at Gdansk, Gdynia and Szczecin received state subsidies after Poland joined the European Union in 2004. They could be ordered to repay the aid, which would force them into bankruptcy, if EU officials reject the plans, the Warsaw Business Journal reported.Poland …

Kyiv, June 27 (Interfax-Ukraine) - Poland is interested in cooperation with Ukraine in nuclear power engineering, Wojciech Zajaczkowski advisor to the Polish prime minister, said during a meeting with Yuriy Nedashkovsky, president of Ukraine’s National Nuclear Generating Company Energoatom.

WARSAW. JUNE 27. INTERFAX CENTRAL EUROPE - Following is a table of official money market rates as set by the National Bank of Poland (NBP). The Central Bank’s Monetary Policy Council hiked Poland’s interest rates at its June sitting by 25 basis points.

Poland submitted new restructuring plans for three shipyards in Gdynia, Gdansk and Szczecin just hours before a midnight deadline, in the hope of staving off demands by Brussels for the return of state aid which is keeping them afloat.

Polish lawmakers say they need more time for privatizing three shipyards to prevent massive layoffs in the sector. The European Union has given Poland a July 15 deadline for signing privatization deals on the Szczecin and Gdynia shipyards, and until June 26 to present restructuring plan for Gdansk yard.

FRYEBURG - Local rescue workers have another tool to help treat heart attack victims quickly, thanks to Poland Spring. The spring water bottling company donated $35,000 to the town’s fire and rescue department for the purchase of three external defibrillators.

Norway’s women beat Poland 3-0 in a Euro qualifier away on Wednesday, their fifth win in the qualification for the European Championships.

The Polish zloty hits a record high against the euro, gaining after Poland’s central bank hikes interest rates in an widely anticipated move to tackle rising inflation.