Poland and Spain: past and present. Europe as seen from Madrid and Warsaw

The Rafael del Pino Foundation hosted the debate "Poland and Spain: past and present. Europe as seen from Madrid and Warsaw", organized by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the resumption of diplomatic relations between Spain and that country. It involved Aleksander KwaśniewskiFormer President of the Republic of Poland; Marcelino Oreja AguirreFormer Spanish Foreign Minister of Spain; and Adam MichnikEditor-in-Chief of the newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza.

The debate, which was moderated by Charles PowellDeputy Director of the Elcano Royal Institute, examined the experiences of both countries in their transition to democracy, the process of integration into the European Union and the Atlantic institutions, and the future of their role in Europe and the world.

The Rafael del Pino Foundation is not responsible for the comments, opinions or statements made by the people who participate in its activities and which are expressed as a result of their inalienable right to freedom of expression and under their sole responsibility. The contents included in the summary of this conference, written for the Rafael del Pino Foundation by Professor Emilio González, are the result of the debates held at the meeting held for this purpose at the Foundation and are the responsibility of the authors.

The Rafael del Pino Foundation is not responsible for any comments, opinions or statements made by third parties. In this respect, the FRP is not obliged to monitor the views expressed by such third parties who participate in its activities and which are expressed as a result of their inalienable right to freedom of expression and under their own responsibility. The contents included in the summary of this conference, written for the Rafael del Pino Foundation by Professor Emilio J. González, are the result of the discussions that took place during the conference organised for this purpose at the Foundation and are the sole responsibility of its authors.

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