Tag Archives: Poland

Poland’s new look

Posted on 12 May 2011 by

Donald Tusk, the prime minister of Poland, is an avowed europhile and as such is taking very seriously his country’s upcoming six-month presidency of the European Council. This contrasts with the country’s previous leadership and, for that matter, every other … Continue reading →

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Bringing Home the Bacon

Posted on 8 October 2010 by

The European Voice reports to 2009 figures for the biggest net contributors and net recipients of the EU budget. Highlights: Poland finally overtook Greece as the biggest beneficiary, the former received €6.49 billion more than it paid (contributed €3 billion, received … Continue reading →

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Since When Is Poland Pro-EU?

Posted on 6 October 2010 by

Le Taurillon, the webzine of the Young European Federalists, has a recent article (French) on Poland’s recent turn from intensely eurosceptic government to an enthusiastically Europeanist one. An “every man for himself” mentality is, according to the author, poisoning everything from … Continue reading →

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