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The country's Prime Minister said Brussels bureaucrats have grown too big for their boots and blamed them for the popularity crisis which is threatening to sink the euro project. Beata Szydlo accused the all-powerful Commission of becoming too political and meddling way beyond its remit as Europe's politicians wrestle to impose their visions for the future of the bloc post-Brexit.

In a fiery speech the Polish PM also vowed to ignore a diktat from Brussels ordering her to reverse reforms to the country's legal system. Insisting that Poland is a "democratic state" which will not bend the knee to bureaucrats, she pointed out that the measures were passed by elected MPs.

EPA Beata Szydło said Mr Juncker had too many powers

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Brussels has ordered Mrs Szydlo to reverse a series of controversial laws which have weakened the powers of the country's constitutional court over the government, saying they are undemocratic. But the furious PM shot back: ”We won’t introduce any changes into Poland’s legal system, which are incompatible with the interests of the Polish state and citizens and lack substantive grounds. ”Our impression is that their recommendations are politically motivated. Poland is a democratic state. We will argue with with the commission and present our reasons and arguments."

If the EU institutions keep working this way, they shouldn’t be surprised by the rise of crises and EU scepticism Polish PM Beata Szydlo

She added: ”Personally, I cannot understand the commission is still dealing with Poland. ”Anything we do is based on the law, adopted by a parliamentary majority, in line with the Polish constitution.” In a fiery outburst the Polish leader in particular took aim at Mr Juncker's Commission, saying there was an urgent need to rein it in to stop bureaucrats meddling in member state affairs beyond their mandate. And she warned that other countries could follow Britain out of the exit door if more is not done to significantly reduce the influence the unpopular chief eurocrat wields in Brussels.

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