Václav Klaus Institute on Commissioner Leyen's attacks on Poland

 When democracy in Europe, or rather in the European Union, is under threat, it is necessary for European democrats to protest loudly. What is at stake today is not insignificant. 

In her speech in the European Parliament on October 19, Mrs Leyen declared that the recent ruling by the Polish Constitutional Court challenging the supremacy of EU laws “calls into question the foundations of the European Union”. 

According to Leyen, it is her “Commission's duty to protect the rights of EU citizens” and therefore “the Commission will act.” That is an unprecedented statement.

Poland did not break free from the Soviet rule to lose its sovereignty again, this time under seemingly democratic setting. The Polish Constitutional Court was aware of this, and that is what its ruling was about. It is the duty of us the Czechs, in our own interest, to support the Poles in this matter.

Shortly before Mrs Leyen’s outburst, Václav Klaus sent a letter to Jaroslaw Kaczyński in which he personally endorsed the Polish position.

Václav Klaus Institute, October 19th, 2021

https://www.klaus.cz/clanky/4812