Polish regional elections: Everybody wins, nobody loses?
Everybody wins and nobody loses — at least that is how Polish politicians like to be portrayed. However, one party...
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Local elections in Poland: a setback for Donald Tusk’s ‘smiling coalition’
Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat answers Vladimir Mitev's questions about recent Polish regional elections. After the democratic parties led by Donald Tusk took...
Poland-Belarus: Another forgotten border
Much has been written about the Polish-Belarussian border. And not only written — an award-winning film has been made, reports...
The Turów case comes back to court
... but a full-fledged post-coal just transition strategy is still 'under construction'. (more…)
The Farmers Protests in Poland and Dilemmas for the Left
Farmers’ protests have swept Poland in recent weeks, following a wave of similar actions across the European Union. Polish farmers...
Polish infrastructure projects: Victims of polarization
When money has to be sought to implement programs from a menu of election promises, and when one is faced...
What will be the fate of agriculture in Europe?
Tractors have been blocking highways, breeders are dumping slurry in front of supermarkets, tires are burning in front of town...
Femicide as a new criminal offence in Croatia: Is more law the answer?
Jana Kujundžić, LeftEast, 22 November 2023 The Croatian government announced in September 2023 new amendments to the Penal Code in which a...
Lost Opportunity for a Just Transition: the Case of Turów Lignite Mine. PART THIRTEEN: Past Covered in Coal, Future Uncertain
Not only the residents of Bogatynia itself feel uncertain about what will happen to them. Less than five kilometers further...
Poland: the liberal-conservative circus attacks
After eight years of conservative-nationalist power of the Law and Justice, Donald Tusk took over as head of the Polish...
