There have been few figures like Jan Szczepanik in the history of European civilisation. He is the “Renaissance man” of recent times. His inventions were the prelude to colour photography…
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History
German violent pacification of Borow and its surroundings in the Lublin district in February 1944
During the occupation of Poland, the Germans completed the violent pacification of several hundred Polish villages, murdering most of their inhabitants. The largest single mass murder took place on 2…
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Events
Working life of Polish women is one of the shortest in the European Union. But women’s activity is gradually increasing
According to the report “SDG 2023 Women on the path of sustainable development”, issued by the Central Statistical Office (GUS), the average length of professional career of Polish women is…
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Ministry of Digitalisation’s Communication’s Office announced that the mObywatel app has more than 16 million downloads. The overall rating of the mObywatel 2.0 app on Google Play is 4.8 (based…
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Science
Researchers at the Krakow University of Technology adapted an internal combustion engine to run on hydrogen
Engineers from the Department of Motor Vehicles at the Krakow University of Technology have stood up to the world’s largest automotive corporations and adapted a piston internal combustion engine to…
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Economy
Poland becomes a magnet for investors. Only two countries in the world attract capital better
Foreign direct investment accounted for as much as 3.7 % of Poland’s Gross Domestic Product in 2020-2022. “Only Chile and Hungary had a higher indicator in the world”, reports the…
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Culture
Exhibition ‘Byzantine nostalgia’ at the Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw features works by Polish and Ukrainian artists
Works by fifty artists from Poland and Ukraine, including Andrzej Wróblewski, Tadeusz Kantor, Jerzy Nowosielski and Dmytro Hrek and Zinaida Kubar – are on display at the exhibition ‘Byzantine nostalgia’…
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450 localities in the Silesian and Lower Silesian voivodeships will gain a fibre-optic network thanks to funds from the National Reconstruction Plan (KPO). The investment is being carried out by…
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History
Bogumił Dawison was a masterful interpreter of Shakespeare. Norwid and Zapolska learned from his life
Born on 15 May 1818 in Warsaw, Bogumił Dawison made a name for himself as an excellent actor. His life’s journey, marked by both struggles and triumphs, is an extremely…
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According to an IBRiS survey for the daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita, 69.3 % of respondents believe that we should start talks with NATO and Ukraine on extending air defence to the…