European Union
Poland celebrates EU expansion
Tens of thousands of people across Poland celebrated with street festivals and other outdoor events in a countdown to the European Union enlargement.
Politics
Belka appointed to head government
Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski appointed Marek Belka to lead a new government the day after the country became a member of the European Union. Belka, a former finance minister and economic director for the Iraqi provisional government, replaces Leszek Miller, whose popularity slumped to below 10 percent. Belka?s cabinet includes five ministers from the former government, including...