„Foreign Policy is a Tough Game of Interests, Where Smiles and Handshakes Matter but Aren't the Goal. We Are Pursuing Our Interests More Effectively Than Ever” — The President's Staff Draws a Clear Contrast with Previous Policy on the Day of the Meeting wi

24/06/2020

12:08

The President's Staff Draws a Clear Contrast with Previous Policy on the Day of the Meeting wi:

Foreign Policy is a Tough Game of Interests, Where Smiles and Handshakes Matter but Aren't the Goal. We Are Pursuing Our Interests More Effectively Than Ever

Łukasz Mężyk

Foreign policy is a tough game of interests, where smiles and handshakes matter but aren't the goal. We are pursuing our interests more effectively than ever – says the narrator in the latest re-election campaign spot of Andrzej Duda, which 300POLITYKA is the first to publish. PiS campaign staff want to build another contrast between the "smile" policy in the style of Donald Tusk, from which – in their opinion – nothing more resulted. The main message is a strategic alliance with the USA, and it's no coincidence that the campaign staff's communication today is intended to amplify the effect of Duda and Trump's meeting. "Instead of the dictates of Russian Gazprom, we have cheaper LNG gas, and the number of American soldiers, which has increased severalfold, genuinely strengthens our security; the NATO border has clearly shifted eastward" – we hear in the spot. "President Duda played a key role in this. He is the president of Polish affairs" – this message concludes the spot. "Today, we have excellent relations with all the most important partners" – we also hear in the spot, as snippets from the president's meetings with Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, or the Prime Minister of China appear in the background.

Łukasz Mężyk

live

41 min

„We are counting on the President's effectiveness.” — Kosiniak-Kamysz on the attempt to reject the EU-Mercosur agreement

11 min

Presidential Palace Announces Legal Support for Farmers in Case of "Provocations" During Protests

26 min

Leśkiewicz: The President Did Everything to Prevent the Mercosur Deal's Signing. What Did Those in Power Do? It Turns Out, Nothing

54 min

„We Need to Consider If It's Better to Resolve This Differently.” — Żurek on His Proposal Regarding the Justice Fund

61 min

„Does This Comply with EU Law? In My Opinion, No.” — Żurek on Asylum for Poles in Hungary

67 min

Żurek: I Assume the President Will Understand That the Constitution Must Be Respected

74 min

„I Expect the Most Important Matters for Poland to be Presented with a Single Voice.” — Żurek Ahead of Nawrocki-Tusk Meeting

2 hours

„I hope he takes action." Trzaskowski on the "task for the President” — regarding the EU-Mercosur agreement

3 hours

Bogucki: Czarzasty is Usurping the Right to Block Bills. It's Undemocratic

4 hours

Bogucki: The President is calmly teaching the government that it's not worth trying to corner him

state of play

01/09/2026

STATE OF PLAY: Flieger: PiS Opponents Have Normalized 'Polexit' for Poles, Perhaps Even Pinned It on PiS; Szubartowicz: Can Governance in Poland Be Maintained Through Hegemony and Autocracy?