Poland in Denmark

The sounds of alternative music by Polish and Danish musicians resounded in Gdańsk and Copenhagen as part of the third edition of the Idealistic Festival.

The art of the translator's work was the topic of the meeting of students of Polish Studies at the University of Copenhagen with Rune Larsen, the author of translations of i.a. W. Gombrowicz, A. Sapkowski and comics of J. Christa.

As the world is slowly recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is entering an era of uncertainty. Faced with new threats and challenges, we need a fresh perspective on geopolitical realities. It is the strength of national economies that will ultimately ensure citizens’ security.

Jack Fairweather, the author of the book “The Volunteer” gave a lecture on Witold Pilecki's mission during the largest historical festival in Denmark - Historiske Dage.

On 12 October 2021 at the Royal Library in Copenhagen, Jack Fairweather, the author of the book "The Volunteer. The true story of Witold Pilecki's secret mission” presented the history of the Polish resistance hero Witold Pilecki.

The judgement of the Constitutional Tribunal of the Republic of Poland of 7 October reaffirmed the hierarchy of the sources of law binding in Poland and in the European Union. The first place in this hierarchy is always reserved for national constitutions of EU member states. EU treaties, as acts of international law, have priority over domestic law of a statutory rank, but they cannot precede constitutions.

At the turn of September and October, Holger Reenberg, director of the Museum of Contemporary Art HEART in Herning, participated in study visit to Poland.

On 25 September, the “Science: Polish Perspectives Meetup Copenhagen. The Technologies of Tomorrow” conference was held at the Technical University of Denmark, jointly organized by BioFrontiers Association and Polonium Foundation in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Copenhagen.

On 25 September, representatives of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland, the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Copenhagen, the Polish-Danish Association in Næstved and the Polish community together with local residents paid tribute to Polish airmen and members of the Christensen family who died in the plane crash on 17 September 1943.

In his book The Prince, Niccolò Machiavelli mentions a certain rule of history. He writes, not without a touch of irony, that “all armed prophets have conquered, and the unarmed ones have been destroyed.” But to every rule there is an exception, and unarmed prophets have been vindicated by history more than once. Even though the vindication usually comes late, it is no less emphatic. A perfect example of that is the historic victory of the Polish Solidarity movement and its extraordinary “Appeal to the Working People of Eastern Europe” proclaimed 40 years ago.