Is there a way out of the Polish pickle? EPIN Commentary No. 31/22 January 2016

Poland is making headline news again. This time, however, not in a role of Central European Wunderkind surfing the economic crisis, but for reasons to be less proud of. Ever since the Prawo and Sprawiedliwość (PiS, a member of European Conservatives and Reformists group in the European Parliament) government took power after the elections in November, Poland has experienced political turmoil and is now facing accusations that the rule of law is in danger. This constitutes a major challenge for the European Union and for its other member states, which are looking for ways to deal with a recalcitrant state that makes a rapid U-turn on democratic fundamentals and takes any criticism hysterically. This is not the first time that the organisation has had to deal with such a case, yet solutions have not yet been found. Hungary is a case in point. And now Polish leaders too seem convinced about the virtues of the concept of illiberal democracy. Which prescription should the EU use to buck the trend and what are the potential side-effects?

Information Guide: European Union information from Polish sources

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Cornish saints & sinners,

New ed.

The calendar of the Anglican Church illustrated : with brief accounts of the saints who have churches dedicated in their names, or whose images are most frequently met with in England : the early christian and medieval symbols : and an index of emblems.

Calf, rebacked.

Polish pioneers of Virginia and Kentucky,

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Polish pioneers of Pennsylvania,

Bibliography: p. 66-72.

Saints of chaos

--Harbingers of change.-- Martin Luther.-- Galileo Galilei.--Ludwig van Beethoven.-- James Watt.-- Thomas Hobbes.-- The new unity.

The Polish peasant in Europe and America,

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The Polish peasant in Europe and America /

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The Polish peasant in Europe and America,

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