Polish hotel hotel tycoon launches unusual scheme to tackle falling birth rates
Władysław Grochowski, chairman of Arche Group, one of Poland’s largest property development and hotel chains, has unveiled a novel incentive programme aimed at boosting the country’s declining birth rate. Under the scheme, employees and homebuyers will receive a bonus of 10,000 zł (£2,000) for every child born within five years of purchasing a flat. In […]
Chopin Society UK presents: Jakub Kuszlik
The Chopin Society UK invites you to the next concert of the Year of Polish Pianists, featuring a recital by the outstanding pianist Jakub Kuszlik. Join us in London for an unforgettable evening of exceptional artistry and timeless Polish piano music. Jakub Kuszlik will play an all-Chopin programme: Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849): Waltzes Op. 34 No 1 […]
New Polish language courses to start at Oxford University Language Centre
The Oxford University Language Centre is set to offer Polish language classes for the first time in the 2025/26 academic year, thanks to support from the Polish Embassy. These new courses will add Polish to the Centre’s suite of twelve modern languages and are open not only to students and staff at Oxford, but also […]
Poland commemorates exhumed victims of the Katyń Massacre with state funeral
Funeral ceremonies for the remains of victims of the Katyń massacre took place in Warsaw with a solemn Mass at the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army. Earlier in the day, President Karol Nawrocki laid a wreath at the Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East, paying tribute on the 86th anniversary of […]
Lionel Baier’s ‘The Safe House’ is a cosy homage to family, history and childhood
Based on a biography, The Safe House intertwines the director’s personal experiences with excerpts from a biography and the French history of 1968. In an interview with Tygodnik Przegląd, Lionel Baier spoke about his Polish roots and how he traces back his own heritage through his filmography. This time, in The Safe House, which premiered […]
RAF jets to join NATO Air Defence Mission in Poland
The UK Ministry of Defence announced on Monday that Royal Air Force Typhoon fighters will conduct air defence patrols over Poland as part of NATO’s newly launched Operation Eastern Shield. In its statement, the ministry stressed that Britain’s “commitment to defend every inch of NATO territory remains unwavering.” The deployment follows last week’s incident in […]
President Nawrocki stresses WWII reparations in talks with German leaders
President Karol Nawrocki has said that his meetings with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Chancellor Friedrich Merz focused on the future of the European Union as well as the question of redress for the damage inflicted on Poland during the Second World War. “I emphasised the issues that unite us, but also Poland’s expectations,” he […]
President Karol Nawrocki announces creation of Council for the Polish Diaspora
On Tuesday, President Karol Nawrocki announced plans to establish a Council for the Polish Diaspora and Poles Abroad. He also revealed that the situation of Poles living in Germany had been one of the topics raised during his talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Speaking at a press conference in Paris, the President was asked whether […]
Norwegian economic media: Poland is experiencing unprecedented growth
In its Tuesday edition, the Norwegian daily Finansavisen observed that Poland, once trailing at the bottom of the EU league, has within a few years emerged as a leader of the European economy. Yet this success, the paper predicts, could spell difficulties for countries that only recently were the main destinations for Polish emigrants. Among […]
Prace polskiej artystki na wystawie w Westminster Abbey
W dniach 18-20 września br., w Westminster Abbey, w Londynie, odbędzie się wystawa pt. „Ikony dla Nadziei i Wiary”, zorganizowana przez Brytyjskie Stowarzyszenie Ikonopisarzy. Wśród zaprezentowanych prac członków stowarzyszenia, będzie można także zobaczyć ikony polskich artystów. Wystawie będą towarzyszyć wykłady. Będzie też można zaobserwować na żywo proces pisania ikon. Wśród wystawionych ikon, znajdą się prace […]
