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Polish ruling party leader shrugs off EU probe over court and media
Reuters ^ | January 16th, 2016 | by Agnieszka Barteczko

Posted on 01/16/2016 7:37:50 PM PST by Mariner

aroslaw Kaczynski, leader of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party (PiS), played down a European Union investigation into recent legislation, saying Poland has to go its own way and not yield to any pressures.

The EU began an unprecedented inquiry on Wednesday into whether Poland's new conservative, Eurosceptic government has breached the EU's democratic standards by taking more control of the judiciary and public media.

Kaczynski, who holds no formal government post, but is widely believed to be in overall charge of the EU's largest eastern member state, said "there is no sense in being concerned about this".

"We have to go our own way and not yield to any pressures. Noone can have any illusions that there will be some surrender or any compromises," Kaczynski said in an interview for Rzeczpospolita daily published on the paper's website on Saturday evening.

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Poland holding firm under pressure from EU.
1 posted on 01/16/2016 7:37:50 PM PST by Mariner
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To: Mariner

May as well. The EU won’t be around that much longer in its current size or form.


2 posted on 01/16/2016 7:43:11 PM PST by MrEdd (Heck? Geewhiz Cripes, thats the place where people who don't believe in Gosh think they aint going.)
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To: Mariner
Hurray for Poland! And hurray for Hungary while I'm at it. Everything the EU touches turns to garbage, and the sooner the individual European nations realize that, the better.

Eastern Europe realizes that now. But Western Europe is probably too far gone.

3 posted on 01/16/2016 8:37:02 PM PST by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: Mariner

The EU has become a statist, fascist construct.

These people can not be considered our allies.


4 posted on 01/16/2016 9:15:52 PM PST by PGR88
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To: Mariner

Screw the EU!

Zeby Polska byla Polska!


5 posted on 01/16/2016 9:16:32 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Mariner

Poland will actually become a beacon for the rest of Europe in the post PC world.


6 posted on 01/17/2016 1:09:18 AM PST by cassiusking
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To: Mariner

Poland will be the beacon for Europe in the post PC world


7 posted on 01/17/2016 1:09:18 AM PST by cassiusking
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