We will not be blackmailed by the EU says polish PM

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Why we must stand with Poland

For democracy to flourish in Europe the powers of the EU must be rolled back.

Poland is in the crosshairs of the European Union, after Poland's top court committed the unforgivable sin of taking its nation's sovereignty seriously.

As far as the EU's political masters are concerned, EU law must prevail over national law. Poland's Constitutional Tribunal disagrees. It ruled last Thursday that some parts of EU law are incompatible with the Polish constitution, and that the constitution trumps the rulings of Brussels' highest courts. In effect, the Constitutional Tribunal has directly challenged the supremacy of EU law.

By doing so, the Polish judiciary has called into question the EU's federalist project. After all, the survival of this project depends on the willingness of all member states to 'pool' their sovereignty in the EU, and to adhere to the laws enacted by its institutions. In effect, this means each member state trades off national sovereignty in exchange for the supposed benefits of being a member of a large federalist bloc. This trading off, this sharing of sovereignty, endows the EU and its leaders with formidable political powers. And it robs national political and legal institutions of the powers they need to defend and promote their citizens' interests.

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We will not be blackmailed': Polish PM lashes out at Ursula von der Leyen after she vowed to punish his country over rule of law dispute which he says could collapse the EU

• Mateusz Morawiecki clashed with von der Leyen in a fiery debate in Strasbourg
• He warned that Poland's courts would not bend to 'European centralism' 
• Last week Polish judges ruled the country's constitution was supreme to EU law
• Von der Leyen warned this was a 'direct challenge to the unity of Europe

The Polish Prime Minister has told Ursula von der Leyen 'we will not be blackmailed' after the European Commission chief vowed to punish his country for challenging the supremacy of EU law. 

Von der Leyen today told a stormy meeting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg that the Commission had a three-pronged attack for Poland: legal challenge, sanctions and stripping it of membership rights.
She warned: 'We cannot and will not allow our common values to be put at risk.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10107017/Polish-PM-lashes-Ursula-von-der-Leyen-vowed-punish-country.html