On Wednesday, July 3, the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda visited Lwówek Śląski. The lwowecki.info service reports:
Several hundred people, residents from across the region, came to meet the President. However, everyone expected there to be considerably more of them.
The Lwówek outlet adds:
The President of the Republic of Poland visited Lwówek Śląski. A visit from the head of state is an honor and a distinction, even though Mr. Andrzej Duda did not say anything in his speech that we had not already heard on public television. Nevertheless, it must be acknowledged that the city had its five minutes.
[...] after the President’s visit, memories and photographs remained, along with the question: will the authorities of Lwówek Śląski be able to turn this visit into something more than just photos on office walls and a Facebook fan page? Apart from those five minutes, will Lwówek Śląski gain anything?
It is worth adding that the presidential motorcade drove through our county yesterday, as our Readers informed us. What is more, as reported by The Bad Bunzlauer:
At around 5 p.m., [prezydent] it drove to Lwówek from the direction of Krzyżowa and Kraśnik. After 9 p.m., the motorcade returned via the BC bypass.
Let us recall that at the beginning of March this year—during a visit to the training ground near Żagań—the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda also visited Bolesławiec.
The head of state met with the people of Bolesławiec in the hall of Primary School No. 1 (Jana Pawła II Street).
Video reports:
The Bolesławiec county head, Tomasz Gabrysiak, spoke about, among other things, how Bolesławiec became a unique cultural melting pot after the war. He also mentioned that young Poles, young residents of Bolesławiec County, remember their compatriots who remained in foreign lands and care for their graves.
He addressed President Andrzej Duda, informing him that the head of state had arrived in the capital of Polish ceramics—ceramics that reach not only all of Europe but also Korea, Japan and the United States.
President Andrzej Duda:
This is my first time in Bolesławiec, and I am enormously impressed. I was in the Market Square, and it enchanted me. A beautiful city. But not only because of its architecture—above all because Bolesławiec is an exceptionally well-kept city. That is also your achievement.
I would be happy if all of Poland were like Bolesławiec. I congratulate you on this from the bottom of my heart.
He also added:
I was deeply impressed by the story of where today’s residents of Bolesławiec came from.
The President of the Republic of Poland mentioned Poland’s achievements and how important it is that the United States Army is stationed in Bolesławiec.
A. Duda:
In conclusion, I want to say one thing: I would like us to continue pursuing a policy of extending a helping hand to ordinary people and to Polish families. I am glad that the 500+ programme will continue and that there will be support for pensioners and disability pension recipients.
I would like you to feel good in Poland; I care about this enormously. It is extremely important to repair the reality in our country. It is not always easy, but we are trying and we will continue trying.
And he emphasized:
The most beautiful moment summing up my presidency for me will be when I hear an ordinary family say: yes, we are living better than when you began.
Importantly, the head of state announced that he would assume honorary patronage of the Ceramics Festival.
The ceremony was hosted by Ewa Lijewska-Małachowska, head of the Bolesławiec Cultural Centre—International Ceramics Centre.