Brussels to take away member states' rights

Brussels to take away member states' rights

The European Union is continuing the process of amending the EU treaties, which is supported by Donald Tusk's leftist-liberal government, the Polish Ordo Iuris Institute warns.

POLITICS FEBRUARY 24. 2024 17:18

The European Parliament has recently adopted amendments to the EU treaties that will see the community take over powers from the member states in 10 areas. These include foreign policy, borders, currency, industry, cross-border infrastructure, climate policy, health, defence, education and family, the Ordo Iuris Institute has pointed out. Leftist-liberal prime minister Donald Tusk and his government have assured people that no changes that would violate the country’s sovereignty are possible,according to the Polish institute.

„However, as usual, the assurances are not consistent with the actions,”

Jerzy Kwasniewski, the head of the institute, pointed out, adding that Donald Tusk only wanted to avoid stirring up the public opinion.

„Brussels wants to take away our army, control Polish industry and decide on the development of major projects without Warsaw’s involvement,”

said the expert, highlighting that the Tusk government could have objected to the continuation of draft amendments to the EU treaties at various meetings, but failed to do so. Changes to the treaties also include the abolition of the right to veto on foreign policy issues, he pointed out. This means that it is possible to start a customs war with the US or Russia, going against Poland’s interests, and even against a dozen EU countries opposing such a move.

„This puts a huge area of independence in the hands of Brussels and Berlin. Only general resistance can stop Europe’s unleashed German machinery taking over power,”

he added. The institute has sounded the alarm, pointing out that one of the areas at risk is defence. The implementation of the reform could result in the European Union taking command of the Polish armed forces, Polish embassies being closed and Polish diplomats being replaced by EU services. This would also be the ultimate surrendering of control over mass migration to Brussels. The European Union could also take control of key Polish industries, close mines and ports and gain exclusive jurisdiction over climate agreements, Ordo Iuris warned.

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