Tusk's government uses the idea of Orban and Kaczyński. Return of the flagship institution from PiS time
The establishment of the Institute of Polish-Hungarian Cooperation Wacław Felczak dates back to January 6, 2016. The idea was born during dinner in Nidzica, where the Hungarian Prime Minister presented his idea to the head of PiS Jarosław Kaczyński. The institution was originally intended to strengthen the bond between Poland and Hungary, but it aroused controversy for years. “Rzeczpospolita” reminds: even the CCP controllers during the time of Mateusz Morawiecki criticized the “Byzantine style” of the facility.
According to the newspaper's findings, the Institute was in the crosshairs of the new ruling team in Warsaw after the victory of Donald Tusk. Initially, the plan assumed the liquidation of the organization, but ultimately it was decided to give it a completely new character. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Jakub Wiśniewski was appointed as the manager, and supporting the “basic human freedoms” was a priority.
The new strategy of the Institute, however, is not free from political overtones. “He is seen as a tool in the fight against Victor Orban” – emphasizes “Rzeczpospolita”. Although the name of the Hungarian prime minister does not fall in official documents or conditions of competitions, their content seems to be a response to allegations of his rule. In July, the Institute announced new scholarship and grant competitions, for which nearly 800,000 were allocated. zloty. “Surname» Orban “is not raining anywhere, but reading the conditions of competitions, one can get the impression that they contained opposing everything that is accused of the rule of the Hungarian prime minister” – we read
