Wireless web in Plock Old Town Square

Like the Old Towns of Krakow, Wroclaw, Poznan and Warsaw, visitors to The Old Town Square in Plock are being offered wireless access to the World Wide Web network. From today onwards residents, businessmen and tourists spending time in the Old Town area, the town’s main point of interest, can benefit from free of charge access to the web.

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Monitoring, Security and Rescue Techniques in Multiagent Systems 2004

The MSRAS 2004 workshop is aimed at gathering world's leading researchers in areas related to monitoring, security, and rescue techniqies in multiagent systems. Such techniques are among the core issues that involve large numbers of heterogeneous agents in the hostile environment. By establishing a forum for exchanging results and experience of top specialists working in areas closely related to such tasks, the new possibilities for scientific cooperation has been created.

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PKN ORLEN cuts wholesale prices for petrol and diesel

Following the Ministry of Finance’s decision to lower petrol excise tax in Poland on 18 May 2004, PKN ORLEN has decided to cut its wholesale prices for petrols by PLN 28 per 1,000 litres. At the same time, PKN ORLEN reduced wholesale prices for diesel by PLN 50 per 1,000 litres.

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1Q 2004 Results - Efficient Implementation of Strategy

In 1Q 2004, PKN ORLEN Group generated its highest ever quarterly net profit of PLN 397m (11.8 per cent higher than in 1Q 2003), calculated in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. PKN ORLEN's cost cutting programme in 1Q 2004 generated PLN 143m of operational cost savings. Headcount was further reduced by 599 jobs across ORLEN Group companies through a socially acceptable programme. Its successful bid for a 63 per cent stake in the Czech company Unipetrol, reconfirms PKN ORLEN's determination to implement its international expansion strategy.

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PKN ORLEN and MOL joint statement on cooperation discussions

Joint statement by PKN ORLEN and MOL on the progress of their cooperation discussions

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PKN ORLEN among partners of European Economic Summit in Warsaw

PKN ORLEN among partners of European Economic Summit in Warsaw To mark Poland’s role in the European integration process on 28 – 30 April, Warsaw will host the European Economic Summit held under the theme “Europe: Enlargement and Beyond” and organized by World Economic Forum.

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PKN ORLEN ranked No 1 in POLITYKA

PKN ORLEN has been ranked No 1 among Poland’s biggest companies in a survey, published by POLITYKA, Poland’s weekly. On a supplementary list of the 50 most profitable businesses ORLEN Capital Group was placed second, while PKN ORLEN ranked 14th among the 100 biggest exporters.

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PKN ORLEN wins bid for Unipetrol

PKN ORLEN's bid for a 62.99% stake in Unipetrol a.s. ('Unipetrol') has won approval from the Czech Government. Poland's largest downstream oil company, will also acquire a 9.76% stake in Spolana, a.s., as well as receivables towards some of the companies of Unipetrol Group owned by Ceska konsolidacni agentura (“CKA”). The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 3Q 2004.

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ORLEN Deutschland HQ to stay in Hamburg - Elmshorn

ORLEN Deutschland would like to stress that it has no plans to move its headquarters from Hamburg - Elmshorn.

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