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04/12/2008

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Bachmann, Klaus

2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.

Polityka - Poland | 03/10/2007

Praise for Polish democracy

German political expert Klaus Bachmann holds the view that the results of Poland's parliamentary elections on October 21 won't really constitute a turning point. "Since 1989, Polish politics has been characterised by a high degree of stability and continuity. Unlike in Germany, Italy, Belgium and many other countries, the forces that oppose democracy, the market economy and pro-Western orientation are marginal here. ... Despite all appearances to the contrary, the elections won't decide whether Poland is left isolated within Europe or whether it will obtain the status it deserves. The media and observers pay too much attention to the words of politicians and too little to their deeds. Every government since 1989 has started by stamping its foot and rattling its sabre, only to agree subsequently to anything Brussels proposes for strengthening the Union. The only difference between the Kaczynski government and its predecessors is that it stamped its foot more vigorously and then gave in particularly quickly to anything that was necessary."

Rzeczpospolita - Poland | 03/08/2006

An appeal to reason in German-Polish relations

Scientists and journalists have called on the people of Germany and Poland to "exercise a sense of responsibility and reason" in the relations between the two states. The newspaper publishes a shortened version of the "Kopernikus Group's" appeal. "We are concerned by the unwarranted outburst of emotions regarding German-Polish relations over the past weeks. The way in which negative feelings have been overemphasized in public life contradicts the ideals of commendable persons in both Poland and Germany who have seen it as their duty to use their experiences with war and terrorist policies to improve German-Polish relations… Germans and Poles should realise they have more in common than they are given credit for by politicians with an anachronistic approach to relations between the two nations."