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    Tatra Musealia 2021
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    Tatra Musealia is the annual celebration of the Tatra Museum. This year it takes place on the weekend of 21-22 August in Zakopane. The event will be an opportunity to admire, among others, works by Witkacy and Gerson.

    “Musealia is a celebration of the Tatra Museum held annually during the holidays. During these two days, we are presenting the collections in all our facilities and all our exhibition, and educational activities,” said the director of the Tatra Museum.

     

    This year’s Musealia begins with a “Breakfast on the Grass” in front of the art gallery in the Oksza villa, which is a branch of the Tatra Museum. In this gallery, you will be able to admire the temporary exhibition “Gerson in the Tatra Mountains”, featuring the artist’s Tatra landscapes from the collections of the largest Polish National Museums. The first day of the Musealia will end with a highlander’s band concert at the Oksza villa.

     

    On Sunday, those willing to participate will be able to take part in an urban game entitled ‘The searchers of wooden codes’. There will also be glass painting demonstrations and a visit to a branch of the Tatra Museum – the Highlander house of the Gąsienica Sobczak family – with a highlander guide.

    Tarasewicz's painting at the Expo in Dubai

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    Tarasewicz's painting at the Expo in Dubai
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    A synthesis of the four seasons and light – this is how painter Leon Tarasewicz describes the picture painted for the World Expo 2020 in Dubai.

    The painting, measuring 3.4 by 13.5 meters, will be part of the Podlasie Voivodeship presentation at the Expo.

     

    Originally the presentation was to be called Woodopolis (Drewnopolis), but it was changed to Xylopolis; the leitmotif is wood. The organizers of Xylopolis explain that this presentation is about showing Poland as a country that combines elements of environmental protection and sustainable economic and social development with the preservation of cultural heritage.

     

    Leon Tarasewicz, a well-known and respected painter from the region, has painted a picture which will be included in the temporary exhibitions of the Polish exhibition in Dubai. He created it for two weeks in the hall of the Unihouse company in Bielsk Podlaski. As he said, he chose this place because a work of this height would not fit in his home studio.

     

    “This is part of the pavilion and in such a case, when you design a work for it, on the one hand, this work should stand alone, and on the other hand, you also know that it will be a background for other objects, other showcases that are designed there. I had a plan for this pavilion, so I knew what kind of work is needed. Anyway, this is how I often work with exhibitions, based on a plan,” said the artist.

     

    Referring to the color scheme, he said it was a synthesis of the four seasons and light. “A synthesis of the forest, in different ways with the energy of light interacting, so that this could function as part of this whole exhibition (…). In paintings, not everything is so translatable, one to one, because then the viewer and our intellect would be unnecessary. It is also an intermediate thought that should function between me, the work, the viewer, and other elements of the exhibition”, said Tarasewicz.

     

     

    credits to Bielsk.eu

     

    Expo 2020 in Dubai will be the first World Exhibition organized in an Arab country and, according to the organizers’ announcements, it aspires to become the largest show in history. According to the decision of the World Exhibition Bureau, due to the COVID19 pandemic, EXPO 2020 in Dubai was postponed by a year and will take place between October 1, 2021, and March 31, 2022.

    Greek border alert. A possible repeat of the 2015 migrant crisis?

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    Greek border alert. A possible repeat of the 2015 migrant crisis?
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    Greek border guards are on the alert to prevent a repeat of a wave of mass migrant arrivals like in 2015, the Greek government said, referring to the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan.

    All forces on the border are on alert.  We will not allow a repeat of the scenes of 2015,” government spokesman Jannis Ekonomou said. 
     
    He added that the Greek Foreign Ministry is coordinating efforts to get eight Afghan nationals who worked for Greek forces in Afghanistan out of Afghanistan.  We will not rest until we bring them to our country,” he pointed out. 
     
     During the 2015 migrant crisis, nearly one million people fleeing war in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan arrived on the Greek islands.
     
     Like other European countries, Greece fears that the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan will trigger a renewed migration crisis.

    KGHM: best financial results since 2011

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    KGHM: best financial results since 2011
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    A 100% increase in adjusted EBIDTA, a 32% increase in revenue, a 433% increase in net profit and an 8.6% increase in payable copper production relative to the first half of 2020 – these are KGHM’s best results for the first half of the year in a decade, which the group presented on 18 August at the Warsaw Stock Exchange’s Listings Room.

    “These results please our shareholders, which is obvious, but the employees will also benefit from this increase, as they share in the net profit, so their reward will also be greater,” Marcin Chludziński, President of the Management Board of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A., pointed out.

     

    The net result of PLN 3.7 billion, i.e., PLN 3 billion (more than five times) higher than that recorded in the first half of 2020, was due to an increase in mining and sales and to a higher operating profit margin in all segments of the Group.

     

    “The increase in smelter production is related to increased processing of scrap metal, entry into the closed-loop economy, and abroad it is primarily an increase in mining at our Sierra Gorda mine in Chile,” said Andrzej Kensbok, KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. Vice President, Finance.

     

    The Group’s Atacama Desert mine recorded a 30% increase in payable copper production (51 thousand tonnes) compared to H1 2020, driven by both higher mining output and higher copper content in the ore. Sierra Gorda also increased silver production by 25% (15.6 tonnes).

     

    “We are at a pivotal moment regarding the development of Sierra Gorda. The mine has achieved full financial independence. For the first time, we have positive cash flows into Poland. In the first half of the year, it amounted to almost PLN 500 million” – emphasized Marcin Chludziński

     

    According to Paweł Gruza, Vice President of the Management Board of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. for foreign assets, the very good production and financial results at Sierra Gorda and other foreign assets of the company are due in part to the savings program implemented in the first half of 2020, when copper prices dropped significantly.

     

    “Low prices have forced tough austerity decisions. We managed to maintain this cost discipline through 2020 and we entered the current year with very good cost positions,” explained Paweł Gruza, adding that the savings, combined with an increase in production, the favourable macroeconomic situation and the rising copper prices, transfer into very good financial results.

     

    According to Marcin Chludziński, thanks to optimisation initiatives it was possible to increase output without large financial outlays. “We create value from what has already been invested,” he said and cited the example of the Sierra Gorda mine, where the expansion of the fleet, which sets the ore to the mill, by several dozen cars transfers into output that is several thousand tons higher.

     

     According to the CEO of KGHM, the future belongs to copper and silver.

     

    “The copper price favours us. It is higher than in 2020, 2019 or 2018. And we want to take advantage of this trend. We want to transform the company to respond to this need” – Marcin Chludziński pointed out.

     

    KGHM is planning to build new mines in Poland in the coming years, the output of which will ensure 20-30 years of work for the company, according to Marcin Chludziński.

     

     “We have signed agreements with the Ministry of Environment and Climate for mining use for both Bytom Odrzański and Kulow-Luboszyce. And following these agreements, we are preparing for exploration in new areas” – said Adam Bugajczuk, Vice President of the Management Board of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A. for development.

     

    The copper giant updates its strategy for the coming years. The company’s new strategy assumes transformation towards the exploration of potassium salt deposits, for which there is a very good economic situation, and use of alternative energy sources: photovoltaic, nuclear energy, hydrogen and offshore wind farms.

     

    In 2030, the company plans to use 50 per cent of its energy from its sources, including RES, which will transfer into a reduction in CO2 emissions by 900,000 tonnes. The Sierra Gorda mine will be powered by 100 per cent RES. In Poland, the Group is building a photovoltaic farm with a capacity of 3.14 MW in Legnica.

     

    “Transforming a company means responding better to market needs and demand – and therefore better business in the future,” Marcin Chludzinski emphasized.

    What to do when there is a different price in the store on the shelf and different at the checkout?

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    What to do when there is a different price in the store on the shelf and different at the checkout?
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    Unfortunately, this is a common problem. When we shop and one price is displayed on the shelf and another appears on the cash register receipt. The latter is usually higher. What can the customer do then? FilaryBiznesu website got a comment from the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, which recently fined a large chain of stores for using such practices.

    “Price is one of the most important criteria consumers use when choosing products. It is unacceptable to mislead consumers as to the correct price of goods,” explained Tomasz Chróstny, the President of UOKiK. 

     

    “The price displayed on or near the product should be the prevailing price, and if the price at the cash desk turns out to be higher, the consumer has the right to buy the product at the price that is more favorable for him/her, and about irregularities in displaying prices in a shop he/she may inform the Trade Inspection,” emphasizes Agnieszka Orlińska of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection. 

    Miraculous Painting in Braniewo

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    Miraculous Painting in Braniewo
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    The history of the Sanctuary is connected with the history of the Miraculous Painting – the Throne of Grace – which depicts God the Father holding in His outstretched arms the dead body of His Son stretched on the cross. Next to it are two kneeling and adoring angels, above also two angel heads, the moon, the sun, and the Holy Spirit.

    In 1625, a local painter – probably named Messer – painted a picture of the Holy Trinity. This painting was hung on an oak tree on land that belonged to the Jesuits.

     

    On July 9, 1626, during a Swedish invasion, three Swedish soldiers decided to amuse themselves by shooting at a painting of the Holy Trinity that was hanging on a nearby tree. When three bullets pierced the image, blood flowed from the holes. Information about the miracle immediately spread through the neighborhood. It also reached Prince Wladyslaw, later King of Poland, stationed in nearby Rogites.

     

    At his request, the painting was taken to a Polish camp and then sent to Warsaw. The place where it used to be has become the destination of numerous pilgrimages and prayers of the faithful.

     

    The painting returned to Braniewo and on 12 October 1672, it was ceremoniously brought to a new chapel built in the suburbs. Since then, many healings have taken place at the Miraculous Painting.

     

    The site was frequently visited by pilgrims, so it was decided that the painting needed a more dignified setting. Hence the decision to expand the small chapel into a church.

     

    In 1923, the German Redemptorists became the custodians of the Sanctuary and marked the beginning of a new period in its history. They built a monastery, the building of which refers by its character to the shape of the church in the shape of a cross, they renovated the temple and propagated the cult of the Miraculous Painting.

     

    After 1945 the church was taken over by Polish Redemptorists. They rebuilt the destroyed monastery and restored the sanctuary. The organ, which had suffered greatly during the war, was restored. Repaired the dome damaged by missiles. 

     

    It is one of the two churches in Braniewo that survived the Second World War, and all its altars, organs, pulpit, and other monuments have been preserved. Today, after years of repairs and maintenance, the sanctuary looks almost the same as it did two centuries ago. 

    Pekao has signed an agreement with Wrocław MTC for the issue of bonds for half a billion zlotys

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    Bank Pekao S.A. is organising an issue of bonds to finance Wrocław public transport. The investments planned for the years 2021-2025 include, among others, the modernisation of used trams and the purchase of new ones for the capital of Lower Silesia.

    The agreement, signed on Wednesday in Warsaw, will allow the city to significantly renew Wrocław’s tramlines on which the characteristic blue vehicles run. The value of the bonds issued will amount to PLN 457 million.

     

     

    “These funds will be used for the development of sustainable urban transport,” Jerzy Kwiecinski, vice president of Bank Pekao S.A., who oversees the corporate banking division, said after signing the documents.

     

    Among the investments planned by MTC (Municipal Transport Company) Wrocław is the purchase of 21 air-conditioned, low-floor vehicles, the modernisation of two tram depots, renovation of rectifier stations, modernisation of used cars and the acquisition of new trams to replace the oldest units.

     

     “The ambition of the Mayor of Wroclaw, Jacek Sutryk, and ours, as MPK, is to carry out a wide front of renovation and investment in the next three years.  So that from 2024 the inhabitants of Wrocław and more and more tourists visiting us can enjoy a new, better and sustainable public transport,” said Krzysztof Balawejder, President of the Municipal Transport Company in Wrocław.

     

    Electric trams are an energy-efficient, emission-free and therefore environmentally friendly transport solution. Thus, they perfectly fit into the idea of sustainable development. This was also stressed by Mariusz Noch, Director of the Public Sector Department at PKO BP, the other bank responsible for the bond issue.

     

    “This is a very important agreement for us, not only because of the amount but also for reasons that are part of our bank’s strategy, which is the strategy of sustainable development,” said Mariusz Noch.

     

    The Wrocław authorities intend to intensively develop local transport in the nearest future.

     

    “The city finances MTC, its current expenses, hence Mayor Jacek Sutryk made the decision that we are investing heavily in public transport,” said Marcin Urban, treasurer of the city of Wrocław.

     

    At the same time, he expressed hope that the investments launched thanks to the bond issue would significantly improve the quality of public transport.

     

    “We are glad that Polish cities, Polish local governments can use modern financial instruments – such as the issuance of bonds, also because such undertakings are part of the idea of sustainable development and make the quality of communication better and better,” summed up Pekao Vice-President Jerzy Kwieciński.

    Will a program to build 19 large retention reservoirs be implemented?

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    Will a program to build 19 large retention reservoirs be implemented?
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    The government is planning to launch a multi-year programme for the construction of 19 large retention reservoirs, which will cost 12 billion zlotys – as announced today by Deputy Infrastructure Minister Grzegorz Witkowski during the 9th Forum of Intermodal Transport Fracht

    He added that this solution is expected to protect many farmers from drought and residents from flooding.
     
    “What convinced us to do this?  Racibórz reservoir, which received a flood wave last year.  […]  This reservoir saved Opole, Kędzierzyn, Wrocław,” Witkowski said
     
    According to the Deputy Minister, this programme may become a great opportunity for Polish entrepreneurs, contractors, who could take part in these investments.

    New president of the Polish Football Association

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    New president of the Polish Football Association
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    Cezary Kulesza was elected the new president of the Polish Football Association. He replaced Zbigniew Boniek, who stepped down after two terms. During the convention in Warsaw, he received 92 votes, his rival Marek Kozminski – 23.

    “Thank you for your trust. This is the most important event in my life. I invite everyone to collaborate so we can develop. I promise to work hard, I ask for your support because we are united by football,” Kulesza said to the delegates in a very brief speech.

     

    As a player, Cezary Kulesza played the position of offensive midfielder and striker. He is a graduate of Gwardia Białystok. Later he played in Olimpia Zambrów and Jagiellonia Białystok, in the colours of which he played 14 matches in the highest competition class in Poland. He also appeared in the lost Polish Cup final in the 1988/89 season.

     

    After his sports career ended, he took up business. He founded the record label Greenstar. It brings together the biggest stars of Polish dance music – disco, dance-pop, disco polo. He has also been involved in the real estate and hospitality industries.

     

    Outgoing federation chief Zbigniew Boniek became honorary president of the federation. The election was made by acclamation during the convention in Warsaw.

     

    Boniek has served as the head of the football federation since 26 October 2012. In 2016, he won once again. The term was supposed to end in 2020, but due to the pandemic, it was extended to 2021.

    The wave of immigrants from the East: Interior and Administration Ministry takes new decisions

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    The wave of immigrants from the East: Interior and Administration Ministry takes new decisions
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    Last day, as many as 138 foreigners tried to illegally cross the Polish border from Belarus. Border guards prevented 130 people from doing so, 8 were detained. The Interior Ministry has taken new decisions to limit the influx of immigrants from the east.

    A barbed-wire fence is to be erected along a 150 km long section of the border in Podlasie.  So far, it has been possible to stretch this dam over a distance of 100 kilometres. It was reported that, if necessary, more soldiers would be sent to protect the border – now the guards are supported by 1000 military, as well as police officers from the garrisons of Lublin and Podlasie. 

     

    Poland also cooperates with Lithuania, and at the request of the Lithuanian police, our country will provide support consisting of 50 officers.

     

    Our neighbours, on the other hand, already have border guards operating with a PZL Kania helicopter. 

     

    Since the beginning of the month, over 2100 people have tried to illegally cross the Polish border from Belarus. Over 750 went to our country. 

     

    The Ministry of Interior also reported that over the past month and a half nearly 400 migrants had been sent back from Poland.

     

    The government, in practice, blocks the possibility for foreigners who illegally enter our country to stay in Poland. 

     

    Yesterday the Council of Ministers adopted a draft amendment to the Act on foreigners and the Act on granting protection to foreigners within the territory of the Republic of Poland, prepared by the Ministry of Interior and Administration.

     

    The amendment to the Act on foreigners stipulates, inter alia, that: if a foreigner is caught crossing the border illegally, the decision on his/her return shall be made without reference to the procedures of the Code of Administrative Procedure. Accelerated decisions are to be taken by the competent Chief of the Border Guard. It will be possible to appeal the decision but from abroad.

     

    If, on the other hand, someone applies for refugee status or asylum, there will be no obligation to process such applications if the immigrant has illegally crossed the border, or entered from a country where they were not at risk. These include Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.

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