From Vivaldi's violin to Chopin's piano to Metallica's guitars, one invention has quietly underpinned nearly every deep note played in the last three centuries — and it turns out a Polish inventor should take the credit. The nationwide "Schola Cantorum" Early Music Festival in Kalisz, featuring Polish and European masterpieces from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance
More Poles oppose accepting refugees from Ukraine than support it, for the first time since the government began tracking public opinion on the issue. People gather in the courtyard of the Royal Castle in Warsaw, awaiting an address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his first official visit to Poland since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Warsaw,
Poland's president has signed legislation aimed at curbing so-called "trash streaming," a form of online broadcasting that features violent, degrading or otherwise harmful material for entertainment and profit. Pixabay LicenseImage by Pexels from Pixabay President Karol Nawrocki signed the bill into law after it was overwhelmingly approved by both houses of parliament. Under the law, anyone who publicly distributes
History enthusiasts from across Europe are set to gather in northern Poland this weekend for the annual reenactment of the 1410 Battle of Grunwald, one of the largest and most iconic medieval battles in European history. The 2019 reenactment of the 1410 Battle of Grunwald in northern Poland.PAP/Tomasz Waszczuk This year's reenactment—the 28th to date—will take place on Saturday
Inflation in Poland stood at 2.5 percent in year-on-year terms in June, the country’s statistics office said on Wednesday. Pixabay LicenseImage by Photo Mix from Pixabay The figure was in line with a flash estimate the state-run Statistics Poland (GUS) agency released at the end of last month. In May, the prices of consumer goods and services in Poland were 3.1 percent higher than in the same month a year earlier, according to Statistics Poland. In April, Poland's consumer
Poland is ready to host permanent deployments of allied troops, including French and British forces, Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Tuesday, amid efforts by NATO eastern-flank countries to deter Russia. Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.PAP/Piotr Nowak Kosiniak-Kamysz, who also serves as a deputy prime minister, said Poland was prepared to expand its role as a
Poland's defence minister on Monday accused the country's main opposition party of hypocrisy for hardening its rhetoric toward Ukraine, warning that increasingly hostile political language could fuel aggression against Ukrainians living in Poland. Władysław Kosiniak-KamyszCezary Piwowarski/Polskie Radio Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz made the comments after opposition leader Jarosław Kaczyński, head of the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, said
A senior Polish presidential aide has rejected being listed as an "enemy of Ukraine" by the Ukrainian Myrotvorets Center. Zbigniew BoguckiPAP/Paweł Supernak Zbigniew Bogucki, head of the Polish President's Office, said he would continue to support Ukrainians suffering under Russia’s invasion, while criticizing Ukrainian nationalist groups blamed in Poland for wartime massacres of Polish civilians. His comments followed
Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced plans to build a Wall of Remembrance in Warsaw bearing the names of all identified victims of 20th-century wars in Ukraine, including the Volhynia massacre. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.REUTERS/Axel Schmidt Tusk made the announcement in a social media address marking Poland's National Day of Remembrance for Poles killed in the atrocities perpetrated by Ukrainian
Exhumation work will begin on Monday at the sites of two former Polish villages in what is now western Ukraine, where hundreds of civilians were killed by Ukrainian nationalists during World War II, officials said. A memorial in the former Polish village of Ostrówki, now in western Ukraine, commemorates more than 500 Poles killed by Ukrainian
