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Poland: Zbigniew Ziobro advocates retaliation against Brussels

The Editorial Board January 13, 2022

Poland – The conflict between the EU’s governing bodies and the Polish government continues to drag on. Faced with this situation, Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who is also the leader of the United Poland (Solidarna Polska) party whose support is necessary…

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Fit for 55: Jacek Sasin denounces exorbitant costs for Poland

The Editorial Board January 12, 2022

Poland / EU – Beyond questions relating to freedom of the press, the rule of law and “LGBT rights”, the package of twelve environmental reforms commonly referred to as “Fit for 55” (plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 of 55%…

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Poland: Kaczyński has no problem with the use of Pegasus

The Editorial Board January 10, 2022

Poland – PiS leader and Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński was keen to react to rumours about the use of Israeli software to spy on opposition figures. In an interview published on Monday by the Polish weekly Sieci, and which Do Rzeczy…

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Poland’s Konfederacja party banned by Facebook censorship

The Editorial Board January 7, 2022

Poland – A secretary of state at the Polish Prime Minister’s Chancellery, Janusz Cieszyński, announced on 5 January on Twitter that he had been informed of the imminent suppression of the Facebook account of Konfederacja, an alliance including the libertarian Korwin list…

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Conflict of jurisdiction between Brussels and the EU’s East getting nasty (Part 1)

Olivier Bault January 5, 2022

Warsaw demands EU treaties be complied with and refuses to pay fines imposed by the ECJ A series of three articles by Olivier Bault dealing with the current conflicts between the European Commission, the ECJ and the member states opposing judicial activism…

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Gazprom reportedly turns off tap to Poland

The Editorial Board January 4, 2022

Poland/Russia – According to information published in the Polish press, Gazprom has ceased gas deliveries to Western Europe through the Yamal pipeline via Poland since 20 December 2021. Since then, Poland has stopped receiving gas from Russia and has had to buy…

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Polish President vetoes Lex TVN

The Editorial Board December 29, 2021

Poland - After the bill’s rejection by the Polish Senate, where the opposition has a majority, and its adoption the last time it was presented in the Sejm (by 229 votes to 212 and 10 abstentions), on Monday Polish President Andrzej Duda…

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Poland and V4 acting against absurdities of EU climate policy

Olivier Bault December 23, 2021

Poland – Meeting on 16 December to discuss, among other things, soaring energy prices, the EU-27 were unable to agree on two issues that are crucial to Europe’s future: the CO2 emissions trading system (ETS) and the energy “taxonomy”, that is, the…

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Lublin Triangle: Duda and Nausėda in favour of Ukraine NATO membership

The Editorial Board December 22, 2021

Poland / Ukraine / Lithuania – A new Lublin Triangle summit (founded 28 July, 2020) took place on Monday, 20 December in Huta (Western Ukraine). It was attended by Polish President Andrzej Duda, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and their Lithuanian counterpart, Gitanas…

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Health passport checks: the great divide between Ziobro and Morawiecki

The Editorial Board December 18, 2021

Poland - According to information reported this Thursday, December 16 by the conservative magazine Do Rzeczy, another serious conflict has arisen within the Polish government. The Minister of Justice, Zbigniew Ziobro (Solidarna Polska) apparently disagrees with a proposed law on verification of…

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Covidian restrictions in Poland: Konfederacja raises its voice

The Editorial Board December 18, 2021

Poland – As health restrictions imposed by the authorities under pretext of the coronavirus pandemic - Poland awaits, like many other countries, a possible new wave due to the humpteenth variant -, will be further strengthened starting Wednesday, December 15 , the…

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Lessons from the migration crisis at the Belarusian border

David Engels December 15, 2021

Lessons from the migration crisis at the Belarusian border: When charity is extorted by force, this is called robbery Poland – The well-known Twitter site "Visegrad 24" recently wrote: "When someone knocks on your door and asks you to come in and…