Poles must understand history but we must also overcome it if it is obstructing our contemporary goals.

Poles must understand history but we must also overcome it if it is obstructing our contemporary goals.

Over the years, the European Union and the United States have worked together to ensure peace and prosperity for our citizens and for people around the world.

I got into politics a little bit by chance, as a person from the first generation of the Solidarity movement.

Nothing would be better today if Europe were divided or smaller. Today we have to say loud and clear that the crises, which have affected Europe cannot serve as a pretext for its disintegration. A mini-Europe would be the worst response to the maxi problems we have to face.

My government is in no sense anti-Russian.

We must go beyond being reactive and defensive. As Europeans we must regain our self-confidence and realize our own strengths.