A new date for US President Donald Trump’s postponed visit to Poland will be announced in the coming days, according to a spokesman for the Polish president.
Trump had been due to arrive in Warsaw last weekend for events to mark 80 years since the start of World War II, but he cancelled at the last minute, saying he needed to monitor Hurricane Dorian as it approached Florida’s eastern coastline.
Trump also said at the time that he would be rescheduling his trip to Poland „in the near future.”
„Donald Trump wants to come to Poland this autumn”, the spokesperson said. He also said that Duda and Trump were likely to meet during the Polish president’s planned visit to the United States later this month.
During that visit, which is due to begin on September 21, Duda is scheduled to attend a meeting of the United Nations Security Council in New York.
Polish economy ‘mature enough to become global leader’, says new report
The Polish economy is mature enough to become a global leader according to a new report published by data analytics firm McKinsey and Forbes Magazine.
The report analysed two scenarios for the Polish economy: a baseline scenario and an optimistic one. According to the former, GDP will grow at around 3% per year. At that rate, GDP per capita in Poland will rise from 12,400 to 18,500 euros by 2030 – more than the current level in Portugal.
According to the second, more ambitious scenario, GDP could grow by 5% per year. At that rate, GDP would double by 2030. GDP per capita would be 24,300 euros, the current level in Spain.
Construction starts of Museum of Westerplatte and the War of 1939
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki laid the cornerstone of the new Museum of Westerplatte and the War of 1939 in Gdańsk on Sunday.
The cornerstone laying ceremony took place after the 80th anniversary commemorations of the outbreak of World War II at the famous monument to the defenders of the coast at Westerplatte. Because the exact location of the Museum is still undecided, the stone laying was symbolic.
During the ceremony the prime minister said that Poland has to seek the truth and fight for it and that after the fall of communism in 1989, there was little willingness to fight for this truth or to remind Poland’s future generations of it.
The president signed a law on the construction of the Museum on the 2nd August.
Source – The First News
Discover the rain gardens of Gdansk
Gdańsk’s city water authority has opened an innovative new solution to help retain and conserve rain water in the heart of the city’s old town.
The rain gardens provide an area of 20 hectares which can collect nearly 1,500 thousand cubic meters of water, providing a solution to the problem of managing excess rain water run off after storms and providing extra water during prolonged periods of drought, as well as purifying the water. Visitors can find the gardens on Długie Ogrody Street, at the intersection of St. Barbara’s church and ul. Łąkowa,
Weather
Today will be quite warm with sunny intervals and a moderate breeze with temperatures reaching 19 degrees centigrade (66 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day, dropping to a chilly 8 degrees centigrade (46 degrees fahrenheit) during the night.
Saturday will see winds dropping and it will be mostly sunny with a gentle breeze bringing cloudier conditions and light rain showers towards the early evening. Temperatures will again reach 19 degrees centigrade, 66 degrees Fahrenheit.
What’s On
· First up over the weekend is the Amber Fest which is the biggest festival celebrating local products and local beer in the north of Poland. It’s a regular event sponsored by the local Amber Brewery and takes place at Gdansk’s Energa Stadium There’s over 40 stands offering regional food, drink and other products and attracts over 20,000 visitors to the all-day event which features an evening concert. The event starts at 11am and finishes at midnight. Admission is free.
Details https://stadionenerga.pl/aktualnosci/juz-w-sobote-amber-fest-2019,a,4844
· If you fancy some outdoor action, why not get along to the Canoe crossing event around Sobieszewo Island tomorrow at 9 AM for the kayaking event which is a real treat for paddling enthusiasts and a great opportunity to promote canoeing on the Sobieszewska Island. Teams will be tasked navigate a route from a map received at the start of the event, reporting themselves at the individual checkpoints. A kind of waterbourne orienteering! The race office: is in the clearing near the Przystań Ptasi Raj restaurant, ul. Nadwiślańska 139 B, Sobieszewo Island. There are 5 hours to cover the entire route.
Details https://elektronicznezapisy.pl/en/events.html
And finally, if you’re looking for something to do tonight, why not consider the „Gdansk Film Wave 2019” or “Gdańska Fala Filmowa”. Tonight’s film will be the delightful “Cudownego chłopaka” and will air at Chiron Park in Gdansk Osowa starting at 7.30pm. Admission is free.
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