The European Commission has approved a long awaited round of funds towards Poland’s „National Reconstruction Plan” which is part of EU Covid-19 Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) recovery funding distributed to EU member states.

Poland had applied for EUR 23.9 billion of a EUR 800 billion pot of money that the European Commission is disbursing. In a statement the Commission said that the funds „address common European challenges by embracing the green and digital transitions, to strengthen economic and social resilience and the cohesion of the Single Market.”

Source – Radio Gdańsk, ec.europa.eu

Russia has criticized an announcement by the US President Joe Biden that America will send long range rocket systems to Ukraine in a bid to bolster the country’s combat ability as Russia continues to pound the south of the country and make territorial gains.

Writing in the New York Times, Biden stated that he had decided „to provide the Ukrainians with more advanced rocket systems and munitions that will enable them to more precisely strike key targets on the battlefield in Ukraine”. Moscow has accused America of “pouring fuel on the fire” with the pledge to supply weapons that have the capability to strike into Russian territory.

Source – Polskie Radio

Poland beat Wales 2-1 at home on Wednesday in their first match in the group stage of the football Nations League.

Poland are ranked 26th worldwide by football’s governing body FIFA, while Wales are No. 18 in the FIFA table. The Polish team next takes on Belgium in Brussels on June 8 and the Netherlands in Rotterdam on June 11 in the Nations League. On June 14, Poland will face off against Belgium on home turf in Warsaw. The Nations League is the European football governing body UEFA’s newest national-team competition that is now in its third edition. The competition is designed to enable teams to play against those that are similarly ranked and may also offer an alternative path for teams to qualify for the 2024 European championships.

Source – Polskie Radio

And finally, a dog belonging to a woman who fainted after calling for an ambulance showed tremendous, but misplaced loyalty to his owner when he refused to let first responders attend to the woman after she called them.

The drama unfolded in Nowy Port in Gdańsk after the 23 year old felt ill and called for an ambulance. She then fainted and her dog stood guard over here. When paramedics arrived the dog would not let them get near to her. The paramedics were forced to call for police backup who managed to usher the dog into another room in the woman’s apartment. The woman has made a full recovery.

Source – Radio Gdańsk

Weather

Today will be a cloudy day with some sunny intervals and light rain showers in a moderate breeze and temperatures of 16 degrees centigrade (61 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day and 8 degrees overnight. Tomorrow will continue sunny with scattered clouds in a gentle breeze and temperatures of 19 degrees during the day and 8 degrees overnight.

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