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The European Commission Renews its Attacks Against Poland

Olivier Bault March 8, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - While in Poland the conflict surrounding the Constitutional Court (CC) has somewhat subsided as a result of the departure of its President Andrzej Rzepliński, who had the unfortunate habit of commenting on the laws adopted by the…

Society

In Warsaw, Anti-Terrorist Trainings for EU Civilians

Olivier Bault February 18, 2017

After Le Monde published an article about French expatriates in central and eastern Europe, Olivier Bault contacted Grégory Leroy, one of the French interviewed by Saïda Djerrada for the major French newspaper, and made an article presenting his activity. By Olivier Bault. Poland - Have…

Politics

Angela Merkel’s Visit to Poland Marks a Turning-Point in Bilateral Relations

Olivier Bault February 15, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - For the German newspaper Die Welt, this was the most important visit of a German Chancellor since 1989. While a year ago the leader of the Liberal opposition called for a fight against the Conservative government of…

Society

Poland Seen by Szewach Weiss, Former President of the Knesset and Holocaust Survivor

Olivier Bault February 11, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - As the commemoration of the 72nd anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp was taking place, and while some media were still using the expression "Polish concentration camps" to designate the former German camps built on…

Society

Lech Walesa, aka agent Bolek

Olivier Bault February 5, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - In February 2016, documents recovered from the widow of General Kiszczak, former Minister of Interior of General Jaruzelski, confirmed what many Poles had been convinced of for a long time: before becoming the charismatic leader of Solidarity (Solidarność),…

Politics

Poland Releases Confidential Archives of Former Communist Services

Olivier Bault January 26, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - On January 24, the Institute of National Memory (IPN), the repository of the archives of the former security services of the communist dictatorship, has released 6500 files so far classified as defence secret. All the remaining confidential part…

Society

New US Armored Brigade in Poland

Olivier Bault January 21, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - The promise was made on March 30, 2016 and confirmed at the NATO summit held in Warsaw last July. To reassure the countries on the eastern flank of NATO against Russian military power, the United States began the deployment of…

Politics

After The End of The Polish Parliamentarian Crisis, The PiS is Still Leading in The Polls

Olivier Bault January 17, 2017

By Olivier Bault. One could speak of a parliamentary crisis done for nothing from the point of view of the "total" opposition, that is to say of the two liberal libertarian parties backed by Brussels for a year in their attempt to…

Politics

After One Month Of Occupation Of The Polish Diet By A Part Of The Opposition, The Parliamentary Crisis Draws To An End

Olivier Bault January 12, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - During the Christmas break between the sessions of the Polish Parliament, from December 17 to January 10, MPs from the two liberal parties (the PO, of which Donald Tusk was the leader before his departure for Brussels…

Interviews

Wojciech Murdzek: The EU Should Stop Wasting Its Time Talking About Democracy And Rule Of Law In Poland

Olivier Bault January 9, 2017

Poland - Interview with Wojciech Murdzek, MP of the ruling party Law and Justice (PiS) and former mayor of the city of Świdnica: "The EU should stop wasting its time discussing democracy and the rule of law In Poland!", by Olivier Bault (interview…

Society

The European Commission Opposed To The Taxation Of Supermarkets In Poland

Olivier Bault December 29, 2016

By Olivier Bault. One of the reforms promised by the PiS to its constituents was to better tax large-scale distribution, which is predominantly in the hands of foreign groups and which has been accused for years of transferring its profits abroad to…

Politics

Poland: the political crisis does not benefit the opposition

Olivier Bault December 23, 2016

By Olivier Bault. Poland - If some French media wanted to present the crisis of the past week in the Polish parliament as a mass lifting of the democratic opposition against the "dictatorial" practices of the conservative PiS party in the government,…