Latest Article | Sep 27, 2012
Bernard Weber, Founder-President of New7Wonders, will present the first New7Wonders of Nature Finalists Recognition Award to Poland's Masurian Lake District at government buildings in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, on Thursday, 27 September. The Masurian Lake District, one of the top 14 Finalists in the global voting campaign, receives the New7Wonders…
Brussels: Euro MPs admire Masuria in 3D
The Espace Léopold in Brussels, home of the European Parliament, played host last night to Matthew Obarek's "It's Masuria not ..." exhibition that promotes the candidacy of the Masurian Lake District in the New7Wonders of Nature. Along with works by leading Polish photographers Richard Czerwinski, Mieczyslaw Wieliczka, Andrzej Stachurski and…
From Peru to Poland, a week of voting presidents
It began last Saturday in Peru, where President Ollanta Humala voted for The Amazon, one of the 28 Official Finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature, which is shared by Peru along with Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela. Then, on Wednesday, the President of Indonesia, Susilo…
Three Polish presidents supporting Poland’s Finalist
Today in Warsaw, three presidents of Poland, Lech Wałęsa, Bronisław Komorowski and Aleksander Kwaśniewski, met the president of New7Wonders, Bernard Weber, in a display of solidarity with the Polish Finalist in the New7Wonders of Nature, the Masurian Lake District. The occasion for the meeting was the handing over of the…
Pope Benedict XVI supports Masurian Lake District
In a major boost for the Masurian Lake District in the New7Wonders of Nature, Pope Benedict XVI has expressed his support for the Polish candidate. At a press conference today in Warsaw, the explorer and adventurer Jacek Pałkiewicz, revealed that he had received an unprecedented message from the Pope. "The…
Celebrating the source of the Amazon in Peru
In 1996, an expedition team led by the Polish adventurer Jacek Palkiewicz confirmed the source of the Amazon River at the foot of Mount Quehuisha in the Peruvian Andes. Today, Jacek Palkiewicz is an Ambassador of the Masurian Lake District, one of the 28 Official Finalists in the New7Wonders of…
Poland makes a final push for Masurian votes
Thursday was "World School Vote Day" in all schools and educational institutions in Poland and in Polish institutes internationally for the Masurian Lake District, the country's Finalist in the New7Wonders of Nature. The initiative was supported by Poland's Ministry of Education. The World School Vote Day" was preceded by a press…
Polish President visits Masuria and votes for Masuria
The President of Poland, Bronislaw Komorowski, recently visited and voted for the Masurian Lake District, the Polish Finalist in the New7Wonders of Nature. He also appealed to all Poles to vote in the global campaign. While visiting the Masurian Lake District, President Komorowski opened an eco-marina on Lake Niegocin. "I am…
Poland to push Masurian Lake District campaign to 500 million Europeans
Poland has taken over the rotating presidency of the European Union for the first time since it joined the bloc in 2004. Its priorities for the six-month term include building relations with the EU's eastern and southern neighbours, and encouraging economic growth. Promoting the Masurian Lake District in the New7Wonders…