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President stresses need for strong state in Constitution Day speech

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Andrzej Duda, Poland's president, said on the 232nd anniversary of the May 3 Constitution that only a strong state can survive and exist in our geographical location.

Poland is cradle of constitutionalism in continental Europe says PM

Having paid tribute to Poland's Constitution of May 3, 1791, one of the most progressive supreme laws in Europe at the time, the Polish prime minister has said that if the Polish nation was born at its baptism, it became one in the modern sense on the day of its passage.

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. 

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

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.

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