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Minister of Defence meeting Obrona Terytorialna (); photo Robert Suchy (CO MON)

Government befriending riflemen

Minister of Defence meeting Obrona Terytorialna (); photo Robert Suchy (CO MON)

Big money from the ministry, access to equipment, weapons, and training grounds: pro-defence organisations in Poland are getting more and more government support

Edyta Żemła Edyta Żemła

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Eastern Kinderguardians

The idea of building children nationalist awareness became reality in Czech Republic

Eva Kubániová Eva Kubániová

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Polish Prime Minister's delegation in China (May 2017); photo: P. Tracz / KPRM
Polish Prime Minister's delegation in China (May 2017); photo: P. Tracz / KPRM

Belt, road, and humbug. China’s investments in Poland

Polish Prime Minister's delegation in China (May 2017); photo: P. Tracz / KPRM

Until recently, Poland was the biggest recipient of Chinese investment of the Visegrad Group countries and the eighth biggest in the European Union. It is a thing of the past, though. And the future does not look so rosy anymore. How does China engage in Poland? This question has no simple answer. Polish politicians like […]

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Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash
Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash

Silk route,
hard realities

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Polish politicians have a mouth full of clichés about the entry of big Chinese businesses into the country. The only person looking after their interests today is Marek Suski, the head of the Prime Minister’s political cabinet. He is doing it unofficially. And he has no idea about China or business.

Ania Gielewska Ania Gielewska Wojciech Cieśla Wojciech Cieśla

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