The long-awaited Baltic Pipe was officially inaugurated
On Tuesday 27 September, Polish President Andrzej Duda participated in the inauguration ceremony of the Baltic Pipe pipeline together with the prime ministers of Poland and Denmark, Mateusz Morawiecki, and Mette Frederiksen. The ceremony took place in the gas compressor station of the northwestern Polish town of Brudno. Heads of government from Poland and Denmark […]
Exibition ‘Seeing Auschwitz – a visual journey through the crimes the German tried to hide’
You can now get tickets for the captivating photography exhibition ‘Seeing Auschwitz’, coming to London this October. The past is never truly forgotten, but the passing of time can warp words and dim memories, which is why the photography displayed at ‘Seeing Auschwitz’ is so crucial. Taken at the largest German Nazi extermination and concentration camp of World […]
“Poland should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize”, says the US Ambassador to Warsaw
In an interview given to the Polish Press Agency, American ambassador to Warsaw Mark Brzezinski expressed the opinion that the people of Poland should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their outstanding efforts in helping their Ukrainian neighbours. “In Poland, we saw the rapid mobilisation of Poles to help refugees in the face of […]
The NHS encourages the Polish community of London to use its free bowel cancer screening kit
NHS London launched a life-saving campaign to encourage Polish communities across London to take a free NHS bowel cancer screening test to see if they may have bowel cancer. “A home test kit is a safe way to test. You can do it at home, in an intimate and comfortable atmosphere,” – Professor Brian Saunders, […]
Liz Truss wants to soften immigration rules to boost economic growth
The UK government announced its willingness to loosen post-Brexit immigration rules to meet British employers’ demand for workers and stimulate economic growth in the country. The UK has been struggling with a labour shortage for a long time. Last month, two million job vacancies were reported in the country, and the social services sector tried […]
The pound hits a record low against the dollar following the UK’s largest tax cut in 50 years
The pound has fallen to a record low against the dollar as markets react to the UK’s biggest tax cuts in half a century. The pound has also been under rising pressure due to the strength of the dollar. Sterling exchange rates have been significantly losing value since the announcement of the mini-budget and Chancellor […]
KUL ogłasza nabór dla Polonii i Polaków za granicą
Szkolenia z opieki nad przewlekle chorymi i opieki paliatywnej, poradnictwa i strategii wspierających, profilaktyki zachowań ryzykownych, nowych mediów i komunikacji; kultury polskiej oraz teologii i biblistyki – to oferta edukacyjna Studium Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego Jana Pawła II dla Polonii i Polaków za granicą. Trwa rekrutacja na zajęcia, które ruszą jeszcze jesienią. Wszystkie zajęcia w ramach […]
A Hero to remember – P/O Włodzimierz M. Samoliński, one of Churchill’s Few
Włodzimierz Michał Czech Samoliński was born on 14th October 1916 in Poznań, Poland and enlisted in the Polish Air Force. After training at the flying school at Dęblin he was appointed as 2/Lt. to Fighter Squadron 122 on 15th October 1938. After the German invasion he escaped and joined the Polish airmen congregating in Romania. […]
“We are the descendants of the Anders army” – our interview with Chris Vickers from 7 Regiment RLC
Although the 7Regiment perpetuates the tradition of the Anders army, including vivid patriotism and the defence of freedom, the military unit remains ill-known across the UK. On the regiment’s official page, it can be read that highly trained soldiers “are ready to deploy anywhere at any time to meet a variety of challenges ranging from […]
Norman Davies: Fryderyk Chopin – Poet of the Piano, Citizen of the World
Professor Norman Davies, the eminent British historian, has written an essay on Frederic Chopin on the occasion of the forthcoming Chopin Festival in London. The Festival will take place over the weekend of the 15th/16th of October 2022 at the Polish Social and Cultural Centre POSK in London, and it will be a celebration of Poland’s […]
