The decision may further deepen Poland’s constitutional crisis, given that the government does not recognise the court’s legitimacy.

The decision may further deepen Poland’s constitutional crisis, given that the government does not recognise the court’s legitimacy.
Poland was one of seven member states placed under the EU’s excessive deficit procedure this year.
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The illegal operation sold fake invoices worth more than one billion zloty.
Maria Wilczek
PiS has financed lavish spending with a booming economy. Now it will need new sources of revenue.
The prime minister insists he has been successful in clinching a agreement that protects Poland’s interests.
“That is how the Soviet system looked: fictional independence when in actual fact there was dependence, exploitation and neo-colonialism.”
“When we entered the European Union, we agreed on certain rules of the game,” said Michał Wójcik.
“A European oligarchy that punishes the weaker is not the EU that we joined,” declared Mateusz Morawiecki.
Poland cannot accept a “radical reduction of sovereignty”, says Zbigniew Ziobro.
The new rules come in place at the start of 2021.
The new levies are expected to bring in 3 billion zloty annually.
Income has been revised down by 37 billion zloty, while expenditure is up by 73 billion zloty.
The final deal also dropped demands for Poland to sign up to climate goals in exchange for green transition funds.
The EU’s proposed coronavirus fund and budget are both favourable to Poland, which has welcomed the package.