The NATO–Ukraine Joint Analysis, Training and Education Centre (JATEC) was officially inaugurated in February 2025. Eighteen months later, the Deputy Chief of Staff to NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, Lieutenant General Marcus Annibale, described the center, hosted in Bydgoszcz, as fully operational. The details of JATEC’s activities were presented by its commander, Polish Brigadier General...
The 2025 edition of the CWIX exercise, dedicated to building interoperability and organized by NATO’s Allied Command Transformation (ACT), with its physical hub in Bydgoszcz, is gradually coming to an end. This year’s edition was record-breaking, attracting more than 4,000 military specialists from 41 NATO member states and partner countries, including Ukraine, which brings extensive...
The revitalization of Freedom Square is slowly nearing completion, although work is still ongoing. On Tuesday, June 23, a statue of the Leica Photographer, created by sculptor Michał Kubiak, was unveiled in the area in front of the church. In the 1920s and 1930s, and later after World War II, Leica photographers roamed the streets,...
Bydgoszcz has a long historical connection with the Brda River, which also reflects the city’s vibrant atmosphere. When the Brda is bustling with activity, it is a sign that plenty is happening in the city. Shortly after 4 p.m., the annual Parade of Watercraft made its way from Mill Island through the city center. Łukasz...
Last Monday marked the start of one of the most important events in NATO’s annual calendar: the Coalition Warrior Interoperability eXploration, eXperimentation, eXamination, eXercise (CWIX). Walking along Połtyna and Wysoka streets, you can see the temporary barracks and equipment that have been set up in recent weeks, although under Poland’s Ministry of National Defence regulations,...
On May 29, the Architecture Festival, organized by Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, took place at the Waterworks Museum in the Gdański Forest. In the festival’s opening lecture, Professor Eugeniusz Skrzypczak of the University of the Arts Poznań referred to the Polish Architecture Congress, which had been held just two weeks earlier, and spoke...
During the 3rd Water Congress, it was impossible to avoid discussing one of the most delayed infrastructure projects in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian region: the construction of an additional dam and hydropower structure at Siarzewo, near Aleksandrów Kujawski. The delays have resulted from disputes with environmental organizations, which, as the President of Polish Waters (Wody Polskie) emphasized,...
With this statement, Professor Paweł Rowiński assessed the future challenges Poland will face in the context of climate change. His presentation, together with that of Winston Yu, an analyst at the World Bank, provided the substantive opening of the 3rd Water Congress, which is being held in Bydgoszcz. Łukasz ReligaOd 2009 roku związany z lokalnymi...
Eight years ago, Irena Szewińska passed away – an outstanding track and field athlete, Olympic gold medalist in 1964 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics, and 1976 Summer Olympics, honorary citizen of Bydgoszcz, and the person who helped bring major sporting events to the Zawisza Stadium. On Friday, May 29, the 8th Irena Szewińska Memorial will...
On May 8, 1945, Germany signed an unconditional surrender, bringing World War II in Europe to an end, although the American-Japanese conflict was still ongoing. According to Moscow time, it was already May 9, which explains the discrepancy in commemorations. In Bydgoszcz, this date is observed with particular reverence, as the city is considered one...