Poland looks to be going ahead with plans to build a canal across the Vistula spit, providing the country with easy shipping access to the Baltic Sea. The move would allow Poland to assert its total independence from Russia.
Poland and the UK have a long history of working together. In recent years, the United Kingdom has offered investment in the Polish market, and many Polish workers came to the UK in the early 2000s. Polish ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski drew criticism from other EU leaders as he visited Theresa May in London on March 23rd 2017. They viewed his meeting with Prime Minister May as breaking up the united front against London that Brussels demanded from the other 27 EU member states.
“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” The words of Thomas Jefferson which have particular resonance in this part of the world where the history of the past is all too often, among politicians at least, apt to be a distraction from the dreams of the future. But not always, as we think of one celebration of the recent past which does realise a dream of the past, present and future: Poland's military security.
Fashion is all about showing off. There are trends in clothing, sports, hobbys, graphic design, and even diet. But outright fasting? How did that become a thing in Poland?
Poland is trying hard to rid itself of dependence on Russia in a number areas. Bilding a canal through the Vistula Spit would allow ships to enter to port of Elbąg without having to ask for permission to sail through the territorial waters of Russia. The EU and environmental NGOs are complicating the process.
A Foundation founded in the 1980s by George Soros has released a new paper, demanding the European Union ramps up pressure on the ruling Law and Justice party of Poland. The Stefan Batory Foundation cites “relatively successful” efforts by the European Commission to “restore rule of law in Poland in 2018” but suggests that more needs to be done to bring Poland in to line.
The music slows down, friends leave the party, cheerful atmosphere fades away, and you are left alone with your thoughts on where your life is going. This is how it might feel when the carnival ends and you go to church on Wednesday to be reminded that you are nothing but ash and dust.
Less than two weeks after the Warsaw conference on peace and security in the Middle East, jointly hosted by Poland and the United States, the Polish Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, on Sunday attended an EU-Arab League summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
“Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution.” The words of Sophocles, which most politicians, nay most voters, would do well to remember. Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) is not shying away from making pledges confident, no doubt, that its record of implementing the pledges it made before the last elections will encourage voters to keep it in power.
The last week before Lent is a festive and joyful time in many, at least traditionally, Catholic countries. Some dance in the streets, others organize parties, but we in Poland make it simple: we eat pączki, lots of them, and we do it on Thursday.
Some people may associate her with impressionism, yet her art was actually much closer to pure modernism or postimpressionism. One simply cannot fathom the depth of Polish art without mentioning the great artist Olga Boznańska.
The United States ambassador to Poland, Georgette Mosbacher, said on Wednesday that the Israeli Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, should apologise for his words about Poles. Katz had said: “Poles collaborated with the Nazis, and as [Israel’s former prime minister] Yitzhak Shamir, whose father was murdered by Poles, said, they suckle anti-Semitism with their mother’s milk.”
The heads of state of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine, three nations that once made up the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth have meet with the soldiers of the LITPOLUKRBRIG. The multinational brigade, headquartered in the Polish city of Lublin, consists of units from the armies of Lithuania, Poland and Ukraine.
“If you do not expect the unexpected you will not find it, for it is not to be reached by search or trail.” The words of Heraclitus. Life was probably simpler in the sixth and fifth centuries BC, leaving plenty of time for Greeks to philosophise, but in the divine comedy that is the modern world, the unexpected seems ever present, whether serached for or not. At least, this is perhaps what the Polish prime minister thinks as he considers the unexpected results of last week’s conference on the Middle East in Warsaw, jointly organised by Poland and the United States.
Rafako has signed a PLN 207.5 million (gross) agreement with Gaz-System to build the Kędzierzyn compressor station. This sixteenth gas compressor station in Poland is planned to be finished by the Spring of 2021.
Over 57 cherished rituals and traditions, including Easter kroszonki, batik Easter eggs, krzyżoki, and Easter turks, have been officially recognized and added to Poland's National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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.
