Poland in South Africa

On the day of the anniversary of the WWII ending, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki emphasizes the need to preserve historical memory, the truth and an appropriate worship of the victims in the interview for the Italian daily newspaper La Stampa .

Adopted on 3 May 1791 in Warsaw by the Sejm of the Polish Republic (later known as the Great Sejm), the Polish Constitution was Europe’s first and the world’s second modern constitution.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki pleads in his guest contribution “A new balance for Europe” in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung for a rescue plan for business and healthcare, and explains why the European Union needs solidarity in coronavirus crisis.

19 April 2020 marks the 77th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising – the biggest Jewish military revolt during WW2, and the first urban insurgency in occupied Europe. POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews organizes a social-education campaign to commemorate the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. This year, due to the pandemic, POLIN Museum is running the campaign on the Internet and invites everyone to join in the commemoration.

Information on the Department of Home Affairs in South Africa for foreigners under visa obligation residing in South Africa during the lockdown: https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/home-affairs-outlines-measures-deal-immigration

In the newest interview for the Spanish daily newspaper El Mundo published April 17, 2020, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Mr. Mateusz Morawiecki emphasizes the importance of European solidarity during the coronavirus outbreak and its negative effects on the slowing down global economy. Below are some meaningful quotations to reflect the interview.

“Time of hope for Europe” - an article by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland Mr. Mateusz Morawiecki was published in the Saturday issue of the Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica (dated 11 April 2020), both in paper and on-line edition. The article is about Polish - Italian friendship, the need for European solidarity and the great strength that lies in solidarity and ability to act together.

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.

Important! Information for foreigners staying in Poland. Please review the following link: https://udsc.gov.pl/epidemia-koronawirusa-specjalne-rozwiazania-dla-cudzoziemcow/

Due to the epidemic threat in Poland and the announcement of the state of disaster in South Africa, the organization of the Consulate’s work is changing.