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* News * Insights * Po polsku * Topics * Politics * Society * Culture * Business * History * Education * Energy & Climate * Law * Media * Defence * Notes from Pawland * Podcasts * Notes from Poland Podcast * The VoiCEE podcast * About us * Our story * Editorial team * Advisory Board * Notes from Poland Foundation * Contact * Newsletters * Notes from Poland Newsletter * Central and Eastern Europe Newsletter * * Select Page * News * Insights * Po polsku * Topics * Politics * Society * Culture * Business * History * Education * Energy & Climate * Law * Media * Defence * Notes from Pawland * Podcasts * Notes from Poland Podcast * The VoiCEE podcast * About us * Our story * Editorial team * Advisory Board * Notes from Poland Foundation * Contact * Newsletters * Notes from Poland Newsletter * Central and Eastern Europe Newsletter * * TEN MUST-WATCH POLISH FILMS DIRECTED BY WOMEN Culture, Featured Isabel Jacobs They include interwar avant-garde cinema, the world’s first Holocaust film, and reflections on feminism. SILESIAN ADDED AS LANGUAGE ON GOOGLE TRANSLATE Culture, News, Society The decision comes shortly after Poland’s own president declared Silesian not to be a language but rather a dialect of Polish. DUTCH CLUB HONOURS POLISH WW2 LIBERATORS WITH SHIRTS FEATURING NAMES OF FALLEN SOLDIERS History, News The Polish 1st Armoured Division helped to liberate Breda from German occupation 80 years ago. MAN CONVICTED OF DESTROYING SWALLOW’S NEST IN POLAND’S FIRST CASE OF ITS KIND Law, News, Society Under Polish law, such nests cannot be destroyed between 1 March and 15 October. POLAND’S FIRST QUEER MUSEUM TO OPEN IN WARSAW WITH SUPPORT OF CITY HALL Education, History, News, Society “Warsaw is also a city with a queer history and a queer identity,” says the deputy mayor. MIXED-RACE BEAUTY PAGEANT WINNER IN POLAND REPORTS ONLINE ABUSE TO PROSECUTORS Law, News, Society Victoria Forrest says she has received “unimaginable hate on the internet” since her victory was criticised by a far-right commentator. POLISH STATE ENERGY GIANT ORLEN OPENS FIRST PUBLIC HYDROGEN REFUELING STATION Business, Energy & Climate, News Orlen plans to launch 100 hydrogen stations in Poland and neighbouring countries by 2030 as part of efforts to focus on greener energy. More news LATEST INSIGHTS THE VOICEE PODCAST: DECODING RUSSIA’S INFORMATION WAR IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE Insights, The VoiCEE podcast Anastasiia Herasymchuk In this episode, we discuss how the Russian propaganda machine has attempted to influence recent regional events. INTERNATIONAL SCRUTINY OF POLAND MUST CONTINUE UNDER THE TUSK GOVERNMENT [OPINION] Insights, Politics Daniel Tilles It must be held to the same standards as the former PiS administration. THE RENEWED POLAND-BELARUS BORDER CRISIS EXPLAINED Defence, Explainers, Insights Michał Piekarski What’s behind a surge in attempted migrant crossings and violence towards Polish officers? MORE INSIGHTS WE CAN ONLY DO THIS THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT! We are an independent, nonprofit media outlet, funded through the support of our readers. If you appreciate the work we do, please consider helping us to continue and expand it. SUPPORT US! EDITOR’S PICKS POLAND’S EU MEMBERSHIP: 20 YEARS IN 20 CHARTS Business, Editor's pick, Insights, Society Alicja Ptak Since joining the EU, Poland has experienced unprecedented growth, from the size of its economy to the length of its motorways. BERGEN-BELSEN BABY SOLVES LIFELONG MYSTERY AFTER IDENTIFYING POLISH RESISTANCE DAD Editor's pick, History, Insights Stuart Dowell In a remarkable quest spanning decades and continents, Elana Milman tracked down her Polish family. NEW FILM ON POLISH HIGHLANDERS’ NAZI COLLABORATION STIRS CONTROVERSY Culture, Editor's pick, History, Insights Filip Mazurczak “White Courage” focuses on a little-known episode of WWII history. A NETWORK OF INDEPENDENT ENGLISH-LANGUAGE MEDIA IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE QUOTE OF THE WEEK “This year’s guide…reflects Poland’s rapidly developing dining scene and the enormous talent of the country’s chefs.” Gwendal Poullennec, international director of the Michelin Guides, comments on three new Polish restaurants being awarded Michelin stars. GET THE FULL STORY FUNDACJA NOTES FROM POLAND Chocimska 7 / 8 30-057 Kraków, Poland NIP: 677 243 97 04 KRS: 0000758506 contact@NotesfromPoland.com TOPICS * NEWS * INSIGHTS * POLITICS * SOCIETY * CULTURE * BUSINESS * EDITOR’S PICK * READER’S CHOICE * PO POLSKU Copyright © 2024 Notes From Poland | Design jurko studio | Code by 2sides.pl PAULINA OLSZANKA Solutions journalism project manager Paulina is a journalist and writer with a background in anthropology, social theory & political economy. She has worked for Fairfax Media, the Polish Press Agency, the Guardian and De Volkskrant × AGATA GOSTYŃSKA-JAKUBOWSKA advisory board member Senior Research Fellow at the Global Europe Centre, University of Kent. ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR × WERONIKA STRZYŻYŃSKA contributing editorial assistant Weronika Strzyżyńska is currently studying journalism at Goldsmiths as a Scott Trust Bursary recipient. She has written on issues immigration and Brexit for New Statesman and Prospect ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR × AGNIESZKA WĄDOŁOWSKA managing editor Agnieszka Wądołowska is managing editor of Notes from Poland. She has previously worked for Gazeta.pl and Tokfm.pl and contributed to Gazeta Wyborcza, Wysokie Obcasy, Duży Format, Midrasz and Kultura Liberalna” ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR × JULIETTE BRETAN contributing writer Juliette Bretan is a freelance journalist covering Polish and Eastern European current affairs and culture. Her work has featured on the BBC World Service, and in CityMetric, The Independent, Ozy, New Eastern Europe and Culture.pl. ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR * X × DANIEL TILLES editor-in-chief Daniel Tilles is editor-in-chief of Notes from Poland and assistant professor of history at the Pedagogical University of Krakow. He has written on Polish affairs for a wide range of publications, including Foreign Policy, POLITICO Europe, The Independent and Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR * X × STANLEY BILL founder, editor-at-large Stanley Bill is the founder and editor-at-large of Notes from Poland. He is also Senior Lecturer in Polish Studies and Director of the Polish Studies Programme at the University of Cambridge, where he works on Polish culture, politics and history. Stanley has spent more than ten years living in Poland, mostly based in Kraków and Bielsko-Biała. He founded Notes from Poland in 2014 as a blog dedicated to personal impressions, cultural analysis and political commentary. He is committed to the promotion of deeper knowledge and understanding of Poland. He is the Chair of the Board of the Notes from Poland Foundation. ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR × MARIA WILCZEK deputy editor Maria Wilczek is deputy editor of Notes from Poland. She also contributes regularly to The Economist and Al Jazeera, and has also written for The Times, Politico Europe, The Spectator and Gazeta Wyborcza. She was previously Marjorie Deane fellow at The Economist in London (2018) and a business consultant at the Boston Consulting Group in Warsaw. Maria is a graduate of the University of Oxford and a student at the Polish School of Literary Reportage. ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR × BEN KOSCHALKA assistant editor Ben Koschalka is a translator and the assistant editor at Notes from Poland. Originally from Britain, he has lived in Kraków since 2005. ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR × NORMAN DAVIES advisory board member UNESCO Professor at the Jagiellonian University and Professor Emeritus at University College London ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR × TIMOTHY GARTON ASH advisory board member Professor of European Studies at Oxford University ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR × ANDRZEJ NOWAK advisory board member Professor at the Institute of History of the Jagiellonian University ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR * X × SHANA PENN advisory board member Executive Director of Taube Family Foundation ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR × PAWEŁ KOWAL advisory board member Associate Professor at the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Science, member of the Polish parliaments ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR × OLGA TOKARCZUK advisory board member Author, winner of 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR × SIOBAN DOUCETTE author Siobhan Doucette is a historian whose work focuses the opposition movement in Communist Poland. Her first book, Books Are Weapons: The Polish Opposition Press and the Overthrow of Communism, is available from University of Pittsburgh Press. It focuses on the Polish independent publishing movement from 1976 to 1989. ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR × PIN IT ON PINTEREST Support us!