Newsletter – June 2015

National Day: Solemn session for the occasion of the 204th anniversary of Venezuelan Independence

Caracas, 5th July 2015 (MPPRE) – 204 years have passed since signing the Declaration of our independence from the Spanish colony. Since 1811 the basis for creating s sovereign country, free from any external oppression,…

EU-CELAC Summit

In the context of cooperation and in the spirit of mutual trust, Brussels hosted the 2015 summit between the EU and the Community of Latin America and Caribbean states (CELAC). Cooperating closely, these two political…

People’s Summit

Meanwhile, on 11 June, the social movements celebrated the People’s Summit, a European and Latin American initiative in which participate delegations from different countries. There were round tables organized to discuss various topics related to Latin America and…

Ramirez speaks against terrorism in the UN

On 17th June in New York City, during the Security Council session, Venezuelan ambassador to the UN, Rafael Ramirez, assured that Venezuela condemns terrorist acts for threatening peace and international security.

Venezuelan traditions in a Polish town

In June, in a Polish town of Milejów, a School Complex named after Simon Bolivar together with the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela organized Cultural Days during which various activities related with Venezuelan traditions took…

With poetry there is tomorrow

“With poetry there is tomorrow” – under this motto the XII World Poetry Festival took place between 18th and 21st June in the capital of Venezuela. For a couple of days the old town of Caracas…

A page from a calendar

24.06.1821 – The Battle of Carabobo.
5.07 – National Day of Venezuela

Did You know?

Tribes of Venezuela – The Pemon
The Pemon or Pemón are an indigenous people of South America, living in areas of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana and it’s one of the most numerous tribes in Venezuela.

Don’t miss

On the 3rd of July a beautiful photo-exhibition “Venezuela – nature in snapshots” will be launched in Służewski Dom Kultury in Warsaw where you will find the Pemon portrayed by a National Geographic photographer – Marek Arcimowicz.