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October 12, 2023

Poland's upcoming election could be most important in decades

NPR: All Things Considered

Marta Prochwicz-Jazowska

Democracy Domestic Politics and Society Elections

October 12, 2023

“ Polling shows that the grievances towards Germany were not there until Law and Justice came to power in 2015.”

Prospect Magazine

Marta Prochwicz-Jazowska

Democracy Elections

October 5, 2023

“ I think we should look beyond the cartoonish Polish politics that this campaign has shown us. It is the moment for Germany to look in the mirror.”

Translated from German

Market Screener

Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff

Democracy Elections

October 5, 2023

“ Germany is clearly a target of this campaign.”

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Il Sussidiario

Michal Baranowski

Democracy Elections Foreign Policy Transatlantic Relations

October 5, 2023

“ I think we should be looking beyond the cartoonish (Polish policy) that this (election) campaign has put in front of us. It's the moment for Germany to look into the mirror.”

Reuters

Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff

Democracy Disinformation Elections

October 4, 2023

“ Link Tusk with Germany and then attack Germany. The campaign is to merge the two.”

The Financial Times

Michal Baranowski

Democracy Democratic Decline Elections War in Ukraine

September 22, 2023

“ It is not in the Polish national interest to stop arms deliveries to Ukraine. The prime minister's remarks mainly indicate that he is keen to focus on replenishing the country's domestic supply of weapons because Poland no longer has the resources and is in need of a major weapons replenishment process which is going to take a long time ... [But] this is not a political declaration about stopping arms to Ukraine. There is also a national election coming up. So, there is no doubt that the prime minister, being on television, was campaigning for his own voter base. The campaign is extremely dirty and politicians, including the ruling PiS party, are using Polish farmers to win votes and openly saying that the number one interest is Polish farmers. But I do think that will go away even for the ruling party after the election campaign. Poland is a very important transit hub for Ukraine and I do hope the recent remarks, even over weapons, were just emotional. A huge number of weapons [destined for] Ukraine also go through Poland. Meanwhile, for Poland, Ukraine is also important economically, so [they] are very interdependent. ”

Marta Prochwicz-Jazowska

Democracy Elections Security and Geopolitics War in Ukraine

September 22, 2023

“ Leading security and defense expert, Michal Baranowski, told the Associated Press news agency that Poland gave Ukraine what it could early in the war. With no plans for incoming shipments soon, Baranowski doesn't see Ukraine's fighting capabilities threatened in the near future — but still, he considers Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's comments troubling for Kyiv as it seeks to shore up Western support in the war. The message is very bad, both for Poland's reputation but also because Poland has been one of the chief advocates of military aid to Ukraine. Saying Poland will not be sending more weapons means that Poland can no longer play this role.”

Michal Baranowski

Defense Cooperation Security and Geopolitics War in Ukraine

September 21, 2023

“ The message is very bad, both for Poland's reputation but also because Poland has been one of the chief advocates of military aid to Ukraine. Saying Poland will not be sending more weapons means that Poland can no longer play this role”

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Michal Baranowski

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Poland's upcoming election could be most important in decades

“ Polling shows that the grievances towards Germany were not there until Law and Justice came to power in 2015.”

“ I think we should look beyond the cartoonish Polish politics that this campaign has shown us. It is the moment for Germany to look in the mirror.”

“ Germany is clearly a target of this campaign.”

“ I think we should be looking beyond the cartoonish (Polish policy) that this (election) campaign has put in front of us. It's the moment for Germany to look into the mirror.”

“ Link Tusk with Germany and then attack Germany. The campaign is to merge the two.”

“ The message is very bad, both for Poland's reputation but also because Poland has been one of the chief advocates of military aid to Ukraine. Saying Poland will not be sending more weapons means that Poland can no longer play this role”