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Ambassador of Your Everyday Life The present issue of the cooperation on a number of levels. Many Ambassador is very special. In the times of of you have decided to try your hand at startling transformations on the world’s investment or building a business in Poland political map, with Asia, Europe and the upon hearing about interesting opportunities Middle East changing before our eyes, our offered by the Polish market. Some of you are magazine also takes on a new form in response parties to business contracts or otherwise to the needs of foreign guests in this beautiful operate in the business area. All of you have one country by the Vistula River. The changes common denominator - you are expatriates - that we have implemented do not just come and whatever you might say about the Polish down to the brand new layout and logo, but hospitality (although we will talk about it as have been much more far-fetched, and made well), you are in the foreign country, the rules with our motto in mind: “Ambassador - Well or operational environment of which you will Known Brand - Brand New Magazine”. find worthy of knowing. Given time, you might Above all, we have directed enjoy the experience, or even fall in love with it. our publishing mission onto a new road, The magazine in its new form is which is illustrated by the words - The where two worlds are merged together. The Ambassador of Your Everyday Life. Many of professional world and the world relating to you, dear readers, hold prestigious positions your private life in a foreig land. Both aspects representing your countries in the foreign have been covered in the magazine in several land. Many are responsible for the diplomatic interesting articles. I am extremely hopeful machine operating flawlessly, creatingthat you will find the new format to your the right image of your country, providing liking. foundations for support for the citizens and generating opportunities for international Have a great read, Konrad Michalski Issue Editor 4 TDT PATRICIA KCNŻ - CONTENTS - Masthead Editorial Office ul. Korfantego 75, 01-496 Warszawa ph: (+48) 22 832 42 53, 22 832 42 54 fax: (+48) 22 832 24 99 e-mail: [email protected] 9 Asia & Pacific Editors Stanisław Błaszczyk 10 Meet the Ambassadors Konrad Michalski (Issue Editor) 12 Estonia - the country worth exploring [email protected] Intervirew with H. E. Harri Tiido Stanisław Błaszczyk 16 Go Iran (Editor-in-Chief) Intervirew with H. E. Ramin Mehmanparast Patricia Michalska 20 Cybersecurity in business (Publications Coordinator) Wioleta Bartczak [email protected] 24 Financial services for foreingers in Poland Roman Mańka Kaja Skrzyńska, (Main Publicist) 26 Multidimensional Europe Małgorzata Szerfer Roman Mańka Jarosław Blich 29 Setting up your business in Poland Julita Pabiańczyk 30 We have been too submissive to foreign investors Interview with Marek Zuber Jerzy Stamm and Experts Wioleta Bartczak 34 Searching for treasures? Don’t look too far! Małgorzata Szerfer Kaja Skrzyńska 40 Border between elegance and kitsch in men’s fashion Marek Buczyński Marek Buczyński, Oksana Lodkowska Oksana Lodkowska 41 What’s most important in a suit? Magdalena Lidak-Bieńkowska Magdalena Lidak-Bieńkowska Maciej Kopyto 42 The Art of Shoemaking Jarosław Blich Gabriel Nowak 46 Watchmakers Without Borders Grzegorz Hanula Maciej Kopyto Tymoteusz Pruchnik 50 Multilingual kindergarten - how and why? Jarosław Buss Interview with Magdalena Woch Jarosław Cybulski 52 Theatre for the young ones. Konrad Michalski Konrad Pacek 54 Bored in Warsaw? Try something new in Enigma Room Advertising Interview with Asia and Tomek Wilczak ph: (+48) 664 980 996 56 The dilemma of parents-to-be Julita Pabiańczyk [email protected] 58 Focus on experience and quality at first private hospital in Poland Subscription Interview Agnieszka Dziedzic-Pasik 60 Specialist Hospital - your first choice for childbirth MaxMedia Interview with Dr. Puzyna [email protected] 65 Autumn workout Jerzy Stamm Designed by 68 Outstanding hotels of Poland Rafał Śliwczyński 78 Taste of Warsaw Translation 84 The limit of good sound Aleksandra Zych Gabriel Nowak 86 What we have found Print 90 Freedom. Folowing Moses’ steps… MaxMedia Roman Mańka 93 The Warsaw Uprising of 1944 Publishing Grzegorz Hanula, Tymoteusz Pruchnik MaxMedia, 98 Dilemmas 01-932 Warszawa, ul. Estrady 67, Konrad Michalski NIP 118-088-54-88 The issue submitted for printing: 100 PRESENTING: Lucjan Myrta Stanisław Błaszczyk 19/10/2015 r. 102 Painted diaries Interview with Sylwia Kalinowska We are not responsible for any advertising or promotional material. The copyright in all published photographs and content is owned by the editor. Reprinting by the publisher’s permission only. We reserve the right to abbreviations. 1 7 - CURRENT EVENTS - Supporting innovation - legal act with international accents The Polish parliament has passed a law on supporting innovation. The project was presented by the former President Bronisław Komorowski at the end of his term. The new law abolishes a number of barriers in the education and the enterprise sector.. A number of new laws go hand in hand with the ministerial plan to internationalize higher education. Foreigners studying in Poland would be exempted from obtaining a work permit, which could help them decide on a high school in Poland. Making it possible for a PhD degree holder with a two-year academic tenure or significant achievements in academic work to be employed as an associate professor or a visiting professor will enable universities and other high schools to employ young academics or foreign experts. Polish revolution in wind energy Vertical axis turbines - the invention of a Polish engineer W. Piskorz, can soon revolutionize the renewable energy market. The turbines, as opposed to the classical wind- powered generators, rotate around a vertical axis and use kinetic energy from the wind. Asia and Pacific Additionally, they do not create noise. Advantages of this kind of turbines include, among other Author: Stanisław Błaszczyk things, the fact that the wind speed required for them to work is only 0.6 m/s (a classic turbine - 3-4 m/s), regardless of the wind’s direction; the possibility to be mounted and working in an urbanised On July 9, a conference entitled: “Asia and Pacific Day” area; no environmental impact; unprecedented efficiency over a year’s time (up to 50% higher was held in Sala Kolumnowa of the Sejm. It was attended due attention to the changes happening in the world, the than classic wind turbines); a positive cost-efficiency ratio; that they can be easily and quickly by approx. 300 members of parliament, government new powers growing in importance and the appearance transported and built; and a general simplicity along with a low cost of technical maintenance. administration officials, entrepreneurs, scientists and of the multipolar system. A relative diminution of the The turbines are promoted and marketed by the family company of Waldemar Piskorz journalists. The most important part consisted of discussion American position and the incredibly fast increase of and ProEnergetyka. Asia’s global significance created room for diplomatic panels: “New Global Order—Is Asia’s Time Inevitable?”. Source: proenergetyka.pl operations for Poland’s foreign policy. This topic was Among the participants were former foreign ministers, repeatedly raised by seasoned diplomats. They were analysts, scientists, and representatives of Polish business however ignored by - luckily - former Minister Radosław and diplomacy. Sikorski. He has left behind a heritage consisting of Polish fiscal authorities - the most expensive in Europe: the absence of Polish diplomatic posts in a few key cost of collecting „100 PLN” in taxes Poland loses out in the tax game Poland’s presence in Asia Asian countries, e.g. Bangladesh, Cambodia, Mongolia, The newest report of the European Commission summarizing tax reforms in the Union A special guest speaker at the conference devoted to relations Sri Lanka and the Philippines. Didn’t Minister Sikorski puts Poland among 5 countries whose tax system and general taxation policies need changing. between Poland and Asian countries was Robert David Kaplan, eminent American journalist and analyst, who said, - Asia is becoming the world’s wonder why four of the above mentioned countries, According to the European Commission’s report, Poland, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, fastest growing region. It would be in Poland’s interest to focus its in spite of the reciprocity principle valid in diplomacy, Germany and Slovakia are 5 countries which should significantly improve administrative special attention on that region”. In his opinion, Poland, as a country with opened their embassies in Poland? Rationally acting efficiency of their tax system. Poland takes the last place in the ranking with regard to efficiency in a leading role to play in its region, should sustain great relations with the governments simply remember about a universal rule: collecting the money from VAT, and we also struggle with the debt incurred by unpaid taxes. countries in Asia and Pacific area. That is why Poland should have a strong those who are absent are always in the wrong. The Collecting taxes in Poland generates the highest costs in the European Union and some position not only on the European, but also on the global scale. Minister should be aware that a decision to close a of the highest charges connected with settling of accounts by companies. The 2014 World Bank diplomatic post in any country is also an insult for the The session was opened by Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, Marshal report shows that Poland occupies a place in the top of the list of countries (behind Bulgaria and country’s authorities. It signifies the lack of interest in of the Polish Sejm, who sponsored the event and emphasized that the Czech Republic) where SME entrepreneurs have to spend the largest amount of time filling in cooperation, not only on a political level, but also, what is discussion about relations between the Asian continent and other regions tax declarations.