"For several years now, on the anniversary of Bloody Sunday, July 11, 1943, right here in Volhynia Square at the Monument to the Victims of Genocide, we have been paying homage to the victims of genocide committed by Ukrainian nationalists against the citizens of the Second Polish Republic," wrote the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Culture, National Heritage and Sport, Prof. Piotr Gliński, in a letter addressed to the participants of the National Day of Remembrance of Victims of Genocide in Volhynia. Deputy Minister Magdalena Gawin took part in the celebrations, reading out the Deputy Prime Minister's letter and laying wreaths at the Monument to the Victims of Genocide in the Volhynia Square in Warsaw.

At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda, the President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda is visiting Krakow today. The two leaders visited the Special Forces Component Command in the morning.

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

Beginning the Economic Panel entitled "What is economic patriotism and why is it important for Poland's economic development?", editor-in-chief Tomasz Sakiewicz asked the speakers what economic patriotism is. The following guests took part in the debate: Robert Perkowski - Vice President for operational purposes of PGNiG SA, Artur Warzocha - President of Tauron Nowe Technologie and Paweł Śliwa - Vice President for Innovation of PGE.

The meat of sacrificial animals was probably eaten there, and certainly, wine was drunk in honour of the gods - archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old outdoor sacred banqueting site carved into the bedrock at Nea Paphos in Cyprus. This is the first site of its kind unearthed in Cyprus.

The names of nine miners from the Wujek mine, who were killed by police during the pacification of the plant at the beginning of martial, law have been inscribed on a commemorative plaque in Tychy. It was placed at the base of a five-meter-high model of a mining carbide lamp, which illuminated the first settlement in Tychy.

Classes with the use of different painting techniques such as acrylic paints, watercolours, pastels are offered by the Outdoor Summer School, which starts on Thursday afternoon in Stalowa Wola within the framework of the Drawing and Painting School 'Karpiński'.

This weekend, from July 9th to 11th, Piotrkow Trybunalski will host the XVI Congress of "Gazeta Polska" Clubs. "After a one-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic, we will meet again among friends," wrote the Chief of the “GP” Clubs Ryszard Kapuscinski on the klubygp. pl website. There are about 500 "GP" clubs all over the world.

- We already know that the losses suffered by Poland during World War II amount to one trillion zlotys - said Jarosław Sellin, Deputy Minister of Culture, on Wednesday. According to him, the issue of war reparations is to be taken up in the future and put on the political agenda at the right time.

The European Commission has raised its forecast for Poland's GDP growth in 2021 from 4% to 4.8%. At the same time, it estimates that the Polish economy will grow by 5.2% next year (it previously forecast 5.4%).

36 teachers and employees of art schools have been awarded decorations by the President of the Republic of Poland and medals and ministerial badges by the Minister of Culture, National Heritage and Sport.

The head of Polish diplomacy will visit Vilnius, where he will take part in two international events and meet with representatives of the Polish community in Lithuania. Minister Rau will hold talks with Lithuanian and Ukrainian Foreign Ministers in the format of the Lublin Triangle on 6 July, while on 7 July he will attend the annual Ukraine Reform Conference, which will be attended by high-ranking representatives of the countries supporting Ukraine's reforms.

Iga Świątek lost 7:5, 1:6, 1:6 with Tunisian tennis player, Ons Jabeur in the one-eighth finals of the English Wimbledon tournament. The young Pole outscored her more experienced opponent in the first set, but in the end, it was Jabeur who made fewer errors and eliminated Świątek.

“On the occasion of the National Holiday of the United States of America - Independence Day - on behalf of the Polish Nation and my own behalf, I extend to you my best wishes for prosperity and health at this special time, and my warmest congratulations to the entire American Nation,” wrote President Andrzej Duda to the President of the United States Joe Biden.

"Polish Writers Read Dante" is the title of a Polish-Italian scientific conference held in Rome in connection with this year's 700th anniversary of the death of the author of the "Divine Comedy". The symposium was organized at the Polish Institute at the Tiber.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki together with President Andrzej Duda visited the construction site of the Vistula Spit canal on Thursday (1 June). This investment is a chance not only for the development of the region but also for the economic growth of the whole country. Ferries, cruise ships and cargo ships will be able to enter the Vistula Lagoon. The region's accessibility and trade will increase.

At the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Northern Macedonia, Bujar Osmani, the Head of Polish diplomacy travelled to the Macedonian city of Ohrid on Thursday (1 June) to take part in the inaugural edition of the Prespa Forum for Dialogue, an international conference organized under the patronage of the Prime Minister of Northern Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, under the banner of "Western Balkans: The Missing Puzzle for Completing Europe”.

Polish national basketball team in its second match of the qualification tournament for the Olympic Games will face on Thursday in Kaunas with Slovenia. At stake is the first place in Group B and avoiding tournament host Lithuania in the semifinals. It starts at 3.30 PM.