But experts have questioned the validity of the forecasts Tusk was referring to.
But experts have questioned the validity of the forecasts Tusk was referring to.
Among the eight eastern member states that joined in 2004, only Lithuania (60.3%) was found to have had a bigger premium.
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Four out of five provinces have now withdrawn their declarations.
Poland’s government has responded to the European Commission “putting on hold” funds for regions that adopted anti-LGBT resolutions.
Stanley Bill talks with legal expert Anna Wójcik about Poland’s ongoing conflict with the EU.
Access to EU funds is seen as the biggest benefit, while unequal treatment of member states is the greatest disadvantage.
Mateusz Morawiecki emphasised the importance of economic ties.
“Brussels sends us overlords, who are meant to bring Poland to its knees,” said a senior PiS figure, amid a series of attacks on the EU.
Marcin Kędzierski
Tensions with Brussels will worsen under PiS, but they will not disappear under a new government.
But Zbigniew Ziobro pledged to continue “far-reaching reform that will not please EU bureaucrats”.
Poland said that no new cases were being accepted by the disciplinary body.
Poland recorded a GDP growth of 10.7% year-on-year in the second quarter.
But longer-term polling shows that support for the EU in Poland has been growing.
One of the march’s organisers also took down an EU flag.