Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria, Wolfgang Sobotka, Chairman of the National Council of Austria, and Prof. Piotr Gliński paid tribute to the victims of the German Auschwitz camp. In front of the Death Wall in the courtyard of Block 11, where the Germans shot many thousands of people, mainly Poles, during World War II, the leaders laid wreaths of roses on behalf of their countries.
Executive Director of the Frontex Agency Fabrice Leggeri and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration Bartosz Grodecki visited the Polish-Belarusian border on Monday. "The aim was to present the difficult situation resulting from the hybrid actions of the Belarusian regime," reported the Ministry of the Interior and Administration.
We will fight for rescission of penalties - this is what the Deputy Foreign Minister said about the sanctions imposed by the CJEU judge. Paweł Jabłoński points out that this is a situation that has not occurred before. The government intends to fight "for its own" through the course of law.
An attempt to force us to hand over our sovereignty into the hands of Brussels’ officials is unacceptable, said the Speaker of the Sejm, Elżbieta Witek, referring to the issue of the primacy of the EU law over the Polish Constitution. "We are a country under attack from all sides," she assessed.
Was Shakespeare rooted in the medieval picture of the world and had no interest in astronomy? Analysis of the poet's works, made, among others by Poles, denies this. The images of planets and stars present in his poetry harmonize with the cosmological discussions of the era and with the beliefs of leading London astronomers.
We found that on Tchorek's plaques, the word "Hitlerowcy" (Nazis) should be replaced with the word "Germans", said Adam Borowski, chairman of the Warsaw Club of "Gazeta Polska", an anti-communist opposition activist, for the TV Republika website.
Europe resigns from coal, meanwhile, in the world, this raw material becomes more expensive and is more and more sought after. The upside was spurred by news that the Chinese government has called on factories to replenish their stockpiles of the commodity before winter, regardless of its raging prices.
The EC's disapproval of the Polish reconstruction plan, the situation on the border with Belarus, the debate on limiting the effects of energy price rises, and the future of the EU-US partnership are on the agenda of the plenary session of the European Parliament, which begins on Monday (today, 4 Oct) in Strasbourg. The meeting will conclude on Thursday.
The Nike Literary Award went to Zbigniew Rokita for his book “Kajś. The Story of Upper Silesia". It was announced during Sunday's gala at the University Library in Warsaw. Zbigniew Rokita was also awarded the Nike Readers' Prize for "Kajś".
We are perfectly capable of handling various types of emergencies which do not happen daily, but we have to be ready for them and that is why the Emergency Mine Rescue Service exists," said Robert Perkowski, Vice-President of the Management Board for Operations at PGNiG S.A., during firefighting and rescue demonstrations at the training ground in Zielonka on September 22nd.
Since Saturday, Internet users have been interested in detention the Polish journalist Rafał Ziemkiewicz at Heathrow airport (London) and sending him back to the country. "As it turns out, I am rather lucky, because according to the law, the Border Guard could keep me in deportation arrest for any length of time," said Ziemkiewicz today in an interview with Tomasz Sakiewicz on TV Republika.
The Karkonosze National Park was established in 1959. Forests cover as much as 73.88% of the entire Park. Additionally, the Park's non-forest ecosystems cover 1554.34 ha (26.12%), and the Park's aquatic ecosystems cover 35.40 ha (0.59%).
The picturesque region situated in northeastern Poland with interesting rivers and lakes is the least urbanized part of Poland; idyllic landscapes, charming towns, and spas, as well as four national parks (Białowieża, Biebrza, Narwiński, and Wigierski), invite tourists.
2 October is the opening day of the long-awaited 18th edition of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition. Once again, this unique event can be seen on YouTube, and all concert broadcasts can be watched live on the Chopin Institute's channel.
In the Cracow-Częstochowa Upland archaeologists have discovered a chocolate flint mine which is up to 10 thousand years old. As stressed by the head of the research, Magdalena Sudoł-Procyk, PhD, it is the furthest south-western object of this type in Poland.
"We do not agree to discrimination against our country and the lawlessness of judges. (...) We want to stand against Brussels’ injustice together. We...
In the opinion of the Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Marzena Machałek, the judgment issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union regarding the order to suspend coal mining in the Turów mine is unenforceable. "I cannot imagine a solution other than an agreement with the Czech Republic," said the MP in an interview with the Polish Press Agency.
