{
  "$type": "site.standard.document",
  "bskyPostRef": {
    "cid": "bafyreigis7p7wc64o7tna43ebtbezon2pyjd7a2bueopvjmc7c3c42quyi",
    "uri": "at://did:plc:yuh6rv7u354gydj4lrvhik5t/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgruer52ix72"
  },
  "coverImage": {
    "$type": "blob",
    "ref": {
      "$link": "bafkreicy74pwuu35wbkjuzbflazvnmbkctcvctglzwgl5mbmnawgnbgewq"
    },
    "mimeType": "image/jpeg",
    "size": 282657
  },
  "path": "/2026/03/11/walesa-awarded-inaugural-european-order-of-merit-alongside-merkel-and-zelensky/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T10:55:57.000Z",
  "site": "https://notesfrompoland.com",
  "tags": [
    "History",
    "News",
    "Politics",
    "Angela Merkel",
    "Lech Wałęsa",
    "volodymry zelensky"
  ],
  "textContent": "The European Parliament's new award is intended to \"honour those who did not simply believe in Europe, but who helped build it”.",
  "title": "Wałęsa awarded inaugural European Order of Merit alongside Merkel and Zelensky"
}