Fardin Kazemi received a lot of help in 2019 after his battered lorry had broken down. Then the Poles managed to raise money to buy him a functioning one. Now, the Iranian driver wants to bring relief supplies to war-torn Ukraine with his Scania.
“Our organisation has raised PLN 83 million to help Ukraine”, said the Head of the Caritas Poland Fr. Marcin Lżycki PhD on Monday. Since the beginning of the war, Caritas has sent around 500 trucks and buses with donations worth PLN 35 million to those in need.
“This is where I glimpse a different narrative from the one that has emanated from Berlin and Paris: a story of Poland not as a backslider from western values but a defender of them,” writes in a report from Przemyśl British “The Sunday Times.”
The model of the lost Piast Seat – a medieval fortress that was destroyed during the earthquake of the 16th century and whose remains were demolished – was prepared by students of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology. This is one of several concepts for the reconstruction of one of the most enigmatic buildings in Lower Silesia.
Today at 8 P.M. (March 20th) the biggest stars of Polish and Ukrainian music stage will join forces to put out a charity concert “Together with Ukraine”. It will take place in the Atlas Arena in Łódź, but it will be also transmitted. Among the stars will be Daria Zawiałow, Igo, Dagadana, Jerry Heil and Marcin Wyrostek.
„At the NATO summit in Brussels, Poland will officially present a proposal for a peace mission in Ukraine together with a detailed package of solutions”, said Deputy Chief of Ministry of National Defense Wojciech Skurkiewicz. President Andrzej Duda’s Head of Cabinet, Paweł Szrot, assured that President Andrzej Duda, together with the government, would present proposals in Brussels.
Eight Russian soldiers died in Ukraine after eating pies brought by a local elderly woman, according to a video of the Russian soldier’s conversation with the girl, published on Telegram by the advisor of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs Anton Herashchenko.
“We have managed to quickly hand over to Ukraine a large party of Starlinks, which will enable it to get in touch with the world”, said ORLEN’s CEO Daniel Obajtek this morning. Built by SpaceX Starlink is a telecommunication satellite designed to deliver the Internet. They work in low orbits with an altitude of about 550 km.
Professor Marian Zembala has died – Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said on Twitter on Saturday. He was 72 years old. He was a prominent cardiac surgeon and former Minister of Health.
Opera soprano Dominika Zamara will be the main star of the concert “Musica per la Pace” organized by the Gazeta Polska Clubs in Italy. “We invite you to show our solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Ukraine,” wrote Tomasz Sakiewicz, editor-in-chief of Gazeta Polska.
The Indoor World Championships in Athletics have an excellent beginning. Adrianna Sułek won the silver medal in the pentathlon! She also broke the 24-year Polish record with 4851 points!
A video of Polish and foreign athletes speaking words of support to the people of Ukraine appeared on Lotto’s social media. The video features i.e., Robert Lewandowski, Jakub Rzeźniczak and Patrycja Maliszewska.
The Poznan wine fair is a one-of-a-kind event dedicated to this beverage. From March 17th to 19th in the MTP building (pavilion 3) in Poznan attendees will be able to try out and buy different types of wine and cider, learn how they’re made, and partake in a festive dinner.
There are potatoes and curd. The demand is huge. Actually, they are Ukrainian dumplings, made by several Ukrainian women in the Hotel and Gastronomy School Complex in Bytom.
The last few years have not been good for the automotive market. According to autobaza.pl, the number of used cars offered in 2021 decreased by 15% compared to the pre-pandemic year 2019. The crisis that began with the pandemic is still ongoing. A marked improvement in the situation was predicted earlier this year, but the Russian attack on Ukraine has drastically revised previous forecasts. One thing is certain: the year 2022 will bring with it several new problems and associated changes in the automotive market.
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech to the Polish National Assembly will go down in history not only for the moment and the great rhetoric. This will happen because Zelensky has shown a logical sequence of Putin’s crimes, in which the Smolensk murder is an important element.
Only the major players count on the world market. This will be the Orlen Group when it merges with the Lotos. In addition, a single strong group will significantly strengthen national energy security”, the participants of the “Fuels and Fusion” debate in the PAP press centre agreed on the matter. Partners of the event were PKN Orlen and Warsaw Enterprise Institute.
There was an accident on the A14 motorway in Germany at night from Thursday to Friday that resulted in the driver of a sports Porsche being decapitated. Polish drivers were involved in an attempt to stop the damaged vehicle.
Today Artur "Walus" Walczak died in Wroclaw clinic. During the PunchDown 5 show, the strongman suffered a stroke and was put in a medically induced coma, from which he was unable to wake up. The information about his death was confirmed by a person close to the strongman.
