Worries for foreigners investing in Poland
Originally aired on Radio Poland, English Section, 4/6 Click here to listen! Political and social instability and the unpredictability of economic policy in Poland are a cause for worry, says a report entitled “The Assessment of Foreign Investors in Poland” by the Polish-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Some experts argue that this may be the result of the governing Law and Justice party’s policies. In January, ratings agency Standard & Poor’s downgraded Poland’s cred
Polish president snubbed by US?
Originally aired on Radio Poland, English Section, 3/29 Click here to listen! Experts are trying to read between the lines on the significance of President Barack Obama not meeting with President Andrzej Duda. President Andrzej Duda is in the US capital for a three day visit which includes the 4th Nuclear Security Summit. Some Polish media outlets have expressed concern that a meeting between President Duda and President Obama should take place. Wess Mitchell, the President o
How Poles celebrate Easter in New York
Originally aired on Radio Poland, English Section, 3/28 Click here to listen! Poles in Chicago are the most famous group of immigrant Poles and Americans of Polish heritage living in the United States, however, New York City makes up for an even bigger Polonia population. Radio Poland’s Kamila Kudelska talked to three Polish immigrants who have lived in New York City for more than 20 years to see whether they still celebrate Polish Easter traditions, like Śmigus-Dyngus or Wet
Polish take on the United States presidential race
Originally aired on Radio Poland, English Section, 3/25 Click here to listen! If either are elected, republican candidates Donald Trump and Ted Cruz stance on immigration may further affect Poles ability to get visas. “Certainly the most controversial would be Trump, as President, because of the controversial things he says,” said Roman Rewald, a Polish-American lawyer for the Weil, Gotshal & Manges law firm in Warsaw. “And because of his stand on immigration which is going t
Q&A :: Advancement of women in professional environment
Originally aired on Radio Poland, English Section, 3/30 Click here to listen or here to watch the interview. The European Professional Women's Network is an international organization collaborating together to further advance careers of women. 25 European countries partake in the not-for-profit global organization, including Poland. Women in Poland are still being discriminated in the work force due to their gender. The European Professional Women's Network Warsaw focuses on
President officially opens museum about Poles who helped Jews
Poles who helped Jewes
Poland backs Bosnia's EU bid
Originally aired on Radio Poland, English Section, 3/11 Click here to listen! Poland officially backs Bosnia and Herzegovina to be accepted to the European Union During his official visit to Poland, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Igor Crnadek, emphasized the importance of Polish support during the process of the European Union application. Minister Crnadek said that regional cooperation and economic diplomacy with Poland will strengthen Bosnia and
New museum honors Poles who helped Jews
Originally aired on Radio Poland, English Section, 3/9 Click here to listen! The museum is the first of its kind and is symbolically dedicated to the Polish Ulma family, who were shot for sheltering Jews. The aim of the museum is to educate and remind Poles and foreigners of the heroic acts by Poles during World War II. “The importance of this event is because those people were forgotten by the state during the communist times,” said Wojciech Kolarski, the Undersecretary of
