On Wednesday, the Constitutional Committee adopted a report containing draft changes to the EU Treaties with 19 votes to 6 against and one abstention. The resolution on this matter was passed by 20 votes to 6 against. MEPs renewed their call for a change to the EU Treaties and asked the Council to “submit proposals immediately and without hesitation to the European Council”. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Voted changes to the EU Treaties will take away member countries’ sovereignty and weaken NATO

“The contribution of Poles to the development of Brazil was enormous” -Fr. Dr. Zdzisław Malczewski, rector of the Polish Catholic Mission in Brazil told AWPE. … Kontynuuj czytanie…INTERVIEW. Fr. Dr. Zdzisław Malczewski: The contribution of Poles to the development of Brazil was enormous

“I believe that the Polish diaspora, at least for its historical merits, but also for its potential, should be represented in the Polish parliament, it should have a much stronger voice and this is an obligation, a task that the Polish state still has ahead of it” – prof. Ph.D. Wiesław Jan Wysocki, president of the Józef Piłsudski Institute says in interview for AWPE. … Kontynuuj czytanie…INTERVIEW. Prof. Wysocki: I believe that the Polish diaspora should be represented in the Polish parliament

Representatives of Polish organizations from five continents and 12 countries around the world took part in the Congress for Independence organized on October 1-4, 2023, among others, in Warsaw and Lublin by the World Association “Republika Polonia”. The topic of the talks was Poland’s internal and international situation and the upcoming parliamentary elections, in which the Polish diaspora put forward a common candidate, Adam Gajkowski. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Polonia “in the face of the threat to the independence, sovereignty and state existence of our Homeland”

“Certain processes taking place in Europe aim to ensure that the vision of German universalism is once again realized through the reform of the European Union. This is also a very serious challenge that our state and our nation will face in the coming years” – the deputy minister of justice Sebastian Kaleta said during the Congress for Independence, which took place on October 1-4, in Lublin and Warsaw. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Sebastian Kaleta: Germany has not given up its plans to dominate Central and Eastern Europe

“I would like to remind you that the issue of compensation and reparations has never been regulated in Polish-German bilateral relations. It is unprecedented that Poland is the only country in the world with which Germany does not have any agreement eliminating the effects of World War II” – Deputy Minister Arkadiusz Mularczyk said during the Congress for Independence, which was taking place on October 1-4 in Warsaw and Lublin. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Reparations from Germany and Russia. Mularczyk: I want to assure you that our actions will continue until they are successful

“We know that, taking advantage of the current political situation, the Russian side is to appoint a commission of historians who will bill us for the so-called liberation in 1944-45 and later. Russia will use history to the maximum to attack Poland. Let’s be prepared to such an attack by showing the truth, and I have the impression that the eastern report, if it is created, and it has a chance to be created, will be another step to fill this white gap and to tell the truth about the history of the former Polish eastern lands” – Dr. Damian Markowski from the Institute of War Losses named after Jan Karski said during the “Conference on Liability for War Damage in Europe” held on October 5-6 in Warsaw. It is a scandal that Russia, even though it occupied and destroyed Poland from 1939 until 1989, murdering its patriots and robbing its resources, will still demand compensation from Poland. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Dr Markowski: Russia is to appoint a commission of historians to bill Poland for its “liberation”

“If I were to create a bill, I think it would concern the Ministry of the Polish Diaspora” – Adam Gajkowski (PiS), the Polish diaspora’s candidate to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, tells the AWPE portal. … Kontynuuj czytanie…INTERVIEW. Adam Gajkowski: There is a need to create a Ministry of Polish Diaspora

“The blood boils, how is it possible that someone didn’t pay for it? How is it that humanity hasn’t stigmatized such a thing, that a country has committed such crimes, such barbarism and hasn’t paid for it?! This is some kind of mistake, mistake of humanity! – artist Wojciech Korkuć did not hide his outrage, referring to the crimes and destruction committed in Poland by the German occupier, and the fact that Germany has not yet paid for it. The artist took part in a panel devoted to reparations held as part of the Congress for Independence organized by the World Association “Republika Polonia”. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Wojciech Korkuć: The Germans will only gain respect for us when we force them to pay reparations

“Using the above method, Prof. Ryszard Domański estimated our war losses at over USD 15 trillion, and the German part at USD 10 trillion. These are calculations for 2018” – attorney Wiesław Misiek said during the last day of the Congress for Independence, which took place on October 1-4, 2023, among others in Lublin and Warsaw, referring to the losses suffered by Poland during World War II. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Mec. Misiek: Prof. Domański estimated Poland’s war losses at over $15 trillion