A „nuclear power axis” that has developed between Poland and France may marginalise Germany and it’s plans for energy transformation and the EU’s climate policy according to an article this week in the German daily „Die Welt”.
In an article entitled „A new nuclear power axis is pushing Germany to the margins,” Die Welt reported that Poland’s Prime Minister earlier this month met with the CEO of the French utility EDF. At the meeting, the EDF CEO „proposed that EDF could build nuclear power plants in Poland”. Poland’s first nuclear power plant could be up and running by 2033 in a EUR 25 billion project.
Source – Polskie Radio
A survey of Poles done as the country approaches the All Saints’ Day commemorations next Monday has shown that 64 percent of Poles say they do not intend to travel outside their local area to visit cemeteries when the Roman Catholic Church marks All Saints’ Day on November 1.
All Saints’ Day on November 1st and All Souls’ Day on November 2nd are when millions of Poles usually visit the graves of their loved ones, often travelling hundreds of kilometres to their home towns. This year, amid a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health authorities have urged Poles to spread their visits to cemeteries over a longer period of time to minimize social contact and help curb the virus.
Source – Polskie Radio
The clocks go back in Poland this weekend as the country and many other European countries move to Daylight Saving Time.
European Union law requires all member countries to observe daylight saving time by moving clocks forward by an hour on the last Sunday of March and back by an hour on the last Sunday of October. The European Parliament in 2019 voted in favour of abandoning the practice of moving clocks back and forward by an hour. EU lawmakers decided they wanted the time changes scrapped, leaving it up to national governments to choose whether to stay on permanent summer or winter time.
Source – Polskie Radio
Former Polish president and resident of Gdańsk, Lech Wałęsa has appeared in court in Gdańsk on charges of giving false testimony after previous attempts to get him to court failed.
The former president has been summoned three times to the prosecutor’s office for false testimony and had thus far justified his absences with medical certificates. The case hinges around allegations that Wałęsa was an informant of the communist security services in his 20s and his assertion that documents showing his complicity were forged. Wałęsa did not plead guilty to the alleged offence and refused to provide and explanation related to the allegations. The case continues.
Source – Radio Gdańsk
Weather
Today will be a sunny day in a gentle breeze with temperatures reaching 13 degrees centigrade (56 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day, dropping to 6 degrees overnight. Tomorrow will stay sunny with scattered clouds in a gentle breeze with temperatures reaching a mild 14 degrees during the day dropping to a 7 degrees overnight.
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