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31.05.2021Consulate General closed for holidayThe Consulate General of Poland in Erbil will be closed on Thursday, June 3
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30.05.2021The Banach Scholarship ProgrammeThis year, the existing scholarship programmes that are a joint initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Agency for Academic Exchange NAWA in the form of Polish development aid, i.e. the Banach Scholarship Programme and the Lukasiewicz Scholarship Programme, are merged into one scholarship programme for young people from different, chosen countries (including Iraq) who wish to take up studies in Poland.
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25.05.2021Michał Korkuć: The Fighting Republic of Poland 1939–1945. Published by the Institute of National RemembranceWorld War II changed the course of history. Started by the Germans with the complicity of the Soviet Union, it led to unimaginable destruction and millions of deaths. Later, it brought many nations under Soviet domination for almost fifty years and left the world divided in the Cold War.
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07.05.2021New visa application procedureFollowing our former statement (https://www.gov.pl/web/iraq/important-notice-e-consulate) we would like to introduce a change in the application process.
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06.05.20212nd Stanisław Moniuszko International Competition of Polish Music 2021The applications for the Stanisław Moniuszko International Competition of Polish Music can be submitted until 31 May. The second edition of the Stanisław Moniuszko International Competition of Polish Music will be held at the Artur Malawski Podkarpacka Philharmonic in Rzeszów between 11 and 18 September 2021. The participants will contest in two categories: for pianists and for chamber ensembles, with the total prize money exceeding 80,000 euros. The event is organised by the Institute of Music and Dance, and its main financial prizes are funded by the Polish Ministry of Culture, National Heritage and Sport.
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05.05.2021 ErbilSimplified access to medical professions in PolandIn 2020 Poland has introduced sipmlified procedures for non-EU citizens to practice chosen medical professions.
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03.05.2021 Erbil230th anniversary of the Constitution of 3 MayWhen on 3 May 1791 the Four-Year Sejm also called the Great Sejm adopted The Government Act of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth later known as the Constitution of 3 May, the Polish-Lithuanian state became the Europe’s first and the world’s second that passed the basic law. For its time, it was a progressive and bold legal act which initiated a number of reforms. It also constituted a crowning achievement of the centuries-old links between Poland and Lithuania.
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03.05.2021 al-AssadCelebrations of the 3rd of May Constitution Day at the Polish Military Contingent (Iraq) in al-Assad airbaseOn 2nd-3rd of May 2021 H.E. Mr. Marcin Kubiak, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Baghdad and the Polish Defence Attaché, Col.Marcin Chruśliński paid a visit to the Polish Military Contingent in Iraq (PMC Iraq) in al-Assad airbase in the al-Anbar governorate.
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02.05.2021 ErbilCelebrations of the Day of Polish Community and Poles Abroad and Republic of Poland Flag DayThe Day of Polish Community and Poles Abroad was established in recognition of the historical contribution of diaspora communities to the national objectives of the country of their forefathers. Celebrated jointly with Polish Flag Day, it is intended to encourage Poles to reflect on the glorious pages of the country’s past.
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18.04.2021V4 towards Europe 2020In 2021, it has been 30 years since the establishment of the Visegrad Group. From July 2020 to June 2021 there is also the period of the Polish presidency in the V4 Group. It coincides with the end of the Europe 2020 strategy.