by Lauren Owens | 25 Apr 2017 | Polish news
According to the Public Information Bulletin of the Ministry of National Defence, an order for 1,200 plush teddy bears has been placed. Former deputy National Defence Minister Czesław Mroczek says that it was not the contract everyone was waiting for. He also...
by Lauren Owens | 10 Apr 2017 | Polish news
On April 10, 2010, in the plane crash of Tu-154M near Smoleńsk all 96 passengers were killed, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński and his wife. The Polish delegation was on their way to join the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the Katyń massacre. Today,...
by Lauren Owens | 20 Mar 2017 | Polish news
The Polish government has hired Luis Moreno-Ocampo, former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in The Hague. His task will be to attempt to “recover the wreckage of the plane that crashed near Smoleńsk” in 2010. President Lech Kaczyński,...
by Lauren Owens | 15 Mar 2017 | Polish news
Reports of Polish Army officers leaving the service keep popping up. Now, they have been joined by General Jerzy Gut, responsible for special forces. During the reign of Antoni Macierewicz in the Ministry of Defense most of the top commanders have changed within the...
by Lauren Owens | 6 Sep 2016 | Polish news
The Polish movie “Smoleńsk” had its premiere last night. President Andrzej Duda, PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński and Prime Minister Beata Szydło were among the guests. However, some of the members of the victims’ families were not invited. The...
by Monika Kardaś | 7 Jul 2016 | Polish news
Polish President Andrzej Duda is going to meet Barack Obama in private. The meeting is scheduled on Friday at the PGE Narodowy Stadium and is going to last less than an hour, but they are going to discuss the most important issues concerning both Poland and the United...
by Monika Kardaś | 16 May 2016 | Polish news
On Friday, 13 the cornerstone of the future interceptor base was laid in Redzikowo (Pomorskie). It is a third step to build a comprehensive European defense system – after deployment of the early-warning radar system in Turkey and the battleships in Spain, and setting...
