You do not need some incredible diploma to achieve your dreams
Monika Ciesiełkiewicz is a Polish milliner who worked for several years for the most renown hat designer in the world: Philip Treacy. She creates hats for royal families and stars such as Lady Gaga, Kate Moss or Tina Turner. British Poles contacted her to offer its readers an exclusive interview with this leading figure of […]
Przylot na Wyspy od 11 lutego: zaszczepieni bez testów, a niezaszczepieni bez kwarantanny
Rząd brytyjski wprowadza kolejne znaczące zmiany w zasadach podróżowania. Ogłosił je wczoraj w Parlamencie minister transportu Grant Shapps. Całości jego wypowiedzi można posłuchać tutaj (w języku angielskim). Nowe przepisy wchodzą w życie o godzinie 4 rano 11 lutego. Osoby zaszczepione Nie ma konieczności wykonywania testów przed i po przyjeździe. Obowiązuje jedynie wypełnienie formularza lokalizacyjnego tzw. “locator […]
Almost 7,5 million passengers travelled via the Warsaw Chopin airport in 2021
In 2021, the Warsaw Chopin Airport handled almost 7.5 million passengers, which represents an increase of 36 per cent compared to 2020. As reported in an official press release, the Chopin Airport served exactly 7,473,734 passengers in 2021. „In 2021, Chopin Airport managed to cross the border of one million passengers three times in one […]
The BBC promotes Kraków’s Nowa Huta neighbourhood
In a recent article published by BBC Travel, we can read about Krakow’s Nowa Huta neighbourhood, the “city that went from communism to capitalism”. The news outlet draws attention to this specific Polish city built in the aftermath of WWII in a Socialist Realist fashion. Nowa Huta was aimed to be an ideal, a utopian […]
The UK provides Ukraine with defensive military support amid Russian threat
British military aid has reached Ukraine, the local Ministry of Defense informed, presenting photos from the arrival of the equipment. The new equipment is to help Ukraine against a potential military invasion from its Eastern neighbour, Russia. UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace told MPs a small team of British troops would also be sent to […]
Iga Świątek reaches the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time
On Monday, Iga Świątek qualified for the quarter-finals of the Australian Open for the first time in her (young) career. The Polish tennis star had to struggle against the Romanian Sorana-Mihaela Cristea. Things did not start well for Iga as she was quickly broken and led 2-0. However, she managed to break back soon after […]
New biometric checks at EU border in Dover, Kent, to cause miles-long traffic jams
At the end of September, the European Union’s new Entry/Exit System (EES) comes into effect. From that moment, passengers from non-EU countries will have to carry out biometric checks at the border. Port of Dover and GetLink, the group operating the Channel Tunnel, believe that passengers will have to leave their vehicles to do facial […]
„Passports For Life”: A discussion on the Ładoś Group
Join Monika Maniewska, Pilecki Institute and member of the International Committee of the Ładoś Group with historian Roger Moorhouse About this event Talk and Panel Discussion with Monika Maniewska, Pilecki Institute researcher and member of the International Committee of the Ładoś Group and Roger Moorhouse, Historian 80 years ago, in 1941, in Bern, Switzerland, Polish […]
Liz Truss announces the establishment of a new trilateral format including the UK, Poland, and Ukraine
Last week, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss spoke at the Lowy Institute in Sydney about how threats to freedom, democracy and the rule of law are global, and why nations like the UK and Australia have to respond together. “The Kremlin hasn’t learned the lessons of history. They dream of recreating the Soviet Union, or a […]
Will Boris Johnson resign over the partygate scandal? Anti-Johnson protests continue throughout January
On 30th November, Daily Mirror reported on a secret lockdown Christmas party organised at Number 10 Downing Street as strict Covid-19 restrictions were in full effect due to a dangerous virus surge. The party scandal led to further allegations against the Prime Minister and his staff over the continuous breaking of gathering restrictions and social […]
