Pawel Bukowski
It is among the highest in the EU and has been rising.
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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.
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Pandemic forces international students in Poland to make tough decisions
Percy Metcalfe
Whether to stay or go home is one of many questions faced by the international academic community.
Like Hungary, Poland has used the coronavirus to undermine democracy
Bartosz Węglarczyk
Passing changes to the electoral code in the middle of the night damages Polish democracy.
Five questions about the implications of postponing Poland’s presidential elections
Piotr Trudnowski
Doing so would raise a number of difficult legal questions and have big political consequences.
NfP podcast: Poland’s economic success leaves it well placed to survive coronavirus crisis
Stanley Bill talks to economist Marcin Piątkowski about Poland’s extraordinary post-1989 growth amid coronavirus uncertainty.
Forgotten lands? Remembering flight and expulsion in Poland’s former German territories
Marcel Krueger
Civil society groups are helping local communities to engage with their own and the German history.
Poland cannot hold free and fair elections during the coronavirus crisis. They should be postponed
Daniel Tilles
Holding elections would risk both public health and the health of democracy.
The propaganda virus: it is not the EU lacking solidarity, but the member states
Adam Traczyk
Russia and China are exploiting the epidemic to undermine the EU. Unfortunately, they are finding support in Poland.
Not Tesco’s finest: why the British supermarket giant is withdrawing from Poland
Maria Wilczek
Whereas Tesco once shaped retail trends in Poland, it has now fallen victim to them.
Can Andrzej Duda lose the Polish presidential election?
Aleks Szczerbiak
The incumbent is favourite to win reelection, but it will be a closely fought and unpredictable campaign.
The return of disco polo: how Poland’s populists are using music to serve their agenda
Marek Kępa
The uniquely Polish genre of dance music has made a dramatic comeback, including featuring prominently on public TV.
Poland races to tidy up its waste disposal
Maria Wilczek
Poland reforms its inefficient waste management system as EU rules become stricter.
Poland’s hidden corruption
Grzegorz Makowski
While perception of everyday corruption is shrinking, it is becoming ingrained in the political and administrative system.
