Poland will build its first nuclear power plant
Poland adopted a resolution on the construction of large-scale nuclear power plants on the Baltic coast. The project is to be conducted by the Polish Nuclear Power Plant in cooperation with Westinghouse Nuclear. The power plant is to be based on the American technology of AP1000 reactors. https://twitter.com/PEJ_PL/status/1587810987155021824?s=20&t=l-uSAVqVvwEFR594lBIT0g By investing in nuclear energy, Warsaw sought […]
Poland is building a barbed-wire fence along its border with Russia
Poland launched the construction of a 2.5-meter barbed-wire fence along its 210-kilometre-long border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. Such a decision was made because of Warsaw’s concern regarding national security. The barrier aims to prevent illegal border crossings by African and Asian migrants. https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1587712432922939394?s=20&t=e0YwBftWh6JVCoqiJ4sNuQ As reported by ABC News, a spokesman for the Border […]
A documentary about the murder of Libby Squire was released
On 20 March 2019, a fisherman in the Humber Estuary discovered the remains of Libby Squire’s body. The 21-year-old student from Hull had been missing for seven weeks. Around a week after her disappearance, a young Pole named Pawel Relowicz, 26, was arrested. Examinations found semen in Squire’s body, which matched that of the suspect. […]
Guardian Angels 80th Anniversary of Flag Ceremony in Exeter
Polska wersja poniżej Discover the fascinating story of the 307 Squadron at this special anniversary event. Join us on Tuesday 15th November (307 Squadron Day) to honour the Polish 307 Squadron. It will mark the 80th anniversary of when the squadron presented the city of Exeter with the Polish flag in a sign of international […]
Poland’s faithful friend: Pál Teleki
One is immediately drawn to Pál Teleki (1879-1941) when thinking about the centuries-long Polish-Hungarian friendship. He was one of the most important Hungarian politicians in the 20th century and remains considered a symbol of good relations between Magyars and Poles. Teleki served as PM twice in the interwar period. During his first time in office […]
Polish airmen in the Battle of Britain in 7 words
The Battle of Britain was one of the Allies’ first and most significant victories over Nazi Germany during WWII. Polish airmen considerably contributed to its success. In June 1940, Hitler felt unstoppable. He took over France in no time and turned his attention to Britain. His Luftwaffe launched an attack against the UK’s Royal Air […]
“Halloween” and its Christian origins
Halloween has been a popular tradition across the West for quite some time. People dress up for the occasion, and children play trick-or-treat or decorate pumpkins. Although 31 October isn’t formally a holiday, it’s been widely accepted as the date of Halloween in our part of the world. Many believe that this feast originates from […]
Ignacy Daszyński was a Polish pre-war politician who championed both patriotism and socialism
Few people impacted Polish politics in the early 20th century, such as Ignacy Daszyński. He was a socialist politician, journalist, and briefly Prime Minister of the Second Polish Republic’s first government. He was one of the founders of the Polish Social Democratic Party (PPSD), which later became the Polish Socialist Party (PPS). He advocated for […]
Podniebne starcie o Anglię
10 lipca 1940 roku rozpoczęła się słynna bitwa o Anglię, na której zwycięstwo znaczny wpływ mieli polscy lotnicy. To ich bohaterska postawa pozwoliła pokonać nalot Luftwaffe, niemieckich sił powietrznych. „Gdyby Polska nie stanęła po naszej stronie w tamtych dniach […] płomień wolności mógłby zgasnąć jak świeca na wietrze” – skomentowała po latach królowa Elżbieta II. […]
Great success of the Chopin Festival in London
During the last weekend, London lived the music of our national composer. This came about because of Janusz Sikora-Sikorski, who organised an exceptional and prestigious 2-day Chopin Festival at the heart of Polish life in London – the Polish Cultural Centre “POSK”. Excellent pianists from Poland, Great Britain and the Ukraine participated in this Chopin […]
