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President Lee Myung-bak and First Lady Kim Yoon-ok arrived in Warsaw Tuesday for the start of a three-nation tour through Poland, Italy and Sweden.

A European Jewish Congress delegation on Tuesday concluded a series of high-level discussions with Polish leaders in Warsaw.

The Polish and South Korean presidents say their countries are considering cooperating on the construction of nuclear power plants and a liquefied natural gas terminal in Poland.

President Lee Myung-bak will leave for Europe next week to attend the expanded Group of Eight summit and visit Poland and Sweden, the Blue House said yesterday.

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak will leave for Europe next week to attend the G-8 summit and to pay official visits to Poland and Sweden, the presidential office said Wednesday.

Ratification of the EU's Lisbon Treaty crept one step closer to conclusion this week when Germany's Constitutional Court ruled the documents is compatible with the country's de facto constitution.

Poland's former prime minister Jerzy Buzek is well ahead in the race to become the new president of the European Parliament, according to Polish politicians who in a flurry of international dealmaking have been pushing hard to install their man in the job.

I very much look forward to the implementation of our joint projects, primarily in the energy sector, but also in area of economy and culture.

WHEN FORMER president of Poland Lech Walesa paid a visit in January 2008, his entourage included Rabbi Shalom DovBer Stambler, the director of Chabad-Lubavitch in Poland.

Germany's highest court has ruled Tuesday that the Lisbon Treaty on European Union reform is compatible with German basic law, but withheld approval for immediate ratification.

President Lech Kaczynski has proposed a change to the Constitution to would allow the president to remain in office for a period of seven years.

As part of the 90th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Poland and Japan, WBJ.pl sits down with Ambassador Ryuichi Tanabe to talk about the current state of Japanese business in Poland, as well as the embassy's role in strengthening the two countries' diplomatic and economic ties.

The Prime Minister was today advised to refrain from insulting European political parties.

Czech President Vaclav Klaus will decide on his stand on the Lisbon treaty to reform the EU as the last in Europe, he told Czech Radio Tuesday.

Conservatives from eight EU countries have formed a new caucus in the European Parliament, potentially upsetting the power balance in the legislative branch after a big conservative win in elections in early June.

Might Jolanta Kwasniewska be the next President? Courtesy of WIkimedia Commons One year ahead of the Presidential elections, opinion polls give Donald Tusk an enormous lead over other candidates and the only significant rival might be Jolanta Kwasniewska.

NOVI SAD, Serbia: Central European leaders called yesterday for more regional cooperation to combat the global economic crisis and better distribution of energy resources including gas supplies.

A host of foreign political leaders descended on Poland to join the country's top officials in high-profile celebrations marking 20 years since the historic June 4, 1989 parliamentary elections that heralded the collapse of communism here.

Poland has unveiled its candidate for the next European Commission, prompting other governments across Europe to start playing musical chairs ahead of a summit this week, at which EU leaders are expected to endorse Jose Manuel Barroso for a second five-year term at the EU executive's helm.

Ireland's prime minister, Brian Cowen, has been in contact with several EU leaders over the last few days in an effort to bring the second Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty forward to September rather than October, according to reports in the Irish press.