Lorenzo Berardi
Freelance journalist and author
Poland, Visegrad Group, Environment Policies, Freedom of the Press, Human Rights, Rule of Law, Polish and EU Politics, Economy, Polish Literature, Varsaviana, Poetry. Facts & Fiction.
PROJECTS
eastwest.eu
La Cechia chiude le porte al Vietnam
4th Sep 2018 - From July 2018, the Czech Republic has stopped issuing long term working visas to Vietnamese citizens. A decision taken unexpectedly by the Babiš government to tackle illegal activities run by people hailing from Vietnam, but that goes against one of the strongest foreign communities in the Czech Republic.
polonicult.com
Adam Baruch, la Polonia a tempo di jazz
1st Sep 2018 - A conversation with the artistic director of the Singer Jazz Festival in Warsaw and one of the best jazz critics and producers worldwide from Poland to Israel and return.
raiplayradio.it
La scena culturale ebraica di Varsavia
24th Aug 2018 - A few minutes for the 3rd channel of the Italian national radio on the upcoming edition of the Singer Festival in Warsaw and on the vibrant Jewish cultural scene in the Polish capital (from 19:00 onwards.)
eastwest.eu
La resistenza al nazismo esaltata dalla destra polacca
1st Aug 2018 - August 2nd is a poignant anniversary for Poland and for Warsaw as it commemorates the 'W Hour', the moment when the Warsaw Uprising against the Nazis began in '44. However, in Poland today the simbology of the Uprising has been seized by neofascist movements, used in right-wing discourse and even by patriotic clothing brands, hence weakening the memory of that sacrifice.
eastwest.eu
L'Ungheria contro Onu e Ue sui migranti
21st July 2018 - Hungary will join the US as the only two countries in the United Nations not signing the Global Compact for Migration in December this year. A decision taken by the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs to reiterate the government's negative view on migration as opposed to that of the UN. Meanwhile, the European Commission has referred Hungary to the Court of Justice of the EU for non-compliance of its asylum and return legislation with European law. Two steps that deepen the frictions on migration policies between Viktor Orbán and the rest of the world.
thesubmarine.it
Alla scoperta del vino polacco
17th Jul 2018 - A look into the burgeoning winemaking scene in Poland where local producers have been doing wonders over the last years.
eastwest.eu
La riscoperta del “genocidio" in Volinia divide Polonia e Ucraina
15th Jul 2018 - Dozens of thousands of Poles were killed by Ukrainian nationalists in Volhynia in '43. Today Poland refers to those massacres as a "genocide" and created a national remembrance day on 11th July. However, what the Polish government omits to say is that thousands of Ukrainians were killed by Poles as retaliation in '45. This point of view and the contradictory approach of Ukrainian president Poroshenko on what happened in Volhynia are still causing frictions between Poland and Ukraine.
eastwest.eu
Il piano Marshall di Morawiecki e il mal d'Africa della Polonia
28th Jun 2018 - Ahead of a European meeting to discuss immigration, Polish PM, Mateusz Morawiecki, suggested that "something similar to a new Marshall Plan" should be launched to help Africa's economy and stop illegal migrants coming to Europe. A proposal that can be seen as a consequence of the colonialist discourse. Even though Poland never owned colonies, the country claimed colonial possessions in Africa between WWI and WWII.
thesubmarine.it
Di chi è casa mia? Le restituzioni di proprietà in Polonia
24th Apr 2018 - More on the topic of property restitution in Poland.
polonicult.com
Janusz Korczak, the Old Doctor of Warsaw
19th Apr 2018 - A profile of the remarkable life and works of Janusz Korczak a doctor, pedagogue and writer who was a victim of the Holocaust and whose legacy is still important today.
eastwest.eu
Di Polonia e restituzioni private
13th Apr 2018 - Dozens of thousands of private properties were seized by Nazi and Soviet occupiers in Poland or nationalised by the Polish socialist government after WWII. Since the early 1990s, the heirs of their former owners have been trying to get many of these properties back or seeking compensation. However, Poland is the only country in the EU without a national legislation on property restitution, hence dissatisfying both: former and current owners. This may change soon if a controversial draft presented by the Polish government is turned into law.
openDemocracy
In the Bad Guys’ Lair: AKS Zły and Their Alternative Football
13th Apr 2018 - AKS Zły is a Warsaw alternative football club founded in 2015 in the district of Praga and playing in the lowest tiers of Polish Football Association. What makes the club exceptional is that it doesn't have an owner, but it's self-financed and run by its members. Zły promotes values of democracy, social inclusion, multiculturalism, gender equality, and fair play. At Zły everyone is welcome provided they share the club's values (co-written with Salvatore Greco.)
polonicult.com
Zbigniew Cybulski, un diamante nella cenere
27th Mar 2018 - Portrait of talented Polish actor Zbigniew Cybulski who was popular through the 1950s and 1960s and today is still an icon in his homecountry.
spillwords.com
Small Ball
13th Mar 2018 - A short story inspired by post-Brexit Britain as well as by the time spent swooshing (and missing shots) in the playgrounds and derelict sports halls of Bologna, Oslo, Utrecht, Oxford, and Warsaw.