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Film about Polish and Hungarian WWII heroes to be released on Monday

A memorial commemorating the two great men in Katowice. MacQtosh/Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license

A documentary about Henryk Sławik and Jozsef Antall Sr., a Polish politician and a Hungarian government commissioner, respectively, who saved around 5,000 Polish Jews in Hungary during WWII, will have its premiere in Katowice, south Poland, on Monday.

European Parliament adopts resolution on rule of law in Poland, Hungary

The European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on Thursday concerning the rule of law in Poland and Hungary, in which it stated that the situation in both countries had been worsening.

Swedish diplomat who saved Jews in WWII to be commemorated in Warsaw

A ceremony commemorating Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who before the end of WW2 saved thousands of Hungarian Jews from deportation to Nazi German death camps, will be held in Warsaw on Friday, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Paweł Jabłoński told PAP.

Polish PM arrives in Prague to attend regional summit

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki arrived in Prague on Thursday morning to meet with the heads of government of the regional Visegrad Group (V4), comprising the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, with Austria's chancellor also attending.

V4 prime ministers commemorate Velvet Revolution

The prime ministers of the Visegrad Group (V4) members, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary, on Sunday commemorated the 30th anniversary of former Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution in the Czech capital of Prague.

V4-Japan format increasingly active, Polish PM says at summit

The relations between the regional Visegrad Group (V4) and Japan have been strengthening along with plans for increased trade and mutual investments, Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki said at the third V4-Japan summit in Bratislava on Thursday.

Hungarian news agency sums up past year in Poland

The outgoing year in Poland was marked by intensive political activity, including a government reshuffle, a dispute with the EC around judicial laws and independence centenary celebrations, Hungary's MTI news agency wrote on Sunday.

Polish products on show at Hungarian health-food chains

A monthly promotion of Polish products started on Saturday at Hungarian health-food and natural cosmetic chains, the head of the Polish Investment and Trade Agency (PAIH)'s Foreign Trade Office, Marcin Karaskiewicz informed PAP.

Poland economic growth leader in 3rd quarter - Eurostat

At 5.7 percent, Poland's GDP growth in the third quarter of 2018 was highest in the EU, Eurostat reported on Wednesday. Eurostat wrote that Poland ranked among the EU's fastest-developing economies.

Delegates descend on mountain retreat for annual Tatra Summit

The event will focus on economic topics, from transforming the EU labour market, as Poland and its neighbours seek to maintain competitiveness in the age of innovation, to the future of investment in Central and Eastern Europe, as the EU’s post-2020 multiannual financial framework limits how much funding member states will receive.

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One of World War Two's most daring spies Krystyna Skarbek has received an opulent tribute with the naming of a lavish suite in her honour at the new Raffles Hotel in London opened its doors on Friday.

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