On Friday, 19 January, a working meeting with the general manager of LOT Polish Airlines took place at the headquarters of Brasov Airport, Jakub Malecki, which was attended by Şerban Todorică-Constantin, the president of the Braşov County Council, Constantin Albu, general director of AIBG, Stefan-Daniel Micu, the president of the Board of Directors of AIBG, Forget Florin, director of DSNAR Arad, with the manager of the Kronaero company, Ciprian Oprescu, and other officials, meeting that was facilitated by the honorary consul of the Republic of Poland in Brașov, Janusz Wiesław Szaliński.

At the end of the meeting, the participants concluded that Brasov Airport is in the attention of the Polish operator, following that in the next period concrete aspects of a future collaboration will be established.

We remind that discussions regarding the possibility of opening air flights Brașov - Poland have been going on for more than a year. For example, in September of the year 2022, when the airport was still being worked on, the RP ambassador in Romania, His Excellency Mr. Maciej Lang, declared that the Polish representation at the level of Brașov county is not sufficiently highlighted from an economic point of view. This could change, if LOT Polish Airlines the main Polish airline, who over time showed his interest in the Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport, would open air flights from Brasov.

More than that, in the year 2021, after receiving the visit of the honorary consul of the Republic of Poland in Braşov, Janusz Szalinski, the then president of the Braşov County Council, Adrian Veștea, announced that the official from Poland "reaffirmed the interest that LOT Polish Airlines, the main Polish airline, it manifests it both in terms of the opening of some air routes, as well as for the concession and operation of our airport".

The statement of the then president of the Brașov County Council was made in the context in which, at that moment, the Brasov county administration was considering the concession of the airport to a private operator.

In Poland as in Romania, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are a special time, probable, the most loved and most awaited time of the year.

For poles, traditions and especially holidays are particularly important, being passed down from one generation to another and surviving the trials and historical dramas that have plagued Poland throughout history.

Christmas is also called the family holiday, being the occasion when everyone comes together- parents, kids, grandchildren, give themyself gifts, traditional caroling, they enjoy the moments spent together around the table, with the belief that by properly honoring the holidays they will have a richer year.

On the occasion of the winter holidays, the Consulate of the Republic of Poland in Brașov, represented by Honorary Consul Janusz SZALINSKI, wishes everyone a wonderful Christmas with their loved ones and a New Year full of joys and achievements.

Wonderful winter holidays!!

On 28 September 2023, at the Polish Embassy in Bucharest, together with the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland took place the meeting of representatives of the polish business environment., Paweł Soloch, gave a speech in front of the guests. Among the guests and speakers were Janusz Szaliński, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Brașov, Ghervazen ​​​​Longher, Deputy in the Romanian Parliament and President of the Union of Poles from Romania, Agnieszka Olsen, Head of the Bucharest Foreign Trade Office of the Polish Investment and Trade Agency, Jan Majewski, General Manager PKO Bank Polski SA Branch Romania and Hanna Wiśniewska-Sîrbu, representative of PESA Bydgoszcz in Romania.

Located at only 20 km from Brașov, on the road to Sighisoara, on the river Olt, Feldioara Fortress – Marienburg, it is a class A national historical monument, being among the most important medieval saxon fortifications in Southern Transylvania.

With a strategic position, with visibility over a vast land, and natural advantages have made this place attractive since prehistoric times. The plateau on which the citadel rises revealed during the archaeological research vestiges of habitation from the most ancient times - neolithic, the bronze age, the dacian and roman periods, but especially the Middle Ages.

Its restoration, carried out between 2013-2017, saved the remains of the walls that had survived the last hundreds of years of abandonment and restored it to its 17th century appearance.

This year, on 2 and 3 September in Feldioara, took place, a 11th edition, of the "Teutonic Knights return to Feldioara Citadel" Festival and the Official celebration of the launch of the Teutonic Knights Route as a Cultural Tourist Route developed on a regional level.

At the event, along with important local and foreign officials, honored the invitation received, Mr. Honorary Consul of Poland in Brasov, Janusz Szalinski where he gave a speech related to the event itself but also to a possible future twinning between the Marienburg Fortress from Brașov County and the Malbork Castle in Poland, these having a common teutonic history.

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Malbork Castle is located at 60 the kilometers south of Gdansk, on the banks of the river Nogat, being the largest medieval castle in Europe and, also, the largest brick construction in the world.

Built by the Order of the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century, the red fortress has seen successive transformations, as the power of the Order grew. It was strengthened and expanded, to accommodate as many white-robed knights as possible, with the distinctive sign: the black cross.

Representative example of medieval military construction, Malbork Castle was destroyed during World War II. Reconstructed later, is registered from 1997 on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

For more information about Malbork Castle you can access the website: https://zamek.malbork.pl/en/home/

For more information about the Marienburg Fortress, visit the Feldioara City Hall website: www.primaria-feldioara.ro

We invite you to watch the 8th edition of the Mountain Film Festival "Alpin Film Festival", what goes on between 5 and 10 September in Brașov.

Alpin Film Festival, the first film and mountain culture festival in Romania, invites you on a fascinating journey, in a world woven of dreams, landscapes that take your breath away, sports performance, adrenaline and adventure.

During the event, more precisely on the date of 9 September starting at 17.00 at Astra Cinema in Brasov, there will be a screening of the polish film DOO SAR. A KARAKORAM SKI EXPEDITION, directed by Andrzej Bargie .

Poles Andrzej Bargiel and Jędrek Baranowski leave for Karakorum, Pakistan, in an adventure full of love and passion for the mountains, which leads to a fabulous descent on skis at over 6000 m altitude!

The projection is made with the support of the polish Cultural Institute in Bucharest.

Entrance is free and more information about the entire program of the festival can be found here https://alpinfilmfestival.ro/

On 11 th of August, the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Brașov,  Mr. Janusz Szalinski,  participated in the ceremony occasioned by the transfer of authority of the military contingents from Poland, rotation 12th with rotation 13th . The event took place within the Battalion 26 infantry “Neagoe Basarab” from Craiova where the polish military are stationed for a period of approx 6 months having the role of strengthening security on the South-East flank of NATO and on the entire North-Atlantic Alliance.

Among the guests were representatives of polish diplomacy, local authorities and representatives of the romanian armies but also of other countries such as France, Portugal and North Macedonia. The operational commander was represented by col. Mariusz Kasprzyk. The most important moment of the ceremony was the handing over of the flag of the Republic of Poland by the commander of the XII rotation Major Katarzyna Lachowicz – to the major of the XIII rotation, Damian Gronk as a symbol of the presence of the Polish Armed Forces on romanian land..

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We invite you to the 64th season of this year's Chopin Concerts in the Royal Łazienki Park in Warsaw.

Recitals by polish and foreign pianists, from Argentina, Spain, Italy, South Korea, China and USA will be available every Sunday between hours 12.00 – 16.00, starting from mid-May until the end of September.

In 1939, when Warsaw was under nazi occupation, the performance of Chopin's music was forbidden, and the following year (1940) the monument was blown up. Only after the end of the war, in the ruins of a wagon factory in Wrocław, Chopin's head was found in the Łazienki sculpture, and Szymanowski's work was reconstructed from a surviving plaster model. The Fryderyk Chopin monument was erected on its former place in 1958, and a year later the music of the polish artist resounded from here.

Over the years, concerts in Łazienki Park underwent various changes. Finally, the formula of clique recitals that take place every Sunday from mid-May to the end of September was adopted. This choice was dictated by the huge interest in concerts in Łazienki Park.

When we are in 9 MAY, we say EUROPEAN UNION, we say freedom, democracy, peace and prosperity. When we say the European Union, we say our common future, of those 28 state members, in a great family of prosperous and developed nations. The progress of all the countries participating in this political union is inextricably linked to the destiny of the European Union.

Any anniversary is not only a time of celebration but also one of reflection. Thus, we think about what the European Union means to us, but also what Poland represents and not only for the great European family.

The Union was born after the Second World War as a peace project, which brought prosperity and unity to the European continent. It was an unprecedented moment that irreversibly shaped the Europe we live in today, transforming it into a space of consolidated democratic values.

After 66 years of operation of the EU, I can say without a doubt that the balance sheet of the actions undertaken is a positive one. Membership of the European Union, for us Poles and all citizens of Europe, it represents the orientation towards values ​​shared with some of the oldest and most established democracies. What makes us legal members of the European Union are, especially, the principles and values ​​of which we, Poles, we are genuinely attached.

Precisely because of this real affinity of Polish society towards European values ​​and culture, our country was able to outline a solid profile within the Union and demonstrated its, every time it was necessary, commitment and loyalty in supporting the unit, European cohesion and solidarity.

I concluded, therefore, by wishing «Happy birthday!» United Europe.

On 3 May, we celebrate the adoption of the Constitution of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, i.e. National Day of 3 th of May, also known as Constitution Day and remains one of the foundations of the polish republican tradition. It is a reference point for traditions and aspirations for independence in the years of separation, communist occupation and enslavement. Its importance to polish thinking about freedom proved to be timeless: it was a source of pride and a source of self-esteem reinforcement for every generation that reminded Europe of the poles' right to freedom – postulating the return of Poland to the political map of the continent and full independence.

Constitution of 3 th of May 1791, the first written fundamental law in Europe and the second in the world – after the Constitution of the United States of America turned the state into a constitutional monarchy. He reformed the system, eliminating the so-called cardinal rights imposed and guaranteed by foreign powers. In 11 chapters, regulated the problems of the ruling religion, the status of nobility and landed gentry, townsfolk, peasants, legislative powers, executive and judicial, education of royal children and military matters. He introduced the principle of separation of powers. The expression of the sovereign will of the nation was to be a bicameral Sejm. The hereditary ruler presided over the ministerial body, which was the most important organ of the executive power (Guard of the Law). The judiciary was to be separated from the executive and legislative branches. Despite maintaining the federal character of the Polish-Lithuanian state, a number of state institutions were centralized.

Although this document was signed ago 232 years, he still carries many universal messages and is a model of consensus between warring political parties. Its creators showed imagination and long-term thinking and action for the good of the country. The constitution was a powerful impulse that stimulated social awareness of the need for changes in the functioning of the state, it also gave hope for reforms. The constitution was a civilizational achievement of the citizens of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, an important chapter in the common history of Poland and Lithuania. It also became a model for other countries.

Poland and Poles around the world celebrate the Constitution as a national holiday.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO POLAND AND TO ALL POLES!