The registrations for the III Edition of the International Competition Polish Music 2023 that will take place in July in Rzeszów have started.

 The main objective of the competition is to popularize the polish music throughout the world and to present masterful works written by 60 distinguished polish composers, especially those of the 19th and 20th centuries.

The total value of the prizes is 100 000 euro.

Interested ensembles and pianists can find all the details on the competition website: https://polishmusiccompetition.pl/

The Consulate of Poland in Brașov respects the Union of Romanian Principalities from 1859, as well as the stages of building the modern Romanian state. Today, Romania is recognized for its loyalty to the principles of international law and for promoting mutual respect, of multicultural values.

The path of the Romanian nation towards the achievement of the modern Romanian unitary national state allowed Romania to acquire its current status, consistent and credible state within the European Union and NATO.

May the day of Jan 24 bring you health, happiness and much joy with the loved ones.

 Happy Birthday to Romania, to all romanians and those who feel and think romanian.

With consideration,

Honorary Consul, Mr. Janusz Szalinski

Polish Chamber of Tourism and Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie, cordially invites you to participate in the Warsaw International Travel and Tourism Fair (ITTF Warsaw), the largest fair event in the tourism sector in Poland.

The fair will take place in 16-18 March 2023 at the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw . It is a unique opportunity to present the countries' tourist offer, regions, CITIES, hotels, companies that offer tourist services, to establish contacts with the Polish tourism industry and present its offer to an audience eager to explore the world.

Exhibitors will include national tourism organizations, regional and local, Tour operators, hotels, spa resorts, amusement parks and tourist attractions. Participation in the ITTF Warsaw has already been confirmed by the most important Polish institutions and industry organizations, as well as representatives of dozens of countries. Their presence guarantees the highest level and the rich offer of the event.

You can find more information about this event that will take place in the heart of Warsaw on the website www.ittfwarsaw.pl/en or on the Facebook pagewww.facebook.com/ITTFWarsaw.

Romania is in a glorious moment of history, at a time when his hopes reborn in another symbolic December, the one from 1989, begin to come true. On 104 years since the historical act of the Romanians, the 1 December 1918, the truth emerges clearly, that for Romania, as for other countries, the fruition of national ideologies and values ​​is an organic component of European solidarity and its institutional improvement.

The geopolitical implications of the Baltic and Pontic space, where great empires from the west and east clashed over the centuries, they created the premises of a relatively common destiny for Romania and Poland. Relations between the two countries have had their ups and downs, but they acquired a new dynamic after the accession of both countries to the Euro-Atlantic structures. On 7 October 2009, during the visit of President Lech Kaczyński to Bucharest, the Declaration on the Polish-Romanian Strategic Partnership was signed, by which both parties committed to actively support the enlargement process of the European Union, to promote the vision of a strong North Atlantic Alliance and to make efforts to ensure energy security.

"The alliance of hearts with the founder of modern Poland - Jozef Pilsudski – is represented, from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea, of one people with two flags". These big words can be found in all the actions undertaken by the two countries. Mutual solidarity manifests itself even more strong, after both countries experienced the terrible communist regime.

At the moment, Polish-Romanian relations are based on three main pillars: cooperation within the European Union, security cooperation within NATO, as well as the partnership with the United States.

Warsaw and Bucharest unanimously support an equal European partnership, in the spirit of "one-speed Europe". In terms of security, the location of Poland and Romania on NATO's eastern flank means that both countries perceive regional and global challenges and threats similarly.

Today, when we celebrate the National Day of Romania together, the feeling that must animate us is that of responsibility towards the historical destiny of the Romanian people, who founded their destinies on these blessed lands, where history has placed other ethnicities alongside. Creating the future is done together, in the spirit of understanding, of tolerance and friendship,  building a mature democracy and sustainable prosperity, in the inevitable perspective of becoming European.

On the occasion of Romania's National Day, I wish the Romanian people the warmest congratulations and best wishes for health, wellness, prosperity and success! Wonderful winter holidays!, Romania! Janusz SZALINSKI

16th edition of EKOGALEA – an international fair of high quality products and food – will take place during 16-17 December 2022 at Regional Sports and Shows "Podpromie" her. Jan Strzelczyk la ul. Underpromise 10 in Rzeszow.

We invite entities related to the production and marketing of products to participate with high quality food, understood as certified organic food, traditional food products registered on the List of Traditional Products of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and agritourism farms, associations, agritourism farms, educational farms and medicinal plant entities, promoting knowledge about medicinal plants and their impact on human health.

Exhibitors' participation in the Fair is free.

The recruitment of exhibitors to participate in EKOGALA will take until the 21 November 2022 or until the exhibition space is exhausted.

We invite you to attend and visit EKOGALA and visit our website www.ekogala.eu

They will take place during the fair: conferences, competitions with attractive prizes and Christmas cooking and craft shows. The entrance to the Fair will be, also, free for visitors.

We cordially invite you to register for the event as a Fair Exhibitor. This can be done through the application form available at: www.ekogala.eu or by contacting us at the telephone number or email address provided below.

If you have questions, at your service.

Office of the Marshal of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship in Rzeszów

al. Łukasz Ciepliński 4, 35-010 Rzeszow

Telephone: +48 17 747 69 15 Email: ow@podkarpackie.

After 123 of uninterrupted years in which the Polish territories were under various foreign occupations, (Austria-Hungary, Prussia, Russia), 11 November 1918 brought not only the end of the first world war but also the reappearance of Poland on the map of Europe. Poland's Independence Day is known as Narodowe Święto Niepodległości (The national holiday of Independence) sau… pe scurt Independence Day (Independence day) and is closely related to Brigadier General Józef Piłsudski, founder of the Polish Legion. Still at 11 November two candles were lit – one in the Temple of Divine Providence, and the other – on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. These candles symbolize where the regaining of independence came from.

The historic candle, offered to the Polish bishops by the Holy Father in 1867, when Poland was not on the map, with the desire to burn in free Poland, it means the strength of our tradition, based on the Christian faith and the strength of the Plonese culture anchored in traditions, carried over generations, passed on to children and grandchildren.

Even if it happened gradually, we owe the process of regaining freedom to ourselves. Not only a coincidence of events and historical circumstances, of a miracle or care of providence, but our courage, our tenacity and deep faith made Poland back on the Map of Europe and declare our independence.

The peace and well-being we are experiencing now is primarily due to human sacrifices, of an unknown soldier, whose body has never been identified or found and which must be preserved in individual and collective memory.

Patriotism is not just a vision of how Poland should be in the future, about its development, about historical memory, but it is a strong feeling of each individual directed to the honor of the sacrificed heroes, let our thoughts and hearts be guided towards our soldiers who, then as now, guard the security of our homeland. The traditions, faith, our culture was built even when the Poles were punished, imprisoned or killed for it.  Nothing destroyed us. We were not destroyed by wars, partitions did not destroy us, we were not destroyed by the times when Poland was not on the map.

We must always defend the motherland. Not with a gun in hand, but we must guard its borders, especially now , in the situation given by the war in Ukraine, guarding the security of Poland and the security of Europe respectively. Let's fulfill our commitments by showing that we are a serious nation that understands what freedom means, but he also understands what it means to be strong.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY POLAND!

On 21-30 October 2022, at Busteni, within the Erasmus+ Program, the project "The future we want" was carried out, in which they participated 32 of persons representing organizations in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain, Serbia and Lithuania.

One of the items on the project agenda was learning how to carry out a street campaign on environmental issues.

Astel,  in 28 oct. young Zsuzanna Gryczka participated in Brașov from Poland with the topic "Our ecological footprint and the amount of wasted water".

 Also within the project, products were prepared that could be found on supermarket shelves "Travel around the world". Then followed the "Last Supper" regarding the consequences of food waste.

The action was successful, gathering around us approx. 200 of people.

The project achieved its objective because it tested the knowledge of the participants, they shared experiences from their lives, they socialized, they were happy, they exchanged opinions and impressions.

The next part of the project will take place in Poland, la Milówka, in April 2023. At the end of this project we will return with new information.

Anna Nabrdalik,

President of the Association for Children and Youth "Uskrzydlamy"

On 21-30 October 2022, at Busteni, within the Erasmus+ Program, the project "The future we want" was carried out, in which they participated 32 of persons representing organizations in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Portugal, Spain, Serbia and Lithuania.

One of the items on the project agenda was learning how to carry out a street campaign on environmental issues.

Astel,  in 28 oct. young Zsuzanna Gryczka participated in Brașov from Poland with the topic "Our ecological footprint and the amount of wasted water".

 Also within the project, products were prepared that could be found on supermarket shelves "Travel around the world". Then followed the "Last Supper" regarding the consequences of food waste.

The action was successful, gathering around us approx. 200 of people.

The project achieved its objective because it tested the knowledge of the participants, they shared experiences from their lives, they socialized, they were happy, they exchanged opinions and impressions.

The next part of the project will take place in Poland, la Milówka, in April 2023. At the end of this project we will return with new information.

Anna Nabrdalik, President of the Association for Children and Youth "Uskrzydlamy"