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On the occasion of President Andrzej Duda signing the amendment to the Penal Code on Friday, December 2, Adam Bodnar comments that the President had ignored the voices of scientists who have criticized the proposed regulations to be incompatible with human rights standards as well as inadequate in terms of...

A group of people who have no real entrenchment in German society has been caught. They mean nothing politically. The very person of their leader, this prince whom no one had heard of until recently, shows that this is a complete marginality – said Janusz Reiter, Chairman of the Council...

In this short interview conducted during the Open Eyes Economy Summit 2022 in Krakow in November, Adam Bodnar elaborates on the question of how human rights relate to urban space. At the same time, Bodnar promotes the concept of universal design. Read more

“In Poland, apart from completely marginal groups from the extreme right, there is an undoubted consensus that the United States is a strategic ally in the security sphere. However, there is no such cross-party agreement and unity in terms of relations with Poland’s key neighbor, Germany, as well as in...

In the interview, Bruno Surdel contextualizes recent actions undertaken by the Turkish Government, especially in Turkish foreign policy. Among other things, Surdel comments on the Turkish economic crisis as well as on the ongoing conflict between Turkey and Greece evolving around territorial claims of islands in the Aegean See. Find...

Firstly, dr Bonikowska noted that German wish to move the Patriot Missile Battery and Poland’s opposition to it is briefly discussed. Secondly, Bonikowska extends on the anti-German rhetoric that can be employed in Poland to polarise and divide the electorate further and that PiS strategists know this tool to put...

During the 18th Kongress Obywatelski, the question of what path the EU shall take to ensure strength and resilience was discussed from different points of view. According to Eugeniusz Smolar, in light of the war in Ukraine and in a time when fast reactions are required, not all members of...

Smolar argues that the defeat of the Republicans in the US Midterm Elections stems from their inability to respond to societal issues and present solutions in a time where societies remain fearful of their future existence. According to Smolar, this shows that populists also fail at presenting specific and knowledge-based...

Bronikowska is giving a statement regarding the missile that had hit Przewodów killing two Polish citizens. Bronikowska argues that it remains a challenge for the Polish State to secure its territory. Further, Bronikowska warns that the entire eastern flank of NATO within immediate geographical vicinity might be exposed to the...

There is no rational reason, the Alliance is not only united in a formal sense, but there is a sense of political unity – said Janusz Reiter, First Founder of the Centre for International Relations. Read more

Putin contributed to the revival of NATO and the revival of the West as an alliance of the United States and Europe, but also others, like Canada or Japan because Japan also belongs to the West, even though it is an Asian country. Today we encounter something that is the...

Smolar criticises the Polish Government for holding back information on the missile striking Southern Poland. According to Smolar, the Polish authorities were in possession of the information already a lot earier than they admitted and knew it could not have been a Russian missile attack. Smolar also criticises the Government...

In the context of the Kongres 590 in Rzeszów – Polish-Ukrainian economic forum of the labour market, economy and social economy – Surdel stated that it is vital to use the potential of thousands of Ukrainian refugees with higher education working on finding solutions to provide job opportunities enabling these...

On February 24, I was in Sri Lanka due to the economic crisis. Suddenly, all televisions in Asia started talking about Ukraine, but in fact, the public was only just beginning to realise where this country was. Only now has this region appeared on the mental map of the world....

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Bonikowska talks about the necessity of a common migration policy in the EU. Since 2015, she says, there has been an influx of migrants to southern member states. Now however, Europe and especially Poland face a bigger scale of immigration due to the Russian war in Ukraine. As political cooperation...

Bodnar assesess the controversial March of Independence stating there is not only scandal to be found in it but also a certain degree of expressing good patriotism when thinking about the geopolitical context. According to Bodnar, this MoI is also a gathering that shows Polishness, independence and territorial sovereignty which...

Adam Bodnar assesses the PESEL reform bill, which creates the new Chamber of Disciplinary Liability of the Supreme Court only from old judges selected at random and invalidates the verdicts of the Disciplinary Chamber by operation of law. Read more

Janusz Reiter comments on the planned construction of the first nuclear power plant in Poland due to start operating in 2033. An important investor is the American Westinghouse. Reiter assesses this investment as crucial for the US since it would contribute to the reconstruction of nuclear competences and cementing America’s...

Russia thinks that this is her chance – to separate us, break us, put into our minds a state of uncertainty, fears and maybe just the will to negotiate with Russia instead of supporting Ukraine – said dr. Bonikowska. I think there is a moment of fatigue, not only the subject...