Stefan Kawalec: Recommendations for saving banks from crisis, Warsaw Business Journal | 2021-02-14
The state should abolish the bank tax and privatize some banks – including such recommendations for the banking sector are presented by Stefan Kawalec, president of the consulting company Capital Strategy, former deputy finance minister, and one of the co-founders of the so-called Balcerowicz plan, in his new report for the Civic Development Forum.
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Patryk Wachowiec: Courts challenge legality of Poland’s lockdown, encouraging businesses to reopen, Notes From Poland | 2021-02-02
moreA series of court judgements have challenged the legality of coronavirus restrictions introduced by the Polish government. This has encouraged a growing number of businesses to reopen in defiance lockdown measures, which they argue are unconstitutional.
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Eliza Rutynowska: Activists on the horror of Poland’s near-total abortion ban, DAZED | 2021-02-01
moreDespite mass protests, global criticism, and already strict abortion laws, the country’s government has rolled back women’s rights even further.
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Marek Tatała: EU trade war: Single market split feared as Poland 'marginalised' amid rule of law clash, Express.co.uk | 2021-01-31
moreEU analyst Marek Tatala spoke of his fear that the ongoing row between Brussels and Warsaw over the latter's violations of European Union's rule of law requirements could escalate into a wider trade war. Poland is being "marginalised" according to Mr Tatala, with many of the larger members states such as France putting up barriers to the single market in order to protect their own economies. With the Polish government frozen out of the key decision on the future of the market, the expert fears the Polish economy will be harmed.
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Eliza Rutynowska: Abortion law protests in Poland put civil liberties in the spotlight, NBC News | 2021-01-30
moreLawyer Eliza Rutynowska told NBC News on Friday that some protesters had been detained in police stations as far as 25 miles outside of the city. Many of her clients, for whom she was acting on a pro-bono basis, had told her they were angry "at how disregarded human rights are in Poland today," she said.
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Leszek Balcerowicz: The most important thing is the political chance to implement a good economic program, CASE Belarus | 2021-01-14
moreCASE Belarus and the Center for New Ideas (Belarus) with the support of CASE (Poland), MESA10 (Slovakia), Kyiv School of Economics (Ukraine), Cato Institute (USA), Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Germany) and Atlas Network continue a series of webinars “Belarusian Economic Prospects. Conversations with Experienced Reformers” in the form of interviews of Belarusian economists with prominent reformers from post-socialist countries who share their experiences.
Rule of Law in Poland 2020: How to contain the Crisis and reform the Justice System? | 2020-12-29
The crisis in the rule of law that Poland has witnessed since 2015 must be contained as soon as possible. Any proposal to restore the rule of law must follow certain principles such as legality, proportionality and respect for fundamental rights. It is also important to gather public support around such a plan, and make sure that it does not simply assume a return to status quo ante.