Summary: <p>Poland's rightwing populists are finally out of power. But what happens now? This week, our producer Wojciech Oleksiak and Warsaw-based journalist Claudia Ciobanu join us to explain why restoring Polish democracy is easier said than done. We're also talking about Finland's elections and the EU's much-criticised migration plan. </p> <p><br></p> <p>FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT HERE: <a href="https://europeanspodcast.com/episodes/two-parallel-polands" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://europeanspodcast.com/episodes/two-parallel-polands</a> </p> <p><br></p> <p>Claudia is the Poland correspondent for the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network. You can find her reporting <a href="https://balkaninsight.com/reporting-democracy/" target="_blank">here</a> and she's on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/claudia_warsaw?lang=en" target="_blank">here</a>. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Investigate Europe's reporting on how France and the Netherlands lobbied for child border detentions can be found <a href="https://www.investigate-europe.eu/posts/europe-migration-pact-child-detention-lobbying-france-netherlands-eu" target="_blank">here</a>. </p> <p><br></p> <p>This week's Inspiration Station offerings: '<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/mar/11/bitch-by-lucy-cooke-review-joyous-debunking-gender-stereotypes-nature-wild-darwin-female" target="_blank">Bitch</a>' by Lucy Cooke and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DWVQfeA9N7Q0g?si=e37f9b524f08418b&fbclid=IwAR2SKuP47cYdONyMaKXBSDbeJZ5c7DNpXndFFrjtZc8UTnh41RYBp5MpWHM&nd=1&dlsi=30eeadf68e414cf1" target="_blank">Sanremo 2024</a>. Bonus entry for Amsterdammers, via Producer Katz: <a href="https://www.foam.org/events/felipe-romero-beltran" target="_blank">Felipe Romero Beltrán's photography exhibition 'Dialect'</a> at Foam, documenting the experiences of young Moroccan migrants in Spain. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few bucks a month at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/europeanspodcast" target="_blank">patreon.com/europeanspodcast</a> (many currencies are available). You can also help new listeners find the show by <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-europeans/id1315776736" target="_blank">leaving us a review</a> or giving us five stars on Spotify. <br></p> <p>Producers: Katz Laszlo and Wojciech Oleksiak</p> <p>Mixing and mastering: Wojciech Oleksiak</p> <p>Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina</p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/europeanspodcast/" target="_blank">Instagram</a><strong> |</strong><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/europeanspod.bsky.social" target="_blank"></a><strong> </strong><a href="https://www.threads.net/@europeanspodcast" target="_blank">Threads</a><strong> |</strong><a href="https://twitter.com/europeanspod" target="_blank"> Twitter</a><strong> | </strong><a href="mailto:hello@europeanspodcast.com" target="_blank">hello@europeanspodcast.com</a></p>
