* Mateusz Morawiecki clashed with von der Leyen in a fiery debate in Strasbourg
* He warned that Poland's courts would not bend to 'European centralism'
* Last week Polish judges ruled the country's constitution was supreme to EU law
* Von der Leyen warned this was a 'direct challenge to the unity of Europe'
The Polish Prime Minister has told Ursula von der Leyen 'we will not be blackmailed' after the European Commission chief vowed to punish his country for challenging the supremacy of EU law.
Von der Leyen today told a stormy meeting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg that the Commission had a three-pronged attack if Poland fails to fall into line: legal challenge, sanctions and stripping it of membership rights.
She warned: 'We cannot and will not allow our common values to be put at risk.'
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WNU Editor: This dispute is only laying the groundwork for another EU country to leave the union.
More News On the Growing Clash Between Poland And The EU
Polish PM accuses EU of blackmail as row over rule of law escalates -- BBC
Polish prime minister escalates war of words with EU over rule of law -- The Guardian
Ursula von der Leyen, Mateusz Morawiecki clash in European Parliament -- Politico
‘We will not be intimidated’: EU and Poland clash over funding and the rule of law -- CNBC
'Poland will not be intimidated,' says PM Morawiecki as EU law row brought before MEPs -- Euronews
5 comments:
Stand your ground Poland.
Go Poland!
Oops, the EU globalists showed a bit too much of their hand. At least it gives the Polish people a better idea of what the EU actually represents: TOTAL CONTROL. Nothing to see here. Now shut up and get back in line.
Hey, Poland, ignore the man behind the curtain!
Poland is right: in the Lisbon Treaty which is the EU constitution there is NOTHING about the superiority of the EU right on the Country right Only few specific field are written, but nothing about the domestic justice.
Stand up Poland against the USSR kind of EU government.
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