The interview for “Newsweek” by the German ambassador to Poland, Thomas Bagger, resonated loudly in the media. What was overlooked was that it included a veiled threat to Poland not to claim the reparations it was due. Meanwhile, the Germans should finally understand that the condition for building healthy relationships in the spirit of forgiveness and cooperation is the payment of compensation for the crimes and destruction committed by Germans during World War II. … Kontynuuj czytanie…The German ambassador veiled threats against Poland

International Women’s Day is a special time of the year when we are all grateful for our mothers, daughters, grandmothers and friends who bring everyday joy and care for loved ones in Poland and abroad with dedication and devotion. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Every Woman is beautiful – International Women’s Day

“Indeed this philosophy of personalism has become a domain of Polish philosophy inspired by Karol Wojtyła, the philosophy of his associates. It was and still remains in many circles a huge intellectual contribution of Poland” – says fr. prof. Paweł Bortkiewicz in the interview for AWPE. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Fr. prof. Paweł Bortkiewicz for AWPE: Thanks to John Paul II, Poland has become a very significant country

According to data published by the Kiel Institute, Poland bears the highest costs of aid to Ukraine in relation to GDP. The OECD also draws attention to the scale of Polish aid. … Kontynuuj czytanie…The Polish state is a record holder in helping war-stricken Ukraine

“The Ministry of Health receives requests for humanitarian aid, mainly for the transfer of medicines, medical equipment and supplies, laboratory equipment, equipment and materials for the treatment of burns” – says AWPE Agnieszka Tuderek-Kuleta from the Ministry of Health. Coordination of activities in the field of support for people in need outside Poland, in accordance with the Act on government administration departments, is carried out by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Poland helps Ukrainians wounded in the war with Russia. Medications are also provided

“The communists were afraid of the truth, they were afraid of the truth about the Cursed Soldiers, they were afraid of them, they were afraid of their return. But they came back many years after their death” – said vice-president of the Institute of National Remembrance, prof. Krzysztof Szwagrzyk during the ceremony in tribute to the Cursed Soldiers, which took place at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw – in the Ł. quarter (so-called Łączka), a place where the bodies of soldiers murdered in the Mokotów prison in 1948-1956 were secretly hidden. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Vice-President of the Institute of National Remembrance prof. Krzysztof Szwagrzyk: The communists were afraid of the truth about the Cursed Soldiers

“The Steadfast Soldiers are the foundation of a free Poland. The memory of them is an element of our identity” – said the head of the Office for War Veterans and Victims of Oppression, Jan Józef Kasprzyk during the ceremony in tribute to the Cursed Soldiers, which took place at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw – at noon in the headquarters Ł. (so-called Łączka), a place where the bodies of soldiers murdered in the Mokotów prison in 1948-1956 were secretly hidden. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Head of the Office for War Veterans and Victims of Oppression: The Steadfast Soldiers are the foundation of a free Poland

March 1 is the National Day of Remembrance of the Cursed Soldiers in Poland – a day of remembrance of the fight of the Steadfast Soldiers of the Polish independence underground, who, not recognizing the treacherous decisions of Yalta, decided to fight to the end for the independence of the Polish state. … Kontynuuj czytanie…Poland do not forget its Heroes. Honor to their memory!

“I was so exhausted that I cried and prayed to die” – Halina Cubrzyńska-Kryszkiewicz, a former prisoner of the Przemyslowa camp, says in her memoirs. Similar memories were shared by former prisoners at the exhibition of the Museum of Polish Children – Victims of Totalitarianism entitled “We were taught to cry without tears…”, which was presented on the main square in Zgierz. The event is part of a series of celebrations related to the 80th anniversary of the establishment of a branch of the camp for Polish children in Dzierżązna. The exhibition was accompanied by a historical debate at the Zgierz municipal office. … Kontynuuj czytanie…“We were taught to cry without tears…” An exhibition devoted to Polish children-prisoners of German concentration camps was presented in Zgierz

From some Western politicians, voices can be heard from time to time that Poland has a younger democracy and of worse standards, so it should not be treated in the same way as Western democracies. Meanwhile, in reality, democratic traditions in Poland are very old. The participation of Polish citizens in public life dates back to the Middle Ages, when, under the Privilege of Košice (1374), the nobility and city representatives began to influence the election of the ruler. It was also then that the state representation was born, which in the following centuries will gain in importance. … Kontynuuj czytanie…The noble democracy of the First Polish Republic is a lesson for the whole of Europe