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On 18th May, 1920, Karol Józef Wojtyła - Pope John Paul II, a saint of the Catholic Church, was born in Wadowice, Poland. This is a very important anniversary not only for us Poles, but also for the whole world, Catholics, clergy, intellectuals and all people who value life, freedom, dialogue and culture.

Seventy five years after the end of the Second World War, we pay tribute to its victims. We remember the indomitable struggle of the Polish nation against Nazi Germany throughout the conflict in Europe, lasting from September 1939 to May 1945.

On 5 May 1945, at 5 p.m., American troops crossed the gates of the German concentration camp Gusen. The main Mauthausen camp was liberated the same day, while the remaining satellite camps of the Mauthausen-Gusen camp system were freed in late April and early May.

On May 3, Poland and Poles around the world celebrate a national holiday commemorating the adoption in 1791 of the first in Europe and the world's second written constitution.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs runs a dedicated website presenting the offer of the Polish companies producing items that can help fighting COVID-19.

The Poland My First Choice scholarship programme aims to encourage young talented people from the countries listed below to pursue studies at the best Polish HEIs. New applications deadline - April 30.

Easter is all about celebration with family and friends gatherings but it is also about food and delicacies full of symbolic meaning. Of course the eggs star in the Easter table. In Poland the celebrations start on Saturday by preparing Easter baskets, called “Święconka”.

Polish pisanki are the Polish Easter Eggs richly ornamented using various techniques. The pisanki derive from an ancient tradition when eggs, the symbol of life, were endowed with magical properties and were thought to ensure both a plentiful harvest and good health.

On 11th of April Italian La Repubblica published an article by Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki who wrote about the hope tha Easter time brings us and the need of solidarity.

On 10 April 2010, a special TU-154M plane with the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński and the First Lady Maria Kaczyńska on board took off from Warsaw to Smolensk. On that very day the members of the official delegation were to participate in the ceremonies taking place in the Katyn War Cemetery, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the crime committed there. The aircraft carried 96 people, including members of the highest state authorities, representatives of various social circles and religious denominations, high-ranking military commanders and the plane’s crew. All the flight passengers died in the air disaster which took place during landing at the airport near Smolensk.