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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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To: sparklite2
“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.

Which is exactly what the PO did, but funny, the EU didn't seem to care too much about that.

21 posted on 05/18/2016 9:30:07 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: baltimorepoet
Iran dropping a 1-megaton bomb on Brussels would be a mercy killing.

Knowing the current demographics of Brussels it would be "Friendly Fire."

22 posted on 05/18/2016 9:30:49 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator
Iran dropping a 1-megaton bomb on Brussels would be a mercy killing. Knowing the current demographics of Brussels it would be "Friendly Fire."

That's funny because its true.
23 posted on 05/18/2016 9:31:43 AM PDT by baltimorepoet
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Poland has a right to not import a flood of moslems. Poland sees what is going on in Denmark, Sweden and Germany. They don’t want it.


24 posted on 05/18/2016 9:36:55 AM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

This sounds like a pretext to strong-arm Poland to take the heat off the EU itself.


25 posted on 05/18/2016 9:53:21 AM PDT by Rapscallion (You are correct. It IS a conspiracy, not a bad dream.)
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To: Rapscallion

Poland saw all this before when she was a member of The Warsaw Pact.


26 posted on 05/18/2016 9:57:17 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: KC_Lion

What are they going do?

Invade?!


Don’t laugh. They have mechanized units equipped with wind-powered transport vehicles ready to mobilize squads of transgender soldiers. A power to be reckoned with!


27 posted on 05/18/2016 10:04:01 AM PDT by samtheman (Trump For America.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper

Look for Poland to leave.


28 posted on 05/18/2016 10:18:11 AM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: samtheman

Just a minor point, but just when did ‘transsexual” morph into ‘transgendered”? Just wonderin’


29 posted on 05/18/2016 10:19:48 AM PDT by mc5cents (Pray for America)
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To: mc5cents
“He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls the past.”
― George Orwell, 1984

“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.”
― George Orwell, 1984

It's a beautiful thing, the destruction of words.”
― George Orwell, 1984

Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.” ― George Orwell, 1984

30 posted on 05/18/2016 10:30:49 AM PDT by mc5cents (Pray for America)
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To: BenLurkin

States can’t exit the Union—Like our Civil War—it is no longer possible. Poland tries to leave or England—Germany will invade and set up a more complaint government! The PC—Liberal Panty waste Poles will not even fight as Leopard Tanks roll into Warsaw. When the Germans march into London, the Arabs will cheer them! Its a sad world we have made.


31 posted on 05/18/2016 10:43:52 AM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: mc5cents

Good point. I don’t know the answer. I was just repeating the sh*t I hear these days.


32 posted on 05/18/2016 11:00:42 AM PDT by samtheman (Trump For America.)
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To: samtheman

Oh I know. I was just making a rhetorical point. See my Orwell quotes following.


33 posted on 05/18/2016 11:09:18 AM PDT by mc5cents (Pray for America)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

There will be no EU invasion of Poland. But there well could be an economic blockade.


34 posted on 05/18/2016 11:15:51 AM PDT by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: mc5cents

Orwell was a genius.


35 posted on 05/18/2016 12:00:26 PM PDT by samtheman (Trump For America.)
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To: Berlin_Freeper
Neo-Nazi Germany in action... that's all I can think of on the spur of the moment.
36 posted on 05/18/2016 1:08:48 PM PDT by Matt_DZ_PL
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To: Leaning Right
There will be no EU invasion of Poland. But there well could be an economic blockade.

We survived German Nazis and Russian communists, we'll survive neo-nazi EU which just like Hitler claims the right to be above the free will of the nations. Yesterday Hitler, today Merkel, yesterday Zyclon B, tomorrow total blockade...
Anyway, I do not care.

37 posted on 05/18/2016 1:13:40 PM PDT by Matt_DZ_PL
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To: Leaning Right

An economic Blocade would only push Poland into the Russian Camp. The EU is doomed—Nationalism will end this Frankensteins Monster within the next 10 years.


38 posted on 05/18/2016 1:17:14 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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To: Forward the Light Brigade
An economic Blocade would only push Poland into the Russian Camp.

I assure you that will NEVER happen, they would rather starve.

39 posted on 05/18/2016 1:18:28 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Forward the Light Brigade
“The PC—Liberal Panty waste Poles”

LOL ! Shut up, pederast.

40 posted on 05/18/2016 2:03:38 PM PDT by Grzegorz 246
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