Johannes Eber – Good morning Europe blog The compromise had only bought Poland and Hungary time. – In late 2020, a new mechanism was adopted, allowing the EU to reduce funding to countries where rule of law problems negatively affect
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How last week’s ruling could change the European Union
Polish Catholic church: How dare you?
he southern Polish diocese of Bielsko-Żywiec speculated in a court case about whether sexual abuse of a twelve-year-old boy would bring “satisfaction” if the boy was gay. After media reported on a document to this effect, the diocese apologised for the statement and declared that they would not pursue this theory in the trial. Specifically, the case concerned the complaint of 48-year-old Janusz Szymik, who claimed to have been raped several times by a priest at the age of twelve. The perpetrator was declared guilty by the Vatican in 2015.
Read morePolish parliament targets TVN with media law
On Friday 17th December, the Polish ruling party PiS unexpectedly passed legislation restricting press freedom, targeting the independent TV channel TVN, owned by the US company Discovery. The law is designed to compel Discovery to sell a majority stake in
Read moreWhen press serves propaganda: a challenge to free speech
When press serves propaganda: a challenge to free speech. TV and Media situation in some sovereign governements: HUngary, POland, Belarus and Russia
Read moreAbortion law demonstrations all over Poland
Theresa Zettl After the death of a pregnant woman, tens of thousands of people in Poland protested against the rigid abortion law. The woman is considered the first victim of the almost complete ban on abortion that has been in
Read morePoland and Hungary, clash with the EU: a new Brexit?
DARIUSZ WILCZEK* Dear European Liberals, I believe majority of you are concerned about the current political situation in counties of Central East Europe and especially in two of them – Poland and Hungary. Today (15th of July 2021) European
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