Miscellaneous
Can a conservative Pole marry a liberal Pole? Polish jurist Lech Lipiński can't imagine that picture. In this episode, Martin and Jules speak with Lech about Poland's increasing polarisation, the country's widening gap between city and village, the recent presidential elections, and Romeo and Juliet's forbidden love. Because whether you like it or not, Warsaw is becoming an increasingly important force in the Brussels decision-making process, and so is its polarising force. Music: "Roméo et Juliette", an 1867 opera by Charles Gounod. Act V, Final Scene. (Recorded: 1948, in Russian) Painting: "The Reconciliation of Esau and Jacob" (1624) by Peter Paul Rubens