A discussion round with the Polish and the German President in Berlin on waves in Poland. Pro-government media speak of a scandal. From Berlin Wojciech Szymanski reported.
Unusual mood in the elegant world hall of the foreign office in Berlin: Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his Polish colleague Andrzej Duda were on the last Tuesday of the questions from two moderators and the German-Polish audience. While Steinmeier said at a joint press conference prior to the discussion round: “we share much more than separates us” and pointed out that Germany and the EU “need a strong, democratic, Pro-European Poland urgent”, were Statements made by the guest from Poland on audible rejection in the hall. Since then, the round of talks in the Polish media for excitement. Government-friendly commentators want to see a trap that was set for Duda, criticize the alleged “insolence of the host”.
“The debate turned into a public humiliation of the Polish head of state,” wrote the right website “Wpolityce.pl” who described the event as scandalous. The editorial claimed that Duda was attacked out of revenge because he had spoken out previously against the construction of the Nord Stream Baltic sea pipeline 2. The conservative think tank “club Jagielloński” asked the question “What the hell are you Germans want?” and accused the hosts to have a “monkey theatre” was held. The post has been shared on Twitter hundreds of Times.
Prior to the discussion event: The ritual Pacing of the honour-guard in front of Bellevue Palace
On the occasion of the discussion round, the 19. German-Polish Forum. For more than 40 years, it is held as a debate platform between German and Polish experts, politicians and representatives from the two companies. The Forum is organized by the Foundation for German-Polish cooperation, which is headed by poles and Germans together, and the two countries funded. In the audience numbers to Berlin travelled to Poland sat this time.
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The loud criticism from the government-related Parts of the Polish media landscape is hung up on the issues raised. Duda was asked, among other things, according to the rule of law and freedom of expression in Poland. His answer surprised most of the audience – for example, the remark, Polish media were more free than German, because they would report on the sexual harassment of women migrants in detail. Also Dudas analysis of the possible causes of a Brexit, he tried to explain with the European ban on incandescent lamps, made for Amusement and murmurs in the hall.
Critical of the government media in Poland took Comments and reactions: Duda would have been disgraced in Berlin. The President was lured into a trap, wrote, however, the government of the middle Polish media and accused one of the moderators to ask inappropriate questions and to allow. The DW journalist since then has been the target of many insults and insults in the government loyal to the Polish Online media, which dismiss the entire event as a provocation. In Germany the incident, however, provided for a relatively little attention. “Harmonious not, but at least no wasted hour, it was,” said the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”.