Author: Piotr Maciej Kaczyński / Topic: International Affairs

Author:: Piotr Maciej Kaczyński
Publication Date:: 03-2019
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Elcano Royal Institute
Abstract:: What is Poland’s position in the EU in the context of the political and economic developments under the Law and Justice government? Since 2015 the one-party government in Poland has engaged in a policy of a radical change. A set of various reforms have been implemented, some of them highly controversial, such as the reform process in the judiciary. The judicial reforms –or ‘take over’– put the Warsaw government on a collision course with the EU institutions over the rule of law. This paper analyses three aspects of the Polish-EU relationship: (1) the state of the rule of law; (2) the economic challenges; and (3) the political position of Poland among EU member states
Topic:: International Affairs
Political Geography:: Global Focus

Author:: Piotr Maciej Kaczyński
Publication Date:: 03-2010
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Centre for European Policy Studies
Abstract:: The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen last December taught many lessons to the participating stakeholders. The European Union learned that a choir of European leaders could not sing convincingly even with a single voice. These lessons are still being processed in many national capitals and in Brussels, especially in the context of the new legal framework provided for by the Treaty of Lisbon, which entered into force on 1 December 2009. It is important to recognise, however, that the new rules came into effect only after nine long years of negotiations and its application is being tested in a wholly different international environment than prevailed in the early 2000s.
Topic:: International Relations, Climate Change, and International Affairs
Political Geography:: Europe, United Nations, and Lisbon

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