A debate in the European Parliament earlier this week on the rule of law in Poland was “uncalled for,” the country’s foreign minister said on Friday.

“I hope this was the last debate on our country,” Witold Waszczykowski told public broadcaster Polish Radio 1.

Referring to a resolution adopted by MEPs, Waszczykowski said that Poland “did not deserve such accusations.”

The European Parliament on Wednesday debated the rule of law and democracy in Poland and said the situation in the country posed a “clear risk of a serious breach” of the European Union’s values. MEPs voted to trigger the first stage of the “Article Seven” procedure.

In its resolution, the European Parliament voiced concern over the separation of powers, the independence of the judiciary, and fundamental rights in Poland.

EU executive 'overstepping its prerogatives'

Waszczykowski also told Polish Radio 1 on Friday that “the situation in the EU is changing” and that "a growing number of member states and politicians see that the European Commission is overstepping its prerogatives."

The commission, the EU's executive arm, is "becoming a political body instead of a technical one that should monitor the observance of European treaties and the four freedoms described in them,” according to Waszczykowski.

(gs/pk)

Source: Polish Radio