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Jan Pospieszalski: “PiS’ behaviour in the face of the pandemic weakens the government’s electoral base”

Olivier Bault February 9, 2022

Poland – Interview with Polish conservative journalist Jan Pospieszalski: “There is a healthy minority in the Polish parliament that has been able to effectively block segregationist laws while mocking them and showing the absurdity of the proposed solutions.” Jan Pospieszalski is a…

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Turów mine: Morawiecki and Fiala have struck an agreement

The Editorial Board February 8, 2022

Czechia/Poland – Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki travelled to Prague on 3 February to take part in the final phase of talks on the conflict between Poland and Czechia over the Polish open-pit mine in Turów, close to the German and Czech…

Culture

Marshal Józef Piłsudski and the Polish–Bolshevik war as seen by the Hungarian press

Sébastien Meuwissen February 2, 2022

Poland – Marshal Józef Piłsudski is undoubtedly one of the greatest figures in 20th-century Polish history. This charismatic military leader was Poland’s strongman between the two world wars. Although his legacy remains controversial because of his authoritarian drift from 1926 onwards, this…

Magyar Nemzet

György Matolcsy: Pole and Hungarian brothers be

Partenaire February 2, 2022

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 1 February 2022. Despite the historical, close Hungarian-Polish friendship, we barely know anything about the history of the Poles from the past three decades. We need to make up for this because…

Politics

Orbán and Morawiecki meet Abascal and Le Pen in Madrid

Olivier Bault February 1, 2022

Spain - A little less than two months after their summit in Warsaw, the parties that signed the Statement on the Future of Europe last July met on Friday and Saturday in Madrid at the invitation of the Vox party, to give…

Magyar Nemzet

Spanish press reports of conscious political attack on Hungary and Poland

Partenaire January 31, 2022

This article was published online by the Magyar Nemzet on 29 January 2022. The Spanish press has published the private conversations of a former Member of the European Parliament. These reveal that the Brussels liberals launched a conscious, directed attack on Hungary…

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Ukrainian crisis causing friction between Germany and Poland

Olivier Bault January 31, 2022

Poland/Germany – In the face of growing tension between Russia and Ukraine, most Central European countries – Hungary being the exception – have closed ranks and stand in solidarity with Ukraine, whose sovereignty they consider threatened by repeated Russian army drills on…

Politics

Macron and the Polish illusions

The Editorial Board January 29, 2022

The French president’s speech to the European Parliament does not bode well. An editorial by Paweł Lisicki, editor-in-chief of the influential Polish conservative weekly Do Rzeczy, published in the 24 January 2022 issue under the title “‘Wszystko to wróży jak najgorzej’. Macron…

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Poland launches construction of 5.5-m tall fence on border with Belarus

The Editorial Board January 27, 2022

Poland/Belarus – Driven by the migration crisis orchestrated by the authorities in Minsk at the Polish-Belarusian border in response to European sanctions, the project to build a 5.5-metre high border fence between Poland and Belarus is taking shape, with work having just…

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Polish-Ukrainian summit held against backdrop of tensions with Russia

The Editorial Board January 25, 2022

Poland/Ukraine – Polish President Andrzej Duda received his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, at his residence in Wisła (near Cieszyn, Silesia) on 20-21 January. The two heads of state mainly discussed security issues resulting from the growing tensions between Ukraine, NATO, and Russia.…

Politics

Polish Medical Council resigns over government’s “laxity” in response to pandemic

Olivier Bault January 20, 2022

Poland – Last Friday, part of the Polish right, including some in PiS’ ranks, applauded the resignation of 13 of the Medical Council’s 17 members who had been advising Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic since November…

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“Polish Order” economic programme brings disorder and could cost PiS dearly

Olivier Bault January 15, 2022

Poland – Being a sort of Polish-style New Deal, the “Polish Order” (Polski Ład) programme includes a tax reform component that, with its entry into force on 1 January, has become a cause for confusion and discontent. Many imperfections and errors require…