Poland’s main news stories over the past week have included:
• Poland goes soccer crazy as the national team opens its World Cup account with a 0-0 draw against Mexico
• the Polish government accepts a German offer of Patriot air defence systems to help protect the country’s airspace
• the remains of Professor Jan Łukasiewicz are interred in Warszawa’s Powązki cemetery after their transfer from Dublin, and
• KINOPOLIS, the Polish Film Festival, is to return to the Irish Film Institute, from December 8th to 11th, featuring a programme of award-winning films.
