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German publishing house Axel Springer AG appears to be raising the stakes in the Polish newspaper market: Its Polish division, Axel Springer Poland, announced a joint venture with Infor Biznes, a subsidiary of Infor PL, which publishes Gazeta Prawna, the leading Polish business newspaper. Axel Springer Poland acquires 49 percent of the shares in Infor Biznes, and will bring its quality newspaper Dziennik (151,000 copies) into the joint venture.