Polish Posturing in Brussels Risks Curbing Nation's EU Clout
- Warsaw’s failed push to topple Tusk in EU job raises eyebrows
- Confrontational stance may deprive Poland of political allies
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Poland’s ruling Law & Justice party, in trying to thwart the re-election of a fellow countryman to a top European Union post, showed just how far it’s willing to back out of Europe’s mainstream.
Donald Tusk will serve another 2 1/2 years as EU president after all the bloc’s national leaders except Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo endorsed his reappointment on Thursday. Her opposition to Tusk, from the rival Civic Platform party, is the latest high-profile example of Law & Justice’s refusal to play by the EU’s political rules -- and might serve to undermine Poland’s influence in the bloc.