... has gained additional instruments for becoming involved in the Ukrainian process by deepening the interaction between NATO and Ukraine (Poland can successfully play the familiar part of intermediary). Besides, should the destructive processes in the European Union continue, Poland will have a wonderful shot at solidifying its position as an important player, not only in the region, but also in the whole of Europe due to the practical implementation of the idea of a union with the Baltic countries – and possibly with ...
... day – such as rule of law,
independent judiciaries and a free press
." According to Mr. Obama, these are the values the American-Polish alliance is based on. These words the American President addressed to Andrzej Duda, the President of Poland at the recent NATO summit in Warsaw; these words might have passed unnoticed in the world, but in Poland, they created an uproar. They unequivocally stated that Poland has anti-democratic tendencies, which has already long been discussed in Europe....
... traditionally been very close. But it will not be as strong as it was under the previous governments.
Relations with the European Union will clearly cool as well, a consequence of the systemic Euroscepticism within the Law and Justice Party, the fact that Poland
rejected
the quotas put forward by the European Union for receiving migrants from Asia and Africa, the country’s negative attitude towards the Eurozone and, finally, because of the personal differences between the Law and Justice Party’s leader Jarosław Kaczyński and President ...
On October 25th parliamentary elections were held in Poland that led to the victory of Kaczynski’s right-wing nationalist Law and Justice party (PiS) over the outgoing pro-EU Civic Platform (CO), which has led the country for the last eight years. I am not going to talk about the reasons why CO is ...
... country’s map, with Western Ukraine included as part of Poland. None of the parties that made it to the Sejm condemned the fact.
Civic Platform has always put its stake on developing relations with Germany and deepening European integration. But the European Union is living through hard times.
Now Law and Justice is fully responsible for Poland’s policy. It is safe to say that its relations with Russia will not improve, and relations with the European Union and Germany will deteriorate significantly. Ukraine is a more complicated case. Much will depend on Kiev’s policy. If ...
... Vitaly Zhurkin, Honorary Director of RAS Institute for European Studies; as well as RIAC experts and staff.
Opening the roundtable, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov focused on the dynamic role of the Visegrad countries in the CEE policies of the European Union. Director of RAS Institute for European Studies Alexey Gromyko underlined the importance of the Visegrad Group for development of its member states and cooperation of Russia with Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Ambassador Priputen summed up the results of the Slovak presidency in the Visegrad Group.
Roundtable "The Visegrad Europe and Russia Today"
...
Anatoly Leirikh
: In a very peculiar way. This is because over the past 20 years Poland has heavily politicized its trade and economic relations with Russia. The fruits of the policy that discriminates against Russian business and limits its presence in Poland are that the European Union’s sanctions have only hit those Polish entrepreneurs who have interests in Russia. Russian entrepreneurs, having been denied the opportunity to work in Poland, simply have nothing to lose.
But Russia has a surplus in its trade with ...
... effectively. No matter how difficult the task, it is in all our interests to at least strive for a future that avoids that outcome.
Signed
Des Browne
Former Defence Secretary (UK) (Task Force Co-Chair);
Adam Daniel Rotfeld
Former Foreign Minister, (Poland) (Task Force Co-Chair);
Igor S. Ivano
v Former Foreign Minister, President, Russian International Affairs Council, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia) (Task Force Co-Chair);
Özdem Sanberk
Director of the International ...
... crude oil imports and 30 percent of coal imports come from Russia. In turn, the share of oil, gas and coal deliveries to the European Union accounts for 80 percent, 70 percent and 50 percent (respectively) of Russian energy exports. Thus, energy interaction ... ... Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia) (Task Force Co-Chair);
Adam Daniel Rotfeld
Former Foreign Minister, (Poland) (Task Force Co-Chair);
Ana Palacio
Former Foreign Minister (Spain);
Paul Quilès
Former Defence Minister (France);
...
... MGIMO-University Pro-Rector Artyom Malgin, a RIAC Member (Russian-Polish Group on Difficult Issues), took part in the Russian-Polish roundtable on transparency of military exercises, European security and advancement of relations between Russia and Poland. The participants also discussed the latest analytical papers on bilateral relations prepared through cooperation between independent expert groups of the two countries.
The event was held in Warsaw within the format of the meeting of the Joint ...
