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  • More free market or more government? How to strengthen post-pandemic recovery?

    More free market or more government? How to strengthen post-pandemic recovery? | 2021-09-09

    The COVID-19 pandemic was accompanied by unprecedented state interventions – from restrictions on basic individual freedoms to significant increases in public spending, among others, to compensate companies for the effects of the shutdown. In discussions of post-crisis recovery, we often hear about the need to “stimulate the economy”. This is usually understood as increasing state interventionism and further increases in public spending. In reality, however, economic development is determined by private entrepreneurship within the free market. 

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  • Rule of Law in Poland 2020: How to contain the Crisis and reform the Justice System?

    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.

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  • Rule of law in Poland 2020: The rule of law crisis in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic

    Rule of law in Poland 2020: The rule of law crisis in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic | 2020-12-16

    The COVID-19 pandemic has led to serious health and economic emergencies all over the world. Moreover, it has also affected democratic institutions and the rule of law. On the one hand, the pandemic has been exploited by local strongmen and authoritarians in many places to consolidate their power and justify human rights’ violations. On the other, it has been a test for the resilience of democracy, and there are even some hopes for an upcoming democratic recovery.

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  • Rule of Law in Poland 2020: International and European responses to the crisis

    Rule of Law in Poland 2020: International and European responses to the crisis | 2020-11-17

    A new report “Rule of Law in Poland 2020: A Diagnosis of the Deterioration of the Rule of Law From a Comparative Perspective” published by the Civil Development Forum (FOR) summarizes the state of the rule of law in Poland after five years of the Law and Justice (PiS) party in power and analyses the current situation from a comparative perspective of the EU countries.

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  • Rule of Law in Poland 2020: A Diagnosis of the Deterioration of the Rule of Law From a Comparative Perspective

    Rule of Law in Poland 2020: A Diagnosis of the Deterioration of the Rule of Law From a Comparative Perspective | 2020-09-17

    A new report “Rule of Law in Poland 2020: A Diagnosis of the Deterioration of the Rule of Law From a Comparative Perspective” published by the Civil Development Forum (FOR) summarizes the state of the rule of law in Poland after five years of the Law and Justice (PiS) party in power and analyses the current situation from a comparative perspective of the EU countries.

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  • Position Paper on the European Commission’s Proposal on Possible Action Addressing the Challenges Related to Fair Minimum Wages

    Position Paper on the European Commission’s Proposal on Possible Action Addressing the Challenges Related to Fair Minimum Wages | 2020-09-03

    The European Commission (EC) has proposed options for possible EU action addressing the challenges related to fair minimum wages in the European Union. According to the EC, the initiative has a general objective to ensure that all workers in the EU are protected by fair minimum wages, allowing for a decent living wherever they work. The initiative would leave Member States the freedom to keep their current minimum wage system. According to the EC, ensuring adequate wages for all workers in the EU is even more relevant in the preparation for recovery of COVID-19 crisis.

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