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Artistic Brotherhood's 1939 paintings for New York World Fair return to Poland after 83 years

The Brotherhood of artists behind the stunning collection included leading names such as Tadeusz Pruszkowski, Antoni Michalak, Bolesław Cybis, Jan Zamoyski and Jan Gotard. NAC

TFN’s Blanka Konopka takes a look at the Brotherhood of artists behind the stunning collection who were inspired by medieval guilds and included leading names such as Tadeusz Pruszkowski, Antoni Michalak, Bolesław Cybis, Jan Zamoyski and Jan Gotard.

Polish president marks May 3 Constitution Day

Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, on Tuesday, paid tribute to Poland's Constitution of 3 May 1791, one of the most progressive supreme laws in Europe at the time.

Constitution Day: Stuart Dowell looks at the history behind today’s celebration and why it is so significant

The first constitution of its type in Europe, and the second in the world just four years after America’s, it has remained a symbol of freedom, national pride and patriotism until today. 

Changes to constitution needed to allow for large arms purchases says PM

Defence spending must be freed from a constitutional debt limit in order to for multi-billion zloty arms purchases to be made, Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland’s prime minister, told parliament on Thursday.

Poland may amend constitution in order to confiscate Russian assets

Seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs and companies located in Poland requires changes to the constitution, the Polish government's spokesperson said after the prime minister's meeting with the opposition, where such possibility was discussed.

Polish PM suggests changes to constitution to boost military spending

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, will ask opposition parties to support amendments to the constitution to allow for increased military spending in the face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a government spokesman has said.

EC triggers infringement procedure against Poland

The European Commission on Wednesday decided to trigger an EU law infringement procedure against Poland in connection with recent rulings by the Polish Constitutional Tribunal which questioned the primacy of EU over national law.

MEP says Poland's gov't violates Polish constitution - MEP

A Polish opposition MEP has accused Poland’s government of violating the country’s constitution while the Court of Justice of the European Union is "safeguarding” it.

Ruling on Polish constitution supremacy over EU law made official

A ruling by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal that found some provisions of the EU treaty to be incompatible with Poland's constitution will become law after it was published in the country's Journal of Laws.

EU commissioner dismisses Polexit rumours

EU internal market commissioner Thierry Breton said on Monday that he did not believe Poland would leave the EU.

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Poznań’s 19th century Pl. Kolegiacki returned to its former glory as part of movement to reclaim community spaces from ‘carpark hell’

Featuring fountains, greenery, information boards and outbreaks of modern art, the initiative has been hailed by Poznań mayor Jacek Jaśkowiak as a project for the masses, saying: “I am glad that we have managed to revitalize the square while respecting the historic character of this space,”

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‘They stopped being children and became witnesses of terror and violence!’ Archive of postwar drawings reveals children’s harrowing experiences of WWII

Created in 1946 as part of a post-war nationwide school project, the pencil and crayon images obtained by TFN show the full, terrible experience of war from the perspective of children.

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