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Kościński, Piotr
3 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Improve relations with Ukraine
Despite the election victory of Viktor Yanukovych, who is widely regarded as pro-Russian, Poland should not turn its back on Ukraine, the conservative daily Rzeczpospolita writes: "We must be more active than ever regarding our Ukrainian neighbour. ... Viktor Yanukovych may be decried as a pro-Russian politician but his main attribute is pragmatism. In the end his election does not decide anything. Rather we can expect more bickering about the most important issues. So we need to put all the more effort into convincing the Ukrainians that the pro-European course is the more profitable one, that Poland continues to advocate their interests within the EU and Nato, and that we want to continue working with them - no matter who's in power in Kiev."
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Lukashenko comes out of political isolation
Pope Benedict XVI has given an audience to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who has also had a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The dictator is coming out of his political isolation, Piotr Kościński notes in the conservative daily Rzeczpospolita: "This is the symbolic end of the international isolation of a person who is referred to as Europe's last dictator. But what is crucial now is that Europe doesn't start believing that the 'Belarus problem' has been solved. In recent years Lukashenko and his closest colleagues have only travelled to Moscow and the capitals of states governed by the radical left - such as Beijing and Hanoi. The leaders of democratic states have not met him. … The strategy was to put Lukashenko under pressure. If he wanted to have contact with Europe and travel around the world he had to allow the democratisation of Belarus."
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Poland should help Ukraine where it can
The daily Rzeczpospolita looks at the dramatic economic climate in Ukraine, where the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) sank by 14.4 percent in November: "Ukrainian politics has become increasingly alarming in recent months. The political in-fighting has only grown worse, as has the conflict between the prime minister and parliament. Ukraine is now in the throes of all this. The countries of Eastern Europe must reform to further their development. Meanwhile politicians in Kiev are only caught up with themselves. Instead of discussing the economy, they divide up the posts among themselves. ... The weaker Ukraine is, the more it will be dependent on Russia - its powerful neighbour. To remind readers: the existence of an independent Ukraine is extremely important for Poland. Poland should help Ukraine where it can. We should bring the country's plea for help to Brussels."
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