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Friday 10th February 2012
Tusk caves in to Solidarity pressure
8th May 2009© PAP
Beleagured PM explains reasons for moving freedom celebrations to Krakow
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Plans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first free elections in the communist bloc next month have received a setback after the Prime Minister moved a key meeting from Gdansk owing to fears that demonstrating shipyard workers might spoil the show.
Speaking to reporters, Donald Tusk said that a meeting of the leaders of Poland, Hungary and the Czech and Slovak republics would be moved to Krakow after union leaders said they would p ...
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