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Julia Galusiakowska // 10 March 2022
Poland’s geographic potential for wind energy development is similar to that of industry leaders; yet, the interference of the Polish government continues to block …
Christopher Jakoubek // 25 November 2022
European countries aim to lessen their dependence on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine while pursuing their goal of realising carbon emissions neutrality in …
Sterling Mosley // 22 July 2022
The standard of living crisis has been exacerbated by rising inflation and regulatory costs that have increased prices for the average consumer. As of …
Akvile Jaseviciute // 11 November 2021
EU states neighbouring Belarus have been encountering the largest migrant flows through a newly discovered Eastern …
13 January 2021
The crisis in the rule of law that Poland has witnessed since 2015 must be contained as soon as possible. Any proposal to restore …
Noemi Amelynck // 15 July 2020
Polish president, Andrzej Duda, and his close political ally, the Law and Justice Party, PiS, have not been shy of controversies during this last …
Marek Tatala // 10 July 2020
Incumbent President Andrzej Duda or Mayor of Warsaw Rafal Trzaskowski? That is the choice facing Polish voters on 12 June, in the second round …
Marek Tatala & Patryk Wachowiec // 14 January 2019
On 21 November, public opinion in Poland and the EU was surprised by the ruling Law and Justice’s (PiS) proposal “backtracking on controversial reforms …
Marek Tatala // 7 March 2018
The list of bad changes is long: lowering the retirement age, increased politicisation of the economy, a ban on Sunday trading, a ban on …
Marek Tatala // 14 February 2018
It is Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán who is to defend the Law and Justice (PiS) government against the consequences of violations of the …
Marek Tatala // 12 December 2017
On 24 November in many places around the world shops and their customers celebrated “Black Friday”, with promotional sales and special offers. This tradition, …
29 November 2017
In the last 25 years, the Polish economy has grown faster than the economies of Western Europe and the US, which enabled a significant …
11 July 2017
The 2017 TIMBRO Authoritarian Populism Index is the only Europe-wide comprehensive study that aims to shed light on whether populism poses a long-term threat …
Briana Chui // 25 May 2017
Three of the EU’s most salient values are freedom, democracy, and the rule of law. However, the recent increase in support of authoritarian officials …
Marek Tatala // 23 February 2017
In 2016 Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán received the “Man of the Year” award at the Polish Economic Forum in Krynica. It may seem …
The Lithuanian Free Market Institute // 25.11.2015 A new report by the Lithuanian Free Market Institute looks at perceptions and prevalence of the shadow …
Lithuanian Free Market Institute, November 2015 A new report by the Lithuanian Free Market Institute looks at perceptions and prevalence of the shadow economy …
Marek Tatała // 29.10.2015 The elections held this Sunday 25 October have brought substantial change in the makeup of the Polish parliament. After eight …
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