Radosław Sikorski, a politician, former foreign minister and Civic Coalition MEP, visited Bolesławiec on Monday for an author meeting combined with the promotion of his book. The book is titled “Polska. Stan Państwa” [“Poland. The State of the State”]. In the book, the politician assesses the government’s recent years and lists erroneous decisions and misguided policies whose consequences, in his view, will be felt for years to come.
At the beginning of the meeting, the politician referred to Bolesławiec pottery, which he had presented to senior representatives of the European Union. In Bolesławiec, Radosław Sikorski spoke, among other things, about how harmful the PiS governments were and continue to be for Poland. The meeting was hosted by Civic Coalition MP and parliamentary candidate Zofia Czernow. Also present at the meeting was Left candidate for senator Waldemar Witkowski.
According to Radosław Sikorski, Poland has lost its credibility on the international stage. Foreign policy is being conducted terribly, while those in power are behaving according to the saying “After us, the deluge”. He spoke about a politicized and humiliated military. Sikorski also spoke about the lack of funds from the European Union and the PiS government’s inability to obtain them. In the latter part of the meeting, the MEP answered questions from the audience. He also promised that he would sign his book. Afterwards, he watched a pre-election debate organized by TVP together with those attending the meeting.
About the book “Polska. Stan Państwa” on the MEP’s website:
After nearly two PiS terms in office with disastrous consequences, Radosław Sikorski says “let’s check” and asks what condition Poland is in today. Instead of the end of history, we received the end of the reality we know. Shocks—terrorism, the pandemic, economic collapse and war—have not passed us by either. Poland is entering a new era, struggling with internal disputes, nepotism and squandered opportunities for development. The pointless fight with the European Union pushed us to the margins of the international stage—and at a time when our country’s security has been threatened (...).
In sharp, brilliant texts, he condemns successive absurd decisions, grotesque political spectacles and glaring mistakes whose consequences we will feel for years. He also points to ways out of the current situation—though they are not always easy or obvious.