The advocates of the Merkel-Macron coronavirus relief deal point to the benefits of making all European Union states contribute and helping quell the rebellion in the south of Europe. German industry is also rubbing its hands with glee at a more money the funds would bring for southern markets where these German industrialists are important players.
The pandemic has led to a return of Keynesianism in economic policy.
This does not mean a return to the past but rather the application of old remedies in a new way. The advocates of fiscal discipline and the free market are, for the time being, in retreat.
The European Green Deal will lead to a centralized system of power unlike any before it
The “green order” introduced by EU authorities will lead to a green revolution, warns philosopher and political scientist Marek A. Cichocki
Aleksandr Lukashenko Angela Merkel Belarus EU Mateusz Morawiecki Poland Presidential elections Protests Commentary The West won’t save Belarus
On Belarus, the West has to choose between sacrificing its interests or values, but since it is not prepared to do either it will not do anything, argues Jędrzej Bielecki in Polish dally Rzeczpospolita.
Three Seas countries will receive over a third of EU budget funds
PiS MEP Zbigniew Kuźmiuk explains how the Three Seas will devote close to €400 billion to development and infrastructure projects
Coronavirus: Poland will suffer smallest GDP loss in EU in 2020
Why the EU needs to focus on PM Morawiecki’s 3 key issues of production, budget, and support
Michał Karnowski assesses the Polish PM’s propsitions for the European Union in time of crisis
Poland’s economy more resilient to coronavirus than Italy’s or France’s
Professor Zbigniew Krysiak argues that Poland’s and Central and Eastern Europe economies are in a better place than Western European economies
Poland launches €47 billion package to save economy from coronavirus
Poland, like all of Europe, is racing to save its economy
If Merkel leaves…
As Angela Merkel arrives for a visit to Warsaw, Przemysław Żurawski vel Grajewski analyses how the German chancellor’s departure from politics would affect Polish-German relations. This Friday, Angela Merkel and Mateusz Morawiecki are to hold Polish-German governmental consultations in Warsaw.
How Merkel faced the migrant crisis
A leading German journalist reveals that Angela Merkel did not make the decision to allow refugees into Germany during the 2015 migrant crisis.
Is God a Pole?
There have been so many positive developments for Poland in Europe recently, that Ryszard Czarnecki, Law and Justice MEP, asks: “Is God a Pole”?
The downfall of Angela Merkel
It is not only the recent political issues which will lead to Angela Merkel’s downfall, argues Andrzej Madeła. It is also the loss of support of the middle class, which had at first benefited immensely from the influx of migrants.
Germany’s diplomatic treason
You cannot trust allies who are traitors. Zbigniew Parafianowicz explains how the meeting between Angela Merkel and Vladimir Putin proves that Germany and Poland are not on the same side.