The victory of far-right fundamentalism in Poland
The Constitutional Tribunal’s decision to ban abortion in cases of foetal defects resulted in a wave of pro-women’s rights protests in Warsaw and other cities.
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How populists remake Poland
Liberals think that facts are persuasion. They are not – says Professor Anna Grzymala-Busse from Stanford University
NGO? We don’t want you here
Independent, non-governmental watchdogs are always treated as an enemy by illiberal states and wannabe dictators. Viktor Orban’s Hungary is a classic example, but know a similar danger is growing in Poland.
Flesh of a tiger
What happens to dead tigers that die young in suspicious circumstances in legal breeding farms? The disappear into thin air.
Smuggling made real easy
If you want to make a fast buck, forget about smuggling alcohol, weapons or drugs. Choose pesticide trade. It guarantees high profits and zero risks.
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Mask Diplomacy
The Chinese authorities are doing everything to direct the attention of the world away from their mistakes that contributed to the spread of the pandemic – says Alicja Bachulska, an analyst of Chinese politics
Subsidised and defrauded. Visegrad EU funds under the eye of OLAF
For over twenty years, the European Anti-Fraud Office (commonly known as OLAF, from the French: Office européen de lutte antifraude) has been protecting the EU’s financial interests, investigating fraud, corruption, and serious misconduct within the Union’s budget and institutions. The office has also developed an anti-fraud policy for the European Commission. But while OLAF looks […]