Królowa Elżbieta II nie chciała, by pogrzeb Filipa był zwolniony z restrykcji
Brytyjski rząd zaoferował Elżbiecie II zniesienie restrykcji covidowych na czas pogrzebu jej męża, księcia Filipa, tak, by więcej osób mogło w nim uczestniczyć. Królowa odmówiła, gdyż byłoby to nie fair wobec innych – ujawnił w czwartek magazyn „Private Eye”. Zgodnie z obowiązującymi wówczas zasadami, w pogrzebach mogło brać udział maksymalnie 30 żałobników, a w stypach […]
Poland commemorates the 159th anniversary of the January Uprising
In the mid 19th century, the European continent was relatively quiet as regards to international conflicts. Russia had been weakened by its Crimean war and had introduced a more liberal attitude in its internal politics. This encouraged Poland’s patriotic movements to organise strikes against their Russian occupiers from the spring of 1863. The uprising was […]
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński: a romantic poet and fighter for Polish freedom
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński was born on the 21st of January 1921 in Warsaw as the son of a teacher Stefania and the famous interwar literary critic Stefan Baczyński. Baczyński started writing poems as a teenager. In high school, he belonged to the secret radical socialist group Spartakus as well as to the scouting movement. In […]
Polish-Swedish company creates first European passenger drone
A Polish-Swedish company has become the first in Europe (and one of the first in the world) to create a commercially available passenger drone. The particularity of “octocopter” Jetson ONE is that it can be bought and flown by anyone. The creators of this futuristic engine are the Pole Tomasz Patan and the Swede Peter […]
British company creates robot with hyperrealistic facial features
The British company Engineerd Arts Ltd., which specialises in the creation of entertainment humanoid robots, created an impressive new machine called Ameca. The Ameca prototype was recently showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The journalists present at the event could have a chat with the humanoid robot about the event. Despite […]
Wincenty Witos, Polish Prime Minister and leader of the Polish People’s Party, was born 148 years ago
Wincenty Witos grew up in the countryside of Southern Poland in the late 19th century under Austrian rule. He got politically involved already as a teenager. At the age of nineteen, he published his first newspaper article in the Przyjaciel Ludu („Friend of the People”). He then joined the Polish People’s party in 1895. In […]
10-lecie Zakładu Dydaktyki Polonijnej PUNO
W sobotę 22 stycznia br. Zakład Dydaktyki Polonijnej PUNO będzie obchodził 10-lecie swojej działalności na rzecz szkolnictwa polskiego za granicą. Dołącz do spotkania na Zoom. Osoby zainteresowane udziałem proszone są o kontakt: zdp@puno.org.uk Program: 17.00 – Powitanie prof. dr inż. Tomasz J. Kaźmierski – rektor PUNO 17.15 – 17.45 Wykład Jubileuszowy „By nie brakło słów, […]
Spotkanie autorskie z Wojciechem Filabrem, autorem książek o Misiu Wojtku
Wojciech Filaber jest polsko-brytyjskim autorem książek dla dorosłych i dzieci, mieszkającym w Londynie. Jego dorobek pisarski jest imponujący. Wydał, między innymi, serię książek związanych z walkami 2. Polskiego Korpusu gen. Władysława Andersa oraz losami Misia Wojtka: ‘’Niedźwiedź wojny’’, ‘’The Heroes of Monte Cassino’’, ‘’The Shepherds of Monte Cassino’’ and ‘’War Bear’’. W niedziele 23.01.2022, Wojciech Filaber […]
UK government to facilitate work in agriculture for foreigners
The government announced that it will offer 30,000 visas for workers coming to the UK for up to six months to collect flowers, vegetables and fruit. In the future, this number is expected to increase to 40,000. British authorities warned that from the beginning of 2023, the number of visas will start to decline. They […]
Bank Pocztowy extends its contract with MoneyGram for 5 more years
The Polish commercial Bank Pocztowy extended its contract with MoneyGram for another 5 years. Thanks to this agreement, the bank’s branches will still be able to send and receive money from 200 countries across the world. Bank Pocztowy has been cooperating with MoneyGram since 2008. As a result, approximately half a million money transfers are […]
