Liberte World

During the last day of 2011, just when the fact that GDP has not been exceeded by 55% was being hailed as one of the year’s triumphs, I tweeted my wish list for 2012. To sum up it was for the euro zone to stay intact, for the government to keep its promises, for investments [...]

Growing compatibility of Polish and German economies is an argument for closer co-operation for financial discipline and stronger economic integration of the European Union.

‘Polnische Wirtschaft’ – this cluster of words has never sounded flattering in German mouth. In the colloquial language of our western neighbours Polish economy was for a long time a symbol of [...]

Activities of the Palikot’s Movement (Ruch Palikota – RP) turned out to be the greatest, but predictable disappointment in politics (from the point of view of the liberal voter) of the last few days of the year. When the position of the group in the pre election polls become strong and especially since entering the [...]

Lithuanian and Polish People: Traditions and Stereotypes*
Old standing stereotypes become reinforced in public by both the attitude of politicians and the public words. Such lines show revival of constructs “treacherous, unreliable Polish guy” and “stubborn Lithuanian guy that may be prostrated by force only” that were at place in early 20th century. These constructs come [...]

I expect that a leader will not only be  able to understand social expectations and as a result to win the elections, but also to formulate visions, know ways of bringing those visions to life and most importantly, that he will be able to create agreements for the sake of those visions.

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The Arab Springtime of Nations provoked a change in the policy of neighbourhood of the EU towards the South from the paradigm of stabilization to democracy.

Poland has good reasons to build nuclear power plants. They existed before the earthquake in Japan – and the still exist. However, considering the failure of the Fukushima nuclear power plant and the concern of people about the possible consequences it is better to first understand what really happened in Japan – and whether it [...]

It should be considered if the government’s policy is efficient in realizing Polish interests in the European Union. It is a truism to state that the policy of the Civic Platform is more efficient than the one of the Law and Justice. Changes in the international policy and economic situation cause however that the policy [...]

Our experience of the world, of relations between our countrymen and strangers is quite specific, characterized by some kind of introversion: Poles usually feel more at ease with their own countrymen than with strangers, even with those towards whom they do not feel any hostility. This is why abroad they immediately create their own group, [...]

Polish political stage can be – and I think it should be – seen not only in the context of post-political thinking and technocracy of politics but also, above all in the context of the collaboration with the conservatism. It can turn out that it was this process which made the young Polish liberalism empty [...]