According to the official information reported on Monday by Eurostat, EU’s statistical office, Poland's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 2.7% in June 2022 from the previous month. While the unemployment rate in the whole European Union reached 6%, Poland recorded the 2nd lowest unemployment rate in the EU.
On this Monday morning, the first Ukrainian grain ship left Odesa Sea Port. It could be a milestone in the food crisis since the Russian Aggression has started. Thanks to negotiations on establishing grain transport corridors through the Black Sea between the UN, the USA and Turkey, the export is no longer stopped. The ship is headed for Lebanon, ready to export grain to countries in need. Also, the USA continues engaging with partners to provide safe passage for grain.
The 78th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising on August 1 will be connected with the launch of the nationwide social and educational campaign 'HeroON- turn on history'. This is the 7th edition of the campaign created to thank the participants of the Warsaw Uprising and help those in need. Also, the organizers want to spread education on the subject of such an important event for our national identity.
Today, on July 31, 2022, Mariusz Błaszczak, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defense, took part in the ceremonial military oath of 89 soldiers of the 19th Self-Propelled Artillery Squadron. In total, 800 volunteers who had just completed a 28-day basic training swore the military oath across Poland.
We know the winners of the FIFAe Nations Cup 2022 that was held from July 27 to July 30 in Copenhagen. 24 teams from Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and the Middle East fought for a prize pool of $400,000. The official winner of the tournament was the team from Brazil and our Polish representatives got second place. Congratulations to our vice-champions of the world - Damian Augustyniak, Kacper Furmanek and Bartosz Jakubowski.
Today is the last day of the sports event in Slovakia. Surely we must admit that the 16th edition of EYOF BANSKÁ BYSTRICA 2022 is the best competition for Poles in history! Our Polish athletes won 20 medals! Check the full list of Polish medalists.
The "A drop of colour – the colours of Vodka" temporary exhibition can be admired in Polish Vodka Museum in Warsaw between July 27 and August 21. There will be a chance to learn about the colourful history of Polish liquors and get to know the diversity of our national drink through the prism of items related to vodka. If we look closer, it turns out that even the smallest and most inconspicuous objects can hide aesthetic values. During the tour, there will be an opportunity to see the previously unseen collections of the Polish Vodka Museum.
On the morning of July 28, 2022, another Polish woman managed to climb to the very top of K2, the second highest mountain in the world. Dorota Rasińska-Samoćko is now on the podium of Polish climbers who have crossed out this position from their bucket lists. Worth mentioning, Monika Witkowska reached K2 just a few days ago too.
After 4 days of the 16th EYOF, Poles have already won 10 medals: 2 gold, 2 silver, and 6 bronze. The competitions end on Saturday so we keep our fingers crossed that today our Polish athletes will have hands full of medals again!
Belorussian television supports Russian propaganda and brainwashes the citizens by insisting that "Ukraine is occupied by Poland". Check the transcription from the TV programme fragment shared on Twitter by Pavel Latushko, Belarusian politician and diplomat.
Poles won two medals on Tuesday at the 16th #EYOF Banská Bystrica 2022 and just when it seems it can't get better, the Polish team scored three more medals yesterday. Now, we can boast with a gold and two bronze medals. High jumper Sebastian Antosiak won the first place with ease and leapt 2.06m in the competition. To sum up, after three days of the event, Poles have already won 5 medals: two gold and three bronze!
From the beginning of its aggression against Ukraine, Russia began building a network of prisons and filtration camps to which Ukrainians are sent en masse. Poland' special services have identified new locations. Ukrainians who pass the verification are forcibly sent to Russia. After the usually brutal transport, they are often forced to be recruited into the Russian army and sent to the front. People who raise objections to the invaders are brutally repressed and subjected to torture.
The first successful flights to save human life were carried out in Poland after World War I with the use of planes belonging to the military forces and aeroclubs. Today, Polish Medical Air Rescue presents the air ambulance Piaggio P180 Avanti on its official Facebook webpage. In the video, we can see the inside of the machine and listen about its capabilities.
Another success of our Polish representatives at the 16th Summer Olympic Youth Festival of Europe Banská Bystrica 2022. Anna Gaborska won a gold medal in cycling! Moreover, Kacper Kuczaj took 4th place in the boys final shot put (5kg)!
A pro-Russian Telegram channel 'Rybar' informed that a 'national enmity' incident took place in Quattro Beach Hotel in Turkey. According to the channel, Polish tourists are guilty of violence against Russian tourists. The cause of the dispute was supposed to be the divergent views on Russia's aggression towards Ukraine.
On Monday, July 25 the 16th edition of Olympic Youth Festival of Europe 2022 in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia has started and it will last till July 30. The Polish Youth National Team will compete during the event in 10 categories. The first starts of our Polish representatives has already taken place and we can be proud of our swimmers. Mikołaj Filipiak took 5th place in the 400 m freestyle.
Poles have collected over PLN 23.5 million to buy a Bayraktar drone for the Ukrainian army. More than 200,000 Poles pitched in and made an online collection held on a popular Polish crowdfunding site Zrzutka.pl. The interest to contribute was so big that the site crashed 5 times yesterday and exceeded the assumed goal. Instead of assumed PLN 22.5 million, Poles have already collected PLN 23.5 million!
Polish "Prażuchy", or in other words, "Dumplings beaten with wooden pestle" is a traditional Polish dish made from potatoes combined with toasted flour. The name of the dish comes from the Polish word 'prażyć' (English: to toast). Another popular name of these delicious dumplings is "Kluchy połom bite" (English: "Dumplings beaten with a wooden pestle"). This old recipe passed down from generation to generation was entered on the list of traditional products on June 17, 2011 in the category including Traditional Silesian Dishes.
