The President of the European Commission says the EU cannot and will not allow EU common values to be put at risk because of rule of law transgressions in Poland.
In a debate in the European Parliament this morning, Ursula von der Leyen said a recent judicial ruling in Poland was deeply concerning.
Earlier this month Poland’s constitutional tribunal found that EU treaties were incompatible with Poland’s national constitution. The ruling’s caused outcry in many EU circles.
During the debate, Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly addressed the Polish Prime minister who was in the chamber, and questioned his government’s beliefs in the rule of law.
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