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Milosz Hodun

ABOUT Milosz Hodun
Milosz Hodun, PhD, is the president of the Projekt: Polska Foundation and the treasurer of the European Liberal Forum. He has developed and implemeted a number of capacity building projects for European liberal start-up parties and civil society organisations. He is also an advisor and member of the campaign team of the Polish liberal party Nowoczesna and has worked in political campaigns of the party and its key candidates. He is a lawyer and an adjunct professor at the University of Reykjavik.
Political Elite United against Authoritarian States
Politics
Political Elite United against Authoritarian States
BY Milosz Hodun AND Projekt Polska / August 8, 2024
As the Members of the European Parliament’s ninth term closed their books, we tracked the views of incumbent MEPs on authoritarian regimes. We used qualitative and quantitative methods to build an accurate picture of MEPs’ positions on authoritarian countries. We have analyzed 152 votes cast by MEPs between 2019 and December 2023 to determine the potential openness of these MEPs to authoritarian influence, particularly from Russia and China.
What Happened Recently in Poland
Politics
What Happened Recently in Poland
BY Milosz Hodun, Projekt Polska AND Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom / September 8, 2022
Hundreds of tones of dead fish have recovered from the Oder river. First dead fish were spotted already in late July. In early August, some anglers and local politicians from Lower Silesia alarmed regional authorities. There was no reaction. The mass die-off was detected when locals came across thousands of fish corpses near the village of Widuchowa on 11 August.
National Recovery Plan: Game of Cat and Mouse
Politics
National Recovery Plan: Game of Cat and Mouse
BY Milosz Hodun AND Projekt Polska / July 8, 2022
On June 1, the European Commission approved Poland\'s national recovery plan worth ca. EUR 35 billion. Ursula von der Leyen, has warned that money will be transferred only if Poland doesn’t fail to reach all “milestones” in granting judicial independence: abolishing the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court, rewriting its rules and allowing judges sanctioned or suspended by the chamber to have their cases reviewed.
Sex Scandal on Polish Far Right
Society
Sex Scandal on Polish Far Right
BY Milosz Hodun AND Projekt Polska / April 5, 2022
Ordo Iuris, an ultra-conservative Catholic foundation known for influential lobbying to ban abortion and limit LGBT+ rights, has recently been through a major crisis started with a romantic affair within the organization, also described as ‘sex scandal’.