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A Second Brexit Vote Could Worsen the Chaos Created by the First
The first vote on whether Britain should leave the European Union created more problems than it solved. A second could do much the same — or even worse.
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Mayor’s Funeral Unites Gdansk. His Killing Exposed Poland’s Deep Divides.
Even before the mayor, Pawel Adamowicz, was laid to rest on Saturday, it was clear that his death could have profound political consequences.
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Poland’s ruling party will exploit Gdańsk murder
Law and Justice’s call for national unity should raise alarm bells in Europe.
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Viktor Orbán’s Far-Right Vision for Europe
The Prime Minister of Hungary, who thrives on conflict, has consolidated power in his own country. Now he is turning his attention to the E.U.
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#17 The Medical World Has Covered This Up | Ethan Gutmann
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Why are Poles unimpressed with Poland’s economic achievements?
Poland’s rapid economic ascent has created new challenges that have challenged its citizens’ resilience.
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Poland Reverses Supreme Court Purge, Retreating From Conflict With E.U.
It was the first major setback for the ruling party’s bid to control the courts, which Brussels said undermines judicial independence and the rule of law.
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How the new autocrats of Europe are using democracy to consolidate power
Countries where freedom triumphed three decades ago are leading history’s march in reverse.
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The Website That Shows How a Free Press Can Die
Origo was a popular, independent news outlet that made trouble for Hungary’s far-right leader, Viktor Orban. Relentless pressure changed all that.
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Poland's Opposition Has Nobody to Blame but Itself
After another lackluster election, Polish liberals should stop attacking the government and start taking a hard look in the mirror.
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It’s Official: Poland's Election Results
The official results of the local and regional elections in Poland are now in, and the biggest story is what did not happen.
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Poland Ordered to Reverse Purge of Supreme Court
Europe’s highest court told Poland to reinstate more than two dozen judges ousted by the ruling party, escalating a clash between Warsaw and the European Union.
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In Poland Elections, Populists Fail to Sway Moderates, Exit Polls Suggest
Although official results are not yet in, exit polls suggested that the governing Law and Justice party had not expanded its appeal to the moderates in Poland’s urban areas.
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Lech Wałęsa calls Polish ruling party unfit for government
Lech Wałęsa, the former Polish president, has told Deutsche Welle that the current Polish government, lead by the Law and Justice Party (PiS) is unfit for office. “These people came to power by coincidence and are unsuited for the job; they have not been medically vetted and they suffer from complexes and are narrow-minded,” said the Nobel Prize winner in an explosive interview.
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Lech Walesa: Poland's current leaders 'are either traitors or complete fools'
Former Polish President Lech Walesa played a key role in the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. At 75, he told DW that retirement is far from his mind and warned against the path Poland's leaders are taking.
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Kosovo offers Israel an embassy in exchange for recognition
President of Kosovo says his country would open an embassy in Jerusalem if Israel recognizes it as an independent state.
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Poland suspended from EU judicial organization
Warsaw’s changes to the judicial system prompt a reaction from one of the EU’s leading legal bodies.
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Europe’s Conservatives Thought They Could Control Viktor Orban. They Were Wrong.
As the Hungarian prime minister built an “illiberal state,” creating a template for the far right, center-right leaders in Brussels did little to stop him.
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Italy could still leave EU, senior government adviser says
The European Union has not learnt the lessons of Brexit and could force Italy to reconsider its membership of the bloc, a senior government adviser has told The Telegraph. Ignazio Corrao, adviser to Luigi Di Maio, the deputy prime minister and leader of the Five Star Movement, attacked the arrogance of the European Commission and EU leaders for making no changes since Britain’s vote to leave the bloc.
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Defiant Kaczynski says Poland must avoid EU's 'social diseases'
Poland belongs in the European Union but should be careful not to be “infected by social diseases” that dominate the bloc, ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski said on Sunday. Speaking at a party convention ahead of local elections in October, Poland’s most influential decision-maker laid out the broad campaign priorities of the PiS. He defended his party’s democratic record and accused critics of serving “powerful interests and making deals with the mighty of the world”, in an apparent jab at the close ties between the liberal opposition in Poland and Brussels.
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