WHO has declared mpox (monkey pox) a global threat to public health. Former PiS MEP Ryszard Czarnecki has been charged in connection with the so-called “mileage case.” In turn, Real Madrid was winning the European Super Cup against Atalanta Bergamo in Warsaw. Here are five things to know on Thursday, August 15.
1. Polish Army Day
Today, celebrations will be held across the country to mark Polish Army Day, which commemorates the victorious Battle of Warsaw in 1920, when the army of the reborn Polish state repelled the Red Army attacking from the east.
The president in the morning Andrzej Duda He will lay a wreath in front of the Józef Piłsudski monument at the Belweder Palace, and at 10 a.m. he will take part, together with his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda, in a mass for the homeland and Polish soldiers in the Field Cathedral of the Polish Army.
At noon, in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, soldiers will pay tribute to the heroes during a ceremonial changing of the guard, as every year. The ceremony will be attended by, among others, the president, the marshals of the Sejm and the Senate Szymon Holownia and Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońskaand also the head of the Ministry of National Defense.
The culmination of the central celebrations of the Polish Armed Forces Day will be a military parade, which will begin at 2 p.m. on Warsaw's Wisłostrada. Just like last year, over 2,000 soldiers and over 200 units of military equipment will participate in it. During the parade, speeches are planned by President Andrzej Duda, Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
2. The President presented general nominations and state decorations
President Andrzej Duda, on the eve of Polish Armed Forces Day, presented general nominations and state decorations.
As he said, accepting the general's nomination “is not only prestige and a summary of the service to date, but above all it is a commitment for the future, to even more strenuous and more responsible service.”
3. Mpox a global health threat
The World Health Organization has declared mpox (formerly monkeypox) a global public health emergency. The disease has been given PHEIC status, which is the highest level of health alert at the international level.
– A coordinated international response is essential to contain the disease outbreak and save lives – said the WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
4. Czarnecki heard the charges
The District Prosecutor's Office in Zamość announced the charge of committing a crime against a former MEP PIS To Ryszard Czarnecki. This is about the so-called “mileage allowance” case.
Investigators accuse him of causing an unfavourable disposal of property of significant value. Czarnecki was questioned as a suspect, he did not confess.
5. Real Madrid in Warsaw
Great emotions at the PGE National Stadium. Real Madrid beat Atalanta 2:0 in the European Super Cup match played in Warsaw.
Famous French footballer Kylian Mbappé He performed very well in his official debut for Real Madrid – the dynamic striker scored a goal.
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