The rules of majority do not automatically guarantee a well-functioning democracy. The legal system binding in a given country should constitute a coherent, predictable and robust entity, since only then it is able to successfully protect the rights of individuals and minorities, as well as to ensure that everybody’s basic rights and freedoms are fully respected within a community – writes Dr Krzysztof Łokucijewski, CIR’s expert and a lecturer at WSB University in Gdańsk, in his analysis "The scrutiny of the constitutionality of law in the democratic countries".

I don’t see any interest from the Polish side or from the European Commission to deteriorate relations between a member state and the EU. I believe both parties are interested in finding a better way of communication and handling all the matters, which are not well presented or explained in the mutual context. If both parties want to cooperate well, they will easily resolve the problem. And there will be no need for more debates on Poland at the European Parliament - said dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR's President, in the interview with the EU - Russia Civil Society Forum.

On the surface it might seem that Poland and India don’t really have much in common. Poland, however, is much closer to India than it seems. Common features include smartness, resourcefulness and entrepreneurship. The 60th anniversary of cooperation between the two countries, which was recently celebrated, gives us the opportunity to reassess the relationship - write dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR's President, and J.J. Singh, President of the Indo-Polish Chamber of Commerce & Industry (IPCCI), in the publication "Mini Dossier India - Poland", addressed to the Indian companies.

On the south-eastern edge of Asia emerges a strong economic community, which has been built for decades. On 1st of January 2016 state members of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will form a ground for Common Market for over 630 million consumers. With a similar surface as the European Union and with 20 percent bigger population, ASEAN Economic Community becomes one of the largest economically integrated world markets - write CIR's experts in the analysis "ASEAN is building a common market".