Polish Day in Brussels: audio report

Diplomats from the Polish embassy in Brussels and hundreds of Poles living in Belgium, as well as their international friends, took part in the 3rd edition of the Polish Day event in the Belgian capital on Saturday, May 4.

Poland's lower-house Speaker Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska and the Polish ambsssador to Belgium, Rafał Siemianowski, address the crowd during the Polish Day event in Brussels on May 4, 2024.

Photo: Danuta Isler/Radio Poland

The event, held at the iconic Parc du Cinquantenaire park in central Brussels, was part of a series of celebrations marking the 20th anniversary of Poland's European Union membership.

Visitors to the Tent of the Polish Institute in Brussels could sign a book of wishes as Poland celebrates 20 years of EU membership. Photo: Danuta Isler/Radio Poland

Attractions included family activities, contests and Polish-language lessons at the stand of the Polish Institute in the Belgian capital, combined with food tasting, a concert by Polish singer Katarzyna Nosowska and a stunt show by Polish cyclist Krystian Herba.

Katarzyna Krauze, acting head of the Polish Institute in Brussels. Photo: Danuta Isler/Radio Poland

Stunt cyclist Krystian Herba during a show in Brussels, May 4, 2024. Photos: Danuta Isler/Radio Poland

Radio Poland's Danuta Isler filed this report from Brussels.

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