The European Commission has taken the unprecedented step of recommending a move towards political sanctions against Poland to stop the drift towards authoritarianism in the EU member state.
Over the last two years Polish government has passed 13 laws that would help it stuff “the entire structure of the justice system” with political appointees, including courts that decide the validity of election results. It comes amid a growing nationalist movement in the country operating with the tacit support of the government
After years of warnings about the changes, the Commission on Wednesday said it was moving to invoke Article 7.1 of the EU treaty for the first time ever – starting a legal process whose end would see Poland stripped of its voting rights at EU level.
Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland’s Prime Minister, said: “Poland is as devoted to the rule of law as the rest of the EU. Current judiciary reform is deeply needed. The dialogue between the Commission and Warsaw needs to be both open and honest. I believe that Poland’s sovereignty and the idea of United Europe can be reconciled”.
However, a spokesperson for his ruling Law and Justice party suggested that the decision was politically motived, and in fact because “we don't want to accept Muslim migrants, as we care for the security of Poles”. 60,000 nationalists marched in Warsaw on Polish independence day, with some carrying banners calling for a "White Europe". The march was attended by significant numbers of Law and Justice supporters, and defended by the Government as a "a great celebration of Poles".
The "Nuclear Option"
Here are some tweets from the public regarding this decision.
The next step in the Article 7 procedure will be for EU heads of state to consider the Commission’s procedure and to vote on it. This is expected to take place at the March meeting of the European Council; in order for the proposal to pass, a supermajority of four fifths is required. The European Parliament would also have to back the motion.
watch the full vote right here
- Finally I will leave you with this reminder of the past, when the last time European nations didn't like Poland.
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