Poland in South Africa

Temporary limitations of border traffic, enforced due to the COVID 19 pandemic, consist in the limitation of incoming passenger traffic at border crossing points of the Republic of Poland, to the following categories of persons, i.a.:

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland Mr. Mateusz Morawiecki gave an interview on 26 May 2020 to the German daily newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, in which the issues of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy and cooperation in the EU, the topic of presidential elections and matters concerning reform of the justice system in Poland were discussed. We kindly invite you to read the fragments of the interview.

The Adam Mickiewicz Institute is building in virtual space an interactive garden inspired by the work of Krzysztof Penderecki. "Penderecki’s Garden" will fully flourish in November, but users can now watch the project growing.

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 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.