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+5 +1How will a Morawiecki premiership change Polish politics?
By appointing a respected former banker as prime minister, Poland’s right-wing ruling party is hoping to re-focus the government’s priorities on to economic development, and improve the country’s i…
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+9 +4Brussels puts Warsaw on path to sanctions over rule of law
EU member countries will now decide on next steps.
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+25 +2Exodus of Foreign Workers Leaves British Employers in the Lurch
Britain’s plan to leave the European Union has prompted thousands of Europeans to return to the Continent, forcing British employers to compete for a diminishing pool of workers.
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+7 +2Opinion | Poland’s autocratic counterrevolution draws nearer
Will Europe and the U.S. speak up after lawmakers vote to undercut their Supreme Court’s independence and the government goes after a Polish television station?
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+22 +5Poland Risks Being the EU's Rogue State
A new prime minister makes little difference to the anti-European narrative.
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+14 +3U.S. Diplomat’s Resignation Signals Wider Exodus From State Department
One diplomat's stinging resignation letter offers a glimpse into the weakening State Department under Trump.
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+20 +3Incoming Polish PM: We won’t bow to ‘nasty threats’
Mateusz Morawiecki gives first interview since being nominated as Beata Szydło’s replacement.
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+21 +7Polish opposition: Kaczynski changed the game
Poland's ex-finance minister Jan Rostowski says the opposition may be repositioning its economic policies to meet changing political realities. He explains how his party should proceed after Kaczynski changed the game.
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+10 +5Poland's opposition gears up to fight PiS as reform initiatives uncertain
Poland's opposition is trying to reinvent itself to better take on Jaroslaw Kaczynski and the PiS' authoritarian policies. But a symbolic gallows erected for the opposition shows that right-wing sentiment remains strong.
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+12 +2Who Could Have Predicted Trump? Poland, and Hungary, and Slovakia.
After the Cold War, right-wing populists surged to power by exploiting economic uncertainty.
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+15 +2While Dems Babbled About Russia, GOP Passed Trickle-Up Economics Tax Bill
Yesterday my social media feeds were ablaze with people celebrating the latest new “bombshell” Russiagate revelation, which, as always, turned out to be nothing once the facts rolled in. Less than nothing, in fact... By Caitlin Johnstone.
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+24 +3What’s the Economic Cost of Brexit? Pineapples Tell a Tale
As Britain pursues an exit from the European Union, higher costs on imported goods and uncertainty about trade have conspired to weaken its economy.
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+25 +4The Toxic Politics of Migration in the Czech Republic
Another anti-establishment politician comes to power in Europe—raising questions about the state of constitutional democracy.
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+4 +1Mourning Poland’s Burning Man by Sławomir Sierakowski - Project Syndicate
A man's self-immolation outside the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw should prompt a period of soul-searching in Poland. Regardless of whether the man was driven by mental illness, deep political despair, or some other cause, his message to the Polish people deserves a proper airing.
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+10 +3Polish rule of law dispute comes to a head
The EU will assess on Monday (25 September) if there is backing for unprecedented sanctions against Poland's rightwing government over fears its court reforms threaten the rule of law.
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+1 +1Poland isolated as Macron steps up regional offensive
The French president is taking aim at foreign workers to boost his position at home.
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+19 +4Pride is at stake in Poland’s tussle with the EU. It won’t give ground easily.
In its battle with the EU over judicial reforms, Poland is having its Brexit moment, writes academic Anna Gromada
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+23 +5Europe has lost its Polish anchor
After years of being hailed as the shining example of post-Communist success, Poland is being depicted going 'backward.' What happened? And why is this significant for Europe?
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+1 +1PiS Uses Media Control to Bring Poland to Heel - Emerging-Europe.com
The crisis created by Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party is nearing a boiling point. Having taken control of the Constitutional Tribunal last year, PiS is pushing new legislation through parliament that will place the rest of the judiciary firmly under the political control of the party’s majority in parliament. The European Commission is urgently examining whether it should an initiate an Article 7 proceeding against Poland for violations of fundamental rights.
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+9 +2It’s Time to Hit Poland in the Pocketbook
With its latest move, Poland’s ruling party has effectively ended rule of law. It’s long past time for the EU to cut off the budding autocrats to the east.
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