Posts From Anna T. Kowalewska

Poland fears the stranger

La Polonia teme lo straniero

EN | IT | PL – Monday, May 9th, 2016 Europe Day has been celebrated in the West. In countries such as Poland, the Czech Republic or Hungary, however, 9th May is commemorated as the day of the capitulation of Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War. For the peoples of those countries May 9th , 1945 also meant the beginning of Soviet supremacy which lasted 45 years…

Democracy Polish style

La Polonia alla prova della democrazia

EN | IT | PL – Poland is passing nowadays the democracy exam in front of the Venice Commission, advisory body of the Council of Europe dealing with constitutional matters and protection of human rights. The Polish Supreme Court asked the Commission for expertise and assistance protesting against the reform of the Polish Constitutional Court imposed by the present parliamentary majority.