RTVS | Post-election negotiations in Poland

Polish president Andrzej Duda has begun post-election consultations about new government with the winner of the elections, Law and Justice, although it seems that oposition Civic coalition has a higher chance of forming a government. Our deputy director Viktor Daněk commented on the post-election negotiations and future of Poland in an interview with RTVS.

"When it comes to size, Poland is the biggest country of the Visegrád Group, and under the leadership of Donald Tusk the polish government will undoubtfully have an ambition to be an informal leader of the whole broader region of the eastern wing of the European union. Donald Tusk, thanks to his experiences as a prime minister and a leader of the EU, will definitely aim to be a significant leader and an informal speaker of the whole Group, which will make observing the inner dynamic of the Visegrád Group very interesting."

You can listen to the full interview here (from about minute 37).

Viktor Daněk
Deputy Director

Before entering the NGO sphere, Viktor Daněk worked for almost ten years as a journalist. During his time with the public service Czech radio, he focused mainly on covering EU affairs. He spent almost five years as a permanent correspondent in Brussels, where he cooperated with other media outlets. Before his career in journalism, he gained experience in the area of marketing and communication in the Česká spořitelna banking group and at the Czech Technical University in Prague. He holds university degrees in Media Studies and International Relations. Viktor Daněk joined the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy in October 2023. He continues to be active in the media as a freelancer. His main areas of interest are institutional questions of European integration, globalisation and the EU’s climate and migration policy.