XIV Junior & XXII Senior European Taekwon-Do Championships Actualities

Mr. Grzegorz Schetyna
Deputy Prime Minister of Republic of Poland

We are very pleased to inform you that Mr. Grzegorz Schetyna, the Deputy Prime Minister of Republic of Poland, Minister of Interior and Administration will be the Patron of European Championships in Wroclaw.

Mr. Grzegorz Schetyna was born 18th February 1963 in Opole. He graduated from the Faculty of History and Philosophy Faculty of the Wrocław University. He was an active member of Solidarność Walcząca (Fighting Solidarity) during the martial law period. He was the Chairman of the Independent Students’ Union (Niezależne Zrzeszenie Studentów - NZS) at the Wrocław University from 1986 to 1989, member of the Presidium of the National Co-ordinating Committee of the NZS. In 1990 he became a director of the Voivodship Office in Wrocław, and deputy voivod from 1991 to 1992.

In 1991 he became the chairman of the Liberal and Democratic Congress (Kongres Liberalno-Demokratyczny) in Wrocław, and then the secretary general. In 1994-2001 he was a member of the Freedom Union (Unia Wolności), and for a short period of time acted as the party’s deputy secretary general.

Since 1997 he has been a Member of Parliament (the Sejm) of successive terms. In 2001 he participated in founding of the Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska) of which he is currently the secretary general.

He was also the President of the Basketball Section of the Śląsk Wrocław sports club from 1994 to 1997.

In 1993 he launched Radio Eska in Wrocław.

Please see the translation of the official letter below…

Ministry of Interior and Administration. Director Office of the Minister Mr. Robert Baran Warsaw, 28th February 2008 Mr. Andrzej Undro President of Sport Club Wroclawska Akademia Taekwon-do Pan Jacek Koch Vice - President of Sport Club Wroclawska Akademia Taekwon-do Dear Sirs, In answer to your letter dated on 29th January 2008r I have pleasure to inform you, that Mr. Grzegorz Schetyna, Deputy Prime Minister of Council of Ministers of Republic of Poland, the Minister of Interior and Administration will assume the ole of patron of the European Taekwon-Do Championships that will be held in Wroclaw from 16th to 18th May 2008r. He also accepted the invitation to the official opening ceremony of the Euros 2008 to be held on 17th May 2008. We felt immensely glad that such prestigious sport event on European Taekwon-Do scale is to be organized in Poland, which is undoubtedly a sign of recognition of high position of polish Taekwon-Do in the international arena. It also shows the high organizational and promotion abilities, as well as a commitment to preparing and hosting those Championships of Board of Directors and all members of the Sport Club Wroclaw’s Academia Taekwon-Do and the Polish Taekwon-do Association. I am convinced that this celebration of athletes practicing this Korean art of self-defense will contribute not only to the development of this sport among young people but will also strengthen the position of polish sport in the international area. I thank you for your initiative and all your efforts in preparing and hosting such big and representative event and I would like to wish all the competitors an emotional sports rivalry, great achievements and subsequent success. With kind regards, /signature/ Robert Baran Director of the Office of the Minister MSWIA