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The Debrief

Eggs - not just for Easter!

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In this episode of The Debrief, we speak to one of Poland’s top ornithologists about eggs and their symbolism in this time of Easter.

How to translate Olga Tokarczuk

In this episode of The Debrief, we have an in-depth interview with Jennifer Croft, a US-based translator who works with acclaimed Polish author Olga Tokarczuk.

New life for ‘Senster’ robotic sculpture

The ‘Senster’, one of the world’s first robotic sculptures to be controlled by a digital computer, has gone on display at Warsaw’s Zachęta art gallery.

Polish biotech outfit teams up with US pharma to produce Covid vaccine

In this episode of The Debrief, we get the inside info from Mabion, a Polish biotech firm which has teamed up with Novavax in the US to produce Covid vaccines.

Will the polonaise dance its way onto UNESCO heritage list?

In this episode of the Debrief, we speak to Romana Agnel from Cracovia Danza and Alek Laskowski from the Chopin Institute about one of Poland’s most famous dances and moves to put it on the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage.

Culture-starved Poles flocking back to museums

Museums and galleries are now open again across the country, including the reopening of the Gallery of Ancient Art at the National Museum in Warsaw.

Will there be a ‘Covid Generation’?

In this episode of the Debrief, with new strains of the coronavirus now found in Poland and the pandemic seemingly far from over despite available vaccines, we ask the question – how are children affected by the pandemic?

Poland kicks off mass vaccination drive

In this episode of the Debrief, our weekly news review and as Poland launches a mass vaccination drive against Covid-19, we speak to a medical professional about the implications of the pandemic.

Economic outlook for 2021

In the first episode of The Debrief for this year, we take a look at what's in store for the Polish economy in 2021.

Wrapping up 2020

It's time to say goodbye to this Covid-riddled year...

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Top 5 articles:

  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Poland in COVID-19 LOCKDOWN! PM orders bars, restaurants, shopping centres and borders closed - and cancels ALL flights
  • Villager finds stash of 17th-century coins after falling off his bike while looking for mushrooms
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
History

Explosive new book reveals harrowing account of WWII Jews forced into doing the unthinkable

Published in English, ‘Warsaw Ghetto Police: The Jewish Order Service during the Nazi Occupation’ by Holocaust academic Dr Katarzyna Person is the tragic story ‘of people who are placed in an impossible situation during war and the decisions they make.’

The first report:

  • Polish market is home for gaming companies says Warsaw bourse CEO
  • Polish president consults peers before climate summit
  • Polish FM concerned about situation of Poles working in Netherlands
  • Polish-German cross-border police unit enjoys success
  • March core inflation rate at 3.9 pct - central bank

Exclusive

Forgotten composer who played for Polish king and co-founded Edinburgh Festival rediscovered after distant relative finds online ad for his rare piano

Josie Dixon had little idea that her great-great-great-great grandfather Felix Yaniewicz was one of the 19th century’s most notable composers until a chance conversation about a Stradivarius violin led her on a path of discovery.

The Debrief
Rocking it! New UNESCO Geopark opens in Holy Cross Mountains
Webber's World
Caught red-handed between the past and the future, Praga is a sensory explosion of noise and colour

Events

  • 21/05 - 22/08 Matejko to be first EVER Polish artist exhibited at London’s National Gallery
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