BBC News - Poland Direct

23 June 2012Last updated at 17:45

Winds of changeWith Poland embracing the EU, can it also improve relations with Russia?

Your pictures: PolandReaders' photos, including folk-art cottages, mouth-watering food and intricate art

Poland's dependence on coalThe fastest-growing economy in the European Union is reliant on the most polluting fossil fuel

Poland's wildernessExploring Europe's last virgin forest, on Poland's eastern border

Warsaw: One Square Mile of PolandOne Square Mile visits central Warsaw, the heart of the Polish capital spread along both banks of the Vistula River

Jewish life slowly returns to PolandPoland once had a Jewish population of three million. After lost decades, a revival is happening

In pictures: Jewish life in WarsawOnce a major centre of Jewish life in Europe, the Polish capital is seeing a new resurgence

Working Lives: KrakowSix very different Polish people from Krakow talk about their lives

Best foot forwardCan Euro 2012 revive the fortunes of Poland's football team?

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