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Gazeta Wyborcza

http://wyborcza.pl

Warsaw
Language : Polish
Circulation : 396,000

http://wyborcza.pl
Language : Polish

“The Electoral Gazette” founded by Adam Michnik in May, 1989, has become a grand national title despite limited resources, providing informative and secular-minded news in a society where the Catholic church is excessively influential.

Among the many supplements it produces, at least two are exceptional. Grand Format is an improved version of Monday’s culture magazine. Its lengthy articles, illustrated by the country’s best graphic artists, explore a plethora of subjects which are the delight of those of its readers in the know. The High Heels supplement, while aimed at a female readership, appeals by virtue of its humour and intelligence to a broad swathe of the Polish population.

The website is Poland largest. Rich in links, exhaustive to a fault, it has become unfortunately none too navigable. The archives, however, are much easier to access.

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Economic crisis | Club Euro, an erratic door policy

Long-standing members against new ones, irresponsible states against virtuous states, tolerance of the EU against excessive demands: the crisis over the single currency has revealed a new faultline within the union, according to the Bulgarian political scientist Ivan Krastev.

Published on 15 Mar 2010 | Gazeta Wyborcza

Czech Republic | Some cannabis with your main course?

As of New Year’s Day 2010, Czechs in possession of small quantities of narcotics need no longer fret about trouble with the law. That comes as no surprise in a country in which marijuana is, for many, part of everyday life, remarks Polish journalist Mariusz Szczygiel.

Published on 15 Jan 2010 | Gazeta Wyborcza

ex-soviet bloc | Dear Barack, just a reminder...

Leading politicians from Central and Eastern Europe have sent an open letter to the US president urging him to pursue "a firm and principled policy towards Russia". At stake is America's credibility in a region it wholeheartedly embraced in the 90's, but which now, according to the signatories, it takes for granted.

Published on 16 Jul 2009 | Gazeta Wyborcza

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