The Kremlin called it a “disgusting example of Russophobia”.
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Wałęsa awarded inaugural European Order of Merit alongside Merkel and Zelensky
The European Parliament’s new award is intended to “honour those who did not simply believe in Europe, but who helped build it”.
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American Nobel laureate seeks Polish citizenship
Victor Ambros says he wants to honour his family “and all those who fought and survived so that I could exist today”.
Polish rail operator launches special “unhurried” weekend trips in 1980s trains
The trains will use historical locomotives and refurbished carriages, with dining cars serving traditional Polish dishes.
Polish researchers uncover secrets of mummified Egyptian boy using modern scanning
They discovered a piece of papyrus on his chest that may contain his name – though further work is needed to establish that.
Poland returns to Greece Jewish objects stolen by Germany during Holocaust
It is the first time that Poland has returned historical objects following a request from a foreign country under Polish restitution law.
Poland asks EU Parliament to strip far-right leader Braun of immunity to face Holocaust denial charge
Denying Nazi crimes is punishable by up to three years in prison in Poland.
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The family foundations charting a path for Polish philanthropy [Partner profile]
Poland’s economy has boomed, but philanthropy is still catching up.
Ukraine permits further searches for Polish victims of WWII massacres
The searches will take place in the former village of Huta Pieniacka, where around 850 Poles were killed by Ukrainians on on 28 February 1944.
Poland criticises head of Ukrainian state history institute for downplaying WWII massacres
He called the Volhynia massacres part of a “Polish grand narrative” and said they are viewed in Ukraine as a “local historical episode”.
Auschwitz Museum to stop selling entry tickets on site over “unethical practices” of travel firms
Almost 2 million people visited the former German-Nazi camp last year.
Nazi documents withdrawn from German auction passed to Poland’s Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation
The auction was cancelled after international criticism and intervention by Poland’s government.
Polish museum appeals for help cataloguing everyday items from prewar Jewish homes
The POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews wants people to send photos and descriptions of objects they have at home.
Auschwitz Museum criticises Germany for failing to mention Nazis’ Polish victims in commemoration
“It is deeply troubling that the statement commemorating the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz failed to mention the Polish victims of the camp.”
