US Secretary of State Announces Up to $1 Billion Commitment to Three Seas Initiative : American Leadership in Action
AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN ACTION How will this billion investment affect Eastern and Central European integration, energy security, relations with the United States and Kremlin, and potential foreign investment? On February 15, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the United States’ commitment to the Three Seas Initiative (3SI) by pledging $1 billion in American tax
Posted on February 27, 2020Featured StoriesU.S. Congress to Support Three Seas Initiative
by Julia Benbenek How would the bipartisan resolution introduced by Representatives Kaptur and Kinzinger affect the 3SI? On October 31, 2019, Representatives Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) along with thirteen cosponsors introduced a bipartisan resolution in support of the Three Seas Initiative (3SI). The 3SI is a strategic partnership between 12 Central and
Posted on November 6, 2019Featured StoriesUkraine Expresses Interest in Joining the Three Seas Initiative
by Julia Benbenek How would joining the 3SI benefit Ukraine? The Three Seas Initiative (3SI) was launched in 2015 by Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Katarovic and Polish President Andrzej Duda. The project aims to facilitate interconnectivity on energy, infrastructure, and digitalization projects in Eastern and Central Europe. It is a follow-on of the 2014 “North South
Posted on September 21, 2019Featured StoriesThree Seas Initiative
Poland has even more promising future thanks to the THREE SEAS INITIATIVE. Croatia and Poland launched this initiative in 2015 for the purpose of integrating, on a north-to-south axis, the economies of the countries bordering the Baltic, Black, and Adriatic Seas. The goal is to complete the project of making Europe whole, prosperous and free
Posted on August 12, 2019Three Seas Initiative
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PAC National Office works remotely until further notice
The Polish American Congress National Office employees and interns will be working remotely until further notice as a precautionary measure due to the coronavirus pandemic. If you wish to contact us, please email us at one of the following emails: pacwash@pac1944.org, kwisniewska@pac1944.org or jczop@pac1944.org or leave a voice message for us at 202-296-6955. We will
Posted on 23 days agoNewsExclusive Polish Genealogical Publishing Company Offer for PAC Members
Beginning this month, Polish American Congress members will receive a 20% discount on a resource “Genealogy at a Glance”, and book titled “Polish Roots” by Rosemary A. Chorzempa, highlighting research leads and topics in Poland such as ethnic groups, surname origins, maps, church records, and language. Below we provided links to the book and the
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Posted on 23 days agoNewsPresident Spula meets with Illinois state candidates to the US Senate
Alicja Kuklinska, candidate for Clerk of Circuit Court of Cook County Richard Boykin, and President Frank J. Spula President Spula and candidate for the US Senate Willie Wilson PAC President Frank J. Spula and candidate for the US Senate Casey Chlebek Meeting with Bill Conway, candidate for Illinois State’s Attorney Cynthia Y. Cobbs, candidate for
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Poland’s PGNiG Wins Gas Price Dispute With Russia’s Gazprom Worth $1.5 Billion
How will Poland’s victory in gas price dispute with the Russia’s Gazprom affect the future dynamic of energy supply in Europe? By Julia Benbenek On March 30, 2020, Poland’s largest distributor of natural gas, Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (PGNiG), announced that it won an energy-supply price dispute with the Russia’s Gazprom. The dispute had
Posted on 2 days agoFeatured StoriesKennan Institute Discusses Radical Amendments to the Russian Constitution to Keep Putin in Power
How has the Kremlin swiftly proposed and approved measures to extend Putin’s presidency? by Kamila Magiera Russia’s President Vladimir Putin may remain in power until 2036. On March 12, the Kennan Institute, a think tank and institute located in Washington D.C. focused on the studies of Soviet and post-Soviet states, held a virtual event titled
Posted on 6 days agoFeatured StoriesFormer NATO Deputy Secretary speaks about the importance of European and global cooperation
What is the former Secretary’s perspective on NATO’s response to coronavirus, Russian disinformation, European defense, and potential future threats? by Kamila Magiera Former NATO Deputy Secretary Gottenmoeller speaks at the 2015 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference. On March 11, Rose Gottemoeller, former Deputy Secretary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) from 2016 to 2019,
Posted on 16 days agoFeatured StoriesPoland’s Family 500+ Program Considered at the US Congress Joint Economic Committee
Will the United States look to Poland’s “Family 500+” Program to solve family financial challenges? On February 25, the United States Congress Joint Economic Committee held a hearing to explore how to improve the stability and welfare of families in the United States, with consideration to follow Poland’s Family 500+ program as an example to
Posted on March 1, 2020Featured Stories
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Pokażmy siłę Polonii w USA! Census 2020
Droga Polonio! Kształtujmy naszą przyszłość poprzez wzięcie udziału w Spisie Ludności 2020! Pokażmy siłę Polonii! Spis Ludności polega na policzeniu każdej osoby dorosłej, dziecka i niemowlęcia mieszkających w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Liczenie odbywa się raz na dziesięć lat, a przeprowadza je Urząd Spisu Ludności USA, który jest agencją rządową. Tylko jedna osoba z każdego domu wypełnia kwestionariusz
Posted on 23 days agoLatest PressPassing of Rev. Carl Urban
It is with sadness that we learned about the passing of Father Carl Urban on Saturday morning, March 14, 2020. Father Urban was a PAC Chaplain, and a National Director of PAC Central Division of New York for many years. He was dedicated to his work for Polonia. The funeral will be planned for Thursday,
Posted on 23 days agoLatest PressFather Majka the Airport Priest
Polish American Journal Buffalo, New York www.polamjournal.com “Father Majka the Airport Priest” ~ On a Wing and a Prayer ~ Text & Photo: Richard Poremski Caption: A Shepard Minding His Airport Flocks. Reverend Cannon Phillip S. Majka is depicted on a concourse at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) in Dulles, Virginia 26 miles west of
Posted on February 27, 2020Latest Press
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10 Million Strong Campaign
10 Million Strong Campaign There are at least 10 million Americans who identify Poland as their ancestral country. This is why the name of the campaign we are launching is 10 Million Strong. The goal of this campaign is to collect biographies which describe the achievements of Polish Americans and Poles living in the United
Posted on July 28, 2019Latest Press
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