Poland's energy transformation and the development of renewable energy sources are the main topics of the 9th National Energy Summit - OSE Gdansk 2021. The event, which took place on 21 June 2021, was attended by Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment Ireneusz Zyska.

Irena Hassenberg (Reno), an artist, painter and lithographer from Poland, is a little-known figure. Her biography is widely described in the book "Polish Women at Montparnasse" by Sylwia Zientek. Reno was the first European to paint and draw Manhattan and New York landscapes," notes Zientek.

This Thursday (24 June) at noon, an outdoor exhibition titled 'Laur Niepodległości' will be unveiled at Piłsudski Square in Warsaw. On forty display panels, visitors to the exhibition will be able to learn the history of "Gazeta Polska" from the interwar period, as well as get to know the important figures from the Piłsudski camp who created the magazine. The opening ceremony of the exhibition will be hosted by the editor Katarzyna Gójska.

Grand Prix 41. Actor Song Review (PPA) in Wrocław for the best performance of the evening went to Marta Mazurek, who won in the Competition of Actor Song Interpretation. Seven performers took part in the final of the competition.

"Spain's Prado Museum presents the world's greatest, most famous art, which, as can also be seen by the number of visitors, is important for the society of every country. At the same time, it is also a very important branch of the creative industry," said Deputy Prime Minister, Prof. Piotr Gliński after he visits the Prado Museum in Madrid.

In Belarus, they were threatened with gulags of many years. Thanks to the initiative of Krzysztof Szczerski, the Head of the International Policy Bureau at the Presidential Chancellery, three activists of the Polish minority were transported to Poland via Kazakhstan. As the Niezalezna. pl portal has established and confirmed, it was Prof. Szczerski who came up with the idea to persuade Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of Kazakhstan, to intervene in rescuing Poles from Lukashenko.

Andrzej Poczobut was awarded the Main Award for Freedom of Speech by the Polish Journalists Association. The journalist and activist of the Union of Poles in Belarus received the award for professionalism and courage to work in conditions of extreme danger.

The findings of the services prove that Poland is a constant target of information aggression conducted by Russia; this is an important background for the assessment of events concerning cybersecurity in Poland," warns Stanisław Żaryn, spokesman for the minister coordinating special services.

The question of the implementation of the Polish-German Treaty on Good Neighbourhood and Friendly Cooperation will be discussed on Thursday in Warsaw by Presidents Andrzej Duda and Frank-Walter Steinmeier after 30 years it was signed. The Head of State has already been officially welcomed in the courtyard of the Presidential Palace on Krakowskie Przedmieście in Warsaw.

The "Light of Remembrance" award, which the Auschwitz Memorial gives to people who have made a contribution to education about Auschwitz and the Holocaust, was given to Luis Ferreiro, director of the Spanish company Musealia, informed the Auschwitz Museum on Tuesday.

Nearly 160 pianists qualified for the Chopin Piano Competition will perform from 12 to 23 July 2021 in the Chamber Hall of the National Philharmonic in Warsaw.

The conversation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Odile Renaud-Basso provided an opportunity to discuss political directions and strategic areas relevant to the development of Poland's cooperation with the Bank.

The Sports Center in Raszyn near Warsaw hosted the inauguration of the Good Team PZU program which promotes sports activities among children and youth. Iga Świątek, our excellent tennis player, who recently participated in the doubles final at Roland Garros in Paris, took part in the event as its ambassador.

Before the meeting of NATO leaders President Andrzej Duda stressed that he was satisfied with the prepared declarations which will be discussed. “I hope that they will be accepted by the leaders of states and governments in the form in which they have been negotiated," he noted.

14th June marks the 81st anniversary of the first deportation of Poles to the Auschwitz German camp. On June 14, 1940, the Germans brought 728 men from the prison in Tarnów. Poles became the first prisoners of Auschwitz because it was for them that the Germans created the camp. The last prisoner - Kazimierz Albin - passed away in July 2019.

The Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg handed over a symbolic cheque for PLN 600,000 to the authorities of the Brzeziny Municipality, which was earmarked for the creation of the Day Care Centre and the Senior Citizens' Club. “It is a form of thanks for what you have done for all of us with your life, experience and raising the next generation” – she said.

"We commit to fix the mistakes of the past and to seek the best possible solutions for farmers in a modern world full of many challenges," said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, opening the debate "Polish Deal, From Field to Table".

The opening weekend of Fotofestiwal, the 20th edition of the International Festival of Photography held in Łódź, is now in progress. The main protagonist of the anniversary edition of the event will be the host city of Fotofestiwal, i.e., Lodz.