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Poland in a deadlock between pro-EU liberals and pro-MAGA conservatives
Poland in a deadlock between pro-EU liberals and pro-MAGA conservatives

Karol Nawrocki victory in Poland’s presidential election is a coup for PiS leader, Jarosław Kaczyński. Nawrocki’s mission now would be to paralyze Donald Tusk’s pro-EU government.

How the EU and Russia's neighbors see Trump's return to the White House
How the EU and Russia's neighbors see Trump's return to the White House

Donald Trump's return to the White House has generated fears about his approach to Russia and the conflict in Ukraine, as well as the economic relationship with the European Union. Veridica’s team of contributors has analyzed how Trump’s return to power is seen in Brussels and in Russia's neighboring countries - some of them ex-Soviet or ex-communist states, most of them members of the EU or NATO or with Euro-Atlantic aspirations.

Veridica
20 Jan 2025
As Poles are readying to go to the polls, Romania’s elections are a cautionary tale
As Poles are readying to go to the polls, Romania’s elections are a cautionary tale

In 2025, presidential elections will be held in Poland. People are already saying that we need to take seriously the scenario in which Russia influences the outcome – as it happened in Romania.

A year after their landslide victory, Polish reformists are borrowing from the populist playbook
A year after their landslide victory, Polish reformists are borrowing from the populist playbook

Many of the changes promised by Poland’s pro-EU reformists are still to be seen. Insted, prime-minister Donald Tusk has started to talk in terms that remind of the conservatives his coalition defeated.

Kaczyński and his party in big trouble
Kaczyński and his party in big trouble

Law and Justice (PiS) is getting into more and more trouble – the party is shaken by scandals connected to its eight-year rule, financial problems, and increasingly strong internal conflicts.

Mission: Polish Greta Thunberg
Mission: Polish Greta Thunberg

A little girl accredited as a journalist in Poland's parliament has sparked debates about the limits of freedom of expression, the involvement of children in politics and their manipulation by adults, including their own parents.

Poland local elections: confidence in the pro-European camp, increasingly vocal pro-Russians
Poland local elections: confidence in the pro-European camp, increasingly vocal pro-Russians

The Polish conservatives are heading for a second defeat in 6 months, this time in local elections. Meanwhile, as pro-Europeans are trying to reset the system, the pro-Russians are increasingly vocal.

Poland: lasting political war, or the last struggles of the conservatives?
Poland: lasting political war, or the last struggles of the conservatives?

Polish conservatives are seething after losing control over public media and two PiS MPs were arrested. Is it the end of Kaczyński-style politics, or the beginning of a lasting political war?

Poland: Conservatives cling to power despite losing election
Poland: Conservatives cling to power despite losing election

The struggles of the Polish conservatives to retain power as much as possible after losing the elections, but also the process of taking over the government by pro-Europeans, were enjoyed as a public spectacle.

Poland: PiS plans to hold on to power even under a Donald Tusk-led government
Poland: PiS plans to hold on to power even under a Donald Tusk-led government

After years of conservative rule, most Poles voted for the opposition parties. The conservatives are nonetheless poised to remain influent through the public institutions they control.

Is Poland ready for change?
Is Poland ready for change?

Poland’s liberal opposition hopes to break the ruling PiS’ long spell in power at the October 15 elections. The conservatives are betting on harshening their tone towards Ukraine, and the EU.

Polish-German relations: how historical myths shape the contemporary policy of the Polish government
Polish-German relations: how historical myths shape the contemporary policy of the Polish government

Poland's conservative government is increasingly critical to Germany, by virtue of a "historical" conflict that is largely imaginary. Anti-German sentiments are sometimes mixed with anti-EU ones, and even Russia, Poland's traditional enemy, is viewed more leniently. Could this be a first sign that a Polexit is being prepared?

Woman – enemy of the state
Woman – enemy of the state

Protests by women and youth in Poland have been going on for three months now. At that time, the police intensified their actions against the demonstrators, sending to the streets uniformed officers who fight the most dangerous criminals in the country. The government, on the other hand, prepared a law forcing demonstrators to accept criminal fines. Effects: broken hands and legs, unlawful arrests, overburdened, ineffective courts and even greater rage in society.