Poland

Three weeks after Poland's parliamentary elections, President Andrzej Duda on Monday evening entrusted the incumbent Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki with the task of forming a government. Viktor Daněk, deputy director of the EUROPEUM Institute, discussed the issue.

Poland's election winner and former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki will form the government again. What are the obstacles Morawiecki will face in the next two weeks? Our deputy director Viktor Danek answers these questions on AKTUÁLNE :24.

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.

The polish elections are over. Preliminary estimates show that Jarosław Kaczyński's Law and Justice party should win, but it is not clear whether it will be able to form a government. Before all the votes are counted, our deputy director Viktor Danek commented on the situation in an interview with TV Nova.

Following the results of the Polish elections, the whole of Europe is wondering where the country will be heading in the international environment in the coming years. Our deputy director Viktor Danek commented on the Polish elections and Poland's position in the international environment after the elections for RTVS.

Poland faces parliamentary elections this weekend. The contest will be between Jarosław Kaczyński's Law and Justice party and the Civic Platform coalition led by former Prime Minister and former European Council chief Donald Tusk. Our deputy director, Viktor Daněk, discusses the topic in a studio interview.

Leila Institorisova wrote a blog post on "Discrimination Is Not A Tradition: The Case of Poland", where she analyses Poland's attitude towards LGBTIQ+ rights.

We invite you to the first debate of the Café Evropa series of this year, this time on the topic: "Poland versus the EU - where is the Polish government heading?". The debate will take place on February 1st at 5:30 pm online on our Facebook page. What steps is the EU taking in relation to Poland and should it take tougher action? Wouldn't such a step interfere too much with national competences? What tools can the EU use against Poland and what role does the Polish National Recovery Plan play in this situation? How real is Polexit - Poland's withdrawal from the EU?

Zdeněk Beranek, Director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, commented for the news portal E15 on the statement of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the rejection of the Polish National Recovery Plan. Poland would lose €36 billion, roughly CZK 914 billion, in EU funds. However, according to Zdeněk Beránek, such a scenario is not imminent.

Martin Vokálek, Executive Director of the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, commented on current events on the Belarus-Polish border. Precisely because of migration, Poland extended the state of emergency on the border with Belarus. The problem will be discussed by the European Parliament.

Kateřina Davidová, a research fellow from EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy for ČRo Plus commented on current issues about the Turów mine, the extent to which Poland is energetically dependent on it, but also how to deal with potential unemployment in the region.

Kateřina Davidová, a research fellow from EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy for Český rozhlas about current negotiation with Poland and mine Turów, pollution, repercussions and possible solutions.