Downer plays down Poland move
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FOREIGN Minister Alexander Downer has played down reports that Poland is considering withdrawing its troops from Iraq by the end of next year.
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Poland is to hold a regional referendum to try and defuse a row with the EU and environmentalists.
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Poland is in no rush to decide on hosting a U.S. anti-missile base before American elections as a change of guard at the White House could scuttle the project, Poland's foreign minister said on Saturday.
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Â·President was expected to turn down offer of post Â·Plan to 'continue our joint work' with Medvedev
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Foreign Minister Alexander Downer defended his decision to issue a warning about a terrorist threat in Indonesia, as many Australians shrugged off his advice and went ahead with plans to spend Christmas in Indonesian resorts.
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WARSAW -- Poland's all-or-nothing negotiating style has helped the postcommunist state win concessions on a new EU treaty, but at the cost of relations with some key partners in the European bloc.
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Poland softened its public tone on the eve of a crucial European Union summit due to launch negotiations on a reform of the bloc's institutions but Britain angered its partners by trying to gut foreign policy provisions.
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PRAGUE, Oct 25 (IPS) - The change of government in Poland heralds a new  era in its cooperation with the European Union, and changes are  also expected in Warsaw's policies towards both Russia and  the United States.
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Poland and Germany must rely on quiet diplomacy to close the book on the divisive issue of World War Two compensation, Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka said on Saturday.
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Poland's defense minister, Jerzy Szmajdzinski, told the Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza last week that Poland planned a 40 percent reduction of its forces in Iraq by the end of January 2005 and to have all its ...
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Big politics rarely play out in little places like Stitov. That is no solace to Vaclav Hudec, whose tiny village is caught in the middle of an international debate over U.S. plans to build a missile defense system here and in neighboring Poland.
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Russia's refusal to cooperate with the  West to ensure a fair election in Ukraine signals that Moscow  is slipping back to Soviet-style tactics, a senior Polish  diplomat was quoted Wednesday as saying.
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Polish leader Marek Belka tried to head off a controversy with Berlin over World War II reparations after Poland's parliament caused anger in Germany by declaring Poles were still owed for wartime losses.
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Polish troops used no tanks or other tracked vehicles in the ancient city of Babylon, but the presence of foreign troops had a "negative influence" on the site, a spokesman for the Polish-led force in Iraq said Sunday.
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The United States downplayed Polish comments suggesting its troops in Iraq ( news - web sites ) would be withdrawn next year, saying Warsaw's commitment to the US-led coalition was not calendar driven.
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Just what Alexander Downer was thinking when he declared on radio last Friday that &quot;they could fire a missile from North Korea to Sydney&quot; is unclear. The provocative remark, just days before his arrival yesterday on his second visit to the North Korean ...
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The European Commission warned Poland on Tuesday it could lose money and support if it blocks a deal to reform European Union institutions at a summit this week, but Warsaw vowed to fight on ruthlessly.