“Poland now is one of the most influential countries in Europe. It is taking the lead on Ukraine. It is taking the lead whether or not they follow,” George Friedman, U.S. geopolitical forecaster, and strategist on international affairs, founder and chairman of the Geopolitical Futures think-tank, said. He was a special guest at the 7th Edition of the 590 Congress.
Police in Lower Silesia found 20 stolen cars from France and Germany. The value is estimated at nearly PLN 1 million. Policemen from Lower Silesia were working on this case for almost two years. In order to find the criminals who stole cars abroad, the Police cooperated with policemen from several countries. The established network and Intensive and long-lasting work resulted in the recovery of property of considerable value and the detention of the persons responsible for this crime.
The 11th World Urban Forum (WUF11) started in Katowice. Organised every two years by the UN-Habitat, it is the world's most important, largest and most prestigious conference concerning municipal policies, transformation and development.
On Saturday, June 25th a dwarf figure was placed in front of Rura Jazz Club in Wroclaw. It celebrates the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Polish rock band Lady Pank and is named after their first single - Mała Lady Punk (Baby Lady Punk).
Dressage is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, usually described as the highest expression of horse training where horse and rider are expected to perform from memory a series of predetermined movements. This month, a Polish rider Filip Kowalski from the Team Kowalski club in Silesia and his horse Bel Fleur won 3 gold medals in their recent entries. The latest success of the gold medalist has been admired in the international dressage competitions in Brno, the Czech Republic today!
In the last match at the Nations League tournament in Sofia, Poland defeated the United States 3:1 after a fierce match. In nine days, Poland will play in Gdansk (5-9 July), where the world champions will seal their promotion to the final tournament.
The former Deputy Prime Minister of Poland Jarosław Kaczyński started a tour of Poland to meet voters. In addition to summarizing the achievements of our government over the years, a lot of interesting information was found during his speeches. He touched upon the subject of Poland's defense policy and the increase in spending on Poland's defense, as well as introducing new, transparent solutions for future soldiers in the area of recruitment.
The participants of the General Meeting of Delegates of the Polish Ski Association (PZN) elected a new President of PZN. Adam Małysz is an excellent Polish ski jumper.
Katarzyna Wasick has won a silver medal at the World Aquatics Championships in women’s 50m freestyle swimming. Polish national team will finish the competition in Budapest with two medals - earlier also Ksawery Masiuk came third in men’s 50m backstroke.
The Poles were in full control of the match. Australia was quite an easy opponent. The Polish national men’s team plays wonderfully. So far, the Poles have lost only one match with Italy in Ottawa.
This year on June 25, the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The purpose of the feast is to celebrate her heart in a special way - a symbol of ardent love for God and for Christ, as well as a symbol of motherly love for every human being. The cult of the Heart of Mary is to lead people and encourage them to resemble Mary's motherly.
A fire in Lower Silesian Forest broke out yesterday. A rescue and firefighting action is underway. The action has been performed by the PSP and TSO units and firefighting airplanes chartered by Polish State Forests. The Official Polish State Forests account on Twitter informs that currently a extinguish the fire has been took place and a necessary steps have been taken to eliminate its results.
Russia has found a way to evade EU sanctions imposed on it in connection with its aggression against Ukraine. Russian tankers continue to deliver oil to EU ports. They sail under the Liberian flag and are insured by an Indian company.
On Saturday (June 25th) in Mała Warszawa culture centre in Warsaw will take place a costume party inspired by books, where guests will dress up as book characters or titles. This event is a part of the Big Book Festival that celebrates the café's 10th anniversary and will last from 9 P.M. until midnight.
The need for investment in nuclear energy based on small modular reactors (SMR) was emphasized by Paweł Majewski, President of the Board of Enea S.A. during the panel at the 590 Congress in Nadarzyn. The Congress also became a place where Enea Innowacje, a company from the Enea Group, and American Last Energy signed a letter of intent concerning cooperation in the development of SMR technology.
This year on June 23, the Oshee Slide Challenge team was the first in the world to conquer the Skorga virgin waterfall in Norway! They descended on ropes from a height of 864 meters. After over 12 hours, the team successfully get their feet on the ground again. It is the next stage of the Crown of Waterfalls project, i.e. a rope descent from the 10 highest waterfalls in the world. The originator and main organizer of the project is Dariusz Pachut. The Poles started the project in 2019 with the highest waterfall in the world - Salto Angel in Venezuela. After a three-year hiatus caused by a pandemic, they continue with the project.
Rachel Zegler, the 22-year-old American actress and singer of Polish descent, has been making waves in the entertainment industry with her talent and versatility.
