Poland after the election: New headaches for the EU
The freshly re-elected Law and Justice party will now be more emboldened than ever in its dealings with Brussels
Piotr Buras
The real battle for Poland’s future
Jaroslaw Kaczynski promises the ‘Polish model of the welfare state’ and social protection like in the West – but if his party stays in power after the October 13 election, the country will drift further away from its hard-won freedoms and connections with Europe
The Polish election by numbers
Polling on the upcoming election in Poland reflects a society often at odds with the ruling party. This is the election broken down by numbers
Polish WWII anniversary highlights transatlantic rifts
A hurricane has forced the US president to cancel his state visit to Poland to mark a dark day in history — but that won’t hide the damage he has done to US-German-Polish relations.
The EU must defend its rule-of-law revolution
A recent EU court ruling has sent a chill down the spines of populist governments determined to undermine judicial independence. The new Commission must defend this crucial victory
State of disunion: Europe, NATO, and disintegrating arms control
Splits between Germany and Poland vis-à-vis Russia signal deeper divisions in the alliance, ones which threaten European security
Warsaw ‘Iran’ summit: What lies beneath
ECFR experts share their insight into the manouevres around next month’s US-Poland summit. What does it mean for the JPCOA, and what steps should European countries take in response?
Nord Stream 2: ECFR opinions
Nord Stream 2 is a contentious project – here, ECFR experts weigh in on the debate with an array of opinions on the topic
Reluctant leadership
The disengaged culture of military moderation promoted by Berlin restricts the EU from playing a geopolitical role and puts the future of NATO at risk
Poland, Hungary, and the slipping façade of democracy
The EU has thus far been unable to prevent democratic backsliding – what will it do in Hungary and Poland?