Analyzes
Rail Baltica – one of the key European transport projects
Rail Baltica is one of the three main European projects concerning transport that should be realized soon.
Poland and France together for CAP maintenance after 2013
Poland and France are in favour of a more transparent Commnon Agriculture Policy after 2013.
Aid for the regional development
Poland - one of the bigger EU countries - after years of receiving foreign development support, supports other countries now.
The new technology of recovering gas from the stones remains a "foggy perspective"
Poland needs more trans-borders energy links.
Aleksandra Borowicz: "EU budget and the Lisbon Treaty"
Jerzy Bodzikowski: "EU need common army and unified energy policy
The antimissile program - new principles and challenges
The new American program will most probably lead to the resignation of the Polish base in Redzikowo. It means that Poland should increase its engagement within the NATO military missile defense structure.
An optimistic mobilisation of citizens
Despite the short period there are 10 candidates for the president in the upcoming election. Even a population that becomes older and older can mobilize its forces. It is difficult to say whether the demography have also an impact of the result of this election.
The "Citizens´initiative" becomes more real
The new "Citizens´initiative" introduced by the Lisbon Treaty can help to organize different cooperation activities between member states, e.g. between the V4 concerning cultural policy.
Technology of the CCS carbon capture
Can the Carbon Capture and Storage – CCS - technology become a remedy for the energy supply problem? Is it enough innovative?
Paulina Sobiesiak: "Poland still not prepared for demographic changes"
Polish health policy and new deseases
A relevant progress in combating diseases has been noticed recently. Traditional methods, like quarantine, have disappeared.
Adam Czerniak: "Poland should not rush to enter the eurozone"
Robert Zajdler: "Tschernobyl must not repeat"
Bartłomiej Michałowski: "Let´s make SME regulations more simple"
Adam Czerniak: Consequences of the crises on Polish economy
Elżbieta Kaca: Poland more interested in the eastern EU-enlargement
Bartłomiej Michałowski: Universities to support innovation
Łukasz Hardt: The system of direct payments blocks modernisation of Polish agriculture
Hanna Wróblewska: We have to strenghten the "distributors" of the culture
K.Krajewski-Siuda, K. Kaczmarek: Polish health policy and the new diseases
Shavei Israel organization appealed to Polish citizens with Jewish roots for coming out. Rabbis are of the opinion, that there are more Jews living in Poland than the statistics data shows.
Black Sea Fleet for gas - Ukraine get tied with Russia
The Ukrainian Parliament ratified 27 of April a controversial agreement with Russia, giving Moscow the possibility to have its Black Sea Fleet in Crimea till 2042.
Let´s not forget Europe in the upcoming presidential election
What the high support for the Polish EU membership means for the candidates? And how it can influence the region?
Copenhagen: The end of the persuading policy
We have to say it: The climate summit failed because of the big expectations, particular interests and unlimited cynicism.
Piotr Maciej Kaczynski: There is no place for confrontation between Poland and Russia
Danuta Hübner: "Europe must be closer to its citizens"
Mikołaj Dowgielewicz: Poland didn`t block climat negotiations
Ukraine does not end in Crimea
The EU should not fear to lose Kiev. It should react on the Russian-Ukrainian agreement about the prolongation of the Black Sea Fleet with more engaged Eastern policy.
Greece and EU 2020 - the exam of maturity of the EU
The European Council will have to insure the EU credibility concerning the future of the common currency, euro.
Ukraine, a democracy in good shape
Many voters, lack of obstacles, the first presidential run seems to be a success of the democracy. The next exam is during the second turn and in the way how the relationship between the president and premier will look like.
After the election there will be a change of government in the Ukraine
Viktor Janukovch won the presidential election in the Ukraine, gaining 3,48 p% more of voices than Julia Tymoshenko. As a "cohabitation" with the PM Tymoshenko will not ensure a normal activity, Janukovych will search for a coalition with "Our Ukraine " (former president Yushchenko), communists and Litvin Block in order to establish a new government.
The Luakshenko regime increses the repressions towards independent organisations
In the first weeks of February the repressions towards the Polish minority in Belarus, particularly towards the activists of the independent Assembly of Poles in Belarus (ZPB), have been increased.
Prof. Adam Gierek: First economy, then archives
After the first round of the election in the Ukraine
In the second turn we will see a strong battle but from the Polish or European point of view the choice will be not so important as five years ago. We can expect that both candidates, at least at the beginning, will lead a policy of balance between the EU and Russia.
New posts will stimulate not only the decision making process in politics but also in business, e.g. concerning SME. However some dilemas remain.
Russian draft of the European security
The issue of security became the main topic for dialog between Russia and the western countries and institutions.
EU-Ukraine - time for a reset?
Ukraine get deeper and deeper into a political and economical chaos. Its relationship with the EU characterize a reciprocal disappointment. The upcoming presidential election is a chance for a stabilization in the country. No matter who wins.
New German governement - consequences for foreign policy
The renomination of Angela Merkel as the chancelor means the continuity of the German foreign policy. One can however expect that tree coalition parties may compete on the foreign policy field.
Let´s give a chance to new EU-leaders
Whether the EU will become an important world player will not decide the fact if the new EU-leaders are well known or not. Their competences will be much more important than their so far unknown faces.
Ukraine: battle for the full power
The presidential election to be hold in Ukraine in January 2010 may lead to a change of the power system in the state. For the first time since four years there is a chance that one political camp may overtake the full power.
Nord Stream develops faster and faster
The Nord Stream Consortium (NS) realizes the next step in the building of the Nord Stream. The logistic base for the first pipe has been prepared.
Forum of Countries Exporting Gas
Coordination of gas producers can lead in the future to an informal division of markets. EU can act against it building an own domestic gas market.
New German government: tendencies in the German foreign policy
A deepening of the German-Polish relations is expected after the creation of the new government in Berlin.
Vladimir Špidla: Social innovation needed to restart economy
Jerzy Buzek: Improvement of the energetical security
Eastern partnership: genesis, possibilities and chalenges
The Eastern Partnership it´s a new proposal of regional cooperation that the EU addresses towards Armenia, Azerbaijan,Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. Deepening of the relations between those countries depends mostly of their will and progresses in democratization process.
Few months before the 70th anniversary of the start of the WW2, a series of articles in print and electronic media was published in Russia on the role of USSR in the war.
Czech Presidency in the Counsil of the European Union - lessons for Poland
The Czech EU Presidency has from the very beginning provoked negative commentaries, mostly from the "old" member states. As a "new" member and relatively small country, which has still not ratified the Lisbon Treaty, was under strict scrutiny, especially from the influential members.
Paweł Wieczorkiewicz: History never ends
Boris Tarasyuk: We are preparing ground for our future EU membership
