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Poland – Draft law to protect freedom of expression of academics

Olivier Bault June 2, 2021

Poland – Poland has not been spared the somewhat totalitarian drift of Western liberalism, including – or perhaps even especially – in universities. Is it because Polish universities are, along with the judiciary, one of those sectors that had never really been…

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Central European Dependent Capitalism

Yann Caspar May 29, 2021

“The merchant should precede the soldier.” Otto von Bismarck “People will remain peaceful as long as they believe they are rich and powerful enough to insidiously put an economic dictatorship in place.” George Bernanos “Why should we remain the EU’s dupes?” Viktor Orbán, May 2021 The Hungarian…

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Robert Lewandowski: The ever-hungry sniper

Sébastien Meuwissen May 29, 2021

Robert Lewandowski, Bayern Munich’s Polish attacker, is considered by many as being amongst the best football players in the world and his stats are unbelievable. Having already scored 4 goals against Real Madrid during the 2013 Champions League semi-finals, he then did…

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Poland: 48 foreign diplomats express their support for the LGBT agenda

The Editorial Board May 20, 2021

Poland - In a well-practiced ritual, 48 foreign diplomats based in Poland published on May 17 – “on the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT)” – a new open letter in support of LGBT demands in Poland. This time, the open…

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Wokeball!

Bill Ravotti May 15, 2021

The Left’s cultural war against Mother Nature... from America to Europe, it has arrived in full force, this time in sport. A retired USA national womens’ soccer player links those who oppose biological men (transgenders) competing in female athletics to white supremacy.…

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Polish economy doing surprisingly well

Olivier Bault May 8, 2021

Poland - The Polish economy is faring rather well compared with other EU economies in the face of the crisis caused by health restrictions, with GDP falling by only 2.8% in 2020, and growth forecast at 3.1% this year and 5.1% in…

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Fearful of Russian expansionism, Poland invests in its defense

Olivier Bault April 28, 2021

Poland – “Poland deploys troops close to Belarusian border in response to crackdown on Polish minority,” the Berlin-based media outlet BNE Intellinews reported on April 13. The connection made between the launch this year of the second stage of the formation of…

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Covid 19 and the Welfare State

David Engels April 27, 2021

Europe - What will be the effects of the coronavirus lockdown on the ideal of the welfare state in Europe? Simply put: The lockdown is destroying the middle class and hugely playing into the hands of the super-rich. While the owners of…

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“Size matters”? The declining population of Poland within a European context

David Engels April 14, 2021

Poland - A few days ago, media outlets reported that Poland’s population, despite the considerable resources committed by its government, continues to decline. Since 2020, the country’s population has shrunk by 115,000 and its birth rate is as weak as it was…

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The Smolensk Crash and the “Industry of Disdain”

Sébastien Meuwissen April 10, 2021

Poland – On 10 April 2010, the Polish presidential plane crashed on the outskirts of Smolensk in western Russia, claiming the lives of 96 people including Polish president Lech Kaczyński and his wife Maria. This official delegation was on its way to…

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Almost a full year of remote schooling for Polish children!

Olivier Bault April 8, 2021

Poland – While the management of the first wave of the pandemic in the spring 2020 by the Polish government, as well as the other governments of the Visegrád Group, may have looked rather good in comparison with the major Western European…

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An Austrian tribunal call into question PCR tests

La Rédaction April 3, 2021

Austria – Following a complaint lodged by the FPÖ (Austrian populist party), the administrative tribunal of Vienna has ruled on 24 March that PCR tests could not be considered as reliable way of diagnosing an illness or the level of contagiousness of…