Because of our poor relations with the main European players, we are so much less effective than we could and should be — not just when it comes to Belarus, but in many other areas as well
Piotr Buras on Warsaw's role and influence in eastern Europe
Because of our poor relations with the main European players, we are so much less effective than we could and should be — not just when it comes to Belarus, but in many other areas as well
Piotr Buras on Warsaw's role and influence in eastern Europe
Everything depends on whether the rest of the EU would help Germany create a formula to stop Nord Stream 2 that would be acceptable for them
Piotr Buras about the EU's reaction to Navaly's assassination attempt
If the principle of the rule of law is called into question, I believe that the whole European project faces a real challenge, if not a collapse
Piotr Buras on the future of Europe: an economic Union or a Union of values?
Pawel Zerka et Piotr Buras sont cités par Les Echos concernant le pouvoir d'Andrzej Duda en Pologne après les dernières élections
The budget summit was quite dramatic but it lead to the win-win situation for all of the Member States
Piotr Buras about the last EU summit
The decision not to overburden the budget deal with details of a highly divisive rule of law mechanism may have been wise, after all
Why Europe's autocrats shouldn’t celebrate the budget deal too soon, explains Piotr Buras in his op-ed
Germany’s role is key. It is up to Berlin to put this issue on the agenda of the EU Council and ensure that a decision is taken in the Autumn, before the new Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 starts.
Brokering a deal will be difficult in any case but the German Presidency cannot let the autocrats block the implementation of the summit decisions, writes Piotr Buras in his op-ed
(These are) very unclear (summit) conclusions, both politically and legally. If there is a lack of this conditionality or the … mechanism is very weak, then it will be a huge win for Kaczynski, Morawiecki and Orban.
It was now up to Germany, which holds the EU presidency for the rest of 2020, to deliver a new mechanism this year to enforce the rule of law, says Piotr Buras
Poland has been out of the EU mainstream for the last 5 years under the rule of the Law and Justice Party. Poland witnessed the collapse of the rule of law system. My worry is that this will continue.
Piotr Buras talks about Duda's victory in the Polish presidential election, what it means for rule of law in Poland and future EU-Poland relations.
Piotr Buras talks about Andrzej Duda's victory in the Polish presidential election