Donald Tusk celebrated the fact that Poland has a “larger share than France, Italy and Spain combined”.
Donald Tusk celebrated the fact that Poland has a “larger share than France, Italy and Spain combined”.
The ruling has been welcomed as “extremely important” by Poland’s justice minister.
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Aleks Szczerbiak
The results have left neither side satisfied.
Some accused the station of deliberately setting up the question in collaboration with the ruling coalition.
Despite the decline, Poland still remains the country with the largest share of positive views of EU, at 76%.
Hungary, which has voiced scepticism towards Ukraine’s proposed EU membership, takes over the rotating EU presidency in July.
The European Commission “considers that there is no longer a clear risk of a serious breach of the rule of law in Poland”.
Aleks Szczerbiak
PiS is under pressure to repeat its local election success while PO is seeking to establish itself as Poland’s leading political force.
The decision is evidence of how Brussels uses rule-of-law issues as a “tool of political blackmail”, says Hungary.
They say this would help to prevent dogs from becoming homeless.
In response, Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused Jarosław Kaczyński of using similar rhetoric to Putin.
Alicja Ptak
Since joining the EU, Poland has experienced unprecedented growth, from the size of its economy to the length of its motorways.
Poland, Hungary and Slovakia voted against the migration pact.
They argue that the EU’s Green Deal will “destroy” the Polish economy, causing particular harm to farmers and industrial workers.