Dziennik looks at plans for the forthcoming observances commemorating the 70th anniversary of World War II.

Press reviewed by Agnieszka Bielawska

Chancellor Angela Merkel has confirmed her presence at the ceremonies commemorating the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II, writes Dziennik. The celebrations will be held on September 1st at the Westerplatte peninsula where World War II began. It is expected that Russian Premier Vladimir Putin will attend the ceremonies, though no official confirmation has come from Moscow yet. Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to invite all leaders of the EU, though for the time being only Bonn responded to the invitation. The commemorations in Gdansk are planned as a grand-scale event, writes the daily, the invited guests are to sign an erection act of the WWII Museum, the opening of which is planned for 2014. However, writes Dziennik, the participation of Poland’s head of state in the ceremonies is still unclear. Lech Kaczynski’s chancellery has not specified whether the president wishes to invite the heads of state of the countries participating in WWII for the celebrations, and in line with the protocol such invitation cannot be issued by the premier. 

Dorota Arciszewska–Mielewczyk, senator of the opposition Law and Justice wants to set up a Center of the Polish Expellees, depicting the martyrology of Poles exiled before and during WWII from the east and west, writes Gazeta Wyborcza. The senator says that 70 years have passed since the outbreak of WWII and Poland had done nothing to commemorate the fate of all Polish citizens who had suffered in effect of resettlements. The coastal city of Gdansk would be the ideal place to set up such a museum says Arciszewska, it was the first Polish city whose over 100,000 inhabitants were expelled by the Germans when the war broke out. Senator Arciszewska is the chairwoman of the Polish Trust, writes Gazeta Wyborcza, an answer to the German Trust, which demanded the return of property on Polish territory to the German owners, who lost it as result of the post-war resettlements.

International gangs copy credit cards and wipe out accounts of Poles, alarms the Warsaw city daily Zycie Warszawy. Banks are reluctant to reveal how many people fell victim to skimmers, those who scan the credit cards in cash machines. The paper shows a detailed picture of a cash machine with a forged keyboard and card inserting space, warning to be very cautious while paying out money in a hurry. 

And come ‘fly with me’ advertises a special portal for women, writes Rzeczpospolita. The portal is called samolotka.pl, or ‘self flyer’, and is addressed to women who feel lost when attempting to book a flight via the internet. The founder of the portal Ewa Tyralik says it gives all possible advice and is a very careful guide how to do it yourself without asking the husband for help, and not get lost.