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22/11/2008

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Sadowski, Grzegorz

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

Wprost Online - Poland | 15/12/2006

The trade dispute between the EU and Russia

In the trade dispute between the EU and Russia, Moscow has now threatened Brussels with extending the ban on meat imports which currently applies to Poland to the entire EU. This comes as a reaction to Poland's veto against the negotiations for a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Russia. Poland's veto came in protest of Russia's ban on the import of Polish meat. Grzegorz Sadowski warns the EU not to let Moscow dictate its policies: "The Russians' game will be an interesting challenge for the EU... Brussels is currently – probably thanks to Poland – on the brink of a serious crisis in its relations with Moscow. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, but only a resolute response from Europe's capitals can strengthen the Union. A relenting and hesitant attitude will be interpreted as weakness. If this is how it reacts, the dream of a common foreign policy will remain unfulfilled."

Wprost Online - Poland | 03/10/2006

Moscow warns Poland about US missile defence system cooperation

On October 3 Russia issued a warning to Poland not to allow the US to set up part of its missile defence system on its territory. The Russian foreign ministry announced that if it did Moscow would take "appropriate measures". Grzegorz Sadowski comments: "It's interesting to note the difference between the tone adopted by the foreign minister and that adopted by the spokesman for the ministry. This strategy ois typical of the Russians. One of them is the good guy who talks about cooperation, respect and friendly relations while the other is the bad guy who threatens with punitive measures. … To which one should one talk and make concessions? With the good one, of course; in this case Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. … However, it's strange that Lavrov, who is well aware how strained relations between Poland and Russia are and who talks about improving them, is at the same time allowing such sharp words to be used in the press."

Wprost Online - Poland | 10/05/2006

Poland's chaotic foreign policy

Poland has a new foreign minister. On May 9, conservative President Lech Kaczynski officially appointed Anna Fotyga, until now deputy foreign minister, as successor to the non-party Foreign Minister Stefan Meller. Mr. Meller resigned on April 28 in protest against Andrzej Lepper's joining the government. Mrs. Fotyga has been a member of the European parliament for the Kaczynski party, PiS, and has worked in close cooperation with the current president since the 1980s. Grzegorz Sadowski comments: "Now the president has foreign policy totally under his control. Without a doubt, the role of the new minister will be limited to forming the connection between the president and the government and following his instructions. The problem is that Lech Kaczynski has little experience in foreign policy... Poland's current foreign policy is incoherent, haphazard and chaotic... I'm afraid it won't improve with Anna Fotyga as foreign minister."

Wprost - Poland | 19/04/2006

Springer's involvement in Poland

Following yesterday's launch of the new Polish daily 'Dziennik', owned by German publisher Axel Springer, Grzegorz Sadowski expresses his concern about the repercussions for freedom of the press. "A journalist for the 'Gazeta Wyborcza' was told 'You're helping to destroy the Polish press' after she announced she was switching to Axel Springer. Springer's new newspaper doesn't just mark the beginning of a war with 'Gazeta Wyborcza' but also that of a new phase in the battle over the Polish press market – in which German companies already play a major role. The activities of the major German publishers in our part of Europe could lead not only to the monopolisation of the market, but also to the monopolisation of opinion."

Wprost - Poland | 21/03/2006

Belarus following the elections

In connection with the manipulated results of the presidential elections in Belarus Grzegorz Sadowski paints a gloomy picture of the situation in Russia: "Under Lukashenko Belarus is moving backwards, and Russia, content with its stable government, is following in its footsteps. While conditions in Belarus increasingly resemble the Stalinist era, Russian is still stuck in the late Soviet period. There is no independent media, foreign organisations are referred to as alien agencies and those with political ambitions are forced to fulfil them in Siberian labour camps. The problem is: the longer Russia and Belarus continue in this direction, the more difficult it will be to stop them."

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