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Investigation committees and cordon sanitaire policy against the biggest party in the Polish Sejm

The Editorial Board December 8, 2023

Poland – A month and a half after Law and Justice’s Pyrrhic victory in the Polish parliamentary elections, with all observers predicting a very short life for Mateusz Morawiecki’s new government that was sworn in on November 27, the Polish Sejm seems…

News

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…

News

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%…

News

Giorgia Meloni meets Polish leaders in Warsaw

The Editorial Board February 24, 2023

Poland – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was on a visit to Warsaw on Monday, 20 February, where she held talks with President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on the eve of Joe Biden’s visit. Meloni’s political party Fratelli d'Italia…

Politics

Polish judges at the ECHR: power struggle between the Council of Europe and Poland

Partenaire January 26, 2023

Originally published on the website of the European Center for Law and Justice on 24 January 2023. In the coming days, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is due to elect the Polish judge who will sit on the European Court…

Magyar Nemzet

Fidesz and allies open a joint office in Brussels

Partenaire February 1, 2022

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 31 January 2022. After a two-day summit in Madrid, European right-wing parties agreed to set up an office in Brussels for coordination, announced Jorge Buxadé, MEP and spokesperson of the Spanish Vox…

Politics

PiS presents its post-pandemic program

Olivier Bault May 19, 2021

Some malicious voices say that this is already an election program, just in case early elections have to be called. The new government program presented last weekend at the national convention of the Law and Justice party (PiS) was, however, also signed…

Interviews

Max Ferrari: “The League wants to cooperate with Fidesz and Law and Justice”

Ferenc Almássy November 3, 2018

Interview conducted by Olivier Bault for the magazine Do Rzeczy : “Italy closer to the V4?” An interview with Max Ferrari, journalist, international affairs expert for the Italian party Lega, and advisor to the President of the Region of Lombardy,…

Society

Poland Will End Coal Investments, Move Toward Nuclear

The Editorial Board November 3, 2017

Article originally published in PowerMag. Written by Darrell Proctor. Poland - Poland’s energy minister in September said the country was ready to shift away from coal-fired power, which provides about 90% of its electricity. Krzysztof Tchorzewski, speaking at the Krynica-Zdroj Economic Forum in…

Politics

The European Commission wants to assume new powers

Olivier Bault August 2, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - After Frans Timmermans, the first Vice-President of the Commission, on July 19, threatened Poland with a recourse to Article 7 of the EU Treaty on bills reforming justice which have been under discussion in the Parliament of…