The Crisis in Poland and Its European Repercussions

This episode, the panel focuses on the situation in Poland. Only weeks after taking office, Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been confronted with a crisis. The ousted populist party Law and Justice (PiS) is trying to sabotage Tusk’s new three-party coalition. With the help of President Andrej Duda, PiS is fiercely defending its political appointees, organizing mass rallies, calling for snap elections, and pushing confrontation. Our experts assess what this means for German-Polish relations; for the revival of the regional alliance of France, Germany, and Poland known as the Weimar Triangle; and for European politics in general.

Speakers:

• Ambassador Rolf Nikel, Vice President of DGAP and Former German Ambassador to Poland
• Joanna Bekker, Deputy Managing Director of Warsaw-Based Polityka Insight

Chair:

• Henning Hoff, Executive Editor, Internationale Politik Quarterly, DGAP