See the comments for a better feel for what is happening in Poland.
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/01/21/obama-is-polands-only-hope/
U.S. says following events in Poland ‘very closely’ after EU probe launched
A Different View of Poland
http://www.currenteventspoland.com/analysis/a-different-view-of-poland.html
Poland PM Szydlo defends reforms in EU Parliament
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35357887
Int’l press supportive of PM Szydło’s speech in EP
http://thenews.pl/1/10/Artykul/237286
Will the E.U. suspend Poland? Here are 3 reasons that’s unlikely.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/01/21/will-the-e-u-suspend-poland-here-are-3-reasons-it-wont/
Polish and EU presidents call for calm in spat over Warsaw’s reforms
http://www.dw.com/en/polish-and-eu-presidents-call-for-calm-in-spat-over-warsaws-reforms/a-18987058
Tusk breaks ranks with EU leadership on Poland
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/2614cf72-bde3-11e5-846f-79b0e3d20eaf.html
A Polish E.U. Leader Seeks Middle Ground in a Dispute With Poland
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/19/world/europe/a-polish-eu-leader-seeks-middle-ground-in-a-dispute-with-poland.html
Poland invokes Nazi crimes in EU rule-of-law dispute
https://euobserver.com/justice/131768
Poland’s “Constitutional Crisis”: Less and More Serious than it Appears
https://providencemag.com/2016/01/polands-constitutional-crisis-less-and-more-serious-than-it-appears/
What Union does Poland want?
by Witold Waszczykowski, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Poland
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/12115486/What-Union-does-Poland-want.html
NATO top brass agree to recommend changes in alliance The EU’s back is against the wall. It won’t go down without a dirty fight
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/nato-top-brass-discuss-future-strategy-force-posture/2016/01/21/c8acf58a-c02b-11e5-98c
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“It is not the EU’s job to destabilise or dictate to the government of Poland, not least because the European Commission has far
less democratic legitimacy than the Polish government does.”
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Poland Welcomes Increased British Military Presence
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/01/22/world/europe/ap-eu-poland-britain.html
Poland Clouds NATO’s Nuanced Russia Plan
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/01/22/world/europe/22reuters-nato-poland-analysis.html
German, Polish Leaders Take Conciliatory Tone Amid Tensions
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/01/21/world/europe/ap-eu-poland-germany.html
Poland’s New Government Not in Hurry to Join Euro-Finance Minister
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/01/19/world/europe/19reuters-poland-eurozone.html
Tusk, Duda Not Poles Apart on EU Probe of Law Changes
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/01/18/world/europe/ap-eu-europe-poland.html
Video: Warsaw reinvents itself as a 21st-century city
http://video.ft.com/4036463487001/Warsaw-reinvents-itself-as-a-21st-century-city/Life-And-Arts
