South Korean pianist Cho Seong-Jin won Poland’s prestigious Chopin competition on Tuesday, a prize that opens the doors to some of the world’s top concert halls. Cho, 21, beat 77 other young pianists from 20 countries to take home the […]
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IN 2014 Evan Alberhasky travelled to Poland from Jerusalem to learn about his Jewish ancestral roots. In the taxi to the city of Krakow, he was greeted by graffiti declaring Anty Jude (“Anti Jews”). He saw crossed-out Jewish stars and […]
Poland’s general election on Sunday may propel a new nationalist-minded government into European politics, deepening divisions over the migration crisis and straining relations with Berlin, Brussels and Moscow. The Eurosceptic Law and Justice party (PiS), led by former prime minister […]
Princeton University professor Jan T Gross faces possible lawsuit by the Polish prosecutors over his remarks. Polish prosecutors on Thursday opened a libel probe against a US historian after he claimed Poles killed more Jews than Germans during the sec…
WhoScored check the stats to work out whether Robert Lewandowski is the best in the business… The debate as to the best player in the world is generally a two-horse race. Messi and Ronaldo fans will argue until the cows […]
India, which has one of the highest economic growth rates in the world, is one of the largest trading partners to Poland outside of Europe. More
Two European Union countries have been accused by a British human rights group of employing “forced labour” from North Korea. Malta and Poland, which are signatories to European Union employment laws, both feature on a global list of countries where […]
Seventy-eight young pianists from 20 nations are taking part in the career-paving 17th International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, its director said on the opening day Thursday. Artur Szklener, head of the organizing National Frederic Ch…
The Polish government has organized the nation’s first shopping receipt lottery aimed at boosting budget income from sales taxes. The nation’s economic growth is mainly based on local demand, but there is also significant tax evasion. That has become a […]
Imagine it’s 1945 … a train pulls in and soldiers load it up with chests of Nazi gold. It’s a myth so powerful here in southwest Poland that history buffs staged a re-enactment recently. In reality, amateur treasure hunters Andrei […]