The victims of the storms in Podkarpacie will receive PLN 4 million in support, the Minister of Family, Labor and Social Policy Marlena Maląg said. The money is to cover the first losses, and support will definitely be greater, she assured.
LOT Polish Airlines will resume next international flights from July 15 after a break. According to the air carrier, passengers will be able to fly from Warsaw, among others seven times a week to Munich, Frankfurt, Paris or Geneva. Regular connections to the United Kingdom are also planned.
Although president Andrzej Duda admitted that during his short visit to the White House last night, he and US President Donald Trump did not sign any new agreements. The meeting between the two heads of states simply laid the groundwork for the strengthening of relations between Poland and the United States. The atmosphere in Washington seems to prove that the relations between the two countries have never been closer.
It is a choice between going further and into future with President Andrzej Duda or abandoning all actions that are supposed to serve Poles, deputy minister of development Robert Nowicki said in Bydgoszcz.
Polish President Andrzej Duda has taken a swing at Russian President Vladimir following his article stating that Russia had no choice but to invade Poland in 1939. The incumbent president says that there cannot by any acceptance for the historical revisionism and lies pushed by the Kremlin.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that the country's military would not obey any order to remove an elected president, deepening a war of words with the judicial branch that has led to fears of threats to democracy in the country. Bolsonaro's comments, released last Friday and co-signed by Vice President Hamilton Mourao and Defence Minister Fernando Azevedo, also echoed a similar statement.
Prime minister of Slovakia Igor Matovicz announced that from 6 am on Saturday travel to Poland will be possible once again. He warned against trips to the Silesian Voivodeship. From July 1 this year, 1,000 people will be able to participate in mass events.
Tax revenues in May are better than we expected. Admittedly, VAT revenues were lower than expected, but the income from PIT (Personal Income Tax) in May this year was at a similar level to May 2019 , minister of finance Tadeusz Kościński informed.
The LGBT+ communities were enraged by the recent words of president Andrzej Duda describing the LGBT+ as an ideology and not people. The left wing of the Polish political scene is intent on painting Duda as a radical homophobe. Meanwhile Robert Biedroń, a homosexual candidate for president from the liberal Spring party, engaged his mother in the campaign. He also proposed a meeting between him, his mother and the head of state. The president agreed, but then Biedroń began avoiding the subject and no one really knows now what were his true intentions.
It is likely that even before the presidential elections in Poland, a meeting between president Donald Trump and president Andrzej Duda will take place in Washington, informed the “Politico” website. If the meeting indeed took place, it would be a clear show of support for Duda from the Trump administration.
The Minister of Family, Labor and Social Policy Magdalena Maląg said in Łódź that the tourist voucher will support tourism industry companies on the one hand, and on the other enable families to relax in times of the economic crisis caused by the pandemic.
From July 1, permanent exhibitions at the Pan Tadeusz Museum can be visited again. However, new sightseeing rules will apply. On July 7, film screenings at the museum's studio cinema will resume.
Deputy prime minister and minister of culture, Piotr Gliński, announced the construction of a network of modern museums to mark the centenary of the Battle of Warsaw, as part of the celebrations of the centenary of Poland regaining independence after World War I. The Ministry of Culture today announced the plan for the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the battle which stopped communism from spreading westwards in Europe in 1920. These initiatives are realised under the slogan #Victory1920.
Kluby Gazety Polskiej or Gazeta Polska clubs are the biggest conservative organizations in Poland with several thousand members of over three hundred clubs scattered over dozens of countries. This year’s annual gathering is the 15th such event in a row. Every year this is an opportunity to discuss critical issues concerning Poland’s future with fellow patriots and key figures of the conservative movement in Poland. Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of Law and Justice was the main guest today.
Polish and American soldiers carry out joint tasks during Defender Europe20+ exercises in Drawsko, Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak wrote on Twitter. Only five years ago we were on the outskirts of
NATO, there were no US soldiers in Poland, he noted.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced today that Poland is to reopen its borders to European Union member states on June 13th. According to the head of government, this decision is dictated by the decreasing number of coronavirus infections in EU countries.
Over PLN 76 billion went to Polish companies and employees to secure and protect jobs. These are funds from various instruments: the anti-crisis shield, the financial shield and the assistance shield, Minister Marlena Maląg said today in Jaworzyna Śląska.
The annual largest sea exercise in the Baltic Sea region BALTOPS 2020 (Baltic Operations) has begun. 29 ships, 29 aircraft and helicopters as well as approximately 3,000 soldiers from 19 countries, including 17 NATO member states and 2 partner countries participate in it.
Robert Karaś, a prominent Polish athlete, finds himself at the centre of controversy as the International Ultra Triathlon Association (IUTA) imposes a harsh penalty for doping violations. Karaś's once-celebrated record in the 10xIronman distance has been tarnished, marking a significant setback in his career.
The most beautiful Polish tall ship Dar Młodzieży “The Gift of Youth” set sail for a voyage around the world to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining its independence.
Colonel Ryszard Kuklinski was a Polish Cold War spy who divides opinions. He has been hailed as a hero by some and denounced as a traitor by others for leaking confidential plans about the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact alliance to the CIA.
Few other Polish nuclear scientists have been as forgotten by the Polish general public as Joseph Rotblat. Known abroad as one the greatest champions of the global peace movement and one of the most influential proponents of nuclear disarmament, the memory of Rotblat in Poland has been fading away for years. Determined to do something to change that course, Warsaw officials have decided to name a centrally located square after him.
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.
Ahead of Legia Warsaw's anticipated clash with Molde in the UEFA Europa Conference League round of 16, fans face significant hurdles as Norwegian authorities impose strict restrictions, compounding the club's ongoing fan behaviour issues.