B rexit apart, the crisis that currently threatens to challenge the very principles upon which the EU is based, concerns the refusal of Eastern European states, especially Poland and Hungary, to adhere to what…
I n an interview with Vocal Europe, Birgit Van Hout, Regional Representative for Europe — UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), expresses her take on some of the critical challenges to the situation of…
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W hile many celebrated the end of 2017 with their families, preparing for a 2018 filled with both hope and fear, the gears were turning within the European Union, with the…
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W ithin the now all-consuming drive of Emmanuel Macron, Guy Verhofstadt and other European leaders to reform the EU, the European gaze has once again focused entirely on the core western…
T he OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media plays a crucial role that is valued tremendously by journalists and media freedom groups to speak out in defense of press freedom in states of…
By Konrad Świrski
“Except for showcasing the First Ladies’ fashionable gowns, the Sicily’s G7 summit also resulted in the predictable appearance of support for Poland’s lonely climate negotiation position,”
writes professor Konrad Świrski from…
by Bartłomiej Derski
“After a brief increase, green certificates which were supposed to support the production of clean electricity went down again. Their price dropped to the lowest level in their 12-year history. According to a…
by Judy Dempsey
In May 1, 2004, Poland, Hungary and six other former communist countries joined the European Union. Citizens of the new member states marked the occasion with celebrations.
I remember vividly how the Polish…
by Gert Röhrborn
Over the last weeks Poland has witnessed an unprecedented mobilisation of women against the tightening of the abortion law. Our colleague Gert Röhrborn from our Warsaw office sheds light on recent events.
Last…
by Piotr Łukasiewicz
What are strategic expectations of Member States to be addressed during the Summit in Warsaw? Which major challenges will it face? What marks the Polish position vis-a-vis NATO and EU issues? Analysis by…