A group of conservative and right leaning party leaders from across the EU have met this weekend in Warsaw for a summit to discuss ways to reform the 27 nation bloc. The main topic of discussion among the 13 delegates was how to resist attempts by some to turn the EU into a super-state. The meeting, hosted by Jarosław Kaczyński, head of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice party, aimed to explore possible team-ups at the EU level, including an alliance within the European Parliament. Kaczyński said that the current direction of the EU threatened to „bring about the rejection of the sovereignty of individual member states” saying that it was not good news for Europe or the future of the EU.
Source – Polskie Radio
In good news for the Polish economy, the OECD has revised up Poland’s GDP forecast for 2021 from 3.7 percent to 5.3 percent.
Source – Polskie Radio, Investopedia
A Russian cargo ship, which was sailing from Klaipeda on the coast of Lithuania to the Gdańsk Northern Port has been apprehended after it began to deviated from its course and did not respond to the radio calls of the Polish services and was at risk of running aground.
The ship was boarded by Polish Border Guard officers around 1.5 kilometres from the shore. After boarding the vessel, the captain and two officers were breathalysed and discovered to be over the legal alcohol limit. The 120 metre long vessel has now been impounded while investigations continue and the future of the vessel is decided.
Source – Radio Gdańsk
And finally, the traditional Santa motorbike ride is taking place today in the Three Cities to help raise money for children in need. The colourful parade of several thousand motorcyclists will travel through the Tri-City today after a break last year due to the COVID pandemic.
The parade started at Gdańsk Letnica stadium around 10 am and travelled through the streets to arrive at Kościuszko Square in Gdynia before noon. After the parade the bikers distribute parcels to children at hospitals and orphanages through the Three Cities. From the beginning of the campaign, “Motomikołaj” as it is known, has collected more than PLN 650,000.
Source – Radio Gdańsk
Weather
Today will be a cloudy day with a gentle breeze and temperatures of 1 degree centigrade (34 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day, dropping to freezing point overnight. Tomorrow will remain cloudy but mostly dry with temperatures hovering around 0 degrees during the day and dropping to -4 degrees overnight.
