The European Economic Congress (EEC) is an important part of the public debate about the Polish and European economy. Vistula Universities are involved in this initiative because we focus on cooperation, and we share knowledge – this is our social responsibility. Also, this year, our experts were at the center of this event.
In the face of the war for Ukraine, an extremely important debate was the discussion about the future of a common Europe with the participation of Valdis Dombrovskis, executive vice-president of the European Commission for the economy, former prime minister, prof. Jerzy Buzek and Konrad Szymański, minister for the European Union in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. The Vistula University was represented by Bartłomiej E. Nowak, PhD. The panel participants emphasized that the direct consequences of the war would be an economic slowdown, a new approach to energy policy and a serious change in trade relations with Russia. But the European Union can emerge stronger from this situation. – In recent years, we have had a lot of crises, which were referred to as the so-called existential – if we do not overcome them, the Union will cease to exist. Currently, the EU is in a historic moment of development, we must act together as Community, but it is also a challenge for national policies, said Bartłomiej E. Nowak, PhD. In the context of Russian aggression against Ukraine, disinformation is becoming a growing problem.
It is applied to Poland on a large scale and cannot be underestimated. It is subtle, adapted to Polish audiences, because a simple pro-Russian message in Poland would not catch on. The debate on disinformation was led during the European Economic Congress by Agnieszka Legucka, PhD – lecturer at the Vistula University and analyst at the Polish Institute of International Affairs. – The best way not to become misinformed is to keep a healthy distance. You have take a deep breath and check what reaches us in reliable sources – emphasized Agnieszka Legucka, PhD. According to the expert, such reliable sources may be fact-checking portals that check information. Most Poles would like to subsidize them and see the need for their existence.
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