Poland

GE in Poland

GE National Ambassador in Poland

 Mateusz Pawlak

Mateusz Pawlak

Previous & upcoming events:

  • Debates organised by the GE Ambassador:
    1st debate "Youth, Internships & Employment" Read report.
    2nd debate "World Financial Crisis" Read report.
  • "Erasmus Students for Łódź

This roject is organized by the Office of Jan Kulakowski – Member of European Parliament concerns Polish city (Łódź) but the idea can be followed in any other location. The Generation Europe Ambassador will participate in the initiative.

The aim of the project is to create a strategy for Łódź, which will present new ideas, changes and improvements in different domains of life (e.g. transport, culture, education, environment). This strategy will be transfered to the Authorities of Łódź.

The document will include thoughts, propositions of changes and new ideas of Erasmus Students:
• Polish students, who have been on exchange
• Foreigners, who study in Łódź.

The project will include:
• a number of meetings and discussions for Polish and foreign students
• a survey among students participating in the project.

The strategy created from the surveys, opinions and discussions will be presented to the Authorities of Łódź.

Media and youth international organizations integrating students and the people from the entire world will participate in project “Erasmus Students for Łódź”.

Interresting links selected by your GE National Ambassador:

NGOs
http://www.ngo.pl/ - database of the NGO’s events, law, news etc.
http://www.diplomacy.pl/ - the Polish Forum of Young Diplomats
http://www.zagranica.org.pl/ - association of the Polish NGO’s which work also abroad
http://www.batory.org.pl – the civic foundation, grants possibilities
http://www.nzs.org.pl/ - students’ organisation

Television
http://www.tvp.pl/ - public television
http://www.tvn24.pl/ - news channel and Internet portal
http://www.tvncnbc.pl/ - Internet business TV

Newspapers
http://www.gazeta.pl - daily newspaper and Internet portal
http://www.dziennik.pl/ - daily newspaper and Internet portal
http://www.polityka.pl - newspaper about politics

Radio
http://www.polskieradio.pl/zagranica/ - Polish radio for foreigners
http://www.rmf.fm/ - radio, music, facts
http://www.eska.pl/ - Polish popular radio

Culture
http://www.culture.pl/pl/culture/
http://www.tvp.pl/tvpkultura/ - TV channel of culture

Public Adminitrations
http://www.prezydent.pl - website of the President of the Republic of Poland
http://www.kprm.gov.pl/ - the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
http://www.kprm.gov.pl/s.php?id=486 – link to the Polish Ministries websites

Poland in Europe
http://www.brukselaeu.polemb.net/ - Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU
http://www.strasburgre.polemb.net/ - Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the Council of Europe

Poland in brief:

Poland

Area 312,685 sq km
Capital Warsaw
Language Polish
Population 38,500,696 (July 2008 est.)
Population growth rate -0.045% (2008 est.)
Net migration rate -0.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Independence 11 November 1918 (republic proclaimed)  
GDP per capita - $16,300 (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate 12.8% (2007 est.)
Population below poverty line 17% (2003 est.)