How to Solve a Problem Like Poland

Summary:

The Polish government’s defiance over the rule of law puts the EU in a bind. The problem cannot be solved without the Polish people. The current Polish government may have been successful in dismantling the country’s judiciary, but Poland still has a strong, albeit increasingly struggling, civil society, a handful of reliable, non-state controlled media outlets and overwhelming public support for EU membership. The European Union should be firm in defending its rules and values while making it clear to Poles that they are an integral part of the Union. To make PiS accountable for the confrontation with the EU, Brussels and EU capitals need to be unambiguous: in standing up to the current Polish government, the EU is on the side of the Polish people because this is their European home, too. 

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ESO Records

UKiCE Explainers: July 2021: The EU and the Rule of Law https://www.europeansources.info/record/the-eu-and-the-rule-of-law/

Cardiff EDC: 2020- : Infringement procedures by the European Commission against Poland over judicial independence https://www.europeansources.info/record/infringement-procedure-by-the-european-commission-against-poland-over-judicial-independence/

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