Herrero de la Fuente, Mercedes

Mercedes Herrero de la Fuente is an associate professor of international journalism at Antonio de Nebrija University (in Spain). She produces news programs for the TV station TELEMADRID.

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Warsaw looks for new allies against Moscow

Will Donald Tusk succeed in calming the Russian spirits?

By Mercedes Herrero de la Fuente, 13th March 2008

tuskmerkel.jpgThe failed meetings between Warsaw and Moscow are numerous and complex. Poland continues to view Russia as a threat, but Donald Tusk’s brand new cabinet intends to confront its great neighbor with a new strategy: to promote negotiation in view of the conflict. The objective of Warsaw is two-fold: to win allies that reinforce their position with respect to Moscow and to promote a more united stance within the heart of the European Union, one critical of the Russian excesses.

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Poland Wagers for Change

Voter-turn out is the highest since the fall of communism in 1989

By Mercedes Herrero de la Fuente, 2nd November 2007

The electoral results received in Poland have transformed the political landscape of the country: the defeat of the conflicting Kaczynski brothers, and the failure of the radical parties has restored to the Polish people true optimism. Among, the first measures of the administration of Donald Tusk is the announcement of the retreat by 2008 of the 1,200 Polish soldiers stationed in Iraq, the adoption of the Euro in 2012, and the signing of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU.

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