UK Export Finance will support the export of air defence systems to Poland
“The UK government supports the export of air defence systems and associated goods and services (the 'NAREW Programme’) by the UK and Polish defence companies MBDA UK Limited and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa,” the Export Finance informed in a press statement. The decision will mean that the UKEF (United Kingdom Export Finance) will have to increase […]
„Czuję się Polakiem i jestem z tego dumny” – Nasz wywiad z Janem Lisieckim, wybitnym polskim pianistą z Kanady
29-letni Jan Lisiecki to urodzony w Kanadzie pianista klasyczny polskiego pochodzenia. Urodził się w Calgary w Kanadzie, a studiował w Toronto. Jan ma polskich rodziców, koncertuje na całym świecie, posiada polski paszport, płynnie mówi po polsku i zawsze podkreśla, że czuje się Polakiem. W swojej ponad dziesięcioletniej karierze ściśle współpracował z czołowymi orkiestrami i dyrygentami […]
VII Światowy Kongres Rodzin Polonijnych odbędzie się w Brukseli
VII Światowy Kongres Rodzin Polonijnych odbędzie się w tym roku w Brukseli w dniach 23-25 sierpnia. „Zapraszam bardzo serdecznie” – zachęcił delegat Konferencji Episkopatu Polski ds. Duszpasterstwa Emigracji Polskiej bp Piotr Turzyński. „Od kilku lat staramy się z Polonijną Radą Rodziny i innymi pomocniczymi organizacjami i instytucjami pomagać małżonkom, rodzinom żyjącym na emigracji, pokazywać wartość […]
British Pole fights off an attack by 6 thugs on motorbikes
A man was attacked by a gang of 6 thugs on motorcycles. He was pushed off the road and one of the attackers, armed with what looked to be a hammer, wanted to steal his bike. Fortunately, the man was able to use pepper spray to scare off the thieves. The video was published on […]
The best-known wedding during the Warsaw Uprising – the story of Agnieszka i Bolesław Biega
Bolesław Biega (“Pałąk”), and Agnieszka Treutler (“Jarmuż”) married during the Warsaw Uprising. The ceremony in battle conditions was famously captured on film, making the couple one of the most iconic participants of the Warsaw Uprising. Bolesław was born in Warsaw, in 1922, to the Polish diplomat Bolesław Biega and his British wife, Marjorie Thomas. They […]
Europe’s first large lithium-ion battery recycling plant opens in Poland
Poland’s Elemental has opened Europe’s first large-scale lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Zawiercie. The plant is seen as a European leader and is designed to become a zero-emission facility in the next few years. The idea behind the investment is to keep the Asian-made batteries in Europe and significantly shorten the recycling process and secure […]
Halina Konopacka – the first Polish Olympic champion who evacuated gold from Poland in WW2
Konopacka was the first Polish athlete to win Olympic gold for Poland after the country returned to the map of Europe in 1918. She set several world records and was a symbol of Polish sports excellence. Her wartime service to Poland crowned the biography of one of the most important Polonia Restiuta cross recipients. She […]
Polish ambassador to the UK reprimands the Times over Polish name diacritics
The Polish Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Prof. Piotr Wilczek commented on a recent article in the Times that described the amazing performance of the young Polish Opera star Jakub Józef Orliński. In his remarks, the ambassador called the newspaper to pay attention to Polish grammar regarding the artist’s name. As it happens in many […]
Ukrainian police arrests group preparing arson attacks in Poland on orders from Russia
Ukrainian authorities have detained a group of individuals who, on orders from Russia, were preparing a series of arson attacks on civilian objects and critical infrastructure in Poland and the Baltic states, the Office of the Prosecutor General in Kyiv announced. The group was led by a resident of Ivano-Frankivsk, who searched via the internet […]
Polish Deputy PM: Ukraine won’t enter EU until the Volhynia Massacre case is settled
The Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, said that until the Ukrainian authorities compromise on the problems surrounding the Volhynia Massacre case, Poland will not allow the country to join the EU. The most important questions are the obstruction of exhumations of the Polish victims and the glorification of the perpetrators […]
