Krzysztof Bobinski

Krzysztof Bobinski is the president of Unia & Polska, a pro-European think-tank in Warsaw. He was the Warsaw correspondent of the Financial Times (1976-2000) and later published Unia & Polska magazine. He served as co-chair of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum in 2013

Hungary's 1956, central Europe's 2006: beyond illusion

Hungary has been providing a double spectacle this week, as commemorations of the anniversary of the 1956 uprising against the Soviets collide with ongoing opposition protests against the governing social-democrat-led

By Krzysztof Bobinski

/ 26 Oct 2006

Poland's populist caravan

It is an irony worth savouring. Poland, which marked its final break with its claustrophobic Soviet bloc past by entering the European Union in May 2004, now risks heading back

By Krzysztof Bobinski

/ 13 Jul 2006

Belarus's message to Europe

Belarus appears to be the one place in Europe where voters have chosen populism and protectionism without even trying democracy or liberalism first. Polish television journalists reporting on the aftermath

By Krzysztof Bobinski

/ 22 Mar 2006

Europe’s time of reflection

In the last days of 2005, leading thinkers and scholars from around the world share their fears, hopes and expectations of 2006. As Isabel Hilton asks: What does 2006 have in store? (Part one)

By Krzysztof Bobinski

/ 22 Dec 2005

The European Union's Turkish dilemma

Tony Blairs bid to save the United Kingdoms budget rebate by cutting funds for the ten new member-states that joined the European Union in May 2004 has shocked

By Krzysztof Bobinski

/ 2 Dec 2005

Democracy in the European Union, more or less

Like the survivors of a defeated military campaign, footsoldiers of the yes side in the French and Dutch referenda on the European Unions draft constitutional treaty are slowly beginning

By Krzysztof Bobinski

/ 26 Jul 2005

Poland's letter to France: please say 'oui!'

Weve all had the dream. The train we need to catch is standing at the station, just about to move off. But we keep getting held up and stay

By Krzysztof Bobinski

/ 22 May 2005

Polands nervous return to Europe

The barricades are up and the riot police are out in force. Shops in Warsaws city centre are closed and boarded, and police refuse ordinary people entry to the

By Krzysztof Bobinski

/ 28 Apr 2004

A stork's eye view from Poland

Dear Reinhard Hesse, I have sat down to write my response to you straight from a meeting of think tankers devoted to putting together a position on the future of

By Krzysztof Bobinski

/ 24 May 2001