The patience of the European bureaucracy has burst. The European Commission decided to impose sanctions on Poland for the deviation from established democratic norms by the authorities of the country. Earlier Warsaw decided to reform the judicial system, effectively subordinating it to the legislature. According to the European Commission, the reform in Poland subordinates the judiciary to politicians and the rule of law is violated.

Further steps concerning Poland will be discussed at the plenary session of the European Parliament, which will be held on February 28. If the European Parliament at the plenary session approves the imposition of sanctions, then Warsaw will temporarily lose the right to vote in the Council of the EU, that will be an unprecedented case in the history of the European Union.

The decision will be made if it is approved by at least 22 of the 27 member countries of the European Union, except, in fact, Poland. At the same time, for the deprivation of Warsaw’s right to vote in the Council of Europe, the unanimous statement of the EU Summit is necessary: ​​it must state that there is a “serious and persistent” violation of the EU values ​​by the Polish authorities.

It is still difficult to imagine the expulsion of Poland and its deprivation of the right to vote in the Council of the EU, because the country will receive support from the countries of the Visegrad Group, which collectively oppose the EU migration policy. Thus, Hungary has already announced its intention to support Poland and vote against the imposition of sanctions.

Considering all of the above, we can add that such actions by the EU may offend Poland. It is not excluded that the country will try to create its alliance among the countries of the Visegrad Group.

Thus, Poland can lead to a serious split of the European Union. After all, Warsaw does not want to obey the rules of others, it only establishes its own. But only a single union will be able to withstand global problems, which there are many at the present time. In turn, Europe only weakens each time …

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