Brussels “does not like people with conservative views governing Poland”, says Andrzej Duda.
Brussels “does not like people with conservative views governing Poland”, says Andrzej Duda.
“We must take care of our relations with the US, but we must also have a sense of our own dignity and strength.”
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The country has also received its highest number of asylum applications in five years, amid a surge in refugees from Afghanistan and Belarus.
“EU bodies act outside the powers conferred on them by the treaties,” finds the Constitutional Tribunal.
Andrzej Duda also repeated Polish calls for former Soviet states such as Georgia and Ukraine to be admitted to the EU and NATO.
Four out of five provinces have now withdrawn their declarations.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.