Posted on 01/14/2016 12:08:19 PM PST by Olog-hai
Poland has accused the Dutch EU commissioner, Frans Timmermans, of "left-wing" bias and "astonishing" ignorance in trying to "exert pressure" on constitutional reform.
If Timmermans had expected a conciliatory reply, on technical issues, after he asked the Polish justice minister, Zbigniew Ziobro, in December to explain the reforms, then he would have been surprised on Monday evening (11 January). [...]
Ziobro's letter arrived shortly before the commission holds a debate on Poland on Wednesday. [...]
Some commissioners, such as Germany's Guenther Oettinger, have said Poland should be placed under a supervisory mechanism, which could lead to EU sanctions. ...
(Excerpt) Read more at euobserver.com ...
The trouble with that is that you cannot always predict the outcome.
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