Argument An expert's point of view on a current event. It's Time to Bring Back the Polish-Lithuanian Union A political construct created nearly 700 years ago offers solutions for Europe today.ROBERT FROST IN LUBLIN CASTLE on 1 July 1569, Sigismund August, king of Poland and grand duke of Lithuania, formally enacted an act of union bringing his two realms, joined since 1386 in what the textbooks call a loose personal union, into a closer relationship with a common Sejm (parliament) and a common council. The Constitution of May 3, 1791 was adopted by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, a joint nation founded in the 16th century, bringing the countries towards parliamentarism and constitutional monarchy. Critically, it also introduced equality between nobility and townsfolk.
Origins Poland and Lithuania had close political ties before the 16th century. In fact, there had been a type of union between the two states since 1386 through royal marriages. However, the
From the 31 December 2019 to the 21 March 2020, WHO collected the numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths through official communications under the International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005), complemented by monitoring the official ministries of health websites and social media accounts. Since 22 March 2020, global data is compiledPoland and Lithuania established diplomatic relations from the 13th century, after the Grand Duchy of Lithuania under Mindaugas acquired some of the territory of Rus' and thus established a border with the then-fragmented Kingdom of Poland.
Poland and Lithuania have been linked together in this history because for 400 years (from the end of the 14th century to the end of the 18th) they were united - at first by a personal union under the king, and then by a full political union. As far as practicable this history is confined to that of Poland and Lithuania.According to him, Poland's favour to Lithuania increased because of our country's declaration that Lithuania would not back potential European Union sanctions on Poland. "This was a truly important step, which helped Poland improve its relations with the European Commission..