Poland in Cyprus

11th of November 2019, on the day of the Anniversary of Poland’s Regaining Independence, we remembered about Polish refugees in Cyprus.

Olga Tokarczuk, Polish writer and activist, won the Nobel Prize in Literature for “a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life.”

On October 8 2019, the Pharos Art Foundation in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Nicosia organized the recital of the outstanding Polish composer and vocalist Agata Zubel accompanied by the talented pianist of the young generation Krzysztof Książek.

Eighty years ago, German aggression on Poland started the Second World War. In the early hours of 1 September 1939, troops of the German Reich crossed the Polish-German border. Polish Army put up military resistance and expected the Allies’ reaction. On 3 September 1939, France and the UK declared war on the German Reich but did not take any real military action. Poland’s tragic fate was sealed on 17 September 1939 when the Soviet Union launched the invasion of Poland from the East. The attack of the German Reich and the Soviet Union resulted from the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signed by the two totalitarian regimes, a secret protocol to which effectively divided Central Europe into the so-called spheres of influence.

Due to the celebration of the All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland, including the Consular Section, will be closed on 1st and 2nd of November.