Tokarczuk has received Nobel Prize
During a solemn gala held in Stockholm, Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk received the Nobel Prize for Literature for the year 2018. The gold medal and a diploma were handed over by the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf. The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, wrote a congratulatory letter in which he emphasized the fact that this great achievement and success will take its place in the history of Polish and International Literature. Tokarczuk is the 5th Polish Nobel Prize Winner for Literature. Yesterday, along with Olga Tokarczuk, 13 other laureates received Nobel Prizes in economics, chemistry, physics and medicine.
As the official announcement says – the Swedish academy gave credit to the Polish writer for her ‘narrative imagination which presents crossing borders as a form of life with great passion.
The President of Poland, Andrzej Duda wrote a congratulatory letter in which he emphasized the importance, beauty and the strength of the written word.
The writer has been listed among the favorites of the Nobel Prize for years. Olga Tokarczuk is the 5th Polish Nobel Prize Winner in Literature. The Nobel Prize in Literature has been received earlier by Władysław Reymont, Henryk Sienkiewicz, Czesław Miłosz and Wisława Szymborska. Aside from fame, the Nobel Prize contains a cash prize – 3 and a half million Polish zlotych.
Wojciechowski against CAP budget reduction
Janusz Wojciechowski, new Commissioner for Agriculture, proclaimed on Tuesday defence of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and actions against its cost reduction.
Janusz Wojciechowski, EU Commissioner for Agriculture, participated on Tuesday in Brussels in a conference on the perspectives of agriculture in the EU. According to him, the new tasks facing EU agriculture require additional help. Relating to the CAP budget, Wojciechowski repeated that he would make every effort to defend it against all attempts to cut it. – We have a draft budget prepared by the former EC, which is supported by the new EC. The decision regarding the new budget belongs to the member countries. My role is to defend the agriculture budget – he said. On Wednesday, the European Commission will provide detailed information on the European Green Deal, a key EU project that is heading by energy, industrial and economic transformation towards EU climate neutrality by 2050. – If we expect a larger contribution of European agriculture to the European Green Deal, a bigger input into agriculture is needed – he said, adding that these two things tie together completely.
Born to the saber
The history of the saber and its impact on the history of Poland is the subject of the film “Born to the saber”, which was shown on Tuesday on “History” television. Feature-documentary story by Paweł Deląg presents saber symbolism, noble traditions and Polish myths on this subject.
The Polish saber is inherent in the nobility culture. She was surrounded with exceptional reverence and respect. Sabers were consecrated, passed from father to son along with the tradition of family glory associated with it. Legend has it that sons were baptized on the crossed sabers, and the captured ones were passed along with the banners as an offering to God – in this way the “History” channel encourages watching the film. “History” is an American television station (formerly The History Channel), which has been broadcasting in Poland since 2008. The film was directed by Paweł Deląg, who also played the role of Jan Jerlicz.
Lotos Kolej trains train drivers
Professional trainings for train drivers on the Dragon 2 locomotive simulator began at Lotos Kolej in Gdańsk on Monday. The machine cost about PLN 1.5 million. It will improve the skills of over 400 train drivers working in the company.
In the simulator, which accurately reflects the locomotive’s cabin, you can recreate the conditions of train movement close to real. In addition, the classes carried out on the device allow you to check the driver’s reactions in emergencies that may actually occur, e.g. car entry on a rail crossing. Lotos Kolej currently employs over 400 train drivers and is the second largest rail freight carrier in Poland in terms of transport performance, as well as a leader in the transport of dangerous goods. At present, the company trains 22 future train drivers for its own needs. There is a high demand for train drivers because the average age of train drivers in the company is over 55 years.