After three years, when mushroom pickers from Romania first appeared in the Podkarpacie region, the practice is increasingly flourishing. Although, as EU citizens, they have the right to harvest in publicly accessible forests, representatives of the State Forests alert that mushrooms are being exported in special coolers on a mass scale to western Europe. The prosecutor's office refuses to institute proceedings, and foresters admit that they are afraid to go out into the field when they might come into contact with a group of several dozen young foreigners.
"A Journalist Who Knew Too Much" is the title of a new book about a journalist from Poznań, Jarosław Zięta. The premiere of the publication is scheduled for Wednesday. The authors try to answer questions in the report, among others why the young reporter had to die and what was the role of the secret services in this case.
Great news from France. Polish illustrator Joanna Concejo was awarded the prestigious illustrator award Grand Prix de l'illustration jeunesse 2021. The artist was honoured for illustrations to the book "Sénégal" by Artur Scriabin, announced on Twitter of the Book Institute.
The Hieronim Konieczka Polish Theater in Bydgoszcz and the Polish Center of the International Association of Theaters for Children and Youth ASSITEJ announce the 18th National Competition for Young Playwriters "We are looking for Polish Shakespeare".
- “Exposing the CJEU's alleged defense of the rule of law shows that these are only political intentions resulting from the fact that Poland is currently the largest state in the EU, which pursues a policy convergent with the concept of the EU as a confederation of states respecting the sovereignty of each of them," the Deputy Justice Minister Sebastian Kaleta said on Michał Rachoń's #Jedziemy program.
There was a very dangerous situation on one of the roads in Poznan. The driver of an Opel Astra, thanks to his exceptional skill, avoided hitting a cyclist who had entered a pedestrian crossing. The entire incident was recorded by another road user's car DVRs.
Biological drugs have revolutionised medicine, as they have proved effective against diseases for which previously used pharmaceuticals did not work. In Poland, access to these therapies is still much worse than in other EU countries. However, thanks to competition in the market, the prices of these drugs are falling, which creates an opportunity to increase the number of patients treated.
The airship will be flying over the region during the weekend, over Katowice, Gliwice, Częstochowa, Bielsko-Biała and Czechowice-Dziedzice. And what a way to do it! This Zeppelin is 75 metres long. There are only 6 such airships in the world. Where and when to watch it? Here are the start times. Tickets for Zeppelin flights cannot be purchased. The organizer of the flights is the ZF Group, a company specializing in technological solutions for the automotive industry.
The Catholic Church will gain two new blessings today: at noon in the Temple of Divine Providence in Warsaw a mass for the beatification of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński and Mother Elżbieta Czacka will begin. About 7 thousand people will take part in the ceremonies, among them: representatives of the highest state authorities headed by President Andrzej Duda. The liturgy will be presided over by the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro.
Polish volleyball players won group A and advanced to the knockout stage of the European Championship 2021 with a set of victories. In the first meeting of this part of the tournament, they faced the Finnish team in Gdansk.
The Regional Court in Lublin acquitted Kamil M. of the charge of murdering his father. According to the court, the man acted in the necessary defence. He waived punishment for the defendant's mother, Joanna M., who was charged with obfuscation.
Poland's natural gas consumption may increase by 50 per cent within the next 10 years, PGNIG CEO Paweł Majewski said. The company faces a major challenge in securing supplies.
Protein-coding genes make up only 1-2 per cent of the human genome. The rest is little understood so-called dark matter. The Polish scientist and her team are conducting research to clarify the role of long non-coding RNA.
Six-time Paralympic champion Natalia Partyka is donating her gold medal from this year's games in Tokyo for auction. The money will go to the Scholarship Fund for young, talented athletes who, for various reasons, have a difficult start to their careers. The fund was established on the initiative of Natalia Partyka and is operated by the “Dobra Sieć” Foundation.
During the digitalisation of critical infrastructure, especially in the energy sector, cyber security should be in the first place - assessed Paweł Jakubik, member of the board of Microsoft in Poland, during the Economic Forum in Karpacz.
Statins, popular pharmaceutical to lower blood cholesterol levels and help prevent myocardial diseases and CVA, significantly improve survival rates for patients with so-called triple-negative breast cancer, a study involving Polish woman Małgorzata K. Nowakowska has found.
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.
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.
