The US president is in Poland this week, where his brand of populism is welcome, as it is in Hungary, but we must not allow him to play eastern and western Europe against each other, says Guy Verhofstadt.

Slawomir Sierakowski looks at Antoni Macierewicz’s changes to Poland’s military and suggests he wants an army he can use against the people.

The incumbent seemed a certainty for re-election, until the ruling party of his own country, Poland, turned against him, writes Slawomir Sierakowski.

By establishing control over social transfers and immigration after just 12 months in charge, the Warsaw government has secured its position in power, writes Slawomir Sierakowskiy

Slawomir Sierakowski on how Polish and US women must fight against prejudice.

Slawomir Sierakowski observes the rise in ‘illiberal’ democracy, namely in Central and Eastern Europe and advocates integration to stave off future crises and protect liberal norms

Get a taste of some of the interesting and quirky happenings in Europe from our Europe correspondent, Ann Cahill.

POLISH prime minister Donald Tusk and his centre-right Civic Platform (PO) looked like creating history by being the first government to run full term and be re-elected.

JAROSLAW KACZYNSKI, the twin brother of Poland’s late president Lech Kaczynski, said yesterday he would be the candidate of his right-wing opposition Law and Justice party (PiS) in a presidential election.

Britain’s Conservative MEPs will be part of a new 55-strong “anti-federalist” political group in the European Parliament, it was announced today.

A JUNIOR partner in Poland’s ruling coalition said yesterday it was withdrawing its two ministers from government in a move that could set the scene for early legislative elections.

DURING the debates on the New Financial Perspective (NFP) of the European Union for the years 2007-2013, many members of the EU15 seemed to forget the real meaning of European solidarity.