Lech Walesa
2 days in Warsaw: Solidarnosc, cult Polish documentaries and Berlusconi
For two days at the end of April 2009, the Polish capital becomes the 'centre of Europe' as the EU's largest centre-right party descend on the city. Quality time spent between British, Spanish and Polish colleagues raises an understanding of what the last twenty years mean, and the gap between east and west. Opinion
lech walesa, silvio berlusconi, film, berlin wall, divorce, england, donald tusk
Solidarity: the end of a myth
While the Polish trade union ‘Solidarity’ celebrates its 25th anniversary, what has become of Lech Walsea and his fellow freedom fighters?
lech walesa, warsaw, communism, central and eastern europe, politics, world affairs, democratisation
“We must redefine the European project”
Bronislaw Geremek, former Polish dissident and renowned European historian, believes widespread debate on Europe’s future is the only way out of the current deadlock.
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