Dozens of people had to be evacuated in Łomża on Monday after an unexploded bomb was found
during the earthworks, the police informed. The unexploded explosion was removed by sappers that
afternoon.
In one month, the world will remember the 40th anniversary of the nationwide strikes that gave rise to the Solidarity movement. Millions of Poles peacefully opposed the communist system. Before the August agreements were reached, Poland was engulfed by a wave of strikes, which began in Lublin where 54,000 workers dared to oppose totalitarian rule and demand workers' rights.
On Saturday, Poland will remember the participants of the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 for the 76th time. During the ceremony, we will be able to meet the dwindling number of fighters who have survived to the present day. Poles will also remember the graves of those who are considered to be forever young: those who died in the fight for freedom.
A German bomb from the Second World war weighing 500 pounds or 250 kilograms has been found during construction work on Warsaw metro. Before removing the bomb, city authorities evacuated 1,500 people from nearby buildings. If an explosion had occurred, it would have destroyed the area within a 1,200 meter radius..
This year, Poland begins the annual presidency of the Visegrad Group. It falls on an extraordinary period of economic downturn and the coronavirus crisis....
In the conclusions, the provision on the rule of law is very subtle and indistinct, so there is an interpretation struggle, the MEP prof. Zdzisław Krasnodębski speaks for the Niezalezna.pl portal.
80 percent Poles believe that police officers perform their tasks well, and 71 percent trust them. This is a good result compared to other western nations.
A special exhibition commemorating the Polish victory over the Bolsheviks in the year 1920 has been opened at the Royal Castle in Warsaw. 100 years ago, the Polish Army led by Józef Piłsudski stopped the Bolshevik revolution from spreading to Europe in the famous Battle of Warsaw, which is considered to be the 18th most decisive battle in the history of the world.
Dutch family den Hertog, oppressed by the Dutch office for family matters, has asked Poland for asylum. It is yet another case of oppressed citizens of western Europe seeking legal protection in Poland. In many western countries, the mere accusation of domestic abuse can lead to children being taken away by social care.
The rule of law is included in the summit conclusions, but it is included only in the sense that if the EU's financial interests were threatened, the EC has the right to block subsequent tranches of funds. It is absolutely not as if the opposition wished it, Member of European Parliament Zbigniew Kuźmiuk said for Niezalezna.pl.
The Catholic Church in Germany assures the Jews of its support in the fight against the growing anti-Semitism in that country. This time we will not look away anymore. Not only as citizens, but also as Christians, we have a duty to oppose anti-Jewish prejudices and attacks on Jews, cardinal Reinhard Marx wrote in a letter to the Central Council of Jews in Germany, which is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year.
Poland will be able to take advantage of over PLN 776 billion of support from the European Union, including PLN 623 billion in the form of subsidies and PLN 153 billion in the form of low-interest loans - the Chancellery of the Prime Minister summarized today the decisions of the EU summit.
Jarosław Kaczyński, the president of PiS (Law and Justice party), asked in the Program One of the Polish Radio about the process of repolonization of the media and on what pattern it can be based on, stipulated that he did not want to talk about details yet, because "there are no specific plans or laws yet".
According to French law enforcement officials, the fire of the historic cathedral in Nantes could have been caused by an immigrant from Rwanda, who had been a caretaker at the building as a volunteer. Fires, acts of blasphemy and hooliganism towards the Christian churches and symbols are becoming an ever more common everyday reality in France.
On Friday, the Polish Bishops' Conference announced the death of card. Zenon Grocholewski. On Saturday, at 11.00 am in the Vatican's Basilica of St. Peter, a funeral mass was held, at which Pope Francis was present.
The second day of the EU summit being held in Brussels began today after 11am. On Friday, despite fourteen hours of talks, leaders failed to agree on a new multi-annual budget and a recovery fund to help alleviate the economic effects of the coronavirus crisis. Poland is particularly opposed to linking financial issues with arbitrarily assessed compliance with the rule of law.
The commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the “Augustów round-up” took place in the Suwalszczyzna region today. In a criminal operation of the Soviet NKVD and Red Army, nearly 600 or, as some sources claim, 2,000 Poles perished. Their remains were never found.
The negative effects of the pandemic are already visible on the labor market of the Silesian province, but their scale does not indicate a risk of a collapse of the economic structure of the region - this is one of the main conclusions of the report of the team of experts of the University of Economics in Katowice.
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In a bold move to broaden its international reach, Republika TV proudly announces the permanent inclusion of the English-language program Rock Rachon - We Rollin’ to its programming lineup. Hosted by the charismatic Michał Rachoń, the show has quickly become a staple on the channel's airwaves.
A tragic accident occurred in the north of Italy. A drunk driver drove into a group of German tourists who were standing on the side of the road. 6 people were killed and 11 were injured. All fatalities were between 20 and 25 years old.
The successful cooperation between the Visegrad Group, consisting of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia has inspired other European countries to set up their own forms of regional cooperation. The latest summit of the Craiova Group, made up of Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia has just concluded and its seems like the four countries have agreed to submit a joint bid to host the 2030 football World Cup
