Paul Dabrowa

Hi, my name is Paul John Dabrowa and I am the first Polish citizen to be a candidate and in the UK in EU elections.

I was born in Australia to a Polish mother and an Irish father, I speak Polish (with an Australian accent) and bear a strong affinity to Poland. My Polish step-father was a refugee after serving in the British Army.

After studies in Australia and graduate studies at Harvard I pursued a successful banking career in London. I made regular television appearances on Polish channel TVP providing insightful economic analysis during the banking crisis for the nightly news.

Through my time in the UK I havebecome acutely aware of the severe difficulties Polish people have working abroad. When I first arrived in London I lived next door to a Polish church in West London. There I saw the Polish experience first hand – I spent my free time assisting new immigrants in obtaining visas, jobs and accommodation. Having lived and worked in the UK for many years, I understands how the UK system can be used to make life better for Polish immigrants.

Polish immigrants make up for 1.6% of the British population, and are an integral part of the labour force in this country. These people have moved over here to work and have contributed to the British society for many years, and they should not be ignored. Their own president called them traitors for moving to the UK and contributing to the economy. Enough!

I decided to run in the British elections in order to give an English speaking face to the millions of Poles in the United Kingdom. The Polish community in the UK is one which is really in need of representation in the European Parliament, and the people can achieve that by voting for me in the European elections in June

By running in the UK as a candidate for Polish people I will prove to the British political parties that Poles vote and are an important part of British society.

Libertas provides a strong voice as a pan-European party. This is an election for EU Parliament, all EU citizens in the UK should be able to have influence within the EU.