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EU warns Poland over rule of law, threatens action next week
bigstory.ap.org ^ | May. 18, 2016 | LORNE COOK

Posted on 05/18/2016 9:09:16 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper

The European Union expressed concern Wednesday about the rule of law in Poland and warned that it will take action by next week unless Warsaw makes progress on fixing the problem.

The EU's executive Commission has been holding informal talks with Warsaw since November amid concerns about the conservative government's respect for Poland's Constitutional Court and the way judges are appointed.

The Commission said if the tribunal "is prevented from fully ensuring an effective constitutional review, there can be no effective scrutiny of compliance with fundamental rights of legislative acts."

Warsaw has until Monday to respond.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: angelamerkel; brexit; cologne; eu; europeanunion; germany; nato; pegida; poland; unitedkingdom
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1 posted on 05/18/2016 9:09:17 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

FU, EU


2 posted on 05/18/2016 9:11:04 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (I apologize for not apologizing.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Time for a Polexit.


3 posted on 05/18/2016 9:12:11 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder
Pierdol się, EU!
4 posted on 05/18/2016 9:13:39 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The EU is taking about the rule of law????


5 posted on 05/18/2016 9:14:14 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

The EU is surely writing its own epitaph with its incessant demands for more and more power.


6 posted on 05/18/2016 9:14:50 AM PDT by MeganC (The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper; MeganC
What are they going do?

Invade?!

7 posted on 05/18/2016 9:15:29 AM PDT by KC_Lion (Never Killary!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Yet another reason NOT to join the EU, and to LEAVE it if you're already in it!!!!

I support Brexit in the UK, the Eurosceptic/Euroskeptic Dveri-DSS Coalition in Serbia, and Donald Trump here at home!!!!

8 posted on 05/18/2016 9:16:19 AM PDT by Honorary Serb (Kosovo is Serbia! Free Srpska! Abolish ICTY!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Those girls better shut up before Poland smacks them silly.


9 posted on 05/18/2016 9:16:21 AM PDT by The Toll
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Lawfare. I’m thinking they’re being punished for bot opening their borders.


10 posted on 05/18/2016 9:16:37 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (Stone cold sober, as a matter of fact.)
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To: BenLurkin

Time for Visegradexit.


11 posted on 05/18/2016 9:17:45 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Mrs. Don-o

The PO is crying to the EU buddies because the Polish voters voted their asses out. The PiS is doing the will of the Polish electorate.


12 posted on 05/18/2016 9:18:37 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Berlin_Freeper

This is what happens when you enable despots.


13 posted on 05/18/2016 9:19:12 AM PDT by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: KC_Lion

Poland will just leave the EU is all. I imagine much of Eastern Europe will follow them, too.


14 posted on 05/18/2016 9:19:52 AM PDT by MeganC (The Republic of The United States of America: 7/4/1776 to 6/26/2015 R.I.P.)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

No doubt. Hungary is on their hit list too for the same reason. Even more so because PM Viktor Orban is so outspoken about the Islamic invasion.


15 posted on 05/18/2016 9:21:43 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: MeganC

The problem with any form of federalism is that when there’s arbitrary government it never ends.


16 posted on 05/18/2016 9:23:29 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

And Germany just won a tank competition. This is like the prelude to WW-II all over again.


17 posted on 05/18/2016 9:24:22 AM PDT by McGruff (#DumpRyan - Tell Paul Ryan, you're fired!)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

and NATO is providing security cover for the steady leftist social-engineering to death of Europe.


18 posted on 05/18/2016 9:28:08 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Mrs. Don-o

“Poland has come under strong international criticism since the conservative Law and Justice took power in November and moved to exert its influence over the Constitutional Tribunal and public broadcasters. Critics say both moves undermine the tenets of Western democracy.”

Come to the US, please.


19 posted on 05/18/2016 9:29:05 AM PDT by sparklite2 ( "The white man is the Jew of Liberal Fascism." -Jonah Goldberg)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Screw the EU, a fetid decaying cancer in what used to be a cluster of worthwhile cultures.

Iran dropping a 1-megaton bomb on Brussels would be a mercy killing.


20 posted on 05/18/2016 9:30:07 AM PDT by baltimorepoet
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