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Poland: a new model for Europe?

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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?

DEBATE
  • 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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by Anonyme - 01/07/2011 - 10:54

Roman KUZNIAR - prorussian, anti-US

Sergiusz NAJAR - connected with a post-communist parties

Roza Gräfin von THUN UND HOHENSTEIN - member of ruling party

Dominika PSZCZOLKOWSKA - Journalist for the Gazeta Wyborcza - newspaper that openly favors current administration.

Where is the representative of the opposition?

You don't make a whole picture without eurosceptic point of view.

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