Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki called European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s comments “slanderous” and said the EU has the necessary tools to act against member states. In a hard direction”, referring to the continuous slippages of the Polish or Hungarian governments based on attacks on democracy and justice.
“Van der Leyen’s statement is outrageous. He said that Brussels has the tools to regulate Italy if it forms a government that is not in favor of Brussels,” the Polish prime minister said on Saturday.
“Is this the Europe we want? Eurocrats in Brussels to dictate what government should look like? It’s not the rule of law, it’s dictated by the lack of the rule of law,” Morawiecki continued.
The dispute between Poland and the EU is an old one, and the two sides seem to be constantly at odds recently. Recently, the Commission imposed several legal restrictions on Poland, including mandatory reform of the controversial Disciplinary Chamber for Judges.
The Commission stipulated that Poland should have access to PNRR funds in order to achieve these objectives.
“If things go in a difficult direction – we talked about Hungary and Poland – we have the tools,” said Ursula van der Leyen, a clear reference to the Commission’s ability to cut funding to EU governments that violate the rule of law. .
Author: Adrian Dumitru