Archive for 'Current News'
Train chaos for Euro 2012 Posted by Kasia on Feb 28, 2012
Poland’s rail network faces potential chaos during the upcoming Euro 2012 football tournament with workers threatening to go on strike over the proposed privatisation of both PKP Cargo and TK Telekom. The companies have made the threat due to fears that Poland’s Transport Minister Sławomir Nowak has failed to state whether previous promises made by…
Tax laws in Poland Posted by Kasia on Feb 19, 2012
Tax return season is here! Some of us have already done it, others wait until last minute…. Today I wanted to tell you a little more about taxes in Poland, since the system is slightly different than in USA. An individual pays tax on his income as a wage earner or as a self-employed person…
The Chair of the Year 2011 Posted by Kasia on Feb 17, 2012
I was not aware of the “Chair of the year” award…I looked into this a little more…. The Warsaw Voice has been granting its annual Chair of the Year award to distinguish people, institutions or even objects that have exerted the most important influence on the life of Poles over the course of a year…
“In Darkness” Posted by Kasia on Feb 16, 2012
In the last few decades, German and French filmmakers — reflecting, and in some cases, bravely advancing national attitudes — have examined the Holocaust with blunt candor and shades-of-gray maturity. Polish director Agnieszka Holland’s beautifully made and profoundly responsible “In Darkness” represents a rare cinematic attempt to address the Poles’ unhappy participation in World War…
National Museum in Cracow – new exhibitions Posted by Kasia on Feb 14, 2012
Today some news for all of you interested in art! In the Gallery of 19th Century Art in the Sukiennice Cracow, the Museum will be offering “Unfinished Conversations. On Jan Matejko’s Rejtan” (13.02 – 27.05.2012), an exhibition centred around the artist’s most controversial work, “Rejtan. The Fall of Poland” (1866). The painting became an inspiration…
Życzenia walentynkowe Posted by Kasia on Feb 13, 2012
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day! If you want to give someone a card with some Polish Valentine’s wishes, here are few examples! There are so many Valentine’s wishes, poems, rhymes. I just chose few and translated them for you:) In Poland people call this holiday either Święto Zakochanych or Walentynki. Dziś Święto Zakochanych, więc kochajmy dzisiaj się…
ACTA protests in Poland Posted by Kasia on Feb 12, 2012
Tens of thousands of protesters took part in rallies across Europe on Saturday against an international anti-piracy agreement they fear will curb their freedom to download movies and music and encourage Internet surveillance. More than 25,000 demonstrators braved freezing temperatures in German cities to march against the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) while 4000 Bulgarians in…