http://www.spiegel.de Daily news, analysis and opinion from Europe's leading newsmagazine and Germany's top news Web site. en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:00:37 +0200 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:00:37 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de http://www.spiegel.de/static/sys/logo_120x61.gif http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/poor-lose-out-in-poland-s-economic-miracle-a-835931.html#ref=rss Poland, one of the hosts of this year's European Football Championship, has been booming thanks to a rigorous modernization program. But not everyone is benefiting from the economic success. With rents climbing and the elderly complaining about lower pensions, resentment is on the rise. Wed, 30 May 2012 18:11:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/poor-lose-out-in-poland-s-economic-miracle-a-835931.html Poland, one of the hosts of this year's European Football Championship, has been booming thanks to a rigorous modernization program. But not everyone is benefiting from the economic success. With rents climbing and the elderly complaining about lower pensions, resentment is on the rise.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/poland-has-become-the-success-story-of-eastern-europe-a-834413.html#ref=rss Germans used to think of Poland as a country full of car thieves and post-communist drabness. On the eve of hosting the European Football Championship, however, the country has become the most astonishing success story in Eastern Europe. Relations between Berlin and Warsaw have never been better. Fri, 25 May 2012 11:38:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/poland-has-become-the-success-story-of-eastern-europe-a-834413.html Germans used to think of Poland as a country full of car thieves and post-communist drabness. On the eve of hosting the European Football Championship, however, the country has become the most astonishing success story in Eastern Europe. Relations between Berlin and Warsaw have never been better.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/drilling-beneath-the-surface-poland-hopes-shale-gas-will-free-it-from-gazprom-a-814125.html#ref=rss A gold rush is underway in Poland, where international energy companies are scrambling for the right to drill for shale gas. Poland's government sees the extraction as a ticket to independence from Russia's Gazprom, but some residents near the drilling sites are wary of the risks.  Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:40:08 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/drilling-beneath-the-surface-poland-hopes-shale-gas-will-free-it-from-gazprom-a-814125.html A gold rush is underway in Poland, where international energy companies are scrambling for the right to drill for shale gas. Poland's government sees the extraction as a ticket to independence from Russia's Gazprom, but some residents near the drilling sites are wary of the risks. ]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/elections-in-poland-tusk-wins-historic-second-term-as-prime-minister-a-790841.html#ref=rss Donald Tusk has made history by becoming the first Polish prime minister to win reelection since the fall of communism. But he cannot feel too satisfied with his victory. He only won because his political opponents failed to come up with any answers to Poland's problems. Mon, 10 Oct 2011 08:49:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/elections-in-poland-tusk-wins-historic-second-term-as-prime-minister-a-790841.html Donald Tusk has made history by becoming the first Polish prime minister to win reelection since the fall of communism. But he cannot feel too satisfied with his victory. He only won because his political opponents failed to come up with any answers to Poland's problems.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/polish-opposition-leader-kaczynski-warns-of-germany-s-imperial-ambitions-a-790034.html#ref=rss Former Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski is resorting to outlandish claims in his bid for election. In a new book, he suggests that Germany wants to annex part of Poland and that the East German secret police helped Angela Merkel win power. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:11:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/polish-opposition-leader-kaczynski-warns-of-germany-s-imperial-ambitions-a-790034.html Former Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski is resorting to outlandish claims in his bid for election. In a new book, he suggests that Germany wants to annex part of Poland and that the East German secret police helped Angela Merkel win power.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/economic-boom-poland-is-europe-s-new-high-flyer-a-747244.html#ref=rss Poland, once a backward agricultural country, is quickly becoming an economic powerhouse in Central Europe. The Poles are strongly pro-European, and even their relationship with the Germans is no longer as tense as it was just a few years ago. Nowhere is the transformation easier to see than in Wroclaw. Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/economic-boom-poland-is-europe-s-new-high-flyer-a-747244.html Poland, once a backward agricultural country, is quickly becoming an economic powerhouse in Central Europe. The Poles are strongly pro-European, and even their relationship with the Germans is no longer as tense as it was just a few years ago. Nowhere is the transformation easier to see than in Wroclaw.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/chaos-in-the-tower-poland-says-russia-shares-blame-for-kaczynski-crash-a-740347.html#ref=rss On Tuesday, it was Poland's turn. A week after a team of Russian investigators blamed the Polish flight crew for last year's plane crash which killed President Lech Kaczynski and dozens of other dignitaries, Poland has fired back with its own report. Russian air traffic controllers, it says, share responsibility for the disaster. Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:06:45 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/chaos-in-the-tower-poland-says-russia-shares-blame-for-kaczynski-crash-a-740347.html On Tuesday, it was Poland's turn. A week after a team of Russian investigators blamed the Polish flight crew for last year's plane crash which killed President Lech Kaczynski and dozens of other dignitaries, Poland has fired back with its own report. Russian air traffic controllers, it says, share responsibility for the disaster.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/spiegel-interview-with-donald-tusk-polish-pm-calls-for-unified-european-crisis-strategy-a-610726.html#ref=rss In a SPIEGEL interview, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, 51, discusses the US missile defense shield, Eastern Europe's precarious situation in the global economic crisis and the concern in Warsaw over a German monument to those expelled from Poland after World War II. Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:16:12 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/spiegel-interview-with-donald-tusk-polish-pm-calls-for-unified-european-crisis-strategy-a-610726.html In a SPIEGEL interview, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, 51, discusses the US missile defense shield, Eastern Europe's precarious situation in the global economic crisis and the concern in Warsaw over a German monument to those expelled from Poland after World War II.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/two-leaders-head-to-eu-summit-poland-s-power-struggle-reaches-brussels-a-584259.html#ref=rss The power struggle between Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and Prime Minister Donald Tusk is becoming increasingly bizarre. The two fought bitterly for days over who would represent the country at the EU summit in Brussels. Now, they're both going. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:58:42 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/two-leaders-head-to-eu-summit-poland-s-power-struggle-reaches-brussels-a-584259.html The power struggle between Poland's President Lech Kaczynski and Prime Minister Donald Tusk is becoming increasingly bizarre. The two fought bitterly for days over who would represent the country at the EU summit in Brussels. Now, they're both going.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/an-unsuitable-instrument-for-sex-offenders-eu-politicians-angered-by-polish-chemical-castration-plan-a-580284.html#ref=rss Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to pass a law that would impose "chemical castration" on pedophiles. Politicians at the European Parliament in Brussels have raised their objections to the proposal, but there is little the EU can do to stop it. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:37:38 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/an-unsuitable-instrument-for-sex-offenders-eu-politicians-angered-by-polish-chemical-castration-plan-a-580284.html Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to pass a law that would impose "chemical castration" on pedophiles. Politicians at the European Parliament in Brussels have raised their objections to the proposal, but there is little the EU can do to stop it. ]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/change-of-style-or-substance-polish-german-differences-remain-as-tusk-visits-berlin-a-522609.html#ref=rss Poland's new prime minister, Donald Tusk, is in Berlin Tuesday for his first official visit to Germany. Although German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Tusk already enjoy a close working relationship, tough issues remain on the agenda. Expect hard bargaining. Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:46:28 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/change-of-style-or-substance-polish-german-differences-remain-as-tusk-visits-berlin-a-522609.html Poland's new prime minister, Donald Tusk, is in Berlin Tuesday for his first official visit to Germany. Although German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Tusk already enjoy a close working relationship, tough issues remain on the agenda. Expect hard bargaining.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/donald-tusk-in-brussels-new-era-for-eu-polish-relations-a-521499.html#ref=rss During his first official visit to Brussels on Tuesday, Poland's new, pro-Europe leader made all the right noises to repair strained relations between his country and the European Union. He also set a prickly tone for Russian relations by criticizing Putin's landslide election victory. Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:05:20 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/donald-tusk-in-brussels-new-era-for-eu-polish-relations-a-521499.html During his first official visit to Brussels on Tuesday, Poland's new, pro-Europe leader made all the right noises to repair strained relations between his country and the European Union. He also set a prickly tone for Russian relations by criticizing Putin's landslide election victory.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/can-berlin-and-warsaw-be-friends-poland-s-post-election-road-back-to-europe-a-518527.html#ref=rss The Kaczynski twins went a long way toward destroying Poland's relations with Europe. Now that Donald Tusk has become prime minister, the repairs have begun. But how much of the damage can he really fix? Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:06:39 +0100 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/can-berlin-and-warsaw-be-friends-poland-s-post-election-road-back-to-europe-a-518527.html The Kaczynski twins went a long way toward destroying Poland's relations with Europe. Now that Donald Tusk has become prime minister, the repairs have begun. But how much of the damage can he really fix?]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/one-kaczynski-down-europe-applauds-polish-poll-a-512818.html#ref=rss The Kaczynski brothers have spent two years in Warsaw making other Europeans uncomfortable. Now leaders from the European Union and commentators in Germany hope for a fresh start with Donald Tusk. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 15:24:57 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/one-kaczynski-down-europe-applauds-polish-poll-a-512818.html The Kaczynski brothers have spent two years in Warsaw making other Europeans uncomfortable. Now leaders from the European Union and commentators in Germany hope for a fresh start with Donald Tusk.]]> http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/opposition-wins-polish-election-poles-end-turbulent-kaczynski-era-a-512735.html#ref=rss The Polish twins have been separated. Voters on Sunday torpedoed Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski's attempt to get re-elected. But it's far from clear whether challenger Donald Tusk, 50, who has pledged to mend relations with EU allies, will be able to implement his policy agenda. Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:17:00 +0200 http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/opposition-wins-polish-election-poles-end-turbulent-kaczynski-era-a-512735.html The Polish twins have been separated. Voters on Sunday torpedoed Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski's attempt to get re-elected. But it's far from clear whether challenger Donald Tusk, 50, who has pledged to mend relations with EU allies, will be able to implement his policy agenda.]]>