Guests at the event in Warsaw on Thursday included Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Wałęsa, Poland’s Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak, and opposition leader Mateusz Morawiecki.
Euronews has opened an office in Warsaw and officially celebrated with an event attended by leading figures from politics, media and civil society.
Guests included Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Wałęsa, Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak, and opposition leader Mateusz Morawiecki.
The president of Euronews, Pedro Vargas, defended the network’s presence in Warsaw. “In a politically divided country, like so many others in Europe today, we will fight every day for neutral, objective and impartial journalism,” he said in a speech.
“Euronews will be an uncensored place where all non-violent opinions have a place. You can count on us to be nothing but strong defenders of Freedom.”
Euronews wanted to know how those present appreciated the opening of Euronews Poland.
“Of course this launch is important because it enriches our news market and freedom of expression and the opportunity to know more from different points of view is the most important thing for freedom,” said the former Polish Ambassador to Finland, Jarosław Suchoples.
According to former Polish Ambassador to Germany Andrzej Byrt, “Euronews is well known in Poland, at least to all those who are interested in international relations. With its competence and professionalism, after the first year, it will gain a very solid place among all international media.”
The new Euronews bureau is located in the city centre, in the immediate vicinity of the Palace of Culture and Science and the Warsaw Museum of Modern Art. Since it opened in November 2024, the bureau’s team of journalists has been growing, with more expected to join them soon.
The addition of Polish to the 19 European languages in which Euronews already broadcasts is a milestone for the channel, which currently reaches more than 400 million people across TV and connected devices.
