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NATO up to send 4,000 troops to Poland and Baltic countries

The Editorial Board May 2, 2016

USA, Washington - The US Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work said to the Wall Street Journal that Russia has an "extraordinary provocative behavior". In the same time, NATO is getting more troops based around Russia and aim to include Sweden and Finland.…

Politics

Poland counts on Turkey to secure the NATO’s East side against Russia

Olivier Bault May 2, 2016

Poland - Poland counts on Turkey to secure the NATO's East side against Russia, by Olivier Bault. I made a phone interview with Artur Dmochowski, the spokesman for the Ministry, after the declarations of Witold Waszczykowski, the Foreign Affairs Minister of Poland,…

Society

Germans are not willing to fight for Poland or the Baltic countries

Olivier Bault April 29, 2016

Germany - Germans do not want to defend Poland and the Baltic states against Russia, by Olivier Bault. A poll conducted in early March by TNS for the Polish Instytut Spraw Publicznych (ISP) and Germany's Bertelsmann Foundation might worry allies…

Politics

Poland and Slovenia against isolating Russia

The Editorial Board April 28, 2016

Poland, Warsaw – On Friday, April 22, after their meeting, the Polish President Andrzej Duda and the Slovenian president Borut Pahor stated that they are against isolating Russian Federation and the dialog between NATO and Russia should be based on partnership. President…

Society

Cracow’s World Youth Day threatened by terrorism?

The Editorial Board April 27, 2016

Poland, Cracow – This year’s World Youth Day celebrated in Cracow will be the biggest religious event in Central Europe. It might be tempting for Islamic terrorists. According to local journalists, one of the residents has recently noticed two people of foreign…

Politics

Polish Foreign Minister Waszczykowski visits Turkey

The Editorial Board April 23, 2016

Turkey, Ankara - “We want to see Turkey in the European Union in the near future,” said Minister Witold Waszczykowski during his visit to Ankara. On Wednesday, the MFA chief met with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and…

Politics

Poland and Bulgaria get closer and agree on energetic independence

The Editorial Board April 20, 2016

Bulgaria, Sofia - Tsetska Tsacheva, Chairperson of the Bulgarian National Assembly, met President of Poland Andrzej Duda, on Monday 18 of April, during his official visit. The two countries are working on a deeper cooperation in terms of security and energy, in…

Culture

Pilgrim bikers in Poland

The Editorial Board April 20, 2016

Poland, Częstochowa - On Sunday, April 17, 30,000 bikers met for the 12th time at the Marian shrine of Jasna Góra, an important place of pilgrimage in Poland. Every year, bikers met before an open-air Holy Mass, to thank the Virgin Mary for…

Society

Agricultural reform: Polish fields for the Poles

The Editorial Board April 19, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - Thursday, April 14, the Polish Parliament voted a bill made by the PiS which makes it more difficult for foreigners to take control of Polish lands. The PiS keeps doing reforms. After several social and societal reforms, the ruling…

Society

Poland celebrates 1050 years of her baptism with a sense of mission

Olivier Bault April 15, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - Poland celebrates 1,050 years of her baptism with a sense if mission, by Olivier Bault. Ruler of the Polans Mieszko the Ist baptism of 966 celebrations cover a complete year, since 2015 November to 2016 November, but…

Society

A step forward in the de-communisation process

The Editorial Board April 13, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - Poland must change the names of the public spaces within a year, which bind to, or are related to the communist era - the bill has been voted on Friday, April 1, and unanimously adopted by the Polish parliament's…

Society

Protests in Poland over the anti-abortion law project

The Editorial Board April 11, 2016

Poland, Warsaw - Few thousand people demonstrated over the past week against the abortion-ban bill. The coat hanger in their hands is the symbol of the crude tools used for clandestine abortions. On April 3, Poland's Catholic Church announced its will to collect…