On Monday, Central European Petroleum announced the discovery of what is believed to be the largest oil reserves ever found in Poland. Central European Petroleum has discovered Poland's largest oil reserves during exploration work in the Baltic Sea, approximately 6 kilometers off the coast of Świnoujście, a city near the German border in northwestern Poland.Photo: Noble
On Saturday night, Polish harpsichordist and pianist Stanley Łopuszyński concluded his Wrocław-Rome bicycle tour with a performance at the Polish Institute in Rome. The artist pedalled across Europe, giving concerts in Prague, Munich, Milan, Bologna, and a number of other cities. The Rome concert was opened with a prelude and fugue by Johann Sebastian Bach - and
Polish high school students excelled at the 66th International Mathematical Olympiad, concluded on Saturday. They claimed three gold medals and three silver medals - which resulted in fourth place overall for Poland. IMO 2025 opening ceremonyIMO2025.AU The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is an annual mathematics competition for high school students. It is the oldest international subject-specific Olympiad.
The Polish pavilion at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Japan, has been named one of the top 25 must-see attractions by The New York Times. The Polish pavilion at the World Expo 2025 exhibition in Japan.Photo: Danuta Isler/Polish Radio The newspaper praised the pavilion for spotlighting Poland's innovation, culture and interactive landscape. It noted that the exhibit "also incorporates a
Adam Michnik was honored with the Gratias Agit Award by the Czech Foreign Ministry for his support of Czech dissidents and his efforts to strengthen democracy and unity in Central Europe. Polish journalist Adam Michnik (pictured first from the right) received the Czech Republic''s Gratias Agit Award.Photo: The Polish Embassy in Prague Adam Michnik, a respected Polish
A political and public outcry has erupted in Poland after President Andrzej Duda pardoned Robert Bąkiewicz, a far-right activist convicted of assaulting a senior feminist demonstrator known as Grandma Kasia by pushing her down church steps. In Poland, controversy erupted after President Duda (second from right) pardoned Robert Bąkiewicz (far right), a far-right activist who pushed
Marta Morawiecka, sister of former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, has been accused of taking over a four-room apartment belonging to a 99-year-old WWII veteran in Wrocław, southwestern Poland, according to a report by investigative journalist Jacek Harłukowicz of Onet.pl. As reported by Onet.pl, Marta Morawiecka, sister of former Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki, faces accusations of
A planned reshuffle of Poland’s government will take place during the next session of parliament, scheduled for July 22–25, government spokesman Adam Szłapka told Polskie Radio 24 on Monday. Polish government spokesman Adam SzłapkaPhoto: Polish Radio 24/polskieradio24.pl Szłapka explained that the cabinet changes were initially planned for an earlier date but were postponed at the request of
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has warned against what he described as a growing campaign of racism and antisemitism in the country, fuelled by anti-immigrant sentiment. Poland's foreign minister Radosław Sikorski at a press conference in Warsaw, June 26, 2025.Photo: PAP/Marcin Obara "There is no permission for a rising campaign of racism and the antisemitism it fuels,"
The US embassy in Warsaw has denounced attempts to distort Holocaust history following false, antisemitic remarks and controversial behaviour by far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun. Statement by the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw condemning antisemitism, issued alongside photos from the ceremony commemorating the 84th anniversary of the murder of Jewish residents on 10 July 1942 in Jedwabne, northeastern
