If you think that it’s all doom and gloom today, what with the Greek financial crisis and the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, think again. The World Bank may have announced that the world GDP shrank by 1% in 2009 for the first time in its history, but at the same time the European Comission and the OECD both gave Poland thumbs up for its growth rate, which the former projects at just under 3% this year, and the latter at over 3%. According to both institutions, Poland’s stable growth can be maintained until at least late 2012.

“Polish Market” magazine is launching a new online page flipper on the www.polishmarketonline.pl web site. It enables readers to leaf through the electronic version of the print magazine as if they were reading a traditional newspaper.

The bodies of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria Kaczynska have been laid to rest at Wawel cathedral in Krakow to the tolls of the famous Sigismund bell which can only be heard on days of special national significance.

An agreement with German building firm Max Boegl to complete the Wroclaw EURO 2012 football stadium, whose construction was taken away from Mostostal Warszawa, was signed, pb.pl reports. The company declared to complete works mid-2011.

Investments connected with the European Football Championship EURO 2012 may bring profits not only to construction companies but also to the IT sector, especially firms specialized in intelligent building automation system, ‘Rzeczpospolita’ daily reports.

The Mayor of the City of Wrocław in south-western Poland has terminated a contract with Mostostal Warszawa for the construction of a stadium for European Football Championship in 2012. The stated reasons include 3-4 month-long delays.

Head of the Union of European Football Association (UEFA) Michel Platini confirmed in an interview for Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport, that EURO 2012 football championship will be held in Poland and Ukraine.

According to Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, 30% of projects developed for the European Football Championship EURO 2012 may not be finished on time.