“Lately, I have been observing a rash of interviewees on LCI - either Russians, not bad at speaking French or pro-Russian Frenchmen,” Law and Justice MEP Ryszard Czarnecki said. The pro-Russian and at the same time anti-Polish interview was conducted on the air of the French media giant just the day before the visit of the Prime Minister to Paris.

This is the second Volleyball Men's World Championship match in which the Polish national volleyball team played. The Poles phenomenally defeated Mexico at 3:0!

August 28 marks the anniversary of the victory of a prominent sport and military aviator Franciszek Żwirko and an aircraft designer and aviator Stanisław Wigura in the International Tourist Aircraft Competition in 1932, informs the Chancellery of the Prime Minister on Twitter.

The 3rd edition of the Mazovian Startup accelerator program has begun. The program offers support to positive impact startups, i.e., those that combine a social mission with innovative technology. Current recruitment to the program will focus on solutions that help prevent climate change and support the responsible development of the agri-food sector. Submitted projects may include green technologies, sustainable production and cultivation, organic food, responsible production, and reduction of carbon footprint. The executor of the program, financed from the budget of the Mazovian Voivodeship, is Youth Business Poland.

Registration for the 6th PKO Charity Run has begun, which after a three-year break will start on September 24, 2022, in athletics stadiums of 12 Polish cities. The goal of this year's event, organized by the PKO Bank Polski Foundation as part of the "Let's Run Together" campaign, is to support psychological and psychiatric care in orphanages and childcare centres.

Poles defeated Bulgaria in Katowice. They did not allow them to score more than 20 points in a set. Lots of emotions, beautiful aces, and amazing actions. What a match!

Wanda Szajowska was the oldest Polish woman for a week. Poland’s Prime Minister said goodbye to the late Wanda Szajowska on Facebook. The oldest Polish woman, and possibly the oldest pianist in the world, has died at the age of 111.

Grape pickers in France were toiling under a blistering sun this week, earlier in the season than usual, as climate change forces the makers of Champagne to change when they harvest, and possibly eventually how they make the coveted bubbly.

Yesterday’s Independence Day saw a total of 189 air raid warnings sounded across Ukraine, the highest daily total since the beginning of the Russian invasion. 58 towns were fired upon and Czaplino, a town in the Dnipropetrovsk region, was attacked twice. Missiles fell on the railway station and private homes. 25 people were killed and 31 people were injured.

Some of the biggest names in tennis joined the U.S. Open in a special Tennis Plays for Peace Exhibition event to raise both awareness and humanitarian aid for Ukraine yesterday, which was also Ukrainian Independence Day.

"Everest Ski Challenge" is a project during which Andrzej Bargiel wants to conquer Mount Everest without the use of oxygen and descend the mountain on skis. The expedition to the highest peak of the globe begins today, August 25.

On August 25, Poles celebrate Polish Food Day. The holiday was established in 2013 on the initiative of the Nationwide Promotional Program "Doceń polskie" (English: Appreciate Polish goods). Polish Food Day aims to raise awareness of how rich the offer of domestic food producers is.

After six months of Russian aggression, the Western world is increasingly supporting Ukraine. Today, the US announced its largest aid package to date of 3 billion dollars. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented a strong position on Crimea, illegally seized by Russia in 2014, when he said that the peninsula legally and morally belongs to Ukraine.

German and Canadian officials signed a "hydrogen alliance" aimed at accelerating efforts to export clean fuel to Germany by 2025. Through the hydrogen alliance, Canada and Germany intend to establish a transatlantic supply corridor while also coordinating policies to attract investment in hydrogen projects. The deal was made during German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s first official visit to Canada, which began on Sunday.

The 24th of August is Ukraine's Independence Day - it is celebrated on the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence of Ukraine by the Supreme Council of the Ukrainian SSR in 1991. This year’s anniversary coincides with the end of the first six months of the brutal invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Because of the threat of air attacks, the authorities in Kyiv decided to cancel the festive celebrations.

The "Europe of the Carpathians” conference will again hold a special place in the program of the 31st edition of the Economic Forum in Karpacz. The event is initiated by Marek Kuchciński (the Vice-Chairman of the Law and Justice Parliamentary Club and the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland). Throughout its history, the subject area of the conference has been systematically expanding. This year one of the debates will be on contemporary political thought.

The Polish national team, in its last match before the inauguration of the World Championships, faced Argentina, the third team of the last Olympic Games. The White Reds had no problems defeating their rivals in a match that, due to its friendly rank, was played in four sets.

Just 20 days was enough for a group of young cyclists to travel from Kokotek, Poland to the North Cape in Norway – almost the northernmost point of continental Europe. But this is not the end of the trip. Operation: MIR is underway – another journey of the legendary NINIWA Team cycling group. They go for peace in the world, especially in Ukraine, and are under the patronage of... Saint Nicholas.