Political Critique Archive

Could two surprising new political parties – Noweczesna.pl and Razem – shake up the conservative political system in Poland?

Europe’s continued inaction over increased migration flows into Italy and Greece goes right to the core of its founding principles.

Pavlensky is a man you may remember for nailing his scrotum to the Red Square, wrapping himself up in barbed wire or cutting off his earlobe. Each of these actions is thought through and well designed, though.

You cannot create millions of refugees, then go home and say: Oh, I’m sorry! You’re a free country, you can do what you want! That is the source of terrorism as well.

With a new-found reputation for radicalism, Ukrainian politics is in flux. The left, however, are nowhere to be seen.

Germans protest in 14 cities against Angela Merkel’s politics on Greece.

Central European EU countries who are refusing to accept migrants would benefit from reflecting on their own history of emigration.

In real terms it is impossible to have a good deal with the EU now. But maybe we should finally realize that it is the EU who needs a radical shock therapy, not the indebted countries – says Panagiotis SOTIRIS.

Poland’s man in Brussels, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, has truly settled into his shoes as a new member of the European elite.

In May, students at the University of Warsaw formed the ‘Engaged University’ initiative to protest the introduction of new study regulations. A month later, they discuss their progress so far and their future plans.