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Free Alexei Navalny!
We strongly disagree with sentencing Alexei Navalny to 5 years in jail in a politically motivated trial by Kirov court. He should be released immediately and face a retrial by another court with his rights as a defendant fully respected. We urge leaders of the European Union: President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy, [...]
150 years ago we would have been in the same camp – Interview made by Marcin Celiński and Joanna Łopat
LIBERTÉ!: Through the speech in Sejm [lower house of the Parliament] regarding works on law projects on civil partnership and the rejection of this opportunity by a group of PO deputies you have become an enemy of freedom. Do not you like freedom? Jarosław Gowin: On the contrary. I may surprise you but, for me, [...]
Cameron’s speech – walking the tightrope
In a way, you have to sympathise with David Cameron. With so many different audiences to consider, both at home and abroad, writing his keynote speech on Europe must have been a tortuous process. That probably explains why it was delayed so many times, and took over six months to write. Perhaps his most important [...]
UNDERESTIMATED REFORMS
´Amber Gold Affair´ has caused serious interest among pulic opinion in administration of justice, as well as in public prosecutor’s office. In the press and on various forums, discussions are conducted on the necessary reforms. Typically, in such cases, constitutional matters are discussed and constitutional concepts are invoked. We usually want to treat the disease [...]
Proselytism, democratism and other enemies
Legal regulations concerning axiological choices made by individuals in their private or intimate spheres, formed on the basis of the expectations and awareness of the democratic majority, are essentially deprived of legitimization and are not acceptable within the scope of prohibitions and restrictions they introduce. The idea of the social contract is one of the [...]
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Comeback to important issues
When in 2010 we decided that one of our main directions of action and stimulation to public discussion in Liberte! should be liberally understood social policy, our political class was busy with discussing issues completely not connected with people’s life. Smolensk, rhetoric of deterring Law and Justice Party, Tusk’s small steps (a real stagnation), changes [...]
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Euphoria rules
It’s again become impossible to know whether to laugh or cry. One day the markets react with disappointment to ECB President Draghi’s vague statements (despite his declaring unequivocally that there is the possibility of buying up government treasuries on the primary market) – the next day markets are bursting with euphoria when the Spanish premier [...]
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You Have No Right to Such Anger
Since last week the topic of the Muslim reaction to the scope of freedom of speech in the world of Latin civilization became largely up to date again. As a result of uploading a video “Innocence of Muslims” to the Internet, wherein the Islamic prophet is primitively criticized, disturbances, as well as riots, and terrorist [...]
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22nd Economic Forum in Krynica
Between 4 and 6 September, 2012 Krynica-Zdrój hosted for the 22nd time prestigious Economic Forum, this year entitled “New visions for difficult times. Europe and the world in the face of crisis”. During three intensive days of debates, discussion panels and press conferences politicians, economists and experts from various fields were discussing current political-economic problems. [...]
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Iran – pride and humiliation
“The watchword: ‘Death to America’, which can be heard from Iranians as well as burning American flag on every anti-imperialistic mass-meeting in Teheran are deceptive indicators of Iranian feelings toward the United States. The ones who shout and burn, do this because they are filled with authentic emotions, yet these emotions are directed against American [...]