Australia is a land of sunshine, blue skies, sandy beaches and seemingly endless economic growth. No wonder so many people want to move there. With more than 28% of its population having been born overseas, Australia is the clear immigration leader among major developed countries. Only tiny Luxembourg and Switzerland score higher. But a new survey released this week reports that more than half of all Australians want lower levels of migration, with nearly three-quarters agreeing that the country is "already full." The survey, conducted by the independent Australian Population Research Institute think tank, suggests that many Australians are concerned about the pressures immigration places on housing, hospitals and transportation infrastructure - writes prof. Salvatore Babones, CIR senior fellow and scientific advisor in an article published in Forbes.

Polish society is very divided and these divisions go even further now. No one says that the ruling party shouldn't propose the changes, but the way the party in power is doing it is very controversial and needs a wide political debate. Unfortunately, the government doesn't want to discuss. This is why people all over the country decided to go to the streets and protest. Polish society is very much for the dialogue - this is how the transformation process started - said dr Małgorzata Bonikowska in an interview for BBC News.

I am afraid that Trump's visit to Poland may only increase the mutual distrust between Poland and Western European members of the European Union. Only united Europe can be a reliable partner for the USA. The priority in the UE should be to try to work on a common position - said Ambassador Janusz Reiter, CIR's founder and chairman of the board, in an interview for SWR2.  

The interview is available here.