Polish LOT was named the third-best airline in the world
Poland’s national carrier LOT Polish Airlines was awarded a place on this podium of the prestigious AirHelp Score ranking for 2023. The AirHelp Score assesses the best airlines in the world every year. Last year, LOT Polish Airlines was ranked in the 15th position, which already represented a good achievement. It could be said that […]
„Poland was right about the Russian threat” – NATO’s General James Everard at the conference „Poland’s support for Ukraine”
Organised on 27 November 2023, the conference 'Poland’s support for Ukraine’, dedicated to the extraordinary scale of Poland’s assistance to Ukraine, gathered a large number of guests in the prestigious One Whitehall hall in the British capital. Politicians, representatives of the diplomatic corps of the UK, Ukraine, France, Italy and other countries, members of the […]
The Kraków Christmas market was ranked as the best in Europe
The Christmas market of Kraków was elected as the best in Europe in a ranking published last month by Christmas Tree World, Britain’s main seller of Christmas trees. The criteria taken into account included cities’ markets popularity on social media (TikTok and Instagram), the affordability of the accommodation, and the number of annual Google searches. […]
A Polish couple was awarded by the UN for sheltering 14,000 Ukrainian refugees
Władysław Grochowski and his wife Lena became the first Poles to receive the Nansen Refugee Award for Europe from the United Nations. The prestigious prize was given to them for having provided accommodation to several thousand Ukrainian refugees in their hotel chain since the outbreak of the war. As it can be read on its […]
Hubert Hurkacz was nominated for the ATP Sportsmanship Award 2023
Hubert Hurkacz has had a remarkable 2023 season, perhaps even his best ever so far. His achievements have just been acknowledged by the ATP who nominated him for the prestigious Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. The latter is given at the end of each season to a player who „has maintained the highest level of professionalism […]
Polscy oficerowie po długiej tułaczce wracają do domu
6 grudnia 2023 r. na Cmentarzu Wojskowym na warszawskich Powązkach spoczną doczesne szczątki dwóch wybitnych polskich oficerów z czasów II Rzeczypospolitej. Będą to legendarny obrońca Tobruku generał Stanisław Kopański oraz aktywny działacz polskiej emigracji podpułkownik Stefan Eichler. Uroczystość będzie miała charakter państwowy. Prochy zasłużonych dla Polski oficerów oraz ich małżonek zostaną sprowadzone z Wielkiej Brytanii. […]
Miś Wojtek – najsłynniejszy kapral Polskich Sił Zbrojnych
Wojtek spod Monte Cassino Przeszedł z żołnierzami generała Władysława Andersa dziesiątki tysięcy kilometrów od Persji przez Bliski Wschód, Półwysep Apeniński aż po Wielką Brytanię. Jego wizerunek zdobił mundury kompanii, która go przygarnęła. Dzielił los tych, którzy wyszli z sowieckiej Rosji jako armia niewolników, a pod Monte Cassino, Ankoną i w Bolonii stali się armią zwycięzców. […]
“We have to maintain pressure on Russia” – says Jadwiga Emilewicz
In an interview she recently gave to Visegrad24, Poland’s Plenipotentiary for Polish-Ukrainian relations Jadwiga Emilewicz spoke about the urgent need for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. “Ukraine wants to be back to its shape before 2014” – she explained. Emilewicz criticised the approach of most Western European elites which underestimated the threat coming from […]
15-year-old Polish student emerges as World Chess Champion
Jakub Seemann, a young chess enthusiast hailing from Poland, has clinched the title of Under-16 FIDE Open World Youth Champion. Securing an impressive score of 9.5 out of 11, he not only gained 24.1 rating points but also exhibited a notable performance rating of 2602. At just 15 years old, Jakub Seemann, a student at […]
The political struggle over the Ulma beatification
Perhaps the most dangerous civilian activity of WWII, the effort to hide Jews from occupying German forces, resulted in the heroic deaths of around 6000 Poles. Many of those involved were acting on behalf of the active Polish Underground State, formally under the control of the Polish Government-in-Exile. It was under their umbrella that the […]
