Prof. Stefan Gierowski was a Polish painter and an avant garde artist of post-war Poland. For many years he was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw where he earned numerous distinctions. He passed away on August 14 at the age of 97.
A good start of our representatives! Polish volleyball team won with Iran at Hubert Wagner Memorial in Poland on August 18. The memorial has been organised since 2003 and it is a friendly international volleyball tournament held every year. The official organizer of the event is Hubert Wagner Foundation that commemorates our fantastic player who was responsible for some of the greatest achievements in Polish volleyball.
Another success in athletics provided by Polish representatives. Today, a Polish hammer thrower Wojciech Nowicki won a gold medal in the European Championship in Munich. He said: "The finals were like casual training for me". The second representative of Poland, Paweł Fajdek took fourth place.
World No.1 Iga Świątek lost to the American Madison Keys and has been eliminated in the 1/8 finals of the WTA hard-court tournament in Cincinnati. 2019 Champion American Madison Keys records her first-ever victory over Świątek taking out 6-3, 6-4 on home soil.
Wojciech Korfanty was a political leader who played a major role in the national reawakening of the Poles of Upper Silesia and who led their struggle for independence from Germany. The dictator of the Third Silesian Uprising became a co-creator of the rebirth of the Republic of Poland. He led his life with the way that guided him to a democratic attitude based on Christian universalism thought.
In September, an asylum for exotic pets will be opened in Shelter for Homeless Animals in Bytom, Silesian Voivodeship. The Silesian facility will take care of smuggled birds, reptiles, and amphibians abandoned by their owners who were overwhelmed by the demanding pet care or escaped and lost pets. Director of the shelter, Anna Kornas: "The listed species for which we have obtained a permit include, among others, parrots, pythons, boas, turtles, iguanas, geckos, chameleons, and various species of arboreal animals".
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.
