„Czuję się Polakiem i jestem z tego dumny” – Nasz wywiad z Janem Lisieckim, wybitnym polskim pianistą z Kanady
29-letni Jan Lisiecki to urodzony w Kanadzie pianista klasyczny polskiego pochodzenia. Urodził się w Calgary w Kanadzie, a studiował w Toronto. Jan ma polskich rodziców, koncertuje na całym świecie, posiada polski paszport, płynnie mówi po polsku i zawsze podkreśla, że czuje się Polakiem. W swojej ponad dziesięcioletniej karierze ściśle współpracował z czołowymi orkiestrami i dyrygentami […]
Eurostat: Poland is the EU’s fastest-growing economy in 2024 2nd quarter
Poland’s GDP in the second quarter of 2024 grew the most of all EU countries. Although it is good news for Poland, the slow development of other EU countries may affect Polish exports. Poland remains the EU leader with 4% GDP growth ahead of Cyprus (3,7%) and Spain (2,9%). The GDP growth above 1% was […]
President Stefan Starzyński – the heroic defender of Warsaw under German siege
Stefan Starzyński was the president of pre-war Warsaw. When taking office he was calm with promises. Still, during his administration, the capital developed its sewer systems, built the great National Museum and re-created the wall in the Old Town. Starzyński could, and according to his orders, leave Warsaw in 1939. He refused and stayed with […]
The Standard: Polish AI unicorn ElevenLabs opens worldwide HQ in London
ElevenLabs is among the UK’s most valuable AI startups. Now, the company decided to open its worldwide headquarters in central London, namely Soho’s Wardour Street. The site will also include an open space for other startups that operate in the same branch. ElevenLabs develops AI-powered audio in different languages. The site will open to be […]
VII Światowy Kongres Rodzin Polonijnych odbędzie się w Brukseli
VII Światowy Kongres Rodzin Polonijnych odbędzie się w tym roku w Brukseli w dniach 23-25 sierpnia. „Zapraszam bardzo serdecznie” – zachęcił delegat Konferencji Episkopatu Polski ds. Duszpasterstwa Emigracji Polskiej bp Piotr Turzyński. „Od kilku lat staramy się z Polonijną Radą Rodziny i innymi pomocniczymi organizacjami i instytucjami pomagać małżonkom, rodzinom żyjącym na emigracji, pokazywać wartość […]
King Jan III Sobieski and the Battle of Vienna that saved Christian Europe
Jan III Sobieski was born on 17 August 1629 in a family estate of Olesko in today’s Ukraine. He served as a hetman (general) in several great wars of Polish history and became the king of Rzeczpospolita in 1674. The 22 years of his reign brought stabilisation after wars with Sweden and Cossack uprisings in […]
Polish PM: Poland will officially seek to host the Olympic Games
Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that his government will officially make an effort to bring the Olympic Games to Poland. The idea was met with mixed comments from politicians and the media, mostly because of other urgent spending such as military modernisation, energy transformation and transport infrastructure. A realistic perspective [for Poland to organise Olympic […]
Marian Rejewski – the mastermind behind breaking the Enigma code
Marian Rejewski was a key Polish cryptologist who helped break the German Enigma code. Although he put years of work into the final result, Rejewski and other Poles remain in the shade of Alan Turing who was able to use their accomplishment and finally decode the Enigma used by Wehrmacht. Marian Rejewski was born on […]
Cemetery dating back more than 4,000 years discovered in Poland
A burial site from the turn of the Neolithic and Bronze Ages has been discovered in Parkoszowice, Małopolska. This fascinating discovery was made by accident, during construction work on a short section of the S7. Representatives of various cultures and tribes settled in the vicinity of Krakow thousands of years ago. The latest archaeological research, […]
Polish Armed Forces Day – time when tradition meets modern military
The Polish Armed Forces Day is celebrated on 15 August, to commemorate the last great victory of the Polish Army against the Bolshevik offensive on Warsaw in 1920. The Battle of Warsaw, sometimes called the Miracle of Vistula, changed the course of history and saved Europe from the spread of the communist revolution. Lord Edgar […]
