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Gdynia has been the host of the festival since 1987. Before, it was hosted in Gdańsk. Tonight, a ceremony at the Musical Theatre will open the 40th Film Festival in Gdynia, which runs from 14th to 19th September. Winners of the Diamond Lions – the most beloved films of the last
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Intercity railways have prepared a new offer to attract passengers to their trains. After lowering the prices for express and TLK (Tanie Linie Kolejowe – Cheap Railways) trains, they have introduced the so-called multicard (multikarnet). Cheaper tickets are to attract more passengers The card includes 10 rides on a selected
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“Do not let this cruel law be passed. It stands in contradiction to fundamental human rights, the principle of respect for the dignity, life and health of every woman” – more than 40 Polish and more than 80 international organisations have written to members of Parliament. Today, the MP’s will
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Recently Poland’s neighbouring countries received tens of thousands of refugees. Europe is struggling. Last weekend immigrants arrived to Budapest, Vienna and then to Germany – by train, by bus and on foot. So how welcome are they in Poland? 18000 refugees arrived into Munich train station last weekend The world’
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A worker of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK), pretending to be a customer, will soon be able to check whether sellers do not conceal important information about their offers. Mystery shopper to protect consumers against fraudulant transactions The right to controlled purchases, searches, and broadcasting warning infomercials
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Because of very high temperatures this summer, the Vistula’s water level has dropped significantly revealing many treaures. On Thursday, archaeologists showed what they have found in the river bed – fragments of ancient pottery from the period of Sorbian and Przeworsk culture, stone benches from the Poniatowski bridge and a
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By the end of 2015 CEDC’s flagship brand is supposed to take the third place among the best selling vodkas in the world. Bison grass and white Żubrówka The third place means that only Diageo’s Smirnoff and Absolut belonging to Pernod Ricard will be ahead of the Polish
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Yesterday 4.9 million Polish kids went back to school. There are some important changes in the education system this year, the most important being that six-year-olds and not seven-year-olds start primary school. Third year without a raise 611 thousand children start school this year, among
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World war two – it all started here in Gdańsk, Poland. With the participation of President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz the commemorations of the 76th anniversary of the outbreak began at dawn at Westerplatte. demolished Westerplatte barracks The morning ceremony at Westerplatte traditionally began shortly before 4.45am,
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Last weekend lucky citizens of the Tri-City (Trójmiasto – Gdańsk, Sopot, Gdynia) area were able to enjoy their first ride on the new Pomeranian Metropolitan Railway (PKM) train. The PKM Open Day attracted thousands of people curious to see and photograph the new trains, and take a ride to the
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There are 853 thousand Polish citizens living in the UK as at 2014. They represent the largest national group among those without a British passport, according to yesterday’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) report. Citizens of India (365 thous.) and Ireland (331 thous.) are the other two largest groups.
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Some will remember this day as very sad, others will breathe a sigh of relief. Controversial, destroyed and set on fire many times, the rainbow disappeared from the Saviour square in Warsaw (Plac Zbawiciela). This morning, with the help of heavy equipment, workers removed it. The controversial Warsaw rainbow Preparations