Poland Escalates Rule-of-Law Dispute, Risking EU Funding
- The Polish prime minister speaks to lawmakers in Strasbourg
- EU is withholding 36 billion euros of Polish stimulus funds
Mateusz Morawiecki speaks at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, on Oct. 19.
Photographer: Ronald Wittek/AFP/Getty Images
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Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki escalated a rule-of-law dispute with the European Union, accusing the bloc of overstepping its authority.
In an address to European lawmakers in Strasbourg, Morawiecki said the European Commission was using “financial blackmail” in delaying Warsaw’s request for 36 billion euros ($42 billion) in stimulus funds. He also said that the European Court of Justice was conducting a “silent revolution” with its verdicts, which he said undermine sovereign rule in member states.