A Polish player from Krotoszyński Province won PLN 213 million in the Eurojackpot. The news was provided by the President of the Management Board of Totalizator Sportowy, Olgierd Cieślik. This is the highest win in random bets in Poland.
Between 2019 and 2021, the total number of overnight stays in Polish hotel rooms increased by almost 6,2 percent. However, according to the RevPAR (Revenue per Available Room) index, hotels generated 43 percent less revenue per room than before the pandemic. According to experts, because of the pandemic, the hotel market has had hard years behind. Now, Polish hoteliers face similar problems caused by the war in Ukraine.
This year’s edition of Pride of Poland and Summer Sale is over. The buyers from all over the world had a unique opportunity to find the horse of their dreams among mares and stallions offered for sale. Eventually, 14 selected purebred Arabian horses, including national and international show stars, proven broodmares, and valuable stallions were sold. The total amount of EUR 1.6 million was collected, and the highest price of EUR 400 thousand at the auction was achieved by the Polish mare Esmeraldia from the stud in Michałów.
The Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is one of the most important feast days of the year and a Holy Day of Obligation on the official Roman Catholic Church calendar. On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII declared the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which the Church celebrates every year on August 15. The dogma of the Assumption states that at the end of her life, the Blessed Virgin Mary was taken, body and soul, into Heaven.
On Saturday, Poles won the third medal at the European Championships 2022 in Munich. The Polish team of rowers earnt silver in the men's quadruple sculls final. Congratulations to Dominik Czaja, Mateusz Biskup, Miroslaw Ziętarski, and Fabian Barański. This is the first medal won by Polish rowers at the 2022 European Rowing Championships and the third in general.
The first match of LaLiga in this season was played on Saturday at Camp Nou, Spain. A a goalless draw between FC Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid disappointed fans. Robert Lewandowski had no luck on his debut. Xavi: "We need to improve our effectiveness and must better understand how to create chances."
Our women from the Polish National Team won the first medal at the European Championships in Munich. The cyclists won a bronze medal in the Women's Team Sprint competition in cycling. Congratulations to Marlena Karwacka, Urszula Łoś, and Nikola Sibiak!
This summer, the 13th edition of Bella Skyway Festival will once again illuminate the heart of Toruń. This light festival will be held on August 16–20, 2022. For five summer evenings, the amazing glow of light installations will enliven the city’s night scenery. The idea of the 13th Bella Skyway Festival is “Event Horizon.” Following the writer Rafael Ábalos: "You just need to look further than your eyes can see. Then it may happen that the invisible becomes visible."
A Polish rescue group set out from Nuremberg towards Bordeaux to help extinguish fires in the Landiras region. Thousands of hectares of pine forest have been burnt. More than 700 hectares of forest area have already been burned, and 3,000 people evacuated. Bartkowiak: "Usually we are sent the most difficult sections. But I think we will handle it calmly (...) firefighters from the Provincial Headquarters of the State Fire Service in Szczecin and Wrocław have experience from Greece and Sweden. We know that they are the best of the best!".
A terrible tragedy took place in Warsaw's Praga today. A 5-year-old boy slipped under a tram on Jagiellońska Street at the Battalion "Platerówek" station. The tram was dragging the five-year-old's body along the tram track and other passengers could do nothing about it. The boy's hopeless grandmother was the most shocked. The boy died in the accident. According to the spokesman for Warsaw Trams, Maciej Dutkiewicz, the 5-year-old was probably pinched by the tram's door.
About thousands of former employee flats in Poland are the subject of a new non-returnable subsidy granted by the state. Thanks to the increase to 95% of co-financing from the Subsidy Fund for municipalities for the purchase or purchase and renovation of PRL (Polish People’s Republic) employee flats, they will get into the hands of tenants more quickly. Tenants will have priority in buying such properties for little money or renting them on preferential terms.
Firstly, the Polish authorities lowered VAT on many grocery store products in spring. Secondly, the fuel prices in Poland are the most attractive in the EU. These two factors attract citizens of the Czech Republic to come to Poland for shopping and refueling. Despite the distance, they save money on each visit to Polish markets and fuel stations.
Thousands of fish died in the Lubush part of the Oder river because of contamination. The necessary samples are taken and sent for examination. Also, the river is monitored. According to local residents, especially anglers, the signs of pollution have been visible for a couple of days now in different parts of the river and the steps have been taken too late.
As part of a state-sponsored institution, the Polish Academy of Sciences deals with the protection and breeding of horses living in the wild in forests, for example, the Polish Konik breed, also known as Polish primitive horses or simply Koniks. It is a Polish breed of pony taken care of by a special programme that preserves the breed without unnecessary human intervention. In Popielno, the Polish Academy of Sciences Animal Husbandry Research Station looks after a large herd of Koniks (approx. 150) and offers guided tours of the area.
Thousands of "carefree" Russians took part in the annual paddle board festival in St. Petersburg. The paddle boarders rode through the central canals to mark the questionable 7th anniversary of this colourful event. The situation has sparked heated discussions in the comments. Public opinion on Twitter does not conceal its indignation under the video published on the official Reuters page.
The second grade students from Białystok University of Technology created an innovative glove that translates sign language. The glove is named STJM and recently it has won the first place in the national competition called Young Innovator 2022. STJM is equipped with a number of sensors that collect information about the arrangement of both each individual fingers and the whole hand.
Polish canoeists won 7 medals during ICF Canoe-Kayak Sprint 2022 in Halifax, Canada. Both Polish men and women are coming back home with medals! The sports meeting in Canada was a great success for our representatives! Congratulations!
Robert Lewandowski scored his first goal for Barcelona yesterday! It was his first goal for the club as a Barcelona player. Lewandowski scored a point in the 3rd minute of a friendly match against Pumas UNAM at the Camp Nou stadium. He ran into the penalty area, passed goalkeeper Julio Gonzalez and hit the ball from a sharp angle. He also made two assists. Eventually, Barcelona won 6-0 (4-0) in the Joan Gamper Trophy and Lewandowski was the MVP!
