Poland’s uncertain future and the ‘million dollar question’
A razor-thin win for right-wing Karol Nawrocki deepens Poland’s political divide, casting doubt on its democratic and European future
Read moreDetailsMichael was a Labour MEP for East Lancashire. He studied at West Berlin University and has taught at Greifswald and Gottingen universities in Germany. He was vice-president of the European parliament’s trade committee and subsequently trade policy adviser to the European economic and social committee (EESC). He is now coordinator of the Euro-Parliament to Campus Programme, as well as being a freelance writer and lecturer on international politics.
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