Badanie: prawie połowa uchodźców w Polsce chce wrócić na Ukrainę, 17 proc. planuje pozostać
Prawie połowa ukraińskich uchodźców przebywających w Polsce chce wrócić na Ukrainę, jak tylko zakończy się wojna, 17 proc. planuje pozostać na stałe – wynika z badań ankietowych, przeprowadzonych przez zespół z Interdyscyplinarnego Laboratorium Badania Wojny w Ukrainie. Od początku wybuchu wojny na Ukrainie od 24 lutego 2022 r do 3 maja 2022 r. z powodu […]
Nearly half of refugees in Poland want to return to Ukraine, says new report
Nearly half of Ukrainian refugees staying in Poland want to return to Ukraine as soon as the war ends, while 17 percent of them plan to stay permanently, according to surveys conducted by a team from the Interdisciplinary War in Ukraine Research Laboratory. After the war in Ukraine broke out, from February 24, 2022, to […]
A Pole to serve a minimum of 20 years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend
A 25-year-old Pole, Dawid Łukasz Miętus, has been sentenced by a court in Newry in Northern Ireland to a minimum sentence of 20 years in prison for the murder of his 20-year-old girlfriend Patrycja Wyrebek nearly two years ago. The murder took place in August 2020 in Newry, where the couple had been living under […]
Jarosław Kaczyński has quit the Polish government to focus on his party amid upcoming elections
Rumours regarding a potential withdrawal of Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński from the government have grown loud in the past weeks. They have been confirmed earlier this week. The leader of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party told the media that his mission as a Deputy Prime Minister with oversight over the defence, […]
We have only 100 days left to spend our paper £20 and £50 notes
This summer, people residing in the UK are encouraged to launch a hunt for their paper banknotes. From the 30th of September, £20 and £50 notes will be replaced by plastic versions, just like the £5 and £10 notes, the Bank of England announced. People in possession of these paper notes are invited to deposit […]
Polish universities climb to the highest ever position in the latest QS World University Ranking
The newest edition of the prestigious QS World University Ranking reveals that Poland’s two most renowned universities now occupy their highest-ever positions, joining the select group of the 300 best universities in the world for the first time. The University of Warsaw climbed from the 308th this year to the 284th position, while the Jagiellonian […]
“I am proud to be a British Pole”, says George Byczynski following #PolishHeritageDays – VIDEO
The Polaron citizenship company organised a webinar on the occasion of the “Polish Heritage in the UK”. George Byczynski, editor-in-chief of British Poles and founder of the British Polish Law Association, spoke with Eva Hussain from Polaron about the history of Polish immigrants in the UK, their legacy, and the future of the Polish diaspora. […]
Jan Kochanowski’s statue unveiling in Stratford-upon-Avon
The Polish Cultural Institute in London, in partnership with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, will unveil a new statue of Renaissance Polish Poet and Shakespeare’s contemporary Jan Kochanowski in the sculpture garden at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage in Stratford-upon-Avon on Saturday 25 June 2022. The statue sculpted by Wycombe artist Andrew Lilley is due to be unveiled […]
The new UK army chief addresses British troops, saying they “must be capable of defeating Russia”
In the midst of the war in Ukraine, which has been lasting for four months already, the new chief of the British army has told his troops that they must „prepare to fight in Europe once again„. General Sir Patrick Sanders took up his position on the 20th of June. As BBC reports, he addressed […]
Ukrainian teenager hailed as a national hero for using his drone to pinpoint a Russian convoy
A Ukrainian teenager made himself famous for spotting a Russian convoy approaching his town via his own drone. By doing so, he managed to provide valuable real-time positional information, which allowed Ukrainian artillery to destroy it. After confirming the Russian convoy’s position, the young man passed the information along to his father, who in turn […]
