Polish lawmakers narrowly reject bringing back death penalty
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WARSAW, Poland  - Polish lawmakers narrowly voted Friday against reintroducing the death penalty following a series of killings that outraged the nation, including the case of a young woman who was tortured and killed on a train, then dumped out the window.
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The Polish lower house of parliament voted to slap anew 50-percent tax on top earners, a move criticised by the business community as a populist gesture ahead of legislative polls next year.
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The legislature appears poised to throw out the death penalty, which was reinstated by Governor George E. Pataki 10 years ago.
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Poland's government says it will not seek World War II reparations from Germany, despite MPs' efforts to reopen the issue.
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Ministers see off a backbench revolt over a bill which critics say would legalise euthanasia "by the back door".
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Opponents of the proposal say Poland's move delivers a serious blow to attempts to make software patentable in Europe.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Lawmakers angered by the  Palestinian leadership's failure to make reforms plan to force  a parliamentary no-confidence vote that could bring down the  government appointed by Yasser Arafat, legislators said.
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Hardliners fixated on the past face a backlash in Poland's election.
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Polish lawmakers moved Friday against a swell of restitution claims by Germans who lost property in Poland after World War II with a resolution calling on Berlin to take responsibility for all such claims by ...
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The speaker of the Polish parliament said Monday a parliamentary resolution calling for war reparations from Germany would not harm bilateral relations.
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STRASBOURG : The European Union&#39;s new commission appeared headed for defeat in a make-or-break parliamentary vote with a majority of EU lawmakers vowing to veto the executive arm.
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Poles vote on Sunday in a snap parliamentary election that could cost the ruling Kaczynski twins their hold on government in the European Union's biggest former communist country.
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The future of controversial European Union legislation that would allow for some software patents was in doubt Thursday after the Polish government switched sides, saying the directive could hurt small and medium-sized businesses.
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The Czech opposition Social Democrats turned against a plan to build part of the U.S. missile defense shield in the country on Friday, laying a stumbling block to the plan's approval in parliament.
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Poland's prime minister says Warsaw will defend its interests and may stick to blocking Russia's talks with the European Union, a radio report said Monday.Comment
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Estonian lawmakers on Thursday narrowly approved a bill calling for the removal of a Soviet war memorial from their capital, ignoring Moscow's warning of 'irreversible consequences' for relations between the ...Comment
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BERLIN - German and Polish politicians have played down a resolution by the Polish parliament calling on the government to take legal action aimed at making Germany pay war reparations for Nazi Germany&#39;s World War II invasion of Poland.