NO. 22 WWW.KRAKOWPOST.COM OCTOBER 4-OCTOBER 10, 2007 WEEKLY Second Irish consulate friendly addition to Krakow Pope John Paul II movie underway A Polish-Italian team will begin working on film about Pope John Paul II. American actor likely to play major role in upcoming movie 2

Polish art team to restore Cossack flag The National Museum will restore a 300-year-old flag cherished as part of Ukraine’s heritage. The banner is connected with the drive for Ukrainian statehood 4 Wisla fans arrested for rival’s murder Nine supporters of the Wisla football team were detained for slaying Korona fan 9

A pair celebrating St. Patrick’s Day at the Irish Pub Pod Papugami in Krakow’s city center. In light of many cultural similarities, explained a Dublin graduate visiting Krakow, the Irish can easily relate to Poles.

Ryanair to open Adelina Krupski job market to incoming Poles. The Polish Polish community.” the development of the economy. STAFF JOURNALIST Embassy in Ireland estimates that in 2006, The opening of the consulate is consid- “We facilitate their presence and try to Bristol connection 70,000-80,000 Poles were employed on the ered a priority, according to O’Donovan, help,” said O’Donovan. Irish Ambassador in Warsaw Declan Emerald Isle. According to the Irish Times, who says that Poles living and working in Ryanair Airlines will begin new See IRELAND on Page 9 flights from Pyrzowice Airport O’Donovan recently announced plans to the number of Polish residents increased 30- Ireland have a hugely positive impact on open an honorary consulate of Ireland in fold between 2002 and 2006. to Bristol. Ryanair was Europe’s Krakow. In relation to the proposal, Marek Dublin has become the home for 80 per- original low fares airline 12 Nawara, representative of the Malopolska cent of Poles in Ireland. Province (Lesser Poland Voivodeship), was Official 2007 figures show 600,000 asked to appoint someone for the position of Poles in Britain and 200,000 in Ireland, of consul. O’Donovan recommends that the which nearly half say they do not intend to Night Club 37 appointed consul comes either from a busi- return home, according to a new survey. ness or legal profession. Professor Krystyna Iglicka-Okolska from 37 Mogilska St. At this time, there is only one Irish honor- the Research Center on European Migra- Tel.: (0) 12 411-7441 ary consulate in Poland, located in Poznan, tions told Gazeta Wyborcza she estimates Cell: (0) 506-698-745 the administrative capital of the Wielkopol- that about 1.5 mln people have left Poland house of entertainment Krakow’s top ska Province (Greater Poland Voivodeship). in recent years. night club offers the most The idea of a second honorary consulate In light of many cultural similarities, ex- the best entertainment in Krakow beautiful escorts in town. emerged as a result of the growing Polish plained a Dublin graduate visiting Krakow, In-house and outcall. community in Ireland, accompanied by the the Irish can easily relate to Poles. piano bar Professionalism and influx of Irish tourists in Poland. Taking the “There are a lot of cultural parallels be- live-music sessions safety guaranteed. reciprocal case into consideration, Poland tween Poland and Ireland. We have both Open: only has its Embassy in Ireland, with no gone through a period in our country’s his- bring card – get prize Mon-Sat: 11:00-06:00 consulates at present. tory where it has become necessary or desir- Sun: 20:00-06:00 HOTEL NOVOTEL, ul. Armii Krajowej 11 Poland’s entrance into the EU marked able to leave the homeland in order to find Tel.: +48 (0) 12 636-0807 Discounts on drinks with this ad. the beginning of a new stage in the history employment - a period that has very recently Credit cards accepted. of Ireland, which immediately opened its ended for the Irish, but is continuing for the 2 The Krakow Post POLAND OCTOBER 4-OCTOBER 10, 2007

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Germany a drug addict for Russian gas: lawmaker A top Estonian lawmaker slammed Ger- many late last week, saying the country was like a “drug addict” because of its hunger for Russian gas and resulting support for a ArcelorMittal Steel is controversial Baltic Sea pipeline. “A big, strong country like Germany should think more about alternative energy sources instead of acting like a drug addict who is becoming more and more dependent on Russian gas,” Ene Ergma, speaker of the Estonian parliament, said in an interview with the Baltic country’s state radio. On September 20, citing environmental looking for majorettes and security risks, Estonia refused a request by gas consortium Nord Stream, which is Danuta Filipowicz new look that includes different uniforms and owned by Russian giant Gazprom and Ger- STAFF JOURNALIST a different musical lineup. He also decided that man firms BASF and E.ON, to carry out it should take part in international musical fes- The orchestra of Poland’s largest steelmak- tivals in addition to playing in Poland. surveys in its waters for a major new gas “We are giving a free hand” to the director, pipeline. Nord Stream aims to build a 1,200- er is looking for majorettes. ArcelorMittal Steel’s orchestra is also re- Krzysztalowski said. kilometer (740-mile) pipeline beneath the cruiting musicians and working on refresh- Although the orchestra’s budget is a closely Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany, with ing its repertoire, said the orchestra’s director guarded secret, it is believed to cost several the goal of turning on the natural gas taps and conductor, Marek Seyfried. Because the hundred thousand zloty a year. by 2010 to feed more Russian supplies to orchestra was traditionally composed of retir- The orchestra’s new repertoire includes jazz the energy-hungry west European market. ees, he is focusing his recruitment efforts on and marches in addition to classical pieces. The consortium has since said it wants younger musicians. The 25 younger musicians who have to return to its original plan of routing the The orchestra will add majorettes to make joined it recently have lowered its average age pipeline through Finnish waters. its concerts “more attractive visually,” Sey- considerably. The orchestra is seeking major- ettes who have had experience strutting their Several Eastern European countries fried told the daily newspaper Gazeta Wybor- cza. They will do dance and cheerleading rou- stuff in parades and in front of bands. around the Baltic have accused fellow EU tines to the music. The idea of orchestra majorettes is “nothing member Germany of going it alone in talks Seyfriend said he has no doubt they will new because majorettes accompany musicians with their Communist-era overlord Rus- become very popular. worldwide,” Seyfried said. sia. Russia has said the pipeline could be Mittal Steel of India bought out Arcelor He said he is not talking about “cheerlead- protected by the Russian navy, sparking S.A. a year ago. The orchestra that the com- ers with pompons.” The majorettes will need concerns in Tallinn, whose relations with pany had sponsored had created goodwill for to be accomplished dancers, he said. Moscow are at their lowest ebb since Esto- the company for 50 years. “This is not a piece of cake,” he said. “In nia regained its independence from the col- So Katowice-based Mittal Steel Poland de- order to learn all the choreography, it is neces- lapsing Soviet Union in 1991. (AFP) cided not only to keep it, but make it better. sary to be smart and clever and have a very Mittal, which changed its name on Octo- good memory and sense of rhythm.” Czech soldiers face charges for ber 2 to ArcelorMittal Steel Poland to reflect Tryouts will be held to select the girls. A a parent-company merger, decided that if the choreographer will teach the routines to those failing in Iraq guard duties orchestra was “going to be our official visit- who are chosen. The majorettes’ uniforms ing card, then it must be the best,” company have already been ordered. They will consist Two Czech soldiers face criminal charges spokesman Andrzej Krzysztalowski said. of the tops and skirts that are standard major- ArcelorMittal Steel’s orchestra is also recruiting musicians and working on refreshing for not performing their guard duties prop- Seyfried decided to give the orchestra a ette flare. its repertoire, said the orchestra’s director and conductor, Marek Seyfried. erly at the Basra base in southern Iraq, Czech media reported early this week. One of the soldiers allowed a vehicle into the base with- out checking it, the other left his post to ride a borrowed motorcycle with some local peo- ple, Czech public television reported. Pope John Paul II blockbuster hits big screen “In Iraq, allowing a vehicle unchecked onto the base means threatening the lives of hundreds of soldiers,” defence ministry spokesman Andrej Cirtek told the broadcast- er. The ministry wanted the soldiers expelled from service, he added. Both soldiers were on Iraq duty between May and August as part of a Czech contin- gent whose main task was to check all traffic Pope movie underway into and out of the Basra base. Danuta Filipowicz original material. The book, for example, Failing to perform one’s military duty car- STAFF JOURNALIST describes the moment when John Paul II ries a maximum penalty of five years in jail, appears in the window of St. Peter’s Square the CTK agency reported. (AFP) cc:sa:Radomil A Polish-Italian team will begin work at to let people know the Vatican’s College of Seriously ill patients evacu- the end of November on an Italian-language Cardinals had elected him pope. But the film about Pope John Paul II, who grew up book doesn’t deal with what happened after ated in Polish hospital strike not far from Krakow. he left the window – how he reacted to the Managers of a hospital in southern Poland A well-known American actor will have a enthusiasm of the crowd below. The movie evacuated some 40 seriously ill patients over major role in the movie, although the film- will touch on that. the weekend to ensure that they would receive makers are guarding his identity for now. The book indicates that in his first days adequate medical care after doctors resigned The movie will be based on Krakow as pope it was difficult for John Paul II, a in a pay dispute. Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz’s bestselling sportsman, to adjust to the confinement of Eighty four out of 173 doctors resigned book “Swiadectwo,” or “The Testimony,” the papacy. He used to make informal “es- after failing to reach a pay deal with manage- according to the Pol- capes” with his closest ment at the hospital in Czestochowa. They ish Press Agency (PAP). friends, the book says. were due to stop working early this week. Dziwisz was the pope’s Italian journal- Neither Vatican offi- Ambulances transported some 40 patients, personal secretary for 40 cials nor journalists knew including new-born babies, to hospitals in years, beginning when ist Gian Franco about the almost 100 es- neighbouring towns. John Paul was the priest Svidercoschi actu- capes he made during his The Polish doctors’ union OZZL said sev- Karol Wojtyla, before entire papacy, wrote Dzi- eral other hospitals were in the same situa- becoming head of the ally wrote “The wisz, who was his closest tion, and that some 5,000 Polish doctors had Catholic Church in the aide. The structure of the resigned in pay disputes. Krakow area. The book, Testimony,” based movie will be similar to Doctors in some 200 Polish hospitals went which came out in early on conversations the book’s. The movie on strike in May to seek rises in salaries that 2007, offers a personal will have a narrator, for remain very low compared with other profes- glimpse of John Paul’s with Dziwisz. It example. But instead of sions. A Polish doctor’s basic net salary is not 26 years as pope and his narrating, Dziwisz’s char- more than 1,500 zloty (416 euro, $568) per 14 years as a priest and came out in Italy acter will play a role in month, or 9.9 zloty (2.6 euro, $3.7) per hour, Polish archbishop before under the title “A the film. while a cleaning lady can earn up to 12 zloty that. The film will be a Stanislaw Necek, the per hour. (AFP) docu-drama, a cross be- Life With Karol.” priest who is the spokes- tween a documentary and man for the Krakow Former Czech leader Havel a standard movie. It will Archdiocese, declined to to guest edit newspaper be released in the middle of 2008. say who would be playing Dziwisz or who Italian journalist Gian Franco Svidercos- any of the other actors would be. The movie Former Czech president and playwright chi actually wrote “The Testimony,” based will come in two versions, one for the big Vaclav Havel will guest edit an economic on conversations with Dziwisz. It came out screen and one for television. The cinema daily over the course of next week, the same in Italy under the title “A Life With Karol.” version will be one hour and 20 minutes newspaper said late last week. Svidercoschi and Dziwisz have collabo- long. The TV version will consist of three Havel has already chosen his themes for rated with film director Pawel Pitera on the 50-minute segments. the edition of Hospodarske Nociny which movie script. The filming will be in Poland, John Paul II was the 264th pope. He pre- will hit the newstands this Friday, newspaper Italy, France and Germany. In Poland the sided over the Roman Catholic Church from head Petr Simunek said. Simunek said the title of the movie will be the same as the October 16, 1978, until his death at age 84 daily had also asked current Czech President book. In other countries it will be “A Life on April 2, 2005. His almost 27 years in the With Karol.” The movie will cover many Vaclav Klaus, Havel’s longtime political ri- Neither Vatican officials nor journalists knew about almost 100 escapes Pope Paul II position made his papacy the second-longest subjects in the book but it will also contain val, to be editor for a day. (AFP) made during his papacy. in modern times. OCTOBER 4-OCTOBER 10, 2007 POLAND The Krakow Post 3 Feminist parties: “Everything for the future – and nothing to hide”

Danuta Filipowicz Furious, Gretkowska broke off her ties with Suk- STAFF JOURNALIST ces and blasted the magazine publicly. The publisher Seven women running for argued that he spiked the article because of errors in Seven women running for parliament are pro- it – mistakes that Gretkowska later admitted. viding voters with the bare facts about themselves. When the smoke cleared, Gretkowska had be- parliament are providing The members of the 9-month-old Women’s Party, or come a cause celebre for those who dislike the Poland demands Partia Kobiet, are using nearly nude posters of them- Kaczynskis. Many Poles continue to view her as a selves in their campaigns. The posters sport the logo victim of political persecution and government cen- voters with the bare permanent post at “The Party of Women. Poland Is a Woman.” (“Partia sorship. Kobiet. Polska Jest Kobieta.”) Gretkowska said she decided to enter the political EU’s top court The semi-nude campaigning ploy has caught the arena after the conservative League of Polish Fami- facts about themselves attention not only of Polish news organizations but lies called for Poland’s already restrictive anti-abor- Agence france-presse international news organizations as well. tion law to be made even tougher. The Women’s Poland should be granted a permanent Members of the Women’s Party would tell you Party appeared in the last week of 2006. post among the senior advisers to the Eu- that it is not a joke, however. It has embraced such However, Gretkowska said, abortion is not her ropean Court of Justice, the top tribunal of serious issues as women’s equality and abortion party’s only issue. the 27-nation EU, Foreign Minister Anna rights. Other key issues are women’s rights and helping Fotyga insisted late last week. Despite that, a recent public opinion survey by more women enter the male-dominated political “Excuse me for being blunt, but Poland the Warsaw-based TNS-OBOP institute shows the world, she said. has a right to this post as much as a dog has party’s support in the parliamentary elections at only All the parties claim to offer equal opportunities a right to a bone,” Fotyga was quoted as say- 3 percent – below the 5 percent needed for seats. for women interested in becoming politicians but ing by the Polish Press Agency (PAP). Manuela Gretkowska, the 43-year-old founder in practice they give women so little help that they Since joining the EU in 2004 in the and president of the Women’s Party, is one of those rarely win election, she said. bloc’s largest-ever expansion, Warsaw has on the racy posters. “I want women in Poland to be treated as right- repeatedly demanded that the court add a A feminist writer, Gretkowska was incensed ful citizens,” Gretkowska said. “Polish women also ninth – Polish – advocate general to the ex- 18 months ago over what she said was President pay taxes like men, but our laws are not adjusted to isting team of eight, most of whom come Lech Kaczynski’s and Prime Minister Jaroslaw meet women’s needs. The female part of society from Western Europe. Kaczynski’s successful effort to censor an article feels discriminated against from birth to retire- “The current number of advocate gener- she wrote for a magazine. The brothers’ ruling party, ment.” als is a scandal, in which the EU’s 12 new the conservative Law and Justice Party, or Prawo i One of the disparities, she said, is that the aver- member states don’t have an equal posi- Sprawiedliwosc, say the posters are an insult to vot- age woman’s old-age pension is much lower than tion. Quite simply, we are owed an advocate ers. And many Catholic priests have expressed dis- a man’s. general’s post,” Fotyga said. The advocate may at them. Six million women stay at home rather than work, generals play a crucial role at the Luxem- Gretkowska rebuffs the criticism by saying that dependent on the salaries of their male partners. bourg-based tribunal, providing its 27 judg- the posters are “intended to shatter stereotypes in Because they are not putting money they are es with “opinions” on the cases before them. the anachronistic world of politics. We are beautiful, earning at work into the pension system, they earn Five of the posts are permanently reserved nude and proud.” less when they begin drawing pensions than those for more established EU member states with Gretkowska entered the political world only re- who have been working. the largest populations – Britain, France, cently but she has been an activist for some time. The Women’s Party also wants women to earn Germany, Italy and Spain. The three other A longtime champion of the feminist movement, pay that equals men’s, to be able to obtain free con- posts rotate among the EU’s remaining 22 she has earned a reputation for being a provocative traceptives, to see an increase in the number of gy- member states, from founder members such writer who often shocked her readers. necologists, to have the right to a pain-free birth and as Belgium to ex-Communist newcomers Until now, her name has been mentioned in a to enjoy expanded child care. including Poland. With just over 38 mln political context only once – a year and a half ago. Part of the party’s platform reads: “Dressed or people, Poland is the largest ex-Communist That was when she wrote an article for the “Sukces” naked, we are not only sex objects. We are innocent country to have joined the EU. Earlier this monthly that criticized the Kaczynskis. and honest -- we have clean hands, clean hearts and month, Fotyga pressed the issue of a ninth But the brothers got wind of the article just before clean intentions.” advocate general post during talks on an EU it was to be published. President Lech Kaczynski’s Many women celebrities, such as actress Krysty- reform treaty that Portugal, which currently press office contacted the magazine’s management na Janda and boxing champion Agnieszka Rylik, say holds the bloc’s revolving presidency, is try- – and the article was killed. they support Gretkowska. ing to finalize by mid-October. 4 The Krakow Post POLAND OCTOBER 4-OCTOBER 10, 2007

R E G I O N A L N E W S Russia leaves OSCE meeting Polish after Chechnya NGO speaks Man fights for right to die restoration Russia stormed out of a conference of the Organization for Security and Coopera- tion in Europe late last week to protest the team takes participation of a Chechnya-focused cam- www.switaj.eu paign group, officials said. The Russian delegation had earlier on Ukraine’s warned that it would “take measures” if a representative of the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society was given the floor at Cossack flag the OSCE meeting, according to partici- pants. Moscow argues that the society is the krakow post a front for terrorists in Chechnya, the tiny southern region where some 100,000 civil- A team from the National Museum ians and 10,000 Russian soldiers have died in Krakow is restoring a 300-year- since 1994 in two separatist wars. old flag that is a cherished part of Russian authorities banned the society Ukraine’s heritage. last year, but it continues to operate from The Cossack banner is connected Finland. The group says it has fallen foul of with the start of the drive for Ukrai- Moscow because of its efforts to spotlight nian statehood. Thus it is one of the human rights violations in conflict-riven country’s most important national Chechnya. The society was also at the cen- symbols. ter of a spat two weeks ago at an OSCE Only five similar Cossack flags are meeting about victims of terrorism, held preserved in Europe. at the organization’s Vienna base. There, it Three are in Ukrainian museums, was the U.S. delegation that walked out in one in Moscow and one in Stockholm. protest, telling current OSCE chair Spain The one being restored in Krakow is that Washington was “outraged” that the the oldest. society, a “reputable NGO,” had been de- The dilapidated flag was turned nied a chance to take part. The OSCE is an over to the restoration specialists in offshoot of the Cold-War Helsinki accords Krakow because they are considered that promoted detente between the West the best in Europe, Gazeta Wyborcza and the former Soviet bloc. Its member- daily reported. The work will take a ship stretches from the U.S.across Europe year. to Russia and the ex-Soviet republic of Ka- The restoration team members zakhstan. The organization holds an annual were thrilled to be selected for the two-week meeting in Warsaw, which is prestigious task. Saving a symbol of home to its Office for Democratic Institu- national identity and pride for future tions and Human Rights. It was not imme- generations of Ukrainians is quite an diately clear if Russia planned to take part honor. in the remainder of the Warsaw conference, Janusz Switaj at home at his computer. However, it won’t be easy. The silk which is due to end on October 5. (AFP) Danuta Filipowicz “Three years after my accident, Christo- his role as Superman, spent $1.5 million a flag has been in bad condition since Polish-born cardinal STAFF JOURNALIST pher Reeves, an American actor, producer, year on his rehabilitation. I am an average World War II. The richly decorated dies in Zambia Polish person who functions in this world gold and silver colors have faded. Warsaw District Court has denied a eu- primarily due to my parents, who- if needs And parts of the fabric have been Polish-born Roman Catholic Cardinal thanasia request for Janusz Switaj, a thirty- Since the incident, be- are my doctors, physiotherapists, and nearly destroyed. Adam Kozlowiecki, the first Archbishop three year old man from Silesia who has his parents have been masseurs,” underlined Switaj. The flag was made in the second of the Zambian capital Lusaka, has died been completely paralyzed after a motor- Despite the Court’s refusal to grant part of the 17th Century. For about in Zambia aged 96, the Church announced cycle accident in 1993. his primary caregiv- Switaj’s euthanasia, he will continue to 50 years it symbolized the power of Sunday. Kozlowiecki died of an old age-re- Since the incident his parents have been ers. Switaj wishes fight for his right to die. Ukrainian Cossack leaders known as lated illness in Lusaka late last week, Church his primary caregivers. Switaj wishes to Euthanasia, being against Catholic teach- hetmans. spokesman Father Paul Samasumo said in a cease the medical treatments keeping him to cease the medical ings, has left the case of Janusz Switaj as an One of the most famous hetmans statement. alive once his parents can no longer care for treatments keeping open debate. was Ivan Mazepa, who teamed with “Always jovial and simple, the Cardinal him, informed Polish Radio. According to opinion surveys, a large the Swedish King Charles XII in an will be greatly missed,” the statement said. Since May 18, 1993 Switaj has been at- him alive once number of Poles support Switaj’s case. unsuccessful attempt to try to free Kozlowiecki was ordained a priest in 1937 tached to a life support system, and has had his parents can no Upon hearing about Switaj, Polish Ukraine from Russian dominance. before being held by the Nazis at the Aus- his parents assist him 24 hours a day, seven Catholic priest Arkadiusz Nowak stated: The flag dates to Mazepa’s time. chwitz and Dachau camps during World War days a week. longer care for “It’s easy for us to conclude that this per- Ukrainian foundations are pay- II. He was appointed Archbishop of Lusaka “The injuries caused in the accident were him, informed son should live with his suffering. I believe ing for the restoration. The revital- in 1959, but resigned ten years later to pave tetrapelegia and respiratory failure. In brief, Polish Radio. that none of us could say with 100-percent ized flag will be a centerpiece of an the way for a Zambian to take over after the only my brain works properly now. I have certainty that he could tolerate pain with exhibition in the Ukrainian capital of country gained political independence. been breathing by means of a mechanical patience and profound faith. But from the Kiev next year that marks the 300th “After his retirement, Cardinal Kozlow- ventilator for fourteen years,” he explains writer, and director, suffered a spinal cord point of view of Christian ethics, switching anniversary of the alliance between iecki lived a simple life of ordinary priestly on his own web site, www.switaj.eu. injury. Reeves, who was well known for off the machine would be homicide.” Mazepa and Charles XII. duties,” the statement said. Last year, the French government hon- oured Kozlowiecki with its highest medal of recognition for the role he played in helping humanity. (AFP) Forty trawlers caught breaching cod ban Russian gas for Ukraine agence france-presse numbers are not as weak in the Baltic depends on gov’t: report as the EC’s scientists say they are. Forty Polish trawlers have been Polish officials are planning talks Russian gas monopoly Gazprom warned caught breaking an EU ban on cod fish- with fisheries ministers from other Bal- early this week it would cut gas supplies ing in the Baltic Sea, which Brussels tic Sea countries. They are also looking to Ukraine, which transports 80 percent of

says is necessary to prevent threatened to negotiate with EU Fisheries Com- cc:sa:Matthieu Godbout Russian gas supplies to Western Europe, if stocks, Poland’s maritime affairs minis- missioner Joe Borg in an effort to win Kiev did not pay over $1 bln in debt this try said early this week. support for Warsaw’s own plans for month. “According to inspectors, 40 vessels protecting stocks without a ban, Gogol The warning revived a longstanding have breached the Brussels ban. They said. dispute over gas supplies that led Russia were carrying a total of 15 tons of cod,” A meeting of fisheries ministers to turn off the taps to Ukraine in January ministry spokesman Krzysztof Gogol from across the 27-nation EU is due on 2006, provoking supply shortfalls in West- told AFP. October 29, he added. ern Europe and doubts about Russia’s reli- Despite warnings from the European “If we don’t manage to convince our ability as an energy provider. Commission that Poland has already partners, we’ll have to fall in line with “If the debt is not settled in October, filled its cod quota in the Baltic for this Brussels’ stance, and call on our trawl- Gazprom will be forced to begin to cut nat- year, Polish authorities have said they ermen to stop fishing for cod and warn ural gas supplies to Ukrainian consumers,” have no immediate plans to punish fish- them about the risk of fines,” he said. the state-run company said in a statement, ermen who catch cod there. The EC pilots the EU’s fishing putting the amount of debt at $1.3 bln (900 Last week, the EU’s executive policy, and has threatened to deduct mln euro). threatened Poland with legal action for any overcatch from next year’s quota Ukrainian energy company Naftogaz, failing to clamp down after fishermen – compounding the anger of Polish Gazprom’s counterpart, expressed bewil- breaches of the ban, which was an- fishermen, who were already protest- derment at the warning. nounced in July and came into force on ing against a decision by the EC to “We don’t understand what Gazprom September 15. slash their 2008 allowance by almost means. We don’t understand where (the Warsaw, however, says the quota a quarter. sum) came from,” spokesman Oleksy Fy- was wrongly calculated by the EC and The EC, which frequently voices odorov told AFP. has also expressed broader opposition concern about the state of stocks in the “We hope that by tomorrow, at least, to Brussels’ cod protection rules. Baltic, has proposed cutting quotas next we’ll understand what they’re talking about “We’re giving ourselves until the end year by 23 percent in the eastern Baltic and define our position.” of October to sort out the disputes.” Go- and by 33 percent in the West. In Brussels the EU’s executive Commis- gol said. Brussels warns that continued Some 430 Polish trawlers fish for sion called for a “swift settlement” to the fishing will add more pressure to a fish cod in the Baltic, employing a total of Despite warnings from the European Commission that Poland has already filled its cod potential crisis which could have an impact stock already facing collapse, but the 5,000 people on board and in the on- quota in the Baltic for this year, Polish authorities have said they have no immediate plans on European gas supplies. (AFP) Polish government considers that cod shore processing industry. to punish fishermen who catch cod there. OCTOBER 4-OCTOBER 10, 2007 POLAND The Krakow Post 5 Customs officials back on The Cure guard after recent drug bust Route runs through Turkey, Greece, Albania plans to hold and Italy; The Central Route runs through Turkey, Bulgaria, the former Yugoslav Re-

LUK Agency LUK public of Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia and into either Italy or Austria. The Northern Route runs from Turkey, Bulgaria and Roma- live concert nia to Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Poland or Germany. Large quantities of the smuggled heroin are destined for either The Netherlands or the UK. Although the Balkan Route is considered the primary supply line for Western Europe, in Katowice Afghan and Central Asian traffickers smug- gle heroin along the Silk Route into Russia, the Baltic States, Poland, Ukraine, the Czech Republic and other parts of Europe. Tajiki- stan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan are vital transit countries, with an estimated 24 percent of Afghan hero- in smuggled along this route. Europe remains the primary market for heroin, accounting for a third of the world’s opiate consumption. Despite the increased production in Southwest Asia, the European demand for heroin appears stable. Afghanistan (Southwest Asia), Myanmar, Thailand and Laos (Southeast Asia), and Co- lombia with Mexico (Latin America) are the main regions of heroin production. Brown sugar, Big H, Blacktar, Smack and Junk are among the street names or slang terms for heroin, a highly addictive central nervous system depressant. The drug is pro- Europe remains the primary market for heroin, accounting for a third of the world’s cessed from morphine, obtained from the This will be the second concert of The Cure in Katowice. opiate consumption. opium poppy. Heroin can be used in a variety of ways. It can be injected into a vein (“main- the krakow post the krakow post tigation will attempt to establish the truck’s lining”), injected into a muscle, smoked or map was 1982’s “Pornography.” But its intended destination and perhaps reveal the snorted as powder via the nose. It is a de- biggest success was its “Disintegration” A 41-year-old Turk was detained earlier contact person there. Detailed laboratory re- pressant that affects the brain’s pleasure sys- The legendary English band The album in 1989. this month in connection with the discovery search will determine the drugs’ origin. tems and interferes with the brain’s ability to Cure will perform February 19 in the The Cure is often identified with the by Customs officials at Hrebenne of 118 ki- The district prosecutor’s office in Lublin perceive pain. The short-term effects appear Katowice Spodek arena, its second con- Gothic rock subgenre of alternative lograms of heroin apparently being smuggled will decide the fate of the truck driver. If con- soon after taking the drug. The person reports cert in the city in 11 years. rock. But the band rejects classifica- into Poland in a truck carrying household ap- victed he could face 15 years in prison. feeling a surge of euphoria accompanied by The show will be one of 22 the group tions, including Gothic. pliances for a Polish company. In the first six months of 2007, Polish po- a warm flushing of the skin, dry mouth and puts on in 15 European countries in the Although The Cure’s music has The case has been taken over by the Cen- lice investigated 39,466 drug crimes, among heavy extremities. Following initial eupho- winter and spring of 2008. changed over the decades, a thread that tral Investigating Office in Lublin. The value them 340 concerning large amounts of drugs ria, the user goes “on the nod,” an alternately Another will be a February 18 gig in continues to run through its tunes is a of the smuggled drugs is nearly 24 mln zloty intended for illegal importation, exportation wakeful and drowsy state. Mental functioning Warsaw. widely recognized melancholy style. (6.35 mln euro) on the black market. or transportation through Poland’s or other becomes clouded because of the depression The 30-year-old band, which has sold The band has been working since the The truck drove up to the Customs point at countries’ territory. During the period police of the central nervous system. Other effects 30 million CDs, drew sell-out crowds in spring of this year on its 13th album. It the Hrebenne border at Hrebenne on Poland’s seized 35 kilograms of heroin. include slowed and slurred speech, droopy Australia and the Pacific in the recently is expected to be ready in the spring of eastern border with Ukraine late evening Sep- According to Interpol, the International eyelids, impaired night vision, vomiting and completed first leg of its CURE4TOUR. 2008. It will probably be a double CD. tember 12. The Customs officer who checked Criminal Police Organization, two primary constipation. Fans love the fact that The Cure puts on The band has had several lineup the truck became suspicious and performed a routes are used to smuggle heroin. One is the Long-term effects appear after repeated one of the longest shows of any top band changes since its start in 1976. Current special X-ray test. Alerted by what they de- Balkan Route, which runs through southeast- use. Chronic users may develop collapsed – three hours. members besides Smith are Porl Thomp- scribed as an odd-shaped cabin on the truck, ern Europe, and other the Silk Route, which veins, infection of the heart lining and Singer, guitarist and song writer Rob- son on rhythm guitar, Simon Gallup on officers discovered 269 packages containing runs through central Asia. valves, abscesses, cellulitis and liver dis- ert Smith is the only original member bass and Jason Cooper on drums. a beige substance. The hiding place had been The anchor point for the Balkan Route is ease, as well as pulmonary complications, still performing. He is one of the most especially constructed for the drugs, which Turkey, which remains a major staging area including pneumonia. seminal figures of rock, someone who Tickets for the Katowice and Warsaw analysis determined to be heroin. and transportation route for heroin destined With regular heroin use, tolerance develops still inspires an army of fans. concerts go on sale October 15 on the It was the largest drug cache ever stopped for European markets. The Balkan Route is and abusers must use more and more heroin The album that put the group on the Ticketpro web site at: www.ticketpro.pl on the eastern border, police said. An inves- divided into three sub-routes. The Southern to achieve the same intensity or effect. Poland dances and sings with “Dancing on Ice” the krakow post and on the basis of other factors. Rusin also won a special episode of the Poles like to watch their non-singer idols Viewers’ voting accounts for half a con- program -- “Dancing with the Stars - the try to sing as well as dance. Shows where celebrities sing or dance testant’s score. The celebrity with the low- Most Beautiful Dances” (“Taniec z Gwi- Polsat, the other commercial televi- AGENCJA NIERUCHOMOŚCI have become the most popular on Polish est score each week must leave the program. azdami – Najpiekniejsze Tance”). sion network, is in its second season of www.property-krakow.com commercial television. TVN also produces another show called The contestants for “You Can Dance” “How They Sing,” or “Jak Oni Spiewaja.” Now public television is joining in. “You Can Dance – Just Dance,” or “You were chosen during tryouts in Poland’s five The Saturday show is a Polish version of Telewizja Polska SA’s “Dancing on Ice” Can Dance -- Po Prostu Tancz.” The format biggest cities. They are assigned different America’s “Soapstar Superstar,” which has program started last Friday. is similar to “Dancing With the Stars,” but dance styles and partners each week. soap-opera actors performing in front of a Eleven singers, actors, television per- the contestants are not celebrities. Over the course of the competition they celebrity panel. sonalities, sports stars and other celebrities The host is Kinga Rusin, a popular TV must dance to many kinds of music -- salsa, The judges rate the contestants’ singing competed with each other in ice dancing. journalist who in 2006 won the fourth jazz, hip hop, disco, pop, contemporary. ability, but viewers decide which song con- Each had a professional skating partner. “Dancing With the Stars” competition. Ital- The winner, chosen by judges and program testants will sing in the next round. 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In Ireland, figures say there may be anywhere from 150,000-250,000 Polish migrants.

Jonathan Fowler tape to several hundred applauding support- Magda, who declined to give her sur- agence france-presse ers and a handful of hecklers. name, told AFP she was sick of Polish poli- “I’m here to convince Poles that we can ticians, whatever their party stripes. As Poles flock to Britain and Ireland create the same kind of opportunities for “It’s doesn’t matter what monkey you seeking better opportunities, Warsaw’s them as they find here,” he said. choose, it’s still the same monkey that gets politicians are waking up to the fact that Britain has been home to Polish commu- to the top of the tree,” she said. the up to 1.25 mln migrants could pack a nities for decades. In the town of Lincoln, further north, 28- punch in their homeland’s October 21 snap But numbers have swollen since Poland year-old Justyna, who moved in 2005, said elections. joined the EU in 2004 and Britain and Ire- she was unconvinced: “I’m not going to As a result of the rise in the market, employees feel more confident in their Provided, that is, that they actually vote. land threw open their labor markets. Esti- vote, because it’s all a mess.” place of work, which leads to less stress. Gearing up Poles in Poland is already a PO is currently running almost neck and tall order – turnout in the last parliamentary neck in the opinion polls with Kaczynski’s Adelina Krupski positions in the job market, which in turn ballot in 2005 was just over 40 percent. The highest-profile Law and Justice (PiS) party, which won STAFF JOURNALIST delivers more comfort, as well as a better But involving expatriates may be even member of the ballot- Poland’s last elections in 2005. workplace atmosphere. harder, judging by data from previous elec- PiS’ fractious coalition with a far-right Poles no longer consider their jobs as a As a result of the rise in the market, em- tions as well as the cynicism or lack of inter- hunting pack so far is Catholic party and a populist rural move- necessary evil, to the extent that over 42 ployees feel more confident in their place est of many potential voters who spoke to Donald Tusk, leader of ment collapsed two months ago, setting the percent willingly work overtime, the daily of work, which leads to less stress. A great AFP. stage for snap elections two years ahead of newspaper Dziennik reported. majority of Polish workers feel their jobs The highest-profile member of the ballot- Poland’s main opposi- schedule. According to the latest study conducted give them a feeling of self-worth and con- hunting pack so far is Donald Tusk, leader of tion party, the liberal, The campaign has turned into a bit- by CBOS, the national opinions research sider themselves necessary in the develop- Poland’s main opposition party, the liberal, ter war of words, one which will move to center, three out of four go to work with a ment of the company. pro-European Civic Platform (PO), who has pro-European Civic the British airwaves on October 7, when a sense of enjoyment. In fact, according to the “Warsaw Voice,” In addition, results from a study carried Poland’s economic condition promotes undertaken a whistle-stop tour of London, handful of visiting lawmakers hold a debate Platform (PO), who has out for the Polish Confederation of Private workaholism. Behaviors diagnosed by psy- Dublin and Glasgow. undertaken a whistle- on PRL24, a new radio station for Poles. Employers, Lewiatan, chiatrists as pathological “It’s great that Polish politicians come For vote-hungry Polish politicians, however, prove working Poles are driven by the Polish here, showing they are interested in us,” stop tour of London, figures from the last parliamentary elections have changed their In exchange for high labor market, now strug- said Janusz Sojski, 58, a bus driver who has Dublin and Glasgow. in 2005 set a gloomy precedent. views on work. wages and swift gling with 13-percent un- worked in Britain since 2004. Britain’s Polish community was then Formerly regarded employment. In exchange “But it’s hard to say if I’ll vote. I don’t estimated at several hundred thousand, and as a source of misery, advancement for high wages and swift know if I’ll have to work on the day,” he mates for the Polish community range from data from Poland’s National Electoral Com- where workers have to opportunities, young advancement opportuni- told AFP. 300,000 in some British government studies, mission showed that only 2,825 people follow orders, anticipat- people eagerly accept ties, young people eagerly Conservative, euroceptic Prime Minister to one mln, half of whom live in the Lon- registered to vote with the Polish consulate, ing the very moment the accept workdays exceed- Jaroslaw Kaczynski dismissed Tusk’s trip as don area, according to some Polish sources. while the comparative figure for Ireland was clock indicates the time workdays exceeding ing 10 hours. They argue a stunt – perhaps a nod to an itinerary which In Ireland, meanwhile, figures stretch from 1,231. Voters may have been discouraged to finally go home, em- 10 hours. They argue that they cannot work any included a foray into a supermarket to meet 150,000-250,000. The average age of to- because there were only three polling sta- ployment is now highly less if they want to attain regarded for its positive that they cannot work professional and economic Polish employees and view an aisle of Pol- day’s migrants is 26. For many, the elections tions in Britain: at the Polish embassy and a effects on self-esteem, success. ish food – but Tusk hit back at a rally in a any less if they want to are off the radar. cultural institute in London, and the consul- contentment, and social “In Poland, the prices west London community center. “I’m not interested at all,” said Magda, a ate in Edinburgh. In Ireland, there was one, life. attain professional and of basic commodities, “If half a mln Poles buy air tickets and go 25-year-old waitress in Cambridge, in east- at the embassy in Dublin. Previously unclear, economic success. housing and cars are so to England, not North Korea, that’s because ern England, who emigrated three years ago “We now plan to have booths in Cork perhaps due to the tran- high that one cannot earn they picked a free economy,” he said, laying after giving up her job as a nursery school in the south and Limerick in the southwest sition from socialist them working only eight out his message of tax cuts and reduced red teacher. as well, so people will not have to travel to ways, the true opinions of Poles towards hours a day,” says Witold Szram of Ammi- Dublin,” said Polish embassy spokeswoman work have caused a response of astonish- rati Puris Lintas advertising agency. Nikola Sekowska. ment. Suddenly, it has been found that Pol- Thus, though a sign of progress, the In Britain, Polish authorities this time ish employees value their jobs and that, newly discovered dedication towards work plan to set up around two dozen polling sta- instead of complaining about their wages raises the issue of whether Poles may in- tions across the country, from Inverness in being too low (although 70 percent of those deed turn into workaholics. northern Scotland to Southampton on Eng- asked were not satisfied with their salary), The poll results show that 56 percent of land’s south coast. they have begun to recognize the various Polish workers declare they enjoy spending advantages of a steady job. their free time with work colleagues. In the opinion of Mieczyslaw Kabaj, a Consequently, there looms the threat of professor from the Institute for Labor and becoming too involved with one’s occupa- Social Services, one of the factors leading tion and not being able to separate the pro- to this change is the increase in available fessional life from the personal one.

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A Polish Roman Catholic priest is facing a holy row after he was caught at the wheel following a drinking spree Producer Mariusz Bialek hopes to get Mel Gibson to star in “Victory,” which should resonate with audiences because of today’s clash of the Christian and Muslim civilizations. that left him 11 times over the limit, Joanna Zabierek shown interest. Bialek wants him to play King Jan III So- To finance the film’s production, Bialek has lined up Pol- police said early this week. “Father Antoni M., 54, had a blood- staff journalist bieski of Poland, the hero of the Battle of Vienna. ish and German investors and will be putting up consider- It will not be lost on today’s movie audience that the bat- able money of his own. alcohol level of more than 2.2 grams An ambitious Polish producer is trying to raise more than tle started on September 11, two months after the Ottoman He has also started the first film-production investment per liter,” Warsaw police spokeswom- 120 mln zloty for what would be Poland’s most expensive Empire laid siege to Vienna. King Jan III led the Christian fund in Poland. Investors will buy shares in the fund. If the an Anna Kedzierzawska was quoted as film ever – the story of how a combined Polish, German and forces who vanquished Grand Vizier Merzifonlu Kara Mus- movie makes money, they will share in the profit, with the saying the Polish Press Agency (PAP). Austrian army stopped the Ottoman Turks from conquering tafa Pasha’s Islamic army. amount they get based on how many shares they own. Officers arrested the priest in the Vienna in 1683. The Christians’ victory not only stopped the Ottoman Although he loves the story line, Bialek said he also views early hours of the morning after spot- Producer Mariusz Bialek hopes to get Mel Gibson to star advance through Europe but also ensured that Austria’s the film as “a product I’m going to sell. It’s a business. I ting his car zigzagging through the in “Victory,” which should resonate with audiences because Habsburg dynasty would continue dominating central Eu- have calculated what kind of movie the world would like center of Warsaw, police said. of today’s clash of the Christian and Muslim civilizations. rope. The dynasty ended up lasting 170 years, beginning in to see.” He could face two years in prison The producer also hopes to hire the special-effects crew from the 15th Century. Europe needed a common denominator in 1683 to ward for breaking Poland’s drunk-driving “Lord of the Rings.” Bialek started thinking about making the movie after the off the threat to its civilization. It is the same today, Bialek limit of 0.2 grams of alcohol per liter The victory at Vienna, led by a Polish king, was a pivotal 9/11 attacks. The associations between the Battle of Vienna said. The common denominator both then and now is faith, of blood. point in European history. If the Turks had won it, Europe and the 9/11 attacks of 2001 “seemed obvious,” he said. he said. “The film will show that Christianity is the thing might be Muslim today. Work on the movie began three “Here was another clash of two religious worlds.” that unites Europe,” he told the daily newspaper Gazeta years ago when Bialek asked Cezary Harasimowicz to write On September 11, 1683, Muslim fighters were also poised Wyborcza. the screenplay. If all goes well, shooting will start early next to thrust a dagger “at the heart of Western civilization,” year in the Sowie Mountains near Wroclaw. he said. “And then, too, the Western world united.” “Eighty-five percent of the story is based on historical Bialek’s main line of work is business rather than truth,” Harasimowicz said. “I collected a lot of documents film. He is a property developer, realtor and executive and letters about the Battle of Vienna. I found an interesting recruiter. and not so well-known plot, with many surprising twists.” But he also produced the Andrzej Jakimowski film In addition to a thrilling plot, the story will feature love “Sztuczki,” which won best movie at the Polish Film and comradeship -- everything needed for “a great show,” Festival in Gdynia and critical acclaim at the Vienna Harasimowicz said. Film Festival. Bialek has contacted Gibson about direct- ing and starring in the film – and the actor has NEW EMPLOYMENT tel.: 032/305-30-20 ul. Ceglarska 35 Quality Accommodation for Less PORTAL LAUNCHING We invite you to TOURNET NOVEMBER Queens Night Club. TOURNET 2007 Discretion is of the highest priority. Guest Rooms REGISTER FOR FREE TODAY We have private parking. Guest Rooms BE FIRST! Our club offers luxuries SEND YOUR CV NOW for business negotiations. ul. Miodowa 7 MAKE YOURSELF VISIBLE TO We dedicate the greatest Kazimierz District, Krakow EMPLOYERS IN IRELAND, UK attention to cleanliness. 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Emergency Medical Technicians have come up with an idea on how to help tourists and citizens of Krakow, who flood the city center, in case of an emergency. As the ambulances are often held up in traf- fic jams, local lifesavers suggested acquiring bicycles, reported the Gazeta Wyborcza news- paper. There has been an influx of tourists in Krakow lately, and many roads are being renovated. As a result, the idea may soon be- come a reality. Rescuers on bikes may soon be waiting on call in the most congested points of Krakow. It would be the responsibility of the lifesav- ers to stabilize the vitals of the patient until the paramedics arrive on the scene; if blood circulation stops each minute becomes cru- cial. Physicians’ assistants, medical students, and nursing students have enthusiastically ac- cepted the concept of medics on bikes. Their only concern involves how they will acquire said bicycles and where they can sta- tion them. Two to four bicycles are needed plus the medical equipment, costing an al- together sum of at least 15,000-20,000 zloty (4,000-5,500 euro). The local government is ready to help, in- formed Grazyna Leja, a representative for the tourism affairs and marketing board of Kra- kow. “It is a very interesting idea, because almost 9 mln tourists come to Krakow. We have to take care of them from the medical side as well,” she told Gazeta Wyborcza. “As we are preparing for the next season, we must have these lifesavers. Right now I’m starting to look for money in order to buy bicycles,” concluded Leja. The only question left, is who will provide the financial support for this medical service? The regulation act clearly states that it can only finance the most common mode of sani- tary transportation - the ambulance. Until monetary expenses can be resolved, Krakow’s city center will remain without bi- cycle rescuers. As ambulances are often held up in traffic jams, local lifesavers suggest acquiring bicycles. Moskwa in Krakow “Splendor of Heaven”

Malgorzata Mleczko sometimes it’s possible to find elements of Mosk- Alicja Natkaniec Staff JOURNALIST wa’s face. She calls the women in her paintings No- STAFF JOURNALIST many. The physiognomy is distinctive: extremely Magda Moskwa is an exceptional artist. Her art pale face, wide neck often covered with clothing The exhibition of Greek icons entitled “Splendor of Heav- is unique. If you see her paintings just once, you’ll or lace, no waist, sagging breasts, no makeup, eye en,” will have its grand opening Thursday, October 11 at the recognize them anywhere. Currently you can see shadows. The features recall a Polish tradition of Arsenal of Princes Czartoryski Museum - a branch of the Na- her works in Krakow. She comes from Lodz where Sarmatian portraits, especially of old matrons or tional Museum. she was born in 1967. a priory’s prioress. The Sarmatians were a people “Splendor of Heaven” will present Greek paintings from the Moskwa graduated from the Academy of Fine originally from the Iranian region. Mentioned by Emilios Velimezis Collection, which was formed during the Art in Lodz in 1996. She studied painting, but deco- classical authors, they migrated from Central Asia years 1934-1946. Initially, the collection consisted of approxi- rative prints also have had a great impact on her art. mately 90 representations of religious figures form various re- to the Ural Mountains around the 5th Century, and gions of Greece, dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries. Moskwa paints slowly and extremely precisely. Her eventually settled in southern European Russia and Many of the icons on display derive from the workshops of Ve- works seem to have more in common with previous the eastern Balkans. In the 16th and 17th centuries, netian-occupied Crete. Its main city, Candia, was the last great eras than with contemporary art. The background of Polish magnates established themselves as descen- center of icon painting after the fall of the Byzantine Empire to her pieces recalls a technique of the Middle Ages, dants of the Sarmatians and established a rich tradi- the Ottomans in 1453. when craftsmen painted two-dimensionally, using tion of dress, literature and music. This is the first exhibition of its kind in Poland, offering the a flat effect, but at the same time very decorative. Magda Moskwa’s paintings contrast the beauty opportunity to become aware of the magnificent culture of the Moskwa’s work can also be connected with the of decorations and ornaments with the defects of Byzatine Empire. tradition of Young Poland – a modernist period in the bodies. She doesn’t follow the obvious, popular Art lovers will have the chance to admire the splendid Polish art, literature and music from 1890-1918 opinions of modern beauty. There is also another works by the artists who created the post-Byzantine aesthetics. Among the most interesting pieces, viewers will see the Virgin that strongly opposed positivism and promoted level to her works – autobiography. As I’ve men- of Tenderness from the circle of Andreas Ritzos, icons from the decadence, neo-romanticism, symbolism, impres- tioned, although the images come from Moskwa’s Emanuel Tzanes and Nikolaos Kallergis masterpieces, and an sionism and art nouveau. Her works are mostly imagination, in many of them we can find the artist’s icon in the form of a small altarpiece with the representation women’s portraits. features. Her work is literally loaded with emotional of The Passion of the Christ, a work by famous Domenikos The images come from the artist’s imagination, but landmines hidden in the characteristic juxtaposition Theotokopoulos (known as El Greco). of colors and the rich collection of symbols. The art “Splendor of Heaven” is a traveling exhibition which has contains nostalgia but also anxiety. Undoubtedly it already been presented in the British Library in London; where is an exhibition worth seeing. it accompanied the International Congress of Byzantine Studies Brazilian restaurant in August 2006, the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, and the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. Magda Moskwa, Painting, Because the exhibition precedes the opening of a permanent in the Old Town Orthodox art collection in the National Museum of Krakow’s newly restored Bishop Erazm Ciolek Palace on ul. Kanonicza, ul. Sw. Tomasza 28 it bears a very special significance to the museum. Being that both exhibitions date back to the 15th-16th centu- We invite you every day ries, one may note close similarities between both collections, such as in color, form and modeling. from 12:00 p.m. “Splendor of Heaven” will be on display until January 13, 2008. Honorary patronage of the exhibition is held by the Pol- ish and Greek presidents- Lech Kaczynski and Karolos Papou- lias. The co-organizer is the Benaki Museum in Athens.

The opening of the exhibition will take place on October 11 at 18:00 in the Arsenal of Princes Czartoryski Museum in Krakow, ul. Pijarska 8. Reservations: Tel.: (0) 12 422-5323 www.ipanema.pl OCTOBER 4-OCTOBER 10, 2007 KRAKOW The Krakow Post 9 Krakow says farewell Wisla fans arrested for murder to Ikarus buses, local Michal Wojtas STAFF JOURNALIST transport institution www.policja.pl Nine supporters of the Wisla football (soccer) team were detained in Krakow last Monday and Tuesday in connection with the slaying of a football fan in Kielce. Police were still looking for the main suspect – 20-year-old the krakow post dominated public transportation in Krakow resident Piotr Kupiec. The tragedy occurred Septem- the city. ber 21 in Kielce after a match between local top division club Krakow said farewell last week to In 1986 there were 429 of them on Korona and Legia Warszawa. the last of the famous Ikarus buses on the streets of the former Polish capi- According to police reports, a group of Korona supporters the streets of the city. tal. In recent years the word Ikarus drove to the Bocianek housing project after receiving infor- One of the model 280 articulated might have been associated mostly mation that Wisla hooligans (traditionally hostile to the Kielce vehicles of the Hungarian company with bus problems – leaking roofs club) were in the area. made its last run on the 179 line in and a particular rasp of its gearbox. When a fight broke out, a 22-year-old man was stabbed Kurdwanow, ending the 26-year Ika- This forced the MPK (City Com- several times with a knife while still in a car. He bled to death rus era in Krakow. while being driven to a hospital. munication Company) to buy new Police said the local hooligans probably expected a brawl The Ikarus company was founded buses to replace them. with just bare hands. But police said the visitors were armed in 1895 in Budapest by blacksmith Now the MPK uses buses pro- with knives, machetes and even pickaxes. They probably Imre Uhri. The company enjoyed duced mostly by Polish manufacturer came to Kielce to capture Korona flags and scarves to be success and constructed mainly cars Jelcz (more than 200) and Swedish burned during the next league match. until the 1930s when buses became company Scania (more than 130). The victim was buried on Wednesday in Kielce. About its specialty. Vehicles by Austosan, Solaris 2,000 people, including Korona players, attended the funeral. After World War II, Ikarus became (both from Poland), Man and Neo- Police fear that the death may lead to attempts of retaliation a major supplier for public transpor- plan (both from Germany) are fewer against Wisla fans and an escalation of violence in Krakow. tation systems in Communist bloc For years Korona supporters have been allied with Craco- in numbers but can be seen on the via, the everlasting rivals of Wisla. countries. Buses built in Hungary streets of Krakow. The next Krakow derby match will be played October 20 were seen, and in some cases still are, Krakow is the first major city in at Cracovia stadium. (A local derby match in Europe occurs in Germany, the former Czechoslova- Poland to have no Ikarus bus on a when two teams from the same city or region – usually life- kia and Soviet Union as well as China scheduled route. long rivals – play each other.) Both Wisla and Cracovia were and Cuba. According to the MPK they still established in 1906 and are the oldest football clubs in Poland. In Krakow Ikarus buses began ser- will be used to transport supporters They have played 74 matches in the top division. vice on October 21, 1981. Soon they after football matches. Peter Greenaway to perform in Krakow

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On October 13 at 21:00, pl. Wszystkich Swietych in Krakow will become the scene of a remarkable open-air multimedia show by Peter Greenaway. The famous British director, painter and com- poser will “conduct” his performance – an unusual combination of music, light, images, visual art and scenes from his movies. The show was organized to mark the premiere of Greenaway’s newest production, a movie titled “Nightwatching.” The premiere will take place the same day in Krakow. The multimedia show will be supported by DJ Radar, responsible for the musical part of the production. Spectators will view the show on three large screens. The performance will last about 50 minutes. The Krakow City Council, sponsor of the event, expects the show to attract about 4,000 spectators. The performance is titled “The Tulse Luper VJ Tour” and was presented in Amsterdam in 2005 and in Gdynia in 2006. Both performances were received with enthusiasm. “Nightwatching,” a British-Polish-Dutch-Ca- nadian production, is an ironic look at Rembrandt’s romantic and professional life. This costume thriller focuses on a tempestuous period of the great Dutch painter’s life, when he was working on one of his most famous paintings, “The Night Watch.” Some of the film’s scenes were shot in Poland (in Wroclaw), and the cast includes Polish movie stars Agata Buzek, Krzysztof Pieczynski, Andrzej Seweryn and Maciej Zakoscielny. “Nightwatching” will be released in Pol- ish movie theaters November 2. On October 13 at 21:00, pl. Wszystkich Swietych in Krakow will become the scene of a remarkable open-air multimedia show by Peter Greenaway. Local Irish consulate From IRELAND on Page 1 Programs to keep Poland’s top students at home are in the preparatory stages. EPE Translations He also stated that it is on account of Poles “We hope we can persuade them to use all that the “grey zone” is diminishing, an oc- the learning capabilities here in Poland with- currence which favors emigrants and Ire- out the necessity of leaving the country,” English - Polish - English land itself. said Elzbieta Lenartowicz, the vice mayor During an interview with the “Warsaw of Krakow. Agency providing translation services for Voice,” O’Donovan said, “Links between us have developed enormously since Poland companies working became a member of the EU in 2004 and as in multicultural environment as well as for many Polish people have traveled to Ireland private individuals. to take up employment. Many Irish people have also traveled in the opposite direction Deliver standard, technical and sworn for business and tourism purposes.” translations at competitive prices. “I have a sense that both sides are deep- Also provide interpreters located in ening their knowledge and appreciation of each other at all levels – political, economic, Ireland, UK and Poland. social and cultural – and I expect that this trend will go on into the future.” During the meeting between O’Donovan Check out www.epetranslations.com and Marek Nawara, attention was also tel: (0048) (0) 12 4212300 brought to supporting a collaboration be- tween learning institutions in Poland and Ireland. 10 The Krakow Post KRAKOW OCTOBER 4-OCTOBER 10, 2007 Power through the ballot box

Last year was the 100th anniversary of women’s attainment of rights to participate in European parliament.

Malgorzata Mleczko no European parliament had more than 10 eight women in cabinets. Most countries until October 19. The show is organized The exhibition is timely because of Polish Staff Journalist percent women. In comparison, in 2006 the appointed women to cabinet posts for the by Efka Foundation in cooperation with parliamentary elections scheduled in a few average was 23 percent female. The leader first time between 1945 and the late 1960s. Goethe Institute in Krakow and Women weeks. Since 1989, in Poland, voter turnout For most people women’s suffrage seems was Sweden with women constituting 48 In 1979 Margaret Thatcher became the first Museum in Bonn. The exhibit is very edu- has been extremely low for parliamentary obvious and perhaps taken for granted. But percent of the members of parliament. female government leader in Europe. She cational, consisting of several large-scale elections. The exhibition shows how im- the political rights of women haven’t al- At the rear were Hungary and Malta held power for 11 years. illustrations with short historical sketches portant the elections are. ways existed. Last year was the 100th anni- with nine percent. Europe’s first woman head of the state about women’s suffrage. Countries on One hundred years ago, people cam- versary of women’s attainment of rights to In countries with a patriarchal politi- was Vigdís Finnbogadóttir from Iceland, display include Poland, Great Britain, paigned vigorously for their right to vote. participate in European parliament. cal culture and a strong Catholic church, who was elected in 1980. Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Italy, Bulgaria, Today, most Poles seem to have no inter- In Poland women have had the right to women still have a low representation. In Only seven female presidents of other Hungary, France, Austria, the Netherlands, est in voting. vote for only 90 years. And in countries cabinets, women remain a small minority. countries have followed her. All of this Luxembourg, Lithuania, Estonia, Germany, like Switzerland and Liechtenstein, women Europe’s first female cabinet member was information can be found in the exhibit Norway and Finland. “1906-2006: The Century of Women in have elected and have been elected to par- Alexandra Kollontai (1917-18 in the Soviet “1906-2006: The Century of Women in Eu- Between the texts are historic photos that European Parliaments,” on display until liaments only since the 1970s. Union). ropean Parliaments.” The exhibition is on show the most important moments of wom- October 19 at the Women’s Foundation Before 1970, except for Scandinavia, Until World War II, Europe had only display at the Women’s Foundation Efka en’s suffrage movements in each country. Efka, ul. Krakowska 26, Apt. 1. psychedelic legend Michal Wojtas along with the suggestive name made Ap- Staff Journalist teka one of the most drug-influenced bands in the country. Apteka is the brainchild of one man - Je- This unconventional form of music drzej Kodymowski, also known as Kodym. made the mainstream media turn it’s cheek The band’s musical arsenal ranges from on Apteka. This summer marked the end Underground stoner rock to a psychedelic sort of qual- of an eleven-year hiatus, in which Kodym “Apteka” ity, making it quite difficult to compare it formed a short-lived lineup to record their to any other Polish band. new album entitled, “Apteka.” The group Much of Apteka’s best recording oc- disbanded only after a few weeks after the curred in the early 90s, making Apteka’s album debuted. It only took a matter of new album, which was released in May, a time for guitarist and front man, Kodym, to much-anticipated event. find new band mates to continue Apteka’s Apteka (Pharmacy) was formed in 1983 musical adventure: Janek Witaszek (bass) as a side project of then punk rocker, Kody- and Marcin Slominski (drums). mowski. Shortly thereafter, the formation To date, Apteka has played several of the band had become one of the most shows, including a highly acclaimed con- important names on Gdynia’s coast. Al- cert at the Opener Festival in their home- though the band’s lineup has been forever town of Gdynia. changing, Apteka managed to release some The audience can surely count on of their best recordings from 1992-1995: Kodym’s spontaneous stage antics to be “Narkotyki,” “Urojonecalemiasata,” and a smashing source of entertainment on “Menda.” The brilliant, cynical, and sar- Wednesday, October 3, at club Pod Jaszc- castic lyrics of these songs were comments zurami on Krakow’s marketplace. on the early years of newly capitalist Po- The Wednesday concert will open the land. The psychedelic nature of the music, first of Apteka’s 23-concert tour. OCTOBER 4-OCTOBER 10, 2007 KRAKOW The Krakow Post 11 Skrobiszewska hardly goes out Malgorzata Mleczko acter. She refers to one excerpt of the book precise and made with delicate brush Staff Journalist in particular, “I have a method of getting strokes. Many of these images capture an out of sadness and fear…it doesn’t work element of picturesque quality. For ex- “I Hardly Ever Go Out” is the latest always…the method is to observe the sur- ample, we see a realistic view of an open show by Katarzyana Skrobiszewska at the rounding objects and people with the great- door looking into a room with a bed. There Nowa Gallery. est attention. Adhere to that. I look real is something on the bed, but the artist has Her show is composed of 24 small paint- carefully and suddenly it’s like I see the made it unclear as to what it is. ings depicting the interior of the artist’s world and all the people for the first time. It can be concluded that these paintings home. And then it becomes incomprehensible and reflect the artist’s dual characters. Regard- Themes of open doors that look into the bizarre.” less, each observer can discover his or her void of dark rooms and images of chande- Like the excerpt of “The Hermit,” the own interpretation at the Nowa Gallery liers on ceilings paint a picture of tranquil- exhibit demonstrates a great deal of poetry (ul. Kochanowsi 10). The exhibition runs ity and bleakness. with little substance. The concept of the until October 17, Monday through Friday, The artist found inspiration for this series exhibit is interesting, yet it lacks a sort of 11:00- 18:00. in Eugene Inoesco’s novel “The Hermit.” self-discipline that should have been illus- The artist was born in Krakow in 1976. The main character, a single, middle-aged trated on several levels. She graduated from the Local Academy of man, unexpectedly receives an inheritance. The themes of Skrobiszewska’s pieces Fine Arts. Since then, Skrobiszewska has From that moment on, he begins to enjoy are limited to only several repeating views taken part in many exhibitions such as, “In- a life free of material worries. In a matter made on 24 paintings, although there is a spiring Humanity” at the ArtSpace Gallery of time, it becomes apparent to him that striking combination of dual views on a in Edinburgh (2007), “Forma Jest Pustka” money cannot buy him happiness. He be- single canvas. According to the press re- (“The Form is Emptiness”) at Schindler’s gins to lose touch with reality and falls into lease of her exhibition, this was done to Factory In Krakow (2006), “Look at Me” a philosophical meditation over life. achieve the effect of a large, mystic home by Bunkier Szutki (2002), and the fourth Skrobiszewska identifies a parallelism that seems to form a kind of labyrinth. Student’s International Art Biennial in Sko- between herself and Ionesco’s main char- The images of the home’s interior are pje, Macedonia (2002). “I Hardly Ever Go Out” is the latest show by Katarzyana Skrobiszewska at the Nowa Gallery. Jazzy tunes at Piec Art the krakow post Groborz were able to lure renowned Polish and international jazz musi- Two interesting concerts will be cians to the club. held next week in Piec Art, one of Groborz was the leader of Pieces- the most active and smoothest jazz tra, a jazz band that once performed clubs in Krakow. On Wednesday, at the club almost every night. October 10, Wlodzimierz Kiniorski The current club operators, Kinga and Dariusz Markaruk will give one Cierniak and Tamara Kalinowska, of their innovative concerts. are keeping its jazz spirit alive. The Kiniorski plays an incredible ar- two are fixtures of the local music RUGBY ray of instruments – clarinet, sax, In- scene, having been associated with dian flute, electric guitar and drums. the famous Cellar Under the Rams He also sings. Jacek Wudarczyk’s cabaret. visual art projections will accom- Piec Art not only boasts jazz pany the music. It will be the first masters but also emerging artists, time that Piec Art has offered such a many of them students at the Kra- “multimedia performance.” kow School of Jazz and Contempo- WORLD Kiniorski and Makaruk started rary Music. their band in 2001. Their style is It has attracted such “household jazz improvisation combined with names” in jazz as Tomasz Stanko, electronic sounds inspired by con- Andrzej Cudzich, Dorota Miskie- temporary music and elements of wicz, Janusz Muniak, Adam Pieron- European and Asian ethnic music. czyk, Jaroslaw Smietana, Piotr Two days later, on October 12, Wojtasik, David Freisen, Eddy Hen- the trio of Piotr Wylezol, Michal derson, Nigel Kennedy, Brad Terry, CUP’07 Baranski and Lukasz Zyta will Victor Lewis, Gary Thomas and serve up more traditional – but still Kazuhisa Uchihashi. It also takes outstanding – jazz. Wylezol will be part in important jazz events outside on piano, Baranski on the double the club. They include Jazz Juniors’ bass and Zyta on the drums. International Competition of Young Piano fans will be thrilled by Jazz Bands, the International Sum- Wylezol’s work not only because mer Jazz Academy, the Masters and September he’s a top musician but also because Youngsters Jazz Festival. Piec Art has a grand piano, despite Piec Art is in a basement of the its small stage. The club offers jazz mansion on ul. Szewska, close to every Wednesday and sometimes Rynek Glowny. A 16th-Century - October on a Thursday or Friday. portal leads to the concert room. Krakow has always been a jazz Cozy interiors feature displays of town, and Piec Art, founded in photos and musical instruments, but 1999, hosts some of the best groups the most unique decoration is a tile around. Its reputation as one of the stove next to the bar. finest jazz clubs in Poland is largely Details of coming jazz concerts due to its first owner, Wladyslaw can be found on the web site: THE HOME Dadak, a jazz lover and music col- lector. He and pianist Wojciech www.piecart.pl ADDRESS FOR RUGBY WATCHERS

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Danuta Filipowicz Ultrasounds emitted by dolphins infil- Several noted people have been asked sTAFF JOURNALIST trate human tissues during such play and for assistance in getting Poland’s therapy can cause some small but very beneficial program started. Among them are Ole Dan- The first Polish rehabilitation center using changes to destroyed cells and tissues. Dur- bolta a Norwegian politician and professor dolphin therapy is planned in Tarnowskie ing the play with dolphins, more endorphins of medicine; actor Jackie Chan, a UNICEF Gory in Upper Silesia. According to the are secreted which lessen pain, hunger and ambassador; Luc Besson, a French film pro- Upper Silesia Center organizers, people suf- make breathing easier. Dolphins also can ducer and a big fan of dolphins, and Jean fering from cancer, mental and neurological influence the secretion of hormones. This Michael Jarre, French composer and musi- diseases as well as pregnant women will be therapy has helped more than 15,000 chil- cian. Organizers of the Upper Silesia Center treated there. Dolphinotherapy has been rec- dren, particularly autistic ones. are searching for investors, sponsors and ommended by doctors as an auxiliary thera- Children who could not say a word persons to build a hotel and restaurant next py for 80 different diseases and disorders. learned to speak and to respond to the real to the dolphinarium. The architects, contrac- The use of dolphins for children suffer- world. Seven months to 6 years is the best tor, water supply system company, water ing from mental and physical diseases was age for children to get into therapy center. filters companies, and a company that will first started by American scientists and neu- The program consists of at least eight indi- transport dolphins to Poland and provide ropsychiatrists in Miami in the 1970s. The vidual sessions, 13 to 15 minutes each, with them with fish have been already chosen. therapy involves children playing with dol- a dolphin. Bottlenoses and belugas most of- The total cost of investment is estimated at phins in specific physical exercises. ten are used in the therapy. 27 mln zloty (7.15 mln euro). New EU wine definition threatens Silesian industry Ryanair Joanna Zabierek sTAFF JOURNALIST

It’s been a long time since Polish wine cc:sa:Halibutt to open producers have experienced so much offi- cial interest in their craft. A few days ago, EU agriculture minis- ters discussed a proposal for wine market Bristol reform that was presented by the European Commission in July. It concerns a new wine definition that excludes spirits based on fruit other than grapes. connection Now the Ministry of Agriculture in Poland is working on a new resolution which would Joanna Zabierek guarantee subsidies for grape seedlings of STAFF JOURNALIST about 40-75 per cent. And the Ministry of Finance has announced that that Polish law In November, Ryanair Airlines will open new will be soon adopted to EU standards which flights from Pyrzowice Airport to Bristol. help small wine producers. Ryanair was Europe’s original low fares air- In Poland, a traditional wine has been line, and despite many other discount airlines, it still remains Europe’s largest low fares carrier, produced from apples for ages. Now that with over 26 destinations. the new wine definition seems almost cer- This year, as the rapid growth of Ryanair con- tain, the Polish wine sector is threatened. tinues to sweep across Europe, the management That’s why more emphasis may be placed of this airline has announced some new facilities on growing grapes in Poland. in Duesseldorf and Bristol. Vice Minister of Agriculture Jan Krzysz- But the cutthroat competition between low fare airlines has been quite aggressive. In just a tof Ardanowski has convinced the EU that few years, approximately eight different carriers in this part of Europe, because of climate have appeared flying Poland’s friendly skies. conditions, grapes are not grown. However Ryanair, an Irish-based airline is the biggest, that is not quite true. with Norwegian Airlines, EasyJet, SkyEurope, In Silesia, vineyard traditions are very and Wizzair all in close second. Polish airlines such as Centralwings, which old. Silesia is an area with great potential for offers flights from most Polish airports (Gdan- wine sector, and a growing number of vine- sk, Warsaw, Krakow, Katowice, Lodz, Poznan, yards in southern Poland will be the hope of Wroclaw and Szczecin), is close in the race for the Polish wine market if the EU wine defi- friendly competition. nition and restriction are adopted. This year, Sterling, another low fare carrier Marek Jarosz, vice-chairman of the Pol- from Denmark, appeared on an already crowded Polish airline market. Its route began in Krakow- ish Institute of Grapevines and Wine, will Balice with a connection flight to Copenhagen. encourage Silesians to set vineyards and re- In turn, Krakow has gained connection with all new the tradition of grape growing. In Sile- four Scandinavian capitols. sia Voivodship, more than 30,000 hectares Since September, Norwegian Airlines has of land are considered ideal for grapevines. been serving Oslo and Stockholm. Finnair offers Almost every piece of land south of Cze- flights to Helsinki and back. All of the aforementioned airlines have of- stochowa is suitable for viniculture. Cur- fered affordable flights and have accommodated rently, there are about a dozen vineyards a significant number of passengers, causing in Silesia. Soon there may be many more. much conflict in the airline market. Upper Silesia has many hillsides with the Ryanair is a potentate in the business, and southern exposure to the sun that is very ad- continues to offer affordable flights from Bydgo- szcz, Gdansk, Katowice, Krakow, Lodz, Poznan, vantageous for grapes. And for some speci- Rzeszow, Szczecin, Warsaw and Wroclaw. Ry- mens with frost-resistant roots – Moldavian anair planes also travel to London, Liverpool, muskats or American mixes, for example Dublin and Glasgow. – the Silesian climate is the best. Vineyards It makes one wonder what is the source for can also be a tourist attraction, like in Aus- the rapid development of inexpensive airline tria, where almost every house keeps a pri- In Poland for ages, a traditional wine has been produced from apples. Now that the new wine definition seems almost certain, the Polish carriers? The most evident answer must be that both the airline and the passenger benefit from vate vineyard. wine sector is threatened. That’s why more emphasis may be placed on growing grapes in Poland. these circumstances. The carrier earns a reason- able profit, and the passenger does not puta strain on his or her pocketbook. Expensive flights offered by big airline com- panies such as LOT, Lufthansa or British Air- ways are not available for average consumers, at least not ones in Poland. Therefore, they often Superior artists perform at Rawa have so-called “empty flights,” which are a great expense for the company. Joanna Zabierek Rodgers. “This year we have decided to make the U.S. Library of Congress. However, the This is why tickets are usually more costly. sTAFF JOURNALIST This year the stars will shine in Spodek the festival a multicultural event,” Dudek music still remains the most important part Smaller companies that have appeared re- again. said. “So I have invited not only musicians of the Rawa Blues Festival. cently, have lower expenses. They offer lower This year’s edition of the Rawa Blues On October 6, blues fans will be seduced but also other artists to take part in Rawa The indisputably greatest star this year fares for flights and are not concerned with hav- Festival begins October 6 in Spodek Hall in by the music of such artists as Janiva Mag- Blues.” will be Janiva Magness. With her last two al- ing “empty flights.” Katowice. Since 1981, when Rawa was held ness, Asylum Street Spankers, Storm Warm- There will be poetry at this year’s festi- bums the artist – who has been named Con- As Gazeta Wyborcza reports, only two weeks before the planned opening of connections to for the first time, it has become the largest ing and, of course, Ireneusz Dudek, who val. Visitors and poets such as Jerzy Kosek, temporary Blues Female Artist of the Year Bristol, Ryanair and Pyrzowice Airport manage- European blues festival. introduced the idea of the Rawa Blues Festi- Krzysztof Siwczyk, Marta Podgorniak and for the second straight year – has showed her ments are going to meet to finalize the nego- Many of the biggest blues stars from val. Dudek also has announced the introduc- others can meet at the “Poetic Cafeteria.” technical perfection, maturity and her versa- tiations. As for today however, it is known that Poland and the world are performing at the tion this year of a new attraction: “Interdis- Everyone is welcome to create a piece tility. She sings acoustic blues, standards both sides can’t meet a compromise. festival named after the Rawa River, which ciplinary Cultural Melting Pot,” a series of of poetry and then discuss it. The Center of of the Bessie Smith era, rhythm and blues It is not sure if they will sign a settlement, but more people wish to travel by plane as it has flows through the town of Katowice. cultural events. Film Art is also something new at the Rawa songs in the New Orleans style as well as become more accessible. They include Luther Allison, Junior The Rawa Festival has had an educa- Blues Festival. One of the most interesting dynamic blues-rock pieces. Magness alone Tomasz Kuakowski, marketing manager of Wells, Koko Taylor, Carey Bell, Cephas & tional role for 26 years, encouraging people films may be “The Land Where the Blues should be enough encouragement to attend Ryanair, comments on the cutthroat state of af- Wiggins, C. J. Chenier, Rory Block, Little to learn more about the blues by watching Began,” a documentary partly created by Rawa Blues Festival in Spodek, and the en- fairs saying, “there is no such threat that Ryanair Charlie & The Nightcats, James Blood Ul- documentary films and attending meetings blues expert Alan Lomax. tire festival is a great opportunity to enjoy a will not begin from Pyrzowice in November, mer & Vernon Reid, Paul Geremia and Roy with the musicians. The film is on loan to the festival from variety of great music. even if the settlement is not finalized.” OCTOBER 4-OCTOBER 10, 2007 ALTERNATIVE CONSUMER The Krakow Post 13 Oasis or ghetto: A settlement without architectural barriers cc:sa:Mohylek

Towns like “Oaza” exist successfully in United States. About 1,700 people from the whole of Poland would be housed at the national facility.

Joanna Zabierek proposal interesting, it said it could not provide thought it would be better to build a new house The four found architects who designed a netic card. With shops, restaurants, a clinic and STAFF JOURNALIST direct help. for that money. settlement for free, and potential house build- employment opportunities, residents would “We know many organizations instead that That was the beginning of the “Oaza” idea. ers. An embassy agreed to build one house; in have no reason to travel elsewhere in the city. Five years have passed already since four would be interested in supporting this project, The project would have no architectural barri- return the embassy’s flag would be displayed. That is what Katowice authorities oppose. Poles with disabilities announced their dream and we can help contact them,” John Reyels, ers to wheelchairs such as stairs or curbs. Grabiec also selected a location for “Oaza.” “We have a different policy, we stand for in- of building “Oaza” (oasis), a settlement for press attaché at the German Embassy in War- The settlement of about 100 houses would He received proposals from many counties, but tegration,” Bojarun told the newspaper Gazeta people in wheelchairs, without any architec- saw, told the newspaper Dziennik Zachodni. include shops, swimming pool, chapel, post of- he wanted the settlement to be in Katowice. Wyborcza. “The city supports initiatives that tural obstacles, a place where they could lead Bronislaw Grabiec is 72 years old and has fice, a bank and even a school. The city says it has suitable sites, but author- help disabled people find their own flats, we an unrestricted life. been disabled for many years. Living in an old Towns like “Oaza” exist successfully in ities are opposed to the idea of “Oaza.” adapt buildings and build apartments adapted It would be the first such community in apartment house in the center of the city of Ka- United States. About 1,700 people from the First of all, they find it expensive and im- for people in wheelchairs.” Europe. But it has some opponents, who say towice, he knows well the daily obstacles faced whole of Poland. practical, almost utopian. And second, they So it seems that neither Katowice nor other “Oaza” would contradict the philosophy of in- by the handicapped. The only condition for residency is motor say it runs contrary to integration principles. Silesian communities are enthusiastic about tegration. As his wheelchair weighs 100 kilograms, disability. Grabiec is a member of “Akcent,” “Disabled people shouldn’t be aleinated; they Grabiec’s’ idea. Advocates of building “Oaza,” on the other he must ask people for assistance in getting the Silesian Association of Education and Re- should live with others,” says Waldemar Boja- But Grabiec is not going to give up his proj- hand, say some Poles are afraid of innovation. around, sometimes even having to pay for the habilitation of Disabled People. run, the spokesman of the mayor of Katowice. ect. He is seeking EU grants. He also is await- So they have asked German Chancellor Angela help. Together with Marek Plura, Jozef Cuber and Authorities fear that the community would ing the German government’s response. He Merkel to donate 100 houses for the project. Making his apartment suitable for a wheel- Marcin Mikulski, who also use wheelchairs, resemble a ghetto, as it would be fenced, with hopes that if Poland cannot make his dream Although the German government found the chair would cost 150,000 zloty. Grabiec Grabiec began to chase his dream. an entrance gate to be opened with special mag- come true, perhaps Germany will.

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Nowa Huta is a mostly working class community on the edge of Krakow, in southern Poland, and home to 200,000 people – a large slice of the overall population of 780,000.

Jonathan Fowler you.” As the visit drew to a close, Nowak slipped agence france-presse Nowa Huta was the brainchild of Stalin and out of character to explain that the tour is about the new Communist government he installed in more than playing to the gallery and trying to Clad in a dirty blue overall, the young man Warsaw as Poland, which was trying to recover paint communism as pure kitsch. planted his feet squarely on the floor of the sti- from the destructive Nazi occupation, fell un- “The goal is to help people avoid the same fling bus, raised his megaphone and hectored der barely-concealed Soviet control after World old tourist route. We want to show people the passengers: “You stinking capitalists!” War II. something more like the real world,” he told Headed by the aging 1960s bus, the rattle- Construction began in 1949, drawing AFP. trap convoy of Communist-era vehicles, which Poles from across the country into a melt- Wiktor Bruchal, 21, who was born in Nowa also included a couple of Trabant and Lada cars, ing pot where they toiled under vast pro- Huta and who had only joined the company lumbered off to the heart of what was once the paganda posters, received political educa- the day before, added: “Architects come here showpiece of the People’s Republic of Poland. tion and were encouraged to follow the because they study this, but not so many ordi- Nowa Huta is a mostly working class com- nary tourists. They have no idea what they’re munity on the edge of Krakow, and home to missing!” 200,000 people – a large slice of the overall Even Nowa Huta’s “This is a relic of the Communist period. You population of 780,000. won’t see anything like it in Poland,” he said. It is only a short ride from the spires and name is a turn- Tour participants were treated to lunch in a tourist-trap cafes of Krakow’s picturesque Old local restaurant called the Stylowa – which is Town. off for potential only “stylish” if you are a fan of unchanged But with its grid of streets lined with Stalin- visitors. It means 1960s vinyl decor – as the waitresses slapped ist concrete buildings fronted by neo-classi- down plates of ravioli-like cheese pierogis, cal colonnades, it might as well be on another “New Steel Mill,” which were often the only thing on the menu Encounters with Jewish Culture planet. as shortages struck during the dying days of the Even its name is a turn-off for potential visi- in honor of the vast old regime. Saturday, October 6th, 10:00 a.m. tors: Nowa Huta means “New Steel Mill,” in “You get what they have, just like in Com- Book Auction, organized by the Antiquarian Bookshop RARA AVIS. honour of the vast complex which was long its complex which munist times,” said Nowak. raison d’etre. Later, after a walking tour taking in the old Monday, October 8th, 2007, 6:00 p.m. A handful of enterprising young Poles, how- was long its Lenin Square – today named after Ronald Rea- “The Poor Poles Look at the Ghetto” – Text by Prof. Jan BŁOŃSKI, ever, decided that Nowa Huta was the ideal gan – the visitors headed to an apartment which raison d’etre. has remained stuck in the Communist period, Published in 1987 – A panel discussion with Dr. Eugenia PROKOP - JANIEC, spot for tourists to get a taste of life before the fall of communism in 1989. with its linoleum floor, cream-yellow-brown Maciej GABLANOWSKI, and Patrycja BUKALSKA. As their company’s name, Crazy Guides, wallpaper and cough-inducing Eastern bloc suggests, their goal is partly tongue in cheek. example of “Stakhanovite” workers who cigarettes. Tuesday, October 9th, 2007, 6:00 p.m. Bartek Nowak, the megaphone-wielding vastly exceeded targets such as the number of There, Staszek Cempa, a former steelworker LITERARY PROGRAM twenty-something on the bus, spent much of a bricks to be laied in a day. who has lived in the area for 30 years, recounts The Popes and the Jewish Question – A lecture by four-hour tour playing the role of an unfriendly Nowa Huta’s new housing blocks, theater, beatings and repression faced by strikers who Rev. Dr. Grzegorz GNATOWSKI and promotion of his book. Communist-era tour guide. sports stadium and artificial lake were meant to turned Nowa Huta into a symbol of resistance As the convoy passed a brand new shopping symbolize the bright future heralded by com- to the regime in the 1980s. Wednesday, October 10th, 2007, 6:00 p.m. mall on the edge of Nowa Huta, he harangued a munism. “It was a hard life,” he said mournfully. The Six-Day War (1967) – A meeting with Konstanty GEBERT. party of British teenagers and teachers. The initial goal was to house 100,000 people. Paul Webster, a sociology teacher from “Dirty, stinking capitalists built this. They For many, moving in to an apartment with run- Conyers school near Stockton in northeast Eng- took away the fields where our workers used to ning water and indoor toilet indeed represented land, said he had wanted his students, who were be able to rest after work and think about Marx- a massive contrast with their previous life. not even born when communism collapsed in ist-Leninist ideology,” he yelled. The district was meant to overshadow mid- Europe, to get a hands-on feel of the period. “Think what your parents missed by not dle-class Krakow, the former seat of the kings “It is more interesting for them than reading bringing communism to Great Britain!” he con- of Poland and an important cultural and reli- it in a book. It brings it to life,” he said. tinued. “We are going to show you the workers’ gious center which was the home of the future Student Edward Stephenson, 16, agreed, BAYIT HADASH paradise, so you can see the happiness around Pope John Paul II. saying: “It opened my eyes!” ARKA NOEGO Paintings of Russian Georgij Safronow for sale Georgij Safronow was born in Moscow Our restaurant is located in 1947. He graduated from the Moscow in one of the oldest Poligraphical Institute. After graduation, buildings in Kazimierz. Gallery W&L We serve all kinds of Jewish he moved to Poland. Safronov is a mem- cuisine, based mostly ber of the Association of Polish Artists The only gallery on local recipes. and takes an active role in the cultural with genuine Come to enjoy delicious life of Silesia. He worked as a graphic Jewish dishes. artist in the Silesia publishing house, Russian and and his work has been published in print Ukrainian art Live klezmer music media throughout the country. Safronow every night at 20:00. has had 80 personal exhibitions and 100 in Krakow. Open daily: 09:00-02:00 workshop exhibitions in Paris, Munich, Open Daily: Prague, Vienna, Tokyo, Toronto, and 11-20 ul. Szeroka 2 many other places around the world. He +48 (12) 4291528 ul. sw. Jana 30 [email protected] was awarded a grant from the Polish [email protected] www.arka-noego.pl Ministry of Culture. OCTOBER 4-OCTOBER 10, 2007 CLASSIFIEDS The Krakow Post

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