European Council President Donald Tusk is due to testify in Warsaw on Wednesday, 19.04.2017, as a witness in an investigation into military intelligence. Tusk’s supporters claim it is an attempt by Poland’s right-wing government to discredit Tusk, and force him to abandon his seat in the EU institution. Tusk is the ex-leader of Poland’s largest…
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Poland devoted to the EU
Poland remains fully committed to the European Union despite an ongoing argument over Donald Tusk candidacy with Brussels and any political party that advocated following Britain out of the bloc would be rejected by Polish voters, President Andrzej Duda told Reuters. President Duda, an ally of Kaczynski and Szydlo, said Poland only wanted to be…
Poland might not sign Declaration in Rome
Poland signaled it may not accept the Rome declaration, which will propose a renewed concept of the European Union’s course after Brexit. The prime minister Beata Szydlo made clear the document should consider issues Warsaw considers crucial. A draft of the declaration already offered for discussion in EU capitals it says the leaders of the…
Poland refuses concept of multispeed EU
Today Poland promised to launch ‘hard talks’ at the European Union’s anniversary at Rome informal summit end of this week. Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Polish political heavy-weight, said that Warsaw will not bow to any form of a multi-speed Europe. The March 25 EU summit marking the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, which paved…
Kaczynski answer to Tusk reappointment
Poland’s ruling party leader, and one of the most influential EU politicians, Jaroslaw Kaczynski said, any talk of Poland wanting to leave the EU was “nonsense”, but he regretted the decision of the EU Council to appoint his compatiot Donald Tusk without approval of his coutnry. The decision by European Union leaders to reappoint Donald…
Enda Kenny for EU Council president?
The otherwise dull formal procedure of the prolongation of the mandate to the EU Council president Donald Tusk turned into suspense when his own compatriots fiercely opposed his appointment. A week before the EU Summit Polish government declared MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski as a candidate for the post. “Jacek Saryusz-Wolski represents a high level of professionalism…
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