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Mi. 23.02.2022, 20:00 bis 22:30

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"European Wednesday: Confrontation or Mitigation - How to deal with Poland?"

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Beschreibung:

For several years now, the Polish government has been implementing policies aiming at a markedly national definition of legal and democratic standards, which have deeply divided the political scene of the country and sparked numerous criticisms from European actors, esp. the European Parliament. While some insist that EU standards are a precondition for EU-membership and must thus be enforced also after joining the Union, in order to keep her institutional foundations functioning, others argue that national sovereignty implies that the EU treaties strictly apply to areas of transferred competence only.

How should the EU and its various institutions deal with the Polish government – and other governments challenging what has been seen so far by many as joint European standards and principles?

This question will be answered and discussed with the participants by:

• Gert Röhrborn – author, trainer and translator, former head of Democracy & Human Rights programme of the Warsaw office of the Heinrich Böll Foundation
• Dr. Jacek Kucharczyk – President of the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), one of Poland’s leading thinktanks. Jacek has authored and edited articles, reports, policy briefs and books on European integration, democratic governance, populism and migration policy

The event will take place via Zoom. Registration is not required.

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