I have been confronted with bad news from Poland almost every day. German media talk about the new government in connection with protests, taking control of public media, introducing an authoritarian Budapest Model, breaking other EU democracy rules and so on… That is why I’m asking myself: What’s going on in my beloved neighbouring country?…
Tag: Poland
The Flame of Hope
On the 15th of April 2015 Polish Young Greens Ostra Zieleń organised an action in order to commemorate young people from LGBTQIA community who committed suicide because of hate and the lack of understanding coming from their environment. Read our interview with one of the activists from Poznan, Poland Patryk Sierpowski, who explains the situation…
Rethinking a Common Past: A Polish Perspective 70 Years After the Holocaust
By Aleksandra Kołeczek, Ostra Zieleń/Polish Young Greens There are hardly any Jews left in Poland nowadays, but the common past bounded us for good. The most painful and terrible event in that past – the Holocaust, dominates our relations. Around one hundred thousand Jews visit Poland every year to visit concentration camps and memorials commemorating…
The Anti Coal Human Chain
How do you get 7000 people to unite against two of the biggest countries in Europe? Try to build coal mines on their homes. I recently joined nearly 7000 others from across Europe to make a ‘human chain’ between the two villages of Kerkwitz, Germany and Grabice, Poland. This Human Chain was assembled to protest…
Why is Poland l’enfant terrible of European climate policy?
The role of Poland in climate negotiations from COP 18 to COP 19 Last year, the 18th Conference of Parties (COP 18) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in Doha, Qatar. During the conference, the agreement has been reached to extend the Kyoto Protocol for the second commitment period…
Let us make use of this summit!, by Agata Hinc, demosEUROPA
COP19 and Polish interests in the field of energy, natural resources and environment The 19th session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP19) is hosted by Poland on 11th-22nd November this year. So far, the international UN summit has been receiving second-class treatment in Poland, with common (yet wrong) sentiment of the country standing…