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Tadeusz “Teddy” Pietrzykowski: the Polish boxer who was knocking out Nazi capos in Auschwitz

Sébastien Meuwissen November 18, 2021

Discover the story of Tadeusz Pietrzykowski, the boxing champion who became famous for his epic fights in the German Nazi death camps. Tadeusz Pietrzykowski began his boxing career as a teenager in the early 1930s. He was notably trained by the famous…

Culture

Grzegorz Kucharczyk: “A crisis of faith inevitably entails a crisis of reason”

Sébastien Meuwissen November 15, 2021

Grzegorz Kucharczyk is a Polish historian and Humanities professor who specialises in 19th- and 20th-century political thinking as well as German history. One of his latest offerings is a book entitled Christophobia: 500 Years of Hate towards Jesus and the Church (Chrystofobia:…

Politics

Polish Parliament given update about situation at eastern border

Sébastien Meuwissen November 11, 2021

An extraordinary plenary session was held in the Polish Sejm on Tuesday because of the tense situation on the Polish–Belarusian border. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Interior Minister Mariusz Kamiński, and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak informed MPs about the current crisis situation. …

Culture

A look back at Novak Djokovic’s exceptional career

Sébastien Meuwissen November 4, 2021

Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic has had an absolutely phenomenal 2021 season. A national hero in his native Serbia, he is by far one of the greatest athletes in the history of the Balkan country. After winning the Australian Open for the…

Society

Why do we need classical European culture? A Polish point of view

Sébastien Meuwissen October 18, 2021

Europe - Before we answer the question contained in the title, let us consider what we mean by the concept of classical European culture by listening to contemporary authors and thinkers from Poland. These prominent intellectuals of our time agree on the…

Interviews

Hungary’s State Secretary for Persecuted Christians: we’ve helped 340 million people remain in their homeland

Sébastien Meuwissen September 15, 2021

Interview with Tristan Azbej, Hungary’s State Secretary for the Aid of Persecuted Christians and for the Hungary Helps Program: “We were the first government to address the need of 340 million people whose human rights are violated.” The position of the…

Society

30th edition of the Europe of the Carpathians conference on September 7-9 in Karpacz

Sébastien Meuwissen August 30, 2021

Pologne – On September 7-9, 2021, the Sejm of the Republic of Poland is organizing the 30th edition of the Europe of the Carpathians conference in Karpacz. The event is organized together with the biggest economy meeting in Central Europe: the Economic…

Society

Robert Lewandowski: The ever-hungry sniper

Sébastien Meuwissen May 29, 2021

Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich’s Polish attacker, is considered by many as being amongst the best football players in the world and his stats are unbelievable. Having already scored 4 goals against Real Madrid during the 2013 Champions League semi-finals, he then did…

Interviews

Grzegorz Kucharczyk: “The Prussian elite considered Poland as a failed state”

Sébastien Meuwissen May 17, 2021

Grzegorz Kucharczyk is a Polish historian and Humanities professor, specialised in 19th and 20th century political thinking as well as the history of Germany. One of his latest offerings is “Five Centuries of Prussia” (Prusy, Pięc wieków), published by the Historical and…

Society

The Smolensk Crash and the “Industry of Disdain”

Sébastien Meuwissen April 10, 2021

Poland – On 10 April 2010, the Polish presidential plane crashed on the outskirts of Smolensk in western Russia, claiming the lives of 96 people including Polish president Lech Kaczyński and his wife Maria. This official delegation was on its way to…

Culture

23rd March – Hungarians and Poles celebrate their thousand-year friendship

Sébastien Meuwissen March 23, 2021

Poland / Hungary - On 12 March 2007, the Hungarian parliament unanimously decreed that the 23rd March be considered as “Polish-Hungarian Friendship Day”. Four days later, a similar resolution was adopted by acclamation by the Polish parliament. Anyone with a passing interest…

Politics

The Visegrád Group blows out its 30 candles

Sébastien Meuwissen February 16, 2021

On Monday, 15 February 2021, the Visegrád Group (V4) celebrates its 30th anniversary. On this occasion, the presidents of the four countries of the group met for a two-day summit on 9 and 10 February on the Hel Peninsula in northern Poland.…