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Poland: a new model for Europe? (part 2)

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France 24 brings you the first of a series of special debates as its teams travel across Europe. Today we're in Poland, a country which has gained a lot of confidence since the fall of communism almost 20 years ago. As Poland takes over the rotating presidency of the European Union on July 1st, can it be a diplomatic and economic model for the rest of the EU?

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  • Roman KUZNIAR, Adviser to the President of the Republic of Poland
  • Sergiusz NAJAR, former Citibank CEO, former adviser to ex-PM Belka
  • Roza Gräfin von THUN UND HOHENSTEIN, EPP MP, Polish Civic Platform Party
  • Dominika PSZCZOLKOWSKA, Journalist for the Gazta Wyborcza

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POLISH JUDICIARY

by Anonyme - 12/08/2011 - 21:07

The answer is a resounding NO, The Law in Poland needs severe change in relation to marriages abroad and the return of a polish citizen who has kidnapped the children and illegally taken them from their country of birth to now reside in Poland. Make what you want of this comment, however, I lost my two children in this manner in 1999 and the Presiding judge at Piotrkow trybunalski had the audacity to scream and shout at me when I made application through Solicitors to have proper access to my children , the matter has still not been resolved. Alan RANDALL.

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by Anonyme - 24/06/2011 - 10:39

I`m satisfied that I can watch this debate in France 24. You talked about very important issues- past, present and future. Now, we`re staying in front of doors, doors to better future. On 1st July we`re starting our presidency in EU, but 20 years ago we stayed behind the doors to better future. We didn`t think about development, I think. We wanted to be independent. My parents wanted to buy some milk for me, but the couldn`t. Now, they can travel abroad without passport. It`s very big change for us, so it`s so crucial for Poles who would like to forget about communism.

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