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Poland: Fake News, massive patriotism and a new dawn

Ferenc Almássy November 13, 2017

By Ferenc Almássy. Poland, Warsaw - On November 11, 2017, tens of thousands of people marched in Warsaw during the Independence march, organized annually by a nationalist association, and which had as slogan for this year "We want God". The liberal left-wing…

Politics

Fraudulent real estate refunds in Warsaw (2nd part): the murder of a reluctant resident in Donald Tusk’s Poland

Olivier Bault November 5, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - In Warsaw, hearings are ongoing in front of the parliamentary committee charged with investigating fraudulent restitution of some real estate by the city. These renditions have caused many tragedies for residents and merchants expelled from buildings "returned" to…

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Fraudulent real estate refunds in Warsaw: the liberal opposition drops the mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz

Olivier Bault October 17, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland, Warsaw - Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz is not only mayor of Warsaw since 2006, she is also vice-president of the Civic Platform, the "Liberal" Civic Platform (PO) of the current European Council President Donald Tusk. But with the case of…

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Poland and Hungary reiterate their unity against Brussels

The Editorial Board September 25, 2017

Poland, Warsaw - On Friday, September 22, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán traveled to Warsaw to meet his Polish counterpart Beata Szydło. The two heads of governments were keen to recall their understanding to face the EU's federalist and pro-immigration project. On…

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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…

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Hungary begins year-long presidency of the Visegrad Group

The Editorial Board July 3, 2017

On July 1, Hungary officially started its presidency of the Visegrá group for one year. Hungary - Hungary has taken over its year-long presidency of the Visegrad Group (V4) from Poland during a handing over ceremony in Warsaw on Monday, June 19.…

Society

Smolensk air disaster: new macabre discoveries after the exhumations

Olivier Bault June 5, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - It is becoming increasingly difficult for the liberal opposition that was in power in Warsaw from 2007 to 2015 to deny the rightness of the Conservative government 's (PiS) ruling to proceed…

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Central and Eastern European countries meet in Warsaw

Olivier Bault May 21, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Originally published in French in Présent. Poland, Warsaw - On Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 May, a summit of the Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the national parliaments of Central and Eastern Europe took place in Warsaw. It should be …

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The Visegrád group is a key player in the cooperation with the Eastern Partnership countries

The Editorial Board April 13, 2017

Poland, Warsaw - On April 12, Foreign Ministers of the V4, alongside with Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, met with their counterparts of the Eastern Partnership. The talks was about the Chinese new Silk Road project, ways…

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The Visegrád Group Will Not Yield to Blackmail, and Hungary Strengthens Anti-Immigration Policy

The Editorial Board March 29, 2017

Poland, Warsaw - The leaders of the Visegrád Group, meeting in Warsaw on Tuesday (March 28th), denounced with one voice the European blackmail and diktat over them regarding migration policy. The four prime ministers strongly opposed the idea of linking the distribution…

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Visegrád Group Wants “a Better Europe”

The Editorial Board March 4, 2017

Poland, Warsaw - The leaders of the Visegrád Group adopted on Thursday, March 2, a joint statement on their input to the Rome Declaration, which will be adopted at the summit in the Italian capital on March 25. They reject the idea…

Politics

Angela Merkel’s Visit to Poland Marks a Turning-Point in Bilateral Relations

Olivier Bault February 15, 2017

By Olivier Bault. Poland - For the German newspaper Die Welt, this was the most important visit of a German Chancellor since 1989. While a year ago the leader of the Liberal opposition called for a fight against the Conservative government of…