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Emmanuel Macron in Budapest talks to Orbán, the V4 and the Hungarian opposition

The Editorial Board December 14, 2021

France / Hungary / V4 - The President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, visited Hungary on Monday, December 13, where he began with a visit to the tomb of the Marxist philosopher Ágnes Heller, before meeting with his Hungarian counterpart János…

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Polish Deputy Minister of Justice denounces implementation of the Fourth Reich

The Editorial Board December 13, 2021

Poland – The Polish liberal opposition is once again in turmoil. Polish Deputy Justice Minister Marcin Romanowski spoke on TV Trwam about the latest developments in the conflicts between Poland and the European Union's leadership: "There is no doubt, looking at the…

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Covid: compulsory vaccination in question in Poland and Czechia

The Editorial Board December 13, 2021

Poland/Czechia – While the announcement of the upcoming introduction of compulsory Covid-19 vaccinations provokes evermore protests in Austria and Germany, this question is also the subject of debate in Poland and the Czech Republic. Lewica offers compulsory vaccination In Poland, where around…

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Andrej Babiš offers to send 150 soldiers to Polish-Belarusian border

The Editorial Board December 13, 2021

Czechia/Poland – Outgoing Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (ANO) announced on Tuesday (December 7th) that he would ask the two chambers of the Czech parliament to authorise the sending of 150 Czech soldiers to assist their Polish colleagues on the Polish-Belarusian border…

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Conservative summit in Warsaw with Marine Le Pen getting closer to Polish leaders

Olivier Bault December 7, 2021

Poland - “Kaczyński’s Germanophobia and his extreme unwillingness to build a strong European Union have led to Putin’s fascist friends now being welcomed as heroes in Warsaw. Another step towards dismantling the European Community from within. And another step towards Polexit.” This is…

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ECJ’s Advocate General: Hungary and Poland’s actions against regime of conditionality should be dismissed

The Editorial Board December 6, 2021

Hungary/Poland/EU – The Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Manuel Sánchez-Bordona, made public on 2 December his opinion on the actions brought by Hungary and Poland https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2021-12/cp210217en.pdf against the regime of conditionality linked to the rule of law.…

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Polish diplomatic counteroffensive against Belarusian aggression

Agnieszka Golańska-Bault December 2, 2021

Poland – On 24 November, the European Parliament held a debate on the situation in Belarus and at its border with the EU, and the implications for the security and humanitarian situation. Although the discussion took place in a particularly calm atmosphere…

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Poland introduces anti-inflation shield

The Editorial Board November 29, 2021

Poland – On 25 November, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced that an anti-inflation shield would be put in place to offset rising energy prices. The principle of the Polish shield is simple: it is essentially a matter of reducing the share…

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After the ECJ, Polish Constitutional Tribunal stands up to European Court of Human Rights

Olivier Bault November 29, 2021

Poland – On 24 November, the Polish Constitutional Tribunal struck again. This time, its target is not the European Court of Justice, on whose jurisdiction it set limits with its rulings of 14 July and 7 October, but the European Court of…

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Budapest: V4 summit on immigration

The Editorial Board November 25, 2021

Visegrád Group – The heads of governments of the Visegrád Group met on 23 November in Budapest, at the initiative of Poland, to discuss migration issues in the context of the migration crisis at the Polish–Belarusian border. An attempt to destabilise the…

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Completion of the Baltic Pipe underwater section

The Editorial Board November 24, 2021

Poland – While the German-Russian Nord Stream 2 pipeline project is facing new administrative complications that could delay its full commissioning, the Baltic Pipe, considered by the EU as “essential to the integration of European energy networks” as it will carry Norwegian…

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PiS divided even on lighter version of vaccine segregation

Olivier Bault November 20, 2021

Poland – For several months now, the Polish Minister of Health has been trying to get a law passed that would allow employers to check their employees’ Covid-19 vaccination status. The employers’ union Lewiatan requested this on the…