Daniel Tilles
The revelations raise ethical and legal questions, while Nawrocki’s response has been confused.
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Seven months after Poland’s floods, residents and businesses continue to struggle
Olivier Sorgho
Locals claim insurers are not paying out and the government has not done enough to help.
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The VoiCEE podcast: Embattled Czech government faces resurgent populist threat
Adrien Beauduin
In this episode, we discuss the successes and failures of the government in the Czech Republic.
What is at stake in the dispute over Polish state-owned media?
Aleks Szczerbiak
The new government has opened itself to accusations of the same undermining democracy of which it accused its predecessor.
Three legal views on the Polish government’s public media takeover
Agnieszka Wądołowska
The situation has divided both politicians and experts.
How is Poland’s new ruling coalition governing?
Aleks Szczerbiak
Poland’s ideologically diverse new ruling coalition is prioritising “settling accounts” with its right-wing predecessor and elite replacement.
Right aims, wrong methods: public media takeover shows dangers for new Polish government
Stanley Bill
Captured public institutions must be repaired without resorting to the same dubious methods that degraded them.
Poland’s Oscar entry brings “peasant-mania” to the 21st century
Aleksandra Janiszewska-Cardone
The Peasants brings together the work of a Nobel Prize-winning author and the team behind hand-painted animation Loving Vincent.
Who’s who in Poland’s new government
Daniel Tilles
We profile every minister and outline the challenges they will face.
Poland’s “collapsing towns” that got left behind
Marek Szymaniak
Once thriving centres of local industry, they became overlooked victims of the rapid changes since 1989.
Do Poland’s 19th-century partitions still influence elections today?
Katarzyna Skiba
Every election prompts questions about the ongoing legacies of empire. But the issue is complex.
The VoiCEE podcast: Georgia’s progress towards EU membership and how it affects the region
Adam Reichardt
In this episode, we discuss the recommendation of the EC to grant Georgia candidate status.
A backlash against the backlash: Poland’s failed conservative revolution
Stanley Bill
By pursuing its conservative agenda, PiS has pushed Polish society in a more liberal direction.
“A bitter victory”: LGBT Poles welcome fall of PiS but remain sceptical of new government
Roman Broszkowski
It is unclear how much progress will be made under the incoming coalition.
