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!
It was a great race for the Polish representatives! Janusz Kołodziej won the second round of the TAURON Speedway Euro Championship 2022 cycle in Güstrow, Germany. Patryk Dudek took 2nd place on the podium and Daniel Bewley was the 3rd.
The beginnings of Polish craftsmanship date back to the early Polish Piast (X century) times. It was then that in Poland, groups of people professionally specialized in the production of specific products began to emerge. Blacksmithing and metallurgy developed the earliest. Later, such professions as cooperage, pottery, baking, brewing, tanning, shoemaking, and tailoring emerged too. On August 27, during the Bielsko-Biała Days, a recreational event in cooperation with the Bielsko-Biała Chamber of Crafts will take place. It will introduce craftsmanship, craft guilds, and historical reconstructions, such as awarding the title of a shoemaker's guild master. On the next day, you can see the famous Banialuka Puppet Theater.
Today is the 80th anniversary of Janusz Korczak's death. On August 6, 1942, the Nazi German occupiers took Janusz Korczak, all co-workers and two hundred pupils out of the Orphans' Home to their last path. Remba: "These were the first Jewish ranks to go to death with dignity." All of them were transported in covered, crowded carriages with windows barred with barbwire to the extermination camp in Treblinka, near Małkinia.
The International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) is one of 13 International Science Olympiads for secondary school students, and has been held annually since 2003. Each year, teams of young linguists from around the world gather and test their minds against the world’s toughest puzzles in language and linguistics. Poland was represented by 2 teams and won 4 medals! Young Polish secondary school students brought home two silver and two bronze medals.
Pol'and'Rock Festival was formerly known as Woodstock Festival Poland. It is an annual free rock music festival in Poland that has been held since 1995. The new name reflects both the rock'n'roll roots of the event and the strong ties to the heritage of the Polish democratic and freedom fighting movement. It is also the biggest non-commercial music event in Europe.
Live Furniture Factory returns after a two-year break. One of the most spectacular events at the "Drema International Trade Fair of Machines, Tools, and Components" will once again support those in need. There could be only one goal this year - helping children from country weakened by war.
The Polish countryside is beautiful at any time of the year. One of the interesting parts of Poland is Milicz. There is a chance to stroll around marvelous glades, chill out by the lakes, and see the palace of Maltzan. Moreover, Milicz was the capital of Christmas decorations from the 1950s till 2008. The baubles produced there were sold all over the world. The former factory houses of the museum designed over 6.000 different styles of Christmas decorations.
The hottest months are the season for most of the Polish vegetables. Summer, sun-ripened vegetables are juicy and well-coloured. Their aroma is unique. So let us take advantage of their abundance. Let us enjoy the variety of forms, colours, flavors and fragrances. Holidays additionally encourages us to do more culinary experiments, for which there is often not enough time. In this article, you will find the top 5 summervegetables that should not be missing on your table.
After 5 days, the International K9 Police and Military Combat Dogs Workshops event in Cracow has ended. The participants of the event included: SAS ( Special Air Service) police and military teams from Australia, SBS (Special Boat Service) from Great Britain, KSK and GSG9 Special Forces from Germany, K-Commando from Estonia, Lynx Commando from Slovakia and more.
Today, the Homiel regional court in Belarus pronounced the verdict on TVP journalist Iryna Slaunikava who was arrested together with her husband at the airport in Minsk on October 30, 2021. She was associated with TVP for 15 years but previously she worked for Belsat TV station. Slaunikava and her husband were originally sentenced to 15 days in jail for "posting 'extremist content' on Facebook." On August 3, Slaunikava has been sentenced to 5 years in a penal colony in Belarus.
Cracovians and tourists have an opportunity to see churches and monasteries during the traditional Cracovia Sacra Night in August 14-15. The motto of this year's 15th edition is "Around the Cross" and refers to the jubilee celebrations of Cracow monasteries.
Top pole vaulters from 8 countries will perform in the jubilee 35th edition of "A pole on the pier" (Polish: "Tyczka na molo") in Sopot. The competition will take place at Skwer Kuracyjny between August 3 and August 4. It will be divided into two days because both men and women will have a separate day prepared especially for their categories. Participation in the Sopot meeting is confirmed, among others, by Piotr Lisek, the three-time medalist of the World Championships.
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.
