Wawrzyniec Smoczyński
Laurent Smoczyński is the deputy editor of the international section of Polityka, and has previously worked for the sociocultural weekly Przekrój. A graduate in linguistics and Egyptology, he mainly writes about macro-economic issues, the politics of Western European countries and Transatlantic relations.
The Polish Minister for Foreign Affairs is an increasingly influential actor on the European stage. But his dynamism is often accompanied by an impulsiveness and a lack of attention to detail reminiscent of France’s Nicolas Sarkozy. 
The crisis has accelerated the emergence of a new social class in Europe. Dubbed "the precariat" by sociologists, it is made up of young people with no prospect of a decent job or a reasonable standard of living.