Gdańsk mayor’s funeral revealed a nation in shock, bereft of a man who stood for openness

Following the death of the Gdańsk mayor, Paweł Adamowicz, stabbed on January 13 at an event organised by the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP), the organisation’s head and founder, Jerzy Owsiak (pictured above), has announced his resignation.

Law and Justice’s call for national unity should raise alarm bells in Europe.

Over the centuries, the harbour city of Gdansk was proud to be open for diversity, famous for its tolerance....Remembering this history lesson, I decided to take part in the Equality March, which took place on Saturday.

It’s one of the world’s most successful economies — just don’t tell the right-wing government.

Paweł Adamowicz was attacked at a charity event on Sunday.

Polish national is also being held, risking further tension between China and the west

Dziady, Halloween’s Polish counterpart, has a rich tradition dating back to old Slavic times. Rather than Jack-O’-Lanterns, it’s linked to Karaboshka masks, the great literature of the Romantic era and, by some, to the Greek god Dionysus. Read on to find out what this grave custom is about and what place it holds in the universe of Poles.

After another lackluster election, Polish liberals should stop attacking the government and start taking a hard look in the mirror.

On 11th November 1918, Poland regained its independence after 123 years of partitioning by Russia, Prussia and Austria. But what actually happened that historic day? Culture.pl chronicles the events of what is now commemorated as Independence Day, explaining why they occurred peacefully despite the obvious tension, and how these events brought back Poland’s freedom.

Michał Iwanowski came across some graffiti in Cardiff that said: ‘Go home, Polish.’ So he did. The 105-day slog almost broke him – but it restored his faith in a volatile, fractured Europe

In the southwestern region of Silesia, coal mining is at the heart of culture and industry. The younger generation, however, is interested in moving Poland away from its heavy dependence on coal to reduce carbon emissions, a stance that is dividing families.

The installation called ‘Zabkowska 9, Take off’ was designed by artist Piotr Janowski and installed in November 2018.

At the summit in Poland, a missed opportunity.

It was the first major setback for the ruling party’s bid to control the courts, which Brussels said undermines judicial independence and the rule of law.

Poland is one of a handful of economies that have sustained high growth and graduated to high-income country status.

Poland’s rapid economic ascent has created new challenges that have challenged its citizens’ resilience.

Rotem fought Nazis in city streets, later helped rebels flee through sewers; Netanyahu says, 'His story will forever be with our people'

Try this in cold winter evenings and every night will be magic ;)

In winter sunny day

This is how it looks polish forest in summer. I miss it very much in this cold snowy winter!

NOW we just need some WÓDKA :)

A giant statue of the late Pope John Paul II billed as the world's tallest has been unveiled in southern Poland.

An entry for a contest held by GRY-OnLine.pl. The contest was inspired by the new Bioshock game - Bioshock: Infinite.

It was the dawn of the ballistic missile era, and with the invention of the V2 rocket, the Germans had beaten everyone to the punch. Eager to get their hands on one of these horrific new devices, the Allies embarked on an audacious plan to steal one. Here’s the fascinating story of how they did it.

Germany deliver Spain another knock-out blow as Dortmund thrash Real Madrid in their first leg Champions League semi.

"Tu-154m of the Republic of Poland" (042010) - this is model referring to the Smolensk disaster at 10 April 2010. 1:144 scale model, in the display case measuring 50x40x6 [centimetres]. You can build your own version of the crashed plane.

"It's hard to work as a nurse in Poland," said Kaseja, 25. Since she began her career at the Specialized Hospital for Mother and Child in the western Poland city of Poznan, little funding and outdated machinery have only been part of the problem.

A 33-year-old Polish man whose face was brutally maimed during a workplace accident has become the first patient in the world to undergo a life-saving face transplant procedure.

Skeletons were found with their heads placed on their legs, indicating they had been subjected to execution designed to keep the dead dead

in this video apparently shot in my homeland :)

Back in July prolific Polish yarn bomber Olek returned to her homeland to cover an entire locomotive in crocheted yarn. The massive undertaking took Olek and four assistants two days to complete. The yarn-bombed locomotive is on display in Lodz, Poland through August 19, 2013.

Watch a 1068hp Toyota GT86 drift at a record-breaking 134.8mph

Tens of thousands of Polish trade unionists kicked off a march through the capital on Saturday in the finale of a four-day protest against the unpopular and increasingly fragile centre-right government.