EU Government

The problems with a leaderless Europe.

Poland will try to overthrow the European Commission if European Union authorities continue trying to fine it. Brussels wants to ensure that the rule of law, as defined by the EU, is enforced in Polish courts. For this reason, it has blocked Poland from receiving €35 billion (US$35.6 billion) in recovery funds issued in grants and loans from its pandemic relief program. This comes in addition to the daily €1 million fine the Commission issued in October 2021. On August 8, Krzysztof Sobolewsk, secretary general of the ruling PiS party, told Polish state radio: “If the European Commission tries to push us against the wall, we will have no choice but to pull out all the cannons in our arsenal and open fire.”

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