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Message of condolences from Minister Giersz
Publication date 2011.09.08 13:14
It was with great sadness that I learned about the tragic airplane disaster in Yaroslavl which involved the Locomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team. In the name of all people associated with sport in Poland, and on my own behalf, I offer my most sincere condolences and express solidarity with the grieving Russian nation. My thoughts are with the mourning families and friends of the tragedy's victims.
Adam Giersz
Minister of Sport and Tourism
Minister of Sport and Tourism
Gdańsk talks on fighting corruption in sport
Publication date 2011.09.06 13:13
The ministers of sport of EU Member States and representatives of the world of sport met in Gdańsk on September 6th. The talks focused on the fight against corruption in sport.
2nd edition of the Orlik Tournament for the Cup of Prime Minister Donald Tusk kicks off
Publication date 2011.09.01 13:11
The 2nd edition of the nationwide Orlik Tournament for the Cup of Prime Minister Donald Tusk began on September 2nd on an Orlik field in Sulejówek near Warsaw. The Tournament was officially opened by the Minister of Sport and Tourism Adam Giersz.
Sejm discussion on pathologies in sport
Publication date 2011.08.19 13:09
On 18 August 2011, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Sport and Tourism Tomasz Półgrabski took part in the meeting of the Sejm's National and Ethnic Minorities Committee to discuss i.a. the fight against pathologies in sport in the context of the upcoming UEFA EURO 2012TM European Football Championship.
Polish holidays for children from Japan
Publication date 2011.08.03 14:45
From 24 July to 10 August 2011, at the Japanese Martial Arts and Sports Centre "Dojo Stara Wieś" a sports camp is held for 30 Japanese children from the region devastated by the tsunami. One of the organisers of the Japanese guests' visit is the Ministry of Sport and Tourism.
Ensuring equal chances through sport participation as a social policy element
Publication date 2011.07.18 15:19
On 18-19 July 2011, a conference with the theme „Ensuring equal opportunities through sport as an element of social policy" was held at Wrocław City Hall. It kicked off a series of events organised under the Polish Presidency in the field of sport, aiming to contribute to the implementation of one of Poland's priorities: the social dimension of sport.
Minister Giersz in Brussels
Publication date 2011.07.13 15:50
On 13 July 2011 in Brussels, Minister for Sport and Tourism Adam Giersz took part in a meeting of the CULT Committee of the European Parliament, in which the programme of the Polish Presidency in the field of sport was presented.
Minister Sobierajska at the European Parliament
Publication date 2011.07.13 13:51
On 12 July 2011, Ms Katarzyna Sobierajska, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Sport and Tourism, took part in a meeting of the Transport and Tourism Committee of the European Parliament.
Meeting of the EU Council Working Party on Sport
Publication date 2011.07.12 15:50
On 11 July 2011 in Brussels, a subsequent meeting of the EU Council Working Party on Sport was held. It was the Party's first meeting during the Polish Presidency.
Minister Adam Giersz at the conference „Eastern Dimension of Mobility”
Publication date 2011.07.07 16:09
On 6-7 July 2011 at the Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw a conference with the theme „Eastern dimension of mobility" was held, devoted to mobility in the fields of education, youth, science, culture and sport between the European Union and the Eastern Partnership states. The conference was attended by Minister for Sport and Tourism Adam Giersz who was a speaker in the panel devoted to the different areas of sport.
