On the 15th of October, Poland will hold its parliamentary elections.

Polish Election 2023: A choice between two futures

11 October 2023 European Union

6 min

Only a few days left until one of the most decisive elections of Eastern Europe takes place. Will the national conservative and Eurosceptic United Right coalition led by the Law […]

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Aborting in Europe: a threatened right? State of play in four European countries

16 March 2023 Gender/equality

6 min

Abortion is a human right allowing women to interrupt any unwanted pregnancy. Over time, several women fought to acquire this right, and many are still fighting today. In Europe, while many countries did legalise it, many obstacles remain on the women’s path, some backlashes have been witnessed in the last decades. This article  will review the current situation in Poland, Hungary, Italy, and Germany.

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Fighting discrimination against the LGBTQI+ community at the core of the European Union: The case of the “LGBTQI+ free zones” in Poland

10 February 2022 Gender/equality

5 min

The clash for LGBTQI rights in Poland The beginning of this story dates of  February 2019, when the mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski (at the time affiliated to “Civic Platform”, […]

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Poland is walking on thin ice: the choice between IN and OUT

3 February 2022 European Politics

8 min

The latest ruling of the Polish Constitutional Court undermining the principle of the primacy of EU law has clearly deteriorated the already precarious relations between Poland and the European Union. […]

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Poland strikes back in the Rule of Law “chess match”

18 October 2021 European Politics

6 min

In the middle of the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, the rule of law debate rises again and threatens the core of the European Union.

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It’s a woman’s job to stand for her liberties

18 November 2020 Society

6 min

Targeting women’s rights in illiberal democracies is by no means surprising, it is part of a process. On the other hand, expecting women to be compliant in such situation is quiet astonishing. Time again, European history has proven that women’s protests have the power to induce change in politics. In Poland, the voices of women are not to be left unheard.

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