European Solidarity and the War in Ukraine
– Crisis, Attempt or Deficit? The Perspective of Poland and the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe Cover Image

Solidarność europejska a wojna na Ukrainie – kryzys, próba czy deficyt? Perspektywa polska i innych państw Europy Środkowowschodniej
European Solidarity and the War in Ukraine – Crisis, Attempt or Deficit? The Perspective of Poland and the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe

Author(s): Dariusz Tułowiecki
Subject(s): Theology and Religion
Published by: Księgarnia Świętego Jacka
Keywords: solidarity; trust; European Union; Ukraine

Summary/Abstract: The principle of solidarity is a key principle of social life in Catholic social teaching. It is also inherent in the culture of Europe and in the European Union documents. The extreme situations taking place in Europe allow to verify if the rule is actually applied in the solving of European problems. An important event in Europe in recent years is the war in Ukraine. Ukraine, aspiring to membership in the European Communities and associated with the European Union, has been encompassed by the principle of solidarity. Europeans living in the post-communist EU countries recognize, however, that solidarity is not the only key to solving the problem of Ukraine. Sometimes more important than solidarity seem to be the particular economic interests of the countries of the “old” EU , and solidarity remains a task to be accomplished.

  • Issue Year: 48/2015
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 448-473
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish