[On the] 11th of September, all of us felt (like) New Yorkers, ... to make sure there is no place in the world for terrorist madmen. |
[The failure to agree on a budget is] directly linked to the crisis of European leadership which has been in place for 10 months now, ... One month before the end of the British presidency we are where we are now despite all the statements of the British presidency. |
A great Pope - our most outstanding fellow countryman, the Holy Father, a good father to all of us, believers and non-believers, followers of different religions - is no more. |
a man who did a huge service for the world's modern history. |
An indefatigable man moved by conviction that for the common good one has to search for truth. |
But we have to think about the future, and we have to think about the right of the new president to make new decisions, |
Chancellor Schroeder tried to hide the obvious: he included the signature of this accord in his campaign ahead of the legislative elections of September 18, |
Early elections are bad for Poland but in this situation they are a real option. |
Following the Second World War, we are a country of one ethnicity. After the moving of the borders, after the tragedy of the Holocaust and the murder of Polish Jews, we don't have large minority groups, |
For this crime we should beg the souls of the dead and their families for forgiveness, |
However, I don't doubt that a wave of immigration will come to Poland, |
I am convinced that the changes do not represent a reversal of the process ... that began with the Orange Revolution, |
I am convinced the visit will take place, the pope has our invitation but it is up to him to decide when to come, |
I trust the voters will soften that victory, |
If that is the view, it is naive, ... Trying to own the media, the parties and everything else is a totally artificial approach in today's interconnected world. You will soon find that 'your' NGOs are not 'yours' at all. |