The European Senior Team Chess Championship 2025 is set to take place from 5-13 April in Swidnica The event is played in two age categories: 50+ and 65+ The top-seeded teams in the 50+section are Germany (Average rating of players 2430) England 1 (Average rating of players 2415) and England 2 (Average rating of players 2160) and the top seeds in the 65+ category are England 1 (Average rating of players 2427) Germany – SK Zaehringen Reloaded (Average rating of players 2226) and Germany – Saxony Team (Average rating of players 2143) The best-rated players representing their federations in both sections are: GM Michael Adams (2661 Complete starting list f teams and players can be found here and the opening ceremony is scheduled to take place shortly before the start of the first round Official website of the event Photos by Luka Rifelj from European Senior Team Chess Championship 2024 The World Heritage Centre is at the forefront of the international community’s efforts to protect and preserve World Heritage partnerships for conservation Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development Our Partners Donate Take advantage of the search to browse through the World Heritage Centre information The Churches of Peace located in the towns of Jawor and Świdnica in the Silesia region of south-western Poland are the largest timber-framed Baroque ecclesiastical buildings in Europe They were built in the mid-17th century to a scale and complexity unknown in European wooden architecture before or since following the provisions of the Peace of Westphalia which concluded the Thirty Years’ War in 1648 The terms of the peace treaty effectively eradicated the Evangelical Church in the Silesian hereditary principalities directly controlled by the Holy Roman Emperor who constituted the majority of the population in these areas were deprived of the religious freedom they had hitherto enjoyed and lost almost all of their churches It was only courtesy of Swedish diplomatic intervention that permission was granted to build three churches Lengthy and expensive efforts were made to secure imperial consent imposed exceptionally strict conditions: the churches were to be located beyond town boundaries within an area strictly defined by imperial officials; they were to be built of wood and clay; they could not feature a tower; and their construction was to be completed within one year The architect and engineer Albrecht von Säbisch had to reconcile these requirements with the expectations of a large Evangelical community for whom these were to be the only churches Using traditional materials and technologies the architect created a set of buildings that represented the pinnacle of timber-framing construction technology The centuries-long timber-frame tradition allowed carpenters to erect buildings that could survive for hundreds of years in spite of the impermanence of the materials used The Church of the Holy Spirit in Jawor was built in 1654–1655 as a rectangular three-aisled basilica with a three-sided chancel of reduced form The Church of the Holy Trinity in Świdnica was built in 1656–1657 as a three-aisled basilica with a Greek cross ground plan The third of the Churches of Peace allowed under the Peace of Westphalia was built in Głogów in 1652 Both of the surviving churches feature multi-tier galleries thanks to which the capacity of building was extended to about seven thousand people each integrates exuberant Baroque forms and complex imagery into their architectural framework in a unique way that celebrates the coexistence of Baroque art and Lutheran theology and reflects the social hierarchy of the time the Churches of Peace are masterpieces of skilled handicraft Because of their technological complexity and size the Churches of Peace were never duplicated elsewhere and remain without peer The total area of the serial inscription amounts to 0.23 ha and the total area of the buffer zones amounts to 12 ha Criterion (iii): The Churches of Peace are outstanding testimony to an exceptional act of tolerance on the part of the Catholic Habsburg Emperor towards Protestant communities in Silesia in the period following the Thirty Years’ War in Europe Criterion (iv): As a result of conditions imposed by the Emperor the Churches of Peace required the builders to implement pioneering constructional and architectural solutions of a scale and complexity unknown before or since in wooden architecture The success may be judged by their survival to the present day Criterion (vi): The Churches of Peace bear exceptional witness to a particular political development in Europe in the 17th century of great spiritual power and commitment Within the boundaries of the serial property are located all the elements necessary to sustain the Outstanding Universal Value of the Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica including the original structures of the wooden frameworks in-filled with clay panels (which are integrally combined with the historical extensions that were added over time) and the elements of the interior décor and furnishings In the vicinity of each church but outside the property are located the parish buildings essential for the functioning of the church community The historically shaped spatial integrity between each church and its surroundings has been preserved The silhouette of the entire architectural complex is clearly visible in each townscape The property does not suffer from adverse effects of development and/or neglect The Churches of Peace survive in fully authentic form particularly regarding their locations and settings as evidenced by their unaltered emplacement the structural system and materials used in their construction and the preservation of the original function of these Evangelical-Augsburg parish churches Architectural features (such as galleries and guild and family box pews) and furnishings that were added after the initial construction are consistent with the original architectural forms and maintain a cohesive artistic unity Renovation and conservation work (including preventive conservation measures) carried out on the churches has preserved their Outstanding Universal Value and authenticity by slowing down the processes of deterioration A full programme of conservation is applied solely to individual elements of the décor and furnishings The only new technological elements introduced in both buildings are alarm and fire prevention systems There are no potential threats and risks identified for the property The Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica which are regularly used for religious services are legally protected under the regulations on the protection of monuments implemented by the national monument protection services Responsibility for their guardianship and management lies with their owners the Evangelical-Augsburg parishes in Jawor and Świdnica which are legally entitled to carry out and finance conservation works Renovation and conservation tasks in each case require approval of the planned work and relevant permission from the state conservation services Sustaining the Outstanding Universal Value and integrity of the property over time will require the development of a Management Plan as a strategic document in order to ensure the effective protection of the churches and their surroundings The 2025 European Senior Team Chess Championship will be held from 4th April 2025 (day of arrival) to 14th April 2025 (day of departure) in Swidnica The event will played in two age categories: 50+ and 65+ open and women’s sections separately Each National Federation of the European Chess Union has the right to register an unlimited number of teams in both categories: Open and Women 50+ & 65+ Each team should consist of four (4) players and optionally one (1) reserve player The teams may represent a National Federation or any regional structure of a National Federation (club teams but all players must be members of the same federation Each tournament will be played in 9 rounds with time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game + 30 seconds increment for every move played The total prize fund of the event is 8.000 EUR The application deadline is 4th March 2025 with benefits for teams who register earlier The events will be played at the ***+Hotel Esperanto which is also one of the official hotels of the Championship Detailed information and official regulations can be downloaded below Contact information:Website: www.estcc2025.plE-mail: info@estcc2025.pl Jan 22, 2024 | Law A man has been detained on suspicious of painting graffiti that recently appeared on the walls around a historical church in Poland and which insulted Prime Minister Donald Tusk The suspect has been charged with the crime of “insulting a public official or a constitutional body” which carries a potential prison sentence of up to two years and with damaging culturally important property and monuments which can be punishable by up to ten years in prison Nazwał Tuska "Hitlerkiem" na kościele Pokoju w Świdnicy. Tłumaczy się gwałtownymi zmianami w kraju https://t.co/vaEGokAs1j — Wyborcza.pl Wrocław (@wyborczawroclaw) January 20, 2024 The graffiti appeared during the night of 12 to 13 January on the wall surrounding the Holy Trinity Church of Peace in Świdnica a 17th-century Protestant wooden church that is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List The slogans painted onto the said “F**k Tusk” (“J***ć Tusk”) “Tusk Little Hiter” (“Tusk Hitlerek”) and “F**k PO and PSL” (“C**j w PO i PSL”) referring to Tusk’s Civic Platform (PO) party and one of its coalition partners the “S” in Tusk’s name had been turned into a double lightning bolt symbol of the type used by the Nazi SS Swastikas (drawn back to front) had also been added Holy Trinity Church of Peace in Świdnica (Wisniowy/Wikimedia Commons, under CC BY-SA 4.0) police and prosecutors in Świdnica launched an investigation including securing CCTV footage that reportedly showed the perpetrator carrying out the act “We hope that the guilty will be held accountable,” Bishop Waldemar Pytel “The atmosphere in the country is extremely tense and escalating…[But] we cannot overcome hatred with hatred because it will escalate hostility even more.” A man has been detained on suspicion of vandalising a statue of former Pope John Paul II He is charged with “offending religious feelings” and “insulting a monument”, crimes in Poland that could result in a prison sentence of up to two years https://t.co/qggoOy8L1W — Notes from Poland 🇵🇱 (@notesfrompoland) April 7, 2023 The bishop noted that the local Protestant community had expressed willingness to help paint over the graffiti but said they were unable to do so because the building is a protected monument and permission from the conservator is needed The church’s website speculated that it could have been targeted because the Protestant church in Poland is “associated with Germanness” and there has been “anti-German hysteria during recent political disputes” The previously ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party has regularly accused Tusk and PO of representing German interests and such rhetoric was particularly intense around last October’s parliamentary elections that resulted in PiS losing power and Tusk forming a new government In his first remarks since the ruling party lost its majority at Sunday's elections, Jarosław Kaczyński has suggested that "external forces" – especially Germany and Russia – are behind the opposition parties now set to form a new government https://t.co/iHuHEMmUik — Notes from Poland 🇵🇱 (@notesfrompoland) October 21, 2023 police in Świdnica announced that they had detained a 52-year-old resident of the town on suspicion of carrying out the vandalism They thanked the local community for help in identifying him Rusin told broadcaster TVN that the man had confessed to carrying out the act “He wanted to express his opinion about the changes in our country he noted that he regretted what he had done and wanted to repair the damage,” said the 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balneotherapy starting off from a purely empirical knowledge most often used by soothsayers it has grown into selected and verified physical methods that support clinical medicine the development has reached the level of creating a separate field that is precisely based on scientific ground balneology is also known under different — and familiar — names such as medical spa treatment and physiotherapy the entire mural has taken a week to be completed  details: colors and patterns blend tradition with contemporary architecture work in progress: early stages of the painting designboom has received this project from our ‘DIY submissions‘ feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers here. AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style and many other Catholics prayed for a miracle of healing 2021 in the town of Świdnica and his unique funeral was described by Fr The Requiem Mass was said in the Church of the Holy Spirit in Świdnica who had been Franek's spiritual director during the months preceding his death In an interview with Gość Niedzielny weekly “I am completely helpless faced with the mystery of children's suffering and death It poses so many questions to which I can only humbly reply ‘I don't know.’ When Frank and I were preparing for his First Communion I told him at one of the meetings that a person's life is like a journey which are God's commandments that are supposed to help us reach our destination And although the signs are identical for everyone Franek's journey was special because Franek himself was special His journey was short; it took less than eight years to complete.” The priest drew attention to the analogies between the boy’s last months of life and the Passion of Jesus Christ He also stressed that the boy received a lot of support from doctors and other medical personnel during the fight with his illness relatives and dozens of people who may not even have known him before All of them extended a helping hand and all tried to do what they could to make his cross less heavy Franek overcame the grimace of pain on his face and replaced it with a smile he also fell under the weight of the cross and there were moments of doubt and helplessness Tomasz also compared Franek’s mother to Mary who stayed with her dying son until his last breath The priest also mentioned the testimony that the boy gave until the end taking care of others and speaking kind words to them to make them feel better encouraging the participants of the funeral to treat themselves to sweets because that was what his son would have wanted Franek’s father Paweł also spoke during the funeral and addressed the congregation and his deceased son: “You gave us so much joy during your seven years of life We vividly remember the moments spent with you Your mother remembers them with tenderness We also remember with joy the moments of our common pilgrimage to Jasna Góra You went on foot to Our Lady before you were two years old and you reached the destination four times The last 9 months were a hard yet beautiful time with you During that time in the hospital we got very close and had many very deep talks you wanted to bring something to your brothers You wanted to buy them gifts with your money Franek’s father addressed his other children He stressed that it is not God but a sickness that takes away their beloved brother: “God is the God of life Franek would walk with other pilgrims to the Jasna Góra shrine and that is why his funeral gathered not only the boy’s family and friends but also participants of the Pilgrimage of Świdnica Diocese to Jasna Góra which the boy attended as many as four times Przemysław Pojasek spoke moreover about the significance of the pilgrims’ community in the last months of the boy’s life The pilgrims held prayer vigils and offered help to the family’s other children He said that “while we did not manage to receive the miracle of healing this time was a true spiritual retreat for all.” Articles like these are sponsored free for every Catholic through the support of generous readers just like you Please make a tax-deductible donation today Help us continue to bring the Gospel to people everywhere through uplifting Catholic news All News FIDE News Chess News Top Top Federations Main Page / Search Tournaments Titles Transfers Calculators Download FIDE Circuit Women's Events '24-'25 Open Cycle 2025-2026 Women’s Cycle 2025-2026 Women’s Cycle 2023-2025 All Tournaments Main Events About FIDE Handbook Documents Financial Reports Officials Commissions & Committees Federations Affiliated Organizations Affiliated Members Honourable Dignitaries Chart The European Senior Team Chess Championship 2025 concluded yesterday in Świdnica The event was held in two age categories—50+ and 65+—and Team England repeated its success from last year by defending three titles with England 1 scoring a perfect 16 match points to clinch the gold medal winning all its matches with a minimum score of 3–1 Poland’s Lower Silesia Team earned the silver with 12 match points Germany’s Saxony Team claimed bronze with 11 match points followed by a final-four mini-tournament comprising two additional rounds England 1 emerged as the champion with 17 match points securing victories in eight matches and drawing the final round against Germany England 2 claimed bronze scoring 12 match points England’s Women’s 50+ Team clinched the title of the European Women’s Senior 50+ Team Champions 2025 finishing as the best-ranked women’s team in the competition Board prizes were awarded to the top individual performers based on their rating performances in both sections Board 1 (50+ section): 1.GM Michael Adams (England 1); 2.GM Klaus Bischoff (Germany); 3.Marek Zych (Poland Swidnica) Board 2 (50+ section): 1.GM John Emms (England 1); 2.GM Frank Holzke (Germany); 3.FM Neil Dickenson (England 2) Board 3 (50+ section): 1.GM Glenn Flear (England 1); 2.GM Uwe Boensch (Germany); 3.FM Chris Duncan (England 2) Board 4 (50+ section): 1.GM Raj Tischbierek (Germany); 2.GM Nigel Davies (England 1); 3.Philip Crocker (England 2) Board 5 (50+ section): 1.FM Stephen Dishman (England 1); 2.CM Anthony Hughes (Wales Silures); 3.Robert Noyce (England 2) Board 1 (65+ section): 1.GM John Nunn (England 1); 2.FM Wieslaw Janocha (Poland Lower Silesia Team); 3.Wilfried Dr Board 2 (65+ section): 1.GM Anthony Kosten (England 1); 2.FM Johan Goormachtigh (Belgium KBSB); 3.FM Janusz Zyla (Poland Lower Silesia Team) Board 3 (65+ section): 1.GM Jonathan Mestel (England 1); 2.FM Guenther Jahnel (German Saxony Team); 3.Marc Stuer (Belgium KBSB) Board 4 (65+ section): 1.IM Peter Large (England 1); 2.Gennadii Topchii (German Saxony Team); 3.Marcel Van Herck (Belgium KBSB) Board 5 (65+ section): 1.FM Robert Vogel (German SK Zaehringen Reloaded); 2.IM Chris Baker (England 1); Norbert Becker (German SV Osnabruck) Final rankings can be found here Official website: estcc2025.pl/ © 2025 FIDE International Chess Federation stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any way or by any means (including photocopying recording or storing it in any medium by electronic means) without the written permission of FIDE International Chess Federation Poland — Baron Manfred von Richthofen buzzed above the muddy World War I battlefields in his red Fokker tri-plane downing a record 80 Allied aircraft on his way to becoming the war's top fighter ace and earning the famed "Red Baron" nom de guerre who was shot down and killed just before his 26th birthday in 1918 has been a legend in limbo since Poland's borders moved west after World War II and swallowed the baron's hometown of Schweidnitz — today called Swidnica The neglect has been largely due to apprehension about honoring a German a legacy of the brutal Nazi invasion and occupation of World War II Swidnica resident Jerzy Gaszynski is trying to change that with a new memorial to the Red Baron and reckons he might even pull in a few tourists at the same time "I think that with a figure this well-known around the world it's a bit of a sin that he's not even that well-known here and that there's really no effort to remember him," Gaszynski said "Everybody here kind of said under their breath 'baron this Gaszynsnki erected a memorial plaque he sculpted in the garden of the von Richthofen family home a three-story villa set among oak trees and other stately mansions bears a bust of the flying ace and the words: "In this house lived the best pilot of World War I which lost some 6 million citizens under the Nazi occupation The two countries continue to wrestle with efforts by some Germans to regain property lost to Poland when the borders shifted west after World War II Sep 19, 2024 | Law, Politics Prosecutors in Poland have announced that they are fast-tracking cases against people who have been caught looting during ongoing major floods that have devastated the southwest of the country a man who was reportedly dressed as a soldier and was spreading false claims that the army was planning to detonate flood defences was today detained by the security services Another person was arrested by police for spreading disinformation on social media about looting Funkcjonariusze ABW zatrzymali właśnie osobę która przebrana w mundur dezinformowała mieszkańców o rzekomym planie wysadzenia wału przeciwpowodziowego — Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) September 19, 2024 “Due to reported cases of looting in flood areas and repeated information posted on social media the prosecutor’s office has taken action to prosecute the perpetrators of such crimes,” announced the district prosecutor’s office in the city of Świdnica on Thursday afternoon It said that a motion to pursue expedited proceedings against one man – accused of stealing alcohol from a convenience store in flood-stricken Lądek-Zdrój – had already been approved Another such motion – against a person accused of stealing household appliances and a bicycle from a flooded building in Krosnowice – was also expected to be approved today The prosecutors added that proceedings are underway against two people in relation to the theft of alcohol from a petrol station in Kłodzko an incident that was caught on film and widely shared on social media 🇵🇱🌧️W Kłodzku szabrownicy okradli lokalną stację paliw @GrupaORLEN. pic.twitter.com/ZEOsAqgWlM — WarNewsPL (@WarNewsPL1) September 16, 2024 Prosecutors also said that they had visited a jewellery store in Lądek-Zdrój widely reported in the media to have been looted they said that the allegedly injured party had not filed a report of a crime the prosecutors also noted that reports of “alleged foreign looters travelling in a red bus in flooded areas…has not been confirmed yet” but that “the case is still being investigated” Shortly after the flooding started at the weekend, isolated reports of looting began to emerge. On Monday, the defence minister announced that military police – armed with night vision and thermal imaging devices – would assist police in preventing looting and that perpetrators would be “severely punished” reported that ten people have so far been detained on suspicion of looting including one who stole equipment worth 20,000 zloty (€4,700) from rescue workers while they were sleeping in a university dormitory in Wrocław on Thursday evening Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced on social media that officers of the Internal Security Agency (ABW) “have just detained a person who was disinforming residents about an alleged plan to blow up a flood embankment” That followed a previous announcement by Tusk in the morning that “a man dressed in a uniform has been located who visits places pretending to be a soldier and says that levees will soon be blown up” The prime minister added that the man “is not an amateur” and was driving a car that had false number plates He appealed to the public not to believe any rumours of the type being spread by the suspect and to report any sightings of him to the authorities Namierzono człowieka przebranego w mundur wojskowego, który informował w różnych miejscach, że będą wysadzone wały, to już nie jest amatorka, nie wierzcie w to i natychmiast informujcie służby – powiedział premier Donald Tusk. https://t.co/IWZiQ49xHy — tvn24 (@tvn24) September 19, 2024 police also announced that they have detained a person who spread false information on social media about “armed looters” walking around flooded areas without any intervention from the authorities The individual will be charged with violating a law against hindering rescue operations which is punishable by up to five years in prison News of the man’s arrest was criticised by opposition politicians who accused the authorities of using excessive measures Szanowny Panie Ministrze, @TomaszSiemoniak, Komendancie @PolskaPolicja potrzebne odniesienie się do tych informacji Jeśli rzeczywiście mowa o autorze wspomnianego postu to mamy kolejny problem. Wpis był o sposobie działania TVP, która chyba nie prowadzi akcji ratowniczej.… https://t.co/bLZjwImmVd — Stanisław Żaryn (@StZaryn) September 19, 2024 Main image credit: Patryk Ogorzalek / Agencja Wyborcza.pl [email protected] The 2023 European Senior Team Chess Championship kicked off this Wednesday in the city of Swidnica The event is played in two age categories 50+ and 65+ with separate prizes for Women’s teams The 50+ championship is played as a 9-round round-robin tournament and the 65+ tournament is played according to the swiss system A total of 28 teams from 13 European federations compete in the Championship The Opening ceremony of the event took place shortly before the start of the first round on Wednesday Aleksandar Sokolski and the Chief Arbiter of the event Mr Tomasz Delega addressed the players before the games The games started after the distinguished guests performed the first ceremonial moves After three played rounds in the 50+ section Teams of Slovakia and England 1 tie for the top scoring perfect 6 match points Denmark Write Upp and Polish Amateurs team who tie for the third place with 4 match points Slovakia 65+ team emerged as the sole leader in the 65+ category with all three victories and perfect 6 match points while four teams score 4 match points tying for the third place: England 1 All pairings, results and rankings can be found here The live broadcast of the games can be followed through the official website of the event or from the following links: The tournament is organized by Adolf Anderssen Foundation (Funacja im in co-operation with the Polish Chess Federation and the Lower Silesian Chess Federation under the auspices of the European Chess Union European Senior Team Chess Championship 2023 concluded yesterday in the city of Swidnica after the intense last round which determined the Winners in both 50+ and 65+ categories Scoring all victories and perfect 16 match points the teams of England 1 and Slovakia tied for first place in the 50+ section before the final round The direct encounter between the leading duo was scheduled for round 9 and finished after the thrilling fight England prevailed with a narrow 2.5-1.5 victory to clinch the gold medal .Slovakia came second with the final score of 16 match points .England 2 claimed bronze scoring 14 match points The best ranked Women’s team in the event was England Women’s team scoring 10 match points and claiming the title of the European Senior 50+ Women’s Champions The Lithuanian Women’s team was second with 3 match points the team of Slovakia convincingly won the gold medal with a maximum score of 18 match points .England 1 came second with 16 match points .Polish Lower Silesia 1 finished third with 11 match points .Germany Women’s team was the best-ranked female team in the competition with 9 match points The final standings of both events can be found here Final table for the best individual players of each board can be found here (50+ section) and here (65+ section) Photo gallery (photos by Kamil Galuszka): and the European Chess Union (ECU) have the great honour to invite all senior players throughout Europe to participate in the European Senior Team Chess Championship 2023 which will take place from 11th to 21st July 2023 in Swidnica The event will be played in two age categories: 50+ and 65+ A separate Women’s Championship will be held if there are at least 8 teams in the respective category the Women’s Championship shall be merged with the respective Open category The Championships will be played in a 9-round Swiss system The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game + 30 seconds increment for every move played players born in 1973 or earlier are entitled to participate players born in 1958 or earlier are entitled to participate The Winners of the European Open and Women’s Senior Team Championships 50+ and 65+ will be awarded the title of the European Senior Team Champion 2023 of the respective category The total prize fund of the event is 6.000 EUR Contact information:Website: www.estcc2023.pl E-mail: info@estcc2023.pl Official regulations – European Senior Team Chess Championship 2023Registration form Plasteurope.com is a business information platform for the European plastics industry It is part of KI Kunststoff Information and PIE Plastics Information Europe one of the leading content providers for the European plastics industry We offer daily updated business news and reports polymer prices and other services for the international plastics industry News | Polymer Prices | Suppliers Guide | Jobs | Register | Advertising This will be the first Jysk location in the town the 24,000 sqm Galeria Świdnicka houses such tenants as Apart The property’sowner is Rank Progress CA Immo exits non-core market Serbia with the sale of the 19,600 sqm office building Sava Business Center in Belgrade Both the sales price and the buyer are subject to confidentiality As the PBSA sector finally 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lease renewal 18,000 sqm at the Green Office complex in Kraków’s Podgórze district Falling interest rates and easing monetary policy across the eurozone and CEEi are boosting investor confidence in the region’s commercial real estate market reveals Colliers in its ‘Beyond Real Estate | Economy’ report Panattoni is to build the Panattoni Park Mainz Süd in Erbes-Büdesheim bei Alzey Axi Immo has presented its latest report “Warsaw Office Market – Q1 2025 The market opened in 2025 on a steady footing with a notable increase in leasing activity and a modest decline in vacancy landlords continue to focus on upgrading existing assets and prioritizing quality over quantity Convenience store chain Żabka has officially opened a new logistics centre in Kąty Wrocławskie The first stage of the development will serve 1,500 stores in the Wrocław area Romanian Post has leased over 5,000 sqm of logistics space in CTPark Bucharest to serve as its temporary regional courier and logistics hub for Bucharest JLL has announced the sale and leaseback of two properties by a manufacturing company in a deal worth over PLN 1 bln Warehouse developer CTP is adding 2,000 sqm to its Clubco coworking development in Brno pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has extended an investment facility to PineBridge Benson Elliot for the Diuna Office Park in Warsaw The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024 while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone of EUR 100 Torus has announced its All.inn students’ residence concept that is soon to appear on ul BIG Poland has acquired the Multishop Suwałki retail park comprising 13,000 sqm of retail space The company now owns nine fully commercialized retail parks in Poland Slate Asset Management has sold three OBI retail stores to the Lindner Group from Germany Cushman & Wakefield has conducted a survey the findings of which are presented in the report From Shopping to Experiences: A Customer’s View on Shopping Centres and Retail Parks Cushman & Wakefield notes that despite evolving shopping trends both retail formats continue to hold strong appeal Multi Poland has taken on the management of the Galeria Przymorze shopping centre in Gdańsk The store offers lifestyle and sporting clothing and is to open this spring According to the "Quo Vadis E-commerce" report released by Cushman & Wakefield the online commerce continues to be a growth driver for the industrial & logistics real estate sector generating significant opportunities for developers and investors the investor behind the Projekt Góraszka shopping and entertainment complex in Wiązowna on Warsaw’s eastern outskirts has obtained a building permit for a mixed-use development Poznan-based company Scallier is opening another facility under the Funshop Park brand in Romania According to the latest report “At a Glance: Modern Retail Market in Poland Q4 2024” from BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland Poland’s retail market experienced record growth in 2024 Cushman &Wakefield has summarised the situation on the Polish retail market Over half a mln sqm of new retail space came on stream last year marking the highest new supply level in Poland since 2015 This robust development activity occurred amid rising demand from new retailers and improving consumer sentiment which boosted retail sales A new retail park with a total area of 24,000 sqm is set to be developed in Otwock under the name Świderek The investment will be led by Redkom Development Empik has opened a flagship store in the revitalised former Cepelia pavilion in the centre of Warsaw the modernist building has regained its former glory and once again impresses with its original appearance and modern interior Trei Real Estate Poland has opened its 40th Vendo Park The investment was created in Wrocław and has 5,000 sqm Vendo Park Wrocław is the first facility under this banner in the capital of Lower Silesia The retail park was built on a plot of approx An 800 sqm Biedronka grocery store is to open on the ground floor of the Moje Bielany residential complex which is being developed by CeMat A/S at ul Wólczyńska 121 in Warsaw’s Bielany district Spring has very much sprung and everywhere is bathed in the first warm sunshine of the year I have in the back of my mind the terrifying fo .. The Polish warehouse market has finally stabilised after the post-pandemic boom but new challenges and opportunities are on the horizon for the sector UBM Development has been given the go-ahead for the first wooden office building in Poland: Timber Park in Poleczki Business Park in Warsaw The office market in Warsaw is currently experiencing a period of stability in terms of supply and take-up Recent data on overall tenant activity indicates that clients in the cap .. Receive all the latest information from the world of real estate by e-mail the construction of the Aura residential building designed by Robert Konieczny's office KWK Promes According to a report by research company Spectis “Construction companies in Poland 2025-2030” the total revenues of the 300 leading construction gro .. The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals intends to focus on operations in other reg .. Six class A office buildings in the PRO Portfolio which is jointly owned by PineBridge Benson Elliot and Sharow Capital have been granted BREEAM In-U .. Who won this year's 14th edition of the Eurobuild Awards The jury and guests gathered at the Double Tree by Hilton hotel in Warsaw chose this year's .. Enjoy the last set of recordings with comments straight from this year's MIPIM we asked experts from our home country for their input will take place on 9-10 April 2025 at the Norblin Factory Event Hall in W .. we invite you to hot episode of the "Eye to eye" podcast The UN Nansen Refugee Award award will go to Poland for the first time According to the office of the UNHCR High Commissioner this year's regional wi .. Czech developer CTP has been granted a EUR 200 mln loan from the European Investment Bank for the roll-out of its large-scale solar panel installation .. while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone .. Jarosław Szanajca plans to resign from the position of president of the management board of Dom Development at the end of the year and join the superv .. The Polish and Danish governments have entered preliminary discussions for the construction of a tunnel between Szczecin and Copenhagen underneath the .. Viterra has moved into its ​​new 1,500 sqm offices in Olivia Prime part of the Olivia Centre business complex in Gdańsk Panattoni has acquired two properties near Gothenburg The brownfield sites will be replaced by a modern 43,000 sqm facility Contemporary cities are grappling with the challenge of fostering dynamic growth while alleviating environmental pressures Colliers has taken over the management of the Studio B office building located in the Warsaw Wola district The property is owned by Stena Real Estate .. The University of Warsaw has signed a contract with the general contractor for a project at ul The new building will house the faculti .. Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu adopting the title of its property management product the construction of the Panattoni Park Unterfranken has officially started The findings of the CBA officers indicate that the Mayor of Duszniki-Zdrój allegedly issued decisions favourable to the investor for the construction of a hotel facility in an area covered by the “Natura 2000” protection programme The Mayor was alleged to have cooperated with Ryszard S. who was the actual beneficiary of the decisions issued to implement the construction of the hotel The charges brought against the Mayor of Duszniki-Zdrój include abuse of powers and the attestation of untruths in documents related to the implementation of an investment involving the construction of one of the hotels in the area of Duszniki-Zdrój The Mayor of Duszniki-Zdrój was presented with a charge of accepting a financial advantage and a promise thereof he failed to include a loan received from one of the entrepreneurs including the director of one of the departments of the District Governor’s Office in Kłodzko and Ryszard S.'s colleague faced charges of abuse of power and certifying untruths in documents related to the implementation of said investment with a view to gaining financial advantages Ryszard S.'s associate faced a charge of giving a financial advantage and promising to give an advantage to a public official The prosecutor applied non-custodial preventive measures against these persons - police supervision and bail One of the civil servants was also suspended in his official capacity The suspects face up to 10 years in prison A Polish man who spent years hunting for the rumored “Nazi gold train” without success did make an important discovery in March 2019 that had nothing to do with the Third Reich: two dozen priceless Renaissance portraits Piotr Koper had been hard at work renovating the walls of an old palace near from Walbrzych in southwest Poland He found 24 wall portraits that were 500 years old hidden behind the plaster walls “The construction entrepreneur and lover of local mysteries was carefully lowering the remains of a dome that once covered the palace ballroom when he noticed fragments of paintings under old plasterwork,” according to The First News (TFN) The dome is a Baroque wooden structure; the treasure appeared when Koper and his team of restorers pulled away more plaster Koper told TFN: “When we pulled away the plaster we saw a delicate strip of painting underneath We pulled away some more and we discovered a whole line of well-preserved paintings We managed to uncover the paintings without damaging them which is a great success.” The restorers were initially focused on the tricky operation to lower the historic dome “The first well-preserved portrait made on the wall surprised everyone we didn’t expect to find such a rarity,” says Koper Only 24 wall portraits have been completely uncovered and identified One side of the room has images of medieval rulers from the region of Silesia and on the other side there are images of four Roman emperors told the Daily Mirror: “The title Holy Roman Emperor was also used by the medieval rulers of Bohemia and Silesia hence the presence of the ancient Roman rulers Each of these huge paintings was made about four metres (13 feet) above the ground.” “The oval shows the ruler and around the painting information about his main titles In the lower part is information about the time of his reign and death and at the top his official maxim at that time.” Because the paintings depict Ferdinand I a Hapsburg and Holy Emperor from 1558 to 1564 it is possible to date the artwork to the 16th century Koper’s earlier obsession with the Nazi Gold Train made headlines from 2015 to 2018 were convinced that they were on the trail of a legendary gold treasure train hidden by Nazi troops in a tunnel as the Germans fled the area between Wroclaw and Walbrzych in southwest Poland in the last months of World War II the famous Amber Room stolen from a Russian palace Historians and excavation experts scoffed and said there was no basis for believing such a train was hidden underground Koper and Richter sank tens of thousands of Euros into their dig “I don’t want to do anything foolish anymore.” Koper told the media he was prepared to push on alone The wall paintings found in a Baroque dome were not part of his search for the train but a restoration project he undertook for the building’s owner “Our goal was only to save the Baroque dome which is the only one in the world painted in the Renaissance style Read another story from us: On Display: Stunning Viking Bead Necklace Belonging to a Pagan Sorceress Underneath the line of portraits there is an area 150 square meters under which there are also paintings a former staff editor at Entertainment Weekly has written a trilogy of historical thrillers for Touchstone Books is a spy story set in the 18th-century porcelain world a former staff editor at *Entertainment Weekly facebook.com/NancyBilyeauAuthor/ Join 1000s of subscribers and receive the best Vintage News in your mailbox for FREE