The Polish parliament [Sejm] unanimously passed a resolution on 10 May to mark the 55th anniversary of the first programme aired by Radio Free Europe.
“The Sejm thanks Radio Free Europe authors, employees and associates in Poland and in the West on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the RFE first broadcast from Munich,” the resolution reads.
“Their daily, arduous work allowed many of our compatriots to get to know the world during the decades of communism, allowed them to get to know the uncensored truth about Poland.”
The resolution recalls that Radio Free Europe spoke about Stalinist crimes, helped to understand the Solidarity trade union and raised hopes during martial law.