Unusual sports, the work of James Joyce, difficult language and great kindness to Polish people – these are just some of the associations that Polish diplomats have with Ireland.
Author: Editing Team
The 4th Young Entrepreneurs Forum will be held on 13-14th of May 2014 at the Muranów Conference Center in Warsaw.
The Museum of the Second World War was formed on 26 November 2008. Gdańsk, the city where the war broke out, was selected to be the seat of the institution. The Museum’s future home is being built at Wałowa Street near the centre of the city. Its opening is being planned for 2016.
In June 2013 the European Commission General Directorate for Trade and Enterprise approved funding for an international team, which includes the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk, to conduct a project called ‘Liberation Route Europe: Experiencing the diversity and unification of Europe through WWII Cultural Heritage Landscape’.
With the beginning of spring, literature makes it mark on the streets of Krakow. Thanks to the activities with the programme Krakow UNESCO City of Literature, literature will be present not only in libraries and bookstores, but also in urban areas. Sit down on the literary benches, walk in the footsteps of the most interesting trends and literary contexts of Krakow, guided by your literary map you will learn the brand new face of the city.
April 24 marks the centennial of the birth of Jan Karski, the Pole who gave Western Allies the first eyewitness account of the Holocaust in 1942. On the occasion of the Year of Jan Karski, declared by the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, Polish diplomacy has been telling the international public about the accomplishments of the heroic Home Army emissary.
On Saturday 26 April, Warsaw Chopin Airport will mark 80 years since its opening, with anniversary celebrations for the whole family to be held in its Arrivals Hall.
The first race of this year’s cycle of the Skandia Maraton Lang Team begins on 26th April on Agrykola street in Warsaw. With this race we want to promote Warsaw as the city friendly for cyclists – says Adam Sobieraj, press secretary of Zarząd Dróg Miejskich [Managership of Municipal Roads], who is a co-organizer of the race.
“The story of Jan Karski is an affirmation that the greatness of a individual is measured by his morality. Life is full and it makes sense if it is subordinated to its ethical values. Karski’s deeds places him amongst the greatest heroes of Polish history” /Zbigniew Brzezinski/