GDANSK, Poland — The famous shipyard here, where the world-changing events of the Solidarity movement played out, is once again the subject of a standoff, this time between the Polish government and ...

A union leader, the pope and Margaret Thatcher may sound like the opening of an old joke. Instead of walking into a bar, the unlikely combo a defeated communist regime in Poland, revived free ...

Followers of former president Lech Walesa attend a rally in Gdansk, Poland, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016. Several thousand supporters have gathered in front of the Gdansk shipyard, the cradle of Poland’s ...

Gdansk Shiprepair Yard Remontowa has expanded its formidable reputation with the completion of two RoRo to cableship conversions. Located in Poland, the yard took on its premiere job within this niche ...

WARSAW, Poland — Thirty-five years ago it was a symbol of defiance of communist oppression. Fifteen years ago it appeared to be a victim of remorseless capitalist competition. Today, the former Lenin ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. WARSAW, Poland — Workers in the Polish city of Gdansk on Friday dismantled a ...

The ceremonies currently taking place marking the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Stalinist regime in Poland have been overshadowed by fierce social tensions. The event was due to take place ...

gdansk, poland -- This weathered, gritty city on the chilly shores of the Baltic Sea prides itself on being the birthplace of the Solidarity trade union movement that helped launch the downfall of ...

GDANSK, Poland (Reuters) - Just yards from where Lech Walesa made his first moves to bring down communism in eastern Europe, Danish businessman Thomas Gaardbo is taking advantage of the skilled ...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Thousands gathered Sunday at the shipyard in Gdansk — the cradle of Poland’s 1980s Solidarity movement — to back Lech Walesa, the former democracy leader and ex-president who is ...