11 minutes agoFear: Warshaw With the EU
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Poland, faced with possible sanctions from the EU, following a series of controversial changes in the judiciary in which Brussels believes breaking the legal rules and democratic values could push the country out of the EU bloc, EU Council President Donald Tusk said. In an interview for the Polish weekly “
In an interview for the Polish weekly “Tygodnik Poleszechny”, Tusk said “for [Polish ruling] PIS, the benefit of being in the EU decreases in the balance of payments, with a complete disregard for other benefits such as common market, legal order, guaranteed security, etc. ”
In December 2017, the European Commission launched unforeseen disciplinary proceedings against Poland for the adoption of 13 laws which Commission Deputy Chairman Frans Timmmermans said had created a situation where the government “could systematically intervene politically on, power, administration and the functioning of judicial authorities.
European Commission measures could bring sanctions and suspend Poland's EU voting rights, reports “Sputnik International” Transmission Periscope.
Donald Tusk said he still hoped Varshava would abandon judicial changes in the past two years, ending the current stalemate with Brussels.
“In Brussels, there is still a huge surplus of hope I don't say with full confidence, which unfortunately has already left ) however Poland will remain in the EU,” said the former Polish prime minister.
In an apparent effort to regulate fences with the EU, Poland's new prime minister, Matthews Morawicki fired the defence and foreign minister this week.
“We do not want to be dogmatic, doctrine or extremist governance; we want to be a government uniting the economy and society, as well as European and global dimensions with a local level “, new Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki said before meeting with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels to discuss the rule of law and future relations./Periscopi/
