Doubts Over Euro 2012 Linger Poland and Ukraine were working hard this week to ease concerns they could yet lose the right to host the 2012 European soccer championships due to delays on stadium projects in Kiev and Warsaw, reinforced by pressure from Italy and other countries to move the tournament elsewhere. UEFA chief Michel Platini issued a veiled warning to both countries earlier this month, saying “a final decision” would be taken in September. more

Unemployment Drops Again Data this week showed Poland’s jobless rate dropped to 7.5 percent in May under EU methodology, and all signs are the country’s days as Europe’s unemployment blackspot may be gone for good. Analysts say the numbers out of work will fall further in months ahead, putting pressure on employers to spend more on keeping valuable workers and upping the amount of cash consumers spend and borrow. more

Radwańska Lifts Hopes at Wimbledon Astunning victory over number-four seed Svetlana Kuznetsova put Poland’s Agnieszka Radwańska into the last eight at Wimbledon this week, only to be crushed by Serena Williams in a very flat quarter-final encounter that nevertheless left fans at home raving about the teenage sensation. more