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Even the constitutional treaty rejected in two referendums, in the Netherlands and France, was finally forced through in truncated form as the Lisbon Treaty, says MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski in an interview for the Polish weekly Do Rzeczy and the English-language website Sovereignty.pl.…

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Fico becomes prime minister of Slovakia again in a coalition with the nationalists

The Editorial Board October 26, 2023

Slovakia – Three and a half weeks after the September 30 parliamentary elections and after tensions over her refusal to accept a minister that had been presented by the Slovak National Party (SNS, a social conservative nationalist party), Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová…

Sovereignty.pl

American Left interfering in Poland’s Oct. 15 elections after failed attempt in Hungary last year – Interview

Olivier Bault October 25, 2023

“Hungary’s left-wing media tycoon Zoltán Varga is being introduced into the Polish media market by Soros’ Pluralis B.V. right before the Polish elections. Interestingly, they do not even seem to care about the timing any more. A couple of years ago you…

Sovereignty.pl

Poland allowed to violate rule of law if ruled by pro-EU liberals

Olivier Bault October 14, 2023

Donald Tusk has overtly claimed in recent months that in case of electoral victory on October 15, as prime minister of Poland he will disregard all laws passed by the Polish parliament since 2015 which he finds to have been adopted in…

Sovereignty.pl

Fortress Poland – Polish public opinion massively opposed to immigration

Partenaire October 13, 2023

Poles do not want to be forced to take in migrants from outside Europe. They strongly oppose this, whether they sympathize with the right-wing Confederation (Konfederacja) group that brings together nationalists and conservative libertarians, the ruling social-conservative Law and Justice party, the…

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Migration Conference Marks Key Moment in V4 Alliance

Michael O'Shea October 11, 2023

Hungary - On September 28, the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) hosted, at its Budapest campus, a panel discussion on the pressing subject of irregular migration to Europe. “The Decade of Movement: Challenges and Stakes of Irregular Mass Migration in Europe” was a…

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Polish secretary of state allegedly ran illegal immigrant smuggling channel

The Editorial Board September 20, 2023

Poland – With the campaign for the Polish parliamentary elections on October 15 in full swing, a new scandal involving the Morawiecki government has just broken out. In a dramatic development, a secretary of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Piotr…

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Germany’s Manfred Weber accuses Poland of attacking the rule of law and media freedom

The Editorial Board August 12, 2023

Poland – During an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF on Sunday, August 6, the leader of the European People’s Party (EPP), Manfred Weber, made controversial remarks about Poland’s Law and Justice party (PiS) that provoked strong reactions in Warsaw. Explaining why…

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The European Parliament now wants to monitor Poland’s upcoming elections

The Editorial Board July 24, 2023

Poland – Polish voters will go to the polls this autumn to renew their parliament. After eight years in power, support for the ruling United Right coalition led by Law and Justice (PiS) is, according to the latest polls, at least 8%…

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Orbán and Morawiecki reject EU Migrant Pact and block conclusions at EU summit

The Editorial Board July 5, 2023

Hungary/Poland – The recent European migration agreement is clearly not going down well in Warsaw and Budapest. Whereas the two governments have been at odds over the war in Ukraine since the beginning of last year, they have again found common ground…

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Parliamentary commission to investigate Russian influence in Poland… just before the elections

The Editorial Board June 3, 2023

Poland - Is the true purpose of a new special commission in fact hunting down Russian influence, or hindering opponents during the autumn parliamentary election campaign? As is often the case in Poland, two competing narratives are at odds following President Andrzej…

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No, John Paul II does not appear to have covered up for paedophile priests when he was a bishop

Olivier Bault March 23, 2023

Poland - There was a time, especially upon his death in 2005, when Pope John Paul II seemed to unite the Poles around himself. This has not been the case for a number of years, however, as the media and some politicians…