Why do we need a sovereign state? In its absence, disaster awaits
An interview with Professor Zdzislaw Krasnodębski, sociologist, Law and Justice member of the European Parliament. RYSZARD GROMADZKI: Your statement to the Republika TV network, in which you indicated that the West and the European Union are a greater threat to Polish identity than Russia, provoked hysterical reactions from the opposition and the pro-opposition media. One […]
Halting the Green Transformation: A Step Backward in Carbon (Part 2)
The outbreak of the war in Ukraine allowed many countries to find a convenient justification for the long-term increasing use of fossil fuels Jakub Wozinski (…) Where is the decarbonization? The energy crisis related to an irresponsible implementation of green transformation is a really big threat. It is estimated that in the case of small […]
Hegemon and the puppets: Germany cannot decide the fate of Europe alone
An interview with Professor Zdzisław Krasnodębski, sociologist, MEP of Law and Justice RYSZARD GROMADZKI: Is the war in Ukraine and the sum of crises related to it, especially in terms of energy, a good time to finalize the EU superstate under the auspices of Germany? ZDZISŁAW KRASNODĘBSKI: The question is complex, because those who promote […]
The ever growing interventionism: politicians are not learning from the mistakes of their predecessors
The economy is facing problems in those sectors where the politicians are choosing to interfere. The Eurocrats are the worst kind of such intervenors. Tomasz Cukiernik If Poland did not blindly implement the EU’s energy and climate policy, we would not have to give a fig about Putin nor face the current energy problems. The […]
The Autumn of the Patriarch: why did Tusk return?
Why is Donald Tusk obsessed with the opposition’s joint electoral list? To understand this, we must ask ourselves another question: Why did he return to Polish politics? Piotr Gociek Let us answer then: he returned to Poland because he had no other choice. If there was only a chance, a shadow of a chance, that […]
A change in the wartime narrative. The right wing in the new claws of history (Part 2)
The sanctions against Poland passed in the EU even during the war may be a sign of a step forward towards the German idea of a federal European state. Conservative values are now considered “Putinism” Tomasz Rowiński (…) The entry of Deputy Minister of Justice Sebastian Kaleta, which appeared on social media on March 9th, […]
A change in the wartime narrative. The right wing in the new claws of history (Part 1)
The sanctions against Poland passed in the EU even during the war may be a sign of a step forward towards the German idea of a federal European state. Conservative values are now considered “Putinism” Tomasz Rowiński History tells us that wars tend to leave a much deeper social imprint than direct observers or those […]
Let’s express our concern for the Dutch: our answer to the EU diktat
I would like the Polish Prime Minister to make Mr. Rutte tell us about how using attack dogs and beating citizens with the clubs relates to the rule of law, which he greatly cares for in the European Union Paweł Lisicki Representatives of the Polish authorities have repeatedly and justly criticized the conduct of the […]
How to end EU impunity
A loophole in the provisions of law needs to be shut and the criminal liability of EU officials introduced Paweł Szałamacha In most countries, politicians or officials may be held criminally liable for their crimes. In Poland, such crimes are bribery, peddling influence, and abuse of rights. Prosecution of such crimes is not easy, and […]
Germany, Prussia and a policy of cohesion. From where did Berlin get the idea for today’s EU? (Part 1)
While writing a synthesis of the history of Prussia, it often came to me that the Hohenzollern state could be treated as a precursor to the EU. After all, the Prussian bureaucracy is nothing more than a prototype of a technocratic Brussels devoid of democratic legitimacy, which knows everything better than the rest. Grzegorz Kucharczyk […]