Ten years ago, Poland was the poster child of European integration and democratic transformation among former Soviet satellites. Today, under the conservative Law and Justice Party, the government has co-opted the courts, tried to muzzle independent media and is in constant friction with the European Union. Meanwhile the country’s embrace and support of Ukrainian refugees has given it a rosier image and made its story even more complex. Can it be restored to liberalism and democracy, and if so, how?

Vĕra Jourová, Vice President for Values and Transparency, European Commission
Yascha Mounk, Writer and Academic
Karolina Wigura, Lecturer, Warsaw University and Member of the Board, Kultura Liberalna Foundation

Moderated by Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent, Europe, The New York Times

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