Polish FM Radosław Sikorski becomes an honorary fellow of Oxford Pembroke College
Polish Foreign Affairs Minister Radosław Sikorski, a graduate of Pembroke College at Oxford University, became the first Pole in history to receive an honorary fellowship. Sikorski was granted the honorary fellowship for his outstanding political career (Sikorski served as Poland’s defence and foreign minister and MEP for many years), his contribution to international affairs and […]
Dr Eugeniusz Łazowski – “The Polish Schindler” who saved Jews by faking typhus epidemic
After the German aggression of Poland and the start of the 2 World War, Dr Lazowski was mobilised and travelled to Brest in the eastern Borderlands of the country. He was first arrested by the Soviets but was able to escape transport to Siberia. When he returned to Poland he was arrested by the Germans. […]
Italian journalist: „Still not enough education about Poles who saved Jews during the Holocaust”
On 24 March Poland commemorates the National Day of Remembrance for Poles Saving Jews under German occupation. According to Italian journalist Manuela Tulli, co-author of a book about the Ulma family, there is still little information in the public space about Poles saving Jews during the Holocaust. Manuela Tulli is a journalist for the Italian […]
KL Dachau – The world’s largest cemetery of the clergy
The extermination of the clergy was part of the Reich’s policy aimed at denationalising German-occupied countries. KL Dachau became the center of the extermination of the clergy. Among about 2,800 priests imprisoned there, Poles constituted the largest group (1,780). 868 Polish priests lost their lives in inhuman conditions. The camp reality of the clergy Transports […]
Power station fire jams London Heathrow Airport
London Heathrow Airport will be closed from midnight Friday to Saturday (21 March) due to an electrical substation fire, the airport’s press service announced. The incident means major disruption for passengers. Thousands of homes are also left without power as a result of the fire. A spokesperson for London Heathrow Airport has warned that passengers […]
Minister Sikorski in London: The Polish-British relations flourish
Yesterday, the head of Polish diplomacy began a four-day visit to the UK. On that day, he met with Foreign Minister David Lammy. At a press briefing, he stressed that he also spoke with the British Prime Minister’s security adviser Johnathan Powell. “The Polish-British relations are flourishing, just as Polish-British trade is flourishing. Our compatriots […]
300-year-old Polish beech tree from Lower Silesia chosen the European Tree of the Year 2025
The beech tree called “Serce Wzgórza Dalkowskich” from Dalków in Lower Silesia became the European Tree of the Year 2025. The title was announced by an environment group Klub Gaja, who coordinated the competition in Poland. Second place went to the large-leafed fig tree from Portugal and third to the pine tree from Spain. The […]
Konferencja w Londynie „Stop Hate. Motivate!”
Już w najbliższy weekend, w dniach 22–23 marca 2025 roku, w Londynie odbędzie się wyjątkowa konferencja w ramach kampanii społecznej „Nie hejtuję-motywuję” pod hasłem „STOP HATE! MOTIVATE!”. Wydarzenie to ma na celu edukację, wsparcie psychologiczne oraz wzmacnianie poczucia własnej wartości, a także przeciwdziałanie mowie nienawiści. Konferencja została objęta Patronatem Honorowym Ambasadora Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w Zjednoczonym […]
Polish finance minister visits Britain to discuss joint defence funding initiatives
Finance Minister Andrzej Domański told Sky News that Europe is undoubtedly seeing an awakening in terms of increasing defence spending. He added that the change in Europe came after the Munich Security Conference. “Europe has to be present at the peace talks,” said Minister Domański, referring to the ongoing peace talks between the US, Ukraine […]
Elżbieta Zawacka, aka „Zo” – legendary AK courier and the only female among Silent Unseen
Elżbieta Zawacka was the only woman to join the ranks of the Polish elite troops of Silent Unseen that were trained in Britain and later parachuted back to Poland to uphold the resistance against German occupation. Elżbieta Zawacka was born on 19 March 1909 in Toruń. She studied mathematics at the University of Poznań. After […]
