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    Daniel Olbrychski with a prestigious award in Hungary

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    Daniel Olbrychski with a prestigious award in Hungary
    Film frame from "The Promised Land" // YouTube

    Daniel Olbrychski received the European Cinema Ambassador Award on Friday at the CineFest International Film Festival in Miskolc, Hungary, announced Elvira Kubik.

    This prize is awarded for contributions to the popularization of European cinema.

    “The choice fell on Olbrychski because he was very popular in Hungary over the last decades and even before the political change, and besides, Polish films were of great importance to Hungarian viewers, for example was a huge success here,” said the director of the Festival, Tibor Biro.

    He emphasized that Olbrychski’s artistic output was of great importance to viewers not only in Eastern Europe but also around the world.

    He also added that Olbrychski starred in several films by the well-known Hungarian director Miklos Jancso.

    The PGE Foundation commemorates Cardinal Wyszyński

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    The PGE Foundation commemorates Cardinal Wyszyński
    Archiwum Główne Akt Dawnych

    2021 is the year of the 120th anniversary of birth and the 40th anniversary of the death, as well as the beatification of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński. Therefore, 2021 was designated the year of the Primate of the Millennium. On this occasion, the PGE Foundation became involved in projects in the field of culture and art, commemorating the person of the Cardinal.

    “By supporting exhibitions, concerts, and film productions, we contribute to the dissemination of knowledge about Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, especially among the younger generation. In this way, the PGE Group pays tribute to the outstanding figure of the Primate of the Millennium,” says Wojciech Dąbrowski, president of the management board of PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna.

    One of the initiatives in which the PGE Foundation joined was the project “Social Crusade of Love – the heritage of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński”, which was organized, among others, in Prudnik, the site of the Primate’s prison in 1954-1955. The project aimed to disseminate knowledge about the life and values ​​presented by the Primate of the Millennium. The project includes, among others, planting cardinal beech trees in the Opolskie Voivodeship, preparing the project of Aleja Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński on Klasztorna Góra in Prudnik, and organizing a concert.

    The PGE Foundation also supported the painting exhibition entitled “Independent – Sovereign – in tribute to the Primate of the Millennium Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński”, organized at the Męciński Palace in Działoszyn.

    NASK: The answer to the rise of hybrid threats is a higher level of public awareness

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    NASK: The answer to the rise of hybrid threats is a higher level of public awareness
    pap-mediaroom.pl // PAP / T. Klepczyński

    The development of new technologies brings new forms of cyber threats, but also raises the level of digital awareness of citizens and the state – said the participants of the debate of the National Research Institute NASK on hybrid threats in cyberspace at the Economic Forum in Karpacz (7-9 September 2021).

    “Political goals are now achieved by operating in cyberspace, and this is also how the military approaches it- planning scenarios do not consider open conflicts, but hybrid ones,” said Colonel Mariusz Chmielewski, deputy director of the National Cybersecurity Center.

     

    According to the head of CERT Poland Przemysław Jaroszewski, the answer to hybrid threats in cyberspace should be “strengthening the resilience of citizens and society”.

     

    “We should show that conflicts in the third decade of the 21st century are increasingly no longer about driving in tanks, but about spreading information that causes social conflicts,” said Przemyslaw Jaroszewski. “The more we know about it, the more we talk about it, the more resilient we are as a society and as a State,” he stressed.

     

    Participants in the debate agreed that education – directed at both children and the elderly – is the key to not succumbing to threats and hybrid activities designed to stimulate conflict.

     

    It is also necessary to exchange information between the institutions of power operating in the field of security and to educate specialists – experts in the field of cyber security.

     

    “There is no cyber security without government-business-military cooperation. There must be a quick exchange of data, there is no place for individual ambitions,” said Colonel Chmielewski.

     

    NASK (Research and Academic Computer Network) as one of three national levels of CSIRTs (Computer Security Incident Response Team) is an entity obliged to handle incidents submitted by operators of key services, providers of digital services, local government, and all those entities that are not served by CSIRT GOV (The Governmental Computer Security Incident Response Team) and CSIRT MON (CSIRT of the Ministry of National Defence). 

    The digital revolution is happening and it's time to accelerate it

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    The digital revolution is happening and it's time to accelerate it
    PAP MediaRoom

    The digital revolution taking place in Poland results not only from the necessity dictated by the pandemic but also from a mental change. Entrepreneurs and consumers have seen how quickly and safely many things can be done online, and officials have finally trusted citizens. The next stage should be the expansion of broadband infrastructure – agreed by the participants of the panel discussion devoted to e-administration and e-services during the XXX Economic Forum in Karpacz (7-9 September 2021).

    “By 2020, more than 4 million Poles have created their trusted profiles, enabling them to handle a range of administrative matters online. This means that 47 percent of currently active accounts were created after the pandemic broke out. We are talking about an increase – in 2019 there were 2 million fewer trusted profiles,” noted Wojciech Surmacz, president of the Polish Press Agency, who moderated the debate.

     

    Participants in the debate pointed out that during the pandemic, almost overnight, Poles found themselves in a completely unfamiliar reality, in which basic activities such as study or work were switched to a remote mode.

     

    “In the first few months of the pandemic, we saw a doubling of demand for using public services via the Internet,” said Antoni Rytel, deputy director of the GovTech Poland Program.

     

    According to him, many citizens decided that they wanted to avoid constant visits to offices and remembered the possibilities of taking care of many matters thanks to, for example, a trusted profile or video verification.

     

    “Months go by and this trend is not weakening, as the society has established the belief that using e-services is simple, safe, and speeds up the whole procedure,” added Antoni Rytel.

    90,000 apartments for rent will be built in Poland by 2028

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    pap-mediaroom.pl // PAP / S. Leszczyński

    Currently, in Poland, the institutional lease offers 7.3 thousand apartments, of which 4 thousand are managed by PFR Nieruchomości (PFR Property). However, this market is growing rapidly. By 2028, 90,000 such rental units are expected to be built.

    The institutional lease was the subject of the panel “Lease with a view to the future – the importance of the lease market and prospects for its development”, which was held as part of the XXX Economic Forum in Karpacz.

     

    “On the institutional lease market there are professional investors, large companies with, not like average, small, dispersed investors 2-3 apartments, 100, 200 flats, and abroad a few or even tens of thousands of apartments,” said Dr. Adam Czerniak, an economist from the Warsaw School of Economics.

     

    The latest reports prove that in Poland 7.3 thousand apartments are offered in institutional lease. The biggest tycoon in this area is PFR Nieruchomości.

     

    “We offer 4,000 units as part of the Rental Housing Fund and the Development Housing Fund,” said Krystyna Wąchała-Malik, a member of the board of PFR Nieruchomości S.A.

     

    Despite the obstacles, the institutional lease market is developing dynamically.

     

    “According to the latest projections, the construction of 90,000 apartments for rent in Poland’s largest cities is already contracted by 2028,” said Dr. Adam Czerniak.

    Gliński in Karpacz about new cultural challenges

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    Gliński in Karpacz about new cultural challenges
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    The head of the Ministry of Culture, Piotr Gliński, during the XXX Economic Forum in Karpacz emphasized cultural challenges. He mentioned the development of new, undemocratic ideologies and phenomena, including political correctness or a virtual community meant as a new communication environment.

    According to Gliński, the pandemic has shown that nation-states are often better at dealing with problems than international institutions. 

    “The role of the nation-state, meant as a political and cultural community, will continue to be important, even crucial,” he assessed. According to the Deputy Prime Minister, nation-states can replace ineffective, expensive solutions of global problems, including market mechanisms and international institutions.

    The head of the Ministry of Culture also emphasized cultural challenges. He mentioned the development of new, undemocratic ideologies and phenomena, including political correctness or a virtual community, understood as a new communication environment. He also warned against instability and against countries that use the pandemic to deepen or create unstable situations in various regions of the world.

    Gliński also stated that the pandemic made people aware of the large role of psychiatry and psychology in people’s everyday lives. 

    “The deterioration of people’s mental health is the price we pay for the pandemic. This is a huge problem for humanity,” he said.

    The Museum of Heritage and Culture of Kresy will be built in Brzeg

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    The Museum of Heritage and Culture of Kresy will be built in Brzeg
    gov.pl // Danuta Matloch

    The Museum of Heritage and Culture of Kresy will be built in the building of the former Illustre Gymnasium in Brzeg. On Wednesday, the Opole voivode signed a decision to hand over the building to the Museum of the Silesian Piasts, whose branch will be a new facility, informed on the website of the Ministry of Culture, National Heritage, and Sport.

    As explained on the website of the Ministry of Culture, the Opole voivode “announced this decision during the visit to Brzeg by the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Culture, National Heritage and Sport, Prof. Piotr Gliński, and MP Paweł Kukiz, who advocates the idea of ​​the Museum of Kresy in Brzeg”.

    “I am glad that after many years we have reached a consensus, and the decision of the voivode signed today means that the Museum of Heritage and Culture of Kresy will be created in Brzeg, which will be a branch of the Museum of the Silesian Piasts. It is an impressive and serious cultural institution, which is prepared for the implementation of investments and taking care of this important part of our heritage,” said Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Gliński in Brzeg, quoted in the information.

    “I want to thank for the commitment of the voivode, the mayor, the director of the Museum of the Silesian Piasts, and thank you MP Paweł Kukiz, who repeatedly asked for the memory of the Polish kresy to have its institutional representation in a place where the borderland environments are particularly numerous. We can announce today that a new institution will be created,” said the head of the Ministry of Culture.

    Kresy refers to the former Polish eastern borderlands. 

    Weekend with the Academy of Patriotism

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    Weekend with the Academy of Patriotism
    pixabay.com // _Alicja_

    This coming Saturday, September 11, another convention of the Patriotism Academy will take place. Krakow and Warsaw will host the audience and lecturers of this project, addressed to young people from all over Poland, the organizer is Centrum Grabski, and the strategic partner of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.

    A special concert of “Soli Deo” on the occasion of the upcoming beatification

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    A special concert of "Soli Deo" on the occasion of the upcoming beatification
    archwwa.pl

    This Saturday – September 11, 2021, at 8 p.m. TV Republika will broadcast a special concert on the occasion of the beatification of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński and Mother Róża Czacka.

    On September 11, 2021, there will be a solemn concert entitled “Soli Deo” at the Temple of Divine Providence in Warsaw.

    During the concert, you will be able to hear works by Karol Szymanowski, Witold Lutosławski, Fryderyk Chopin, Henryk Górecki, Paweł Sydor, Krzysztof Penderecki and Wojciech Kilar. Works prepared by Tomasz Tokarczyk will be performed by Andrzej Lampert, Anna Lubańska, Katarzyna Oleś-Blacha, Adam Szerszeń and Iwona Sobotka.

    The artists will be accompanied by the Beethoven Academy Orchestra, the Polish Radio Choir, and the Górecki Chamber Choir.

    Cannot the English team stand a draw?

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    Cannot the English team stand a draw?
    Tomasz Hamrat / Gazeta Polska

    On Wednesday, the Polish national team draw 1:1 with England in a World Cup qualifier. A shadow on a great match was the situation at the end of the first half. Rivals have accused Kamil Glik of racist behavior.

    Glik was alleged to have engaged in racist behavior during a clash after the end of the first half with Manchester City defender Kyle Walker. This upset Harry Maguire and reacted furiously. Both players were later shown yellow cards. Glik assured the English press that it was only a “verbal dispute”.

     

    “I express great surprise and disgust for the accusations made against Polish footballers (especially Kamil Glik) by representatives of the England national team. The unfounded accusations of racism, which slander the good name of the Polish national team, are shocking and damage the good image of Polish football,” said UEFA Vice President Zbigniew Boniek in a special statement on the PZPN website.

     

    “To the representatives of the national team of our recent rivals, I would recommend analyzing the behavior of their defender Kyle Walker, who behaved rudely to the conciliatory gesture of Kamil Glik (shaking hands). A beautiful, exciting match (…) should not have such an epilogue, in which the representatives of the Polish national team are accused of untrue and scandalous behavior,” concluded the former excellent footballer,” wrote Boniek.

     

    Polish national team manager and PZPN spokesman Jakub Kwiatkowski had already assured that no racist incident had taken place.

     

    “I have spoken to our players and they deny there was any racist incident,” said Kwiatkowski.

     

    Moreover, Kamil Glik’s wife received threats from English fans. 

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