Poland’s prime minister warns domestic Euroskeptic forces are emboldened by allies from Moscow to America’s MAGA movement.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned on Sunday that a potential Polish exit from the European Union is now a “real threat,” accusing nationalist President Karol Nawrocki and right-wing opposition parties of steering the country toward leaving the bloc.
In a post on X, Tusk said both factions of the far-right Confederation alliance and most lawmakers from the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party wanted to push Poland out of the EU. He called such a scenario “a catastrophe” and vowed to “do everything” to stop it.
Tusk also linked the risk of “Polexit” to forces seeking to “break up the EU,” which he said included Russia, the American MAGA movement and European far-right leaders led by Hungary’s Viktor Orbán.
The warning comes after Nawrocki vetoed legislation on Thursday that would have allowed Poland to access up to €43.7 billion in low-interest EU defense loans. Tusk’s government lacks the parliamentary majority needed to override the veto, deepening uncertainty over how Poland will finance planned military spending that is set to reach nearly 5 percent of gross domestic product this year.
Tusk has warned that Nawrocki’s veto could weaken Poland’s position inside the EU.
On Friday, former PiS Europe Minister Konrad Szymański wrote in a newspaper commentary that Poland’s nationalist right was drifting onto a “road toward Polexit,” drawing parallels with the political dynamics that preceded Britain’s 2016 vote to leave the bloc.
Recent polling suggests support for Poland’s quitting the EU remains weak in the country, but it is no longer marginal. Surveys indicate roughly one in 10 to one in four Poles would back launching an exit process, even as strong majorities still favor continued membership.
johnbonjovial on
Can’t see poland exiting the EU to b honest.
gadarnol on
Scaremongering. Poland has improved dramatically since joining the EU. If the EU was more responsive to its citizens than its capitalists and their allies it would have fewer “exit” stories.
Prestigious_Bid_7687 on
Nawrocki – I wonder if he has been bought by MAGA. Would be treason then
ortcutt on
In the 22 years Poland has been in the EU, the economy has tripled. Are people really dumb enough to kill the goose that lays the golden egg?
IndiRefEarthLeaveSol on
Please don’t. Use us as an example of failure.
Zikato on
Pole-end would be a better name
Kevin_Jim on
That would mean immediately nuking their economy. The only reason they can be that competitive is because it’s in the EU. Leaving would mean, taxes, tariffs, restriction of movement, and so on.
JayBeFC on
So building up the economy mainly by EU benefits and then exit when you feel about it? Class act to even think about it.
Tomace83 on
Poland must be the country that has benifit most on EU so why leave?
Kikelt on
If it goes down the Orban path again.. better out than inside. The problem is that they won’t leave… they will stay and screw us all.
Fast-Presence-2004 on
So people see how well it’s going for Poland right now, and they see how bad it went for the UK, and they still say “I want what the UK had”? We are truly living in the dumbest timeline.
sleeptightburner on
Any politician who supports this is compromised by Russia and/or America, full stop.
ConfidentAirport7299 on
If Poland exits, it’ll lose not only EU subsidies, but probably also all the remittances from Poles working in the EU since they’ll now find it difficult to get a working permit.
Aquaoo on
Examples what PiS/Konfederacja/Braun say: “EU is taking away our freedom,” “Germany controls Brussels” (according to the right wing, everything bad is Germany’s fault), “The EU is run by satanists,” “Coal is the future and Germany wants to take it away from us,” “Germany wants to flood us with migrants!”, “Islam is taking over France,” and many other similar examples.
Unfortunately, EU itself doesn’t help the situation (for example, unblocking the Recovery Fund right after the liberals won).
avalontrekker on
It’s been 36 years since 1990 and we still can’t get rid of the Russian maggots constantly sabotaging human progress
WorldlinessRadiant77 on
Isn’t Poland the single largest recipient of EU funding?
According-Bet-141 on
Forget America. Look at what happened to the UK, ten years after Brexit and the country is worse (in almost any aspect) and the ones who voted for getting out are regretful.
Heady_Goodness on
Yes that would leave them way better off in the current climate /s
Hawkwise83 on
Just what Putin wants. Maybe people should not do what he wants. Europe should be finding ways to unify not separate. A strong Europe can tell other war mongers to fuck off.
Romeo_4J on
Braindead right wingers what’s new?
interested_commenter on
Brexit hasn’t worked out very well despite the fact that the UK was a net contributor to EU budget.
Poland is a net beneficiary of EU funds (iirc the #1 beneficiary) and has a ton of manufacturing that needs open borders with the rest of the EU.
Necromartian on
Oh man, Why not Hungary.
North_Nail201 on
Brother after decades of benifiting from the EU your economy actually turned out well and now you want to leave? Fucking egoistic behaviour but maybe check what happened to Englands economy post Brexit… (their GDP went down by 6-8% since).
“Prior to the Brexit referendum, UK GDP was growing at a similar rate to that of 33 other comparable countries: the 27 members of the EU, the United States, Canada, Japan, Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland. In the wake of the referendum, however, the GDP of the UK grew more slowly than the average of the other countries in the analysis, (see chart). Similarly, business investment, employment and labor productivity are all estimated to have grown by less in the United Kingdom than in other comparable countries since 2016. Our estimates suggest that by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. UK business investment is estimated to have been, on average, 18% lower than that of comparable countries. UK employment and labor productivity are estimated to have been, on average, 4% lower than other similar countries. ” [https://econofact.org/the-economic-costs-of-brexit-on-the-uk](https://econofact.org/the-economic-costs-of-brexit-on-the-uk)
Silverdragon47 on
This is nothing burger. Population would be against it. Only party that talk about it openly – Konfederacja have no chance to take 50% of parliament seats in next election. Funnily enough just like ADF in germany konfederacja is openly accused of having support in social medias from russian bots.
viskonde on
Brussels needs to star adding a disclaimer to all the money they give to countries saying if they decide to leave they need to pay back
sokorsognarf on
Brit living in Poland here. The anti-EU rhetoric coming from the conservative end of the political spectrum is very reminiscent of the equivalent in Britain, decades of which gradually eroded pro-EU sentiment, with the end result we all know. Don’t assume the same can’t happen in Poland given enough time
Reasonable-Lab-2816 on
Unpopular opinion.
TBH maybe it’s better if all the “in-doubt” countries leave, so only the ones really involved stay and could push Europe to the next step like federalization (like the two-speed Europe).
I think that in this current historical period we have to push on the accelerator, even adopting the “not best” solution. We need to consolidate and move on, and we cannot afford burden countries (and this includes also my country Italy) that draw everything back.
XerGR on
Lmao no.
Same shit with the Hungarian media being obsessed with “ORBAN WILL LEAVE THE EU”. They never will… it’s a goldmine for them.
Uk left because they are fundamentally braindead and still think of themselves as a gigantic self reliant empire
TionKa on
If Polexit happens, all the progress that happened the last decades will reverse really fast.
Brutos08 on
So they didn’t see Brexit ???
Temporary-Oil2038 on
Don’t do it Poland. It isn’t worth it.
Devalvangeldomdatdom on
Tusk had VDleyen job at one point..
Poland are pretty screwed without the EU money, so idk what he is after..
Look at the UK, it will become a lot worse before it gets better.
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Poland’s prime minister warns domestic Euroskeptic forces are emboldened by allies from Moscow to America’s MAGA movement.
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned on Sunday that a potential Polish exit from the European Union is now a “real threat,” accusing nationalist President Karol Nawrocki and right-wing opposition parties of steering the country toward leaving the bloc.
In a post on X, Tusk said both factions of the far-right Confederation alliance and most lawmakers from the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party wanted to push Poland out of the EU. He called such a scenario “a catastrophe” and vowed to “do everything” to stop it.
Tusk also linked the risk of “Polexit” to forces seeking to “break up the EU,” which he said included Russia, the American MAGA movement and European far-right leaders led by Hungary’s Viktor Orbán.
The warning comes after Nawrocki vetoed legislation on Thursday that would have allowed Poland to access up to €43.7 billion in low-interest EU defense loans. Tusk’s government lacks the parliamentary majority needed to override the veto, deepening uncertainty over how Poland will finance planned military spending that is set to reach nearly 5 percent of gross domestic product this year.
Tusk has warned that Nawrocki’s veto could weaken Poland’s position inside the EU.
On Friday, former PiS Europe Minister Konrad Szymański wrote in a newspaper commentary that Poland’s nationalist right was drifting onto a “road toward Polexit,” drawing parallels with the political dynamics that preceded Britain’s 2016 vote to leave the bloc.
Recent polling suggests support for Poland’s quitting the EU remains weak in the country, but it is no longer marginal. Surveys indicate roughly one in 10 to one in four Poles would back launching an exit process, even as strong majorities still favor continued membership.
Can’t see poland exiting the EU to b honest.
Scaremongering. Poland has improved dramatically since joining the EU. If the EU was more responsive to its citizens than its capitalists and their allies it would have fewer “exit” stories.
Nawrocki – I wonder if he has been bought by MAGA. Would be treason then
In the 22 years Poland has been in the EU, the economy has tripled. Are people really dumb enough to kill the goose that lays the golden egg?
Please don’t. Use us as an example of failure.
Pole-end would be a better name
That would mean immediately nuking their economy. The only reason they can be that competitive is because it’s in the EU. Leaving would mean, taxes, tariffs, restriction of movement, and so on.
So building up the economy mainly by EU benefits and then exit when you feel about it? Class act to even think about it.
Poland must be the country that has benifit most on EU so why leave?
If it goes down the Orban path again.. better out than inside. The problem is that they won’t leave… they will stay and screw us all.
So people see how well it’s going for Poland right now, and they see how bad it went for the UK, and they still say “I want what the UK had”? We are truly living in the dumbest timeline.
Any politician who supports this is compromised by Russia and/or America, full stop.
If Poland exits, it’ll lose not only EU subsidies, but probably also all the remittances from Poles working in the EU since they’ll now find it difficult to get a working permit.
Examples what PiS/Konfederacja/Braun say: “EU is taking away our freedom,” “Germany controls Brussels” (according to the right wing, everything bad is Germany’s fault), “The EU is run by satanists,” “Coal is the future and Germany wants to take it away from us,” “Germany wants to flood us with migrants!”, “Islam is taking over France,” and many other similar examples.
Unfortunately, EU itself doesn’t help the situation (for example, unblocking the Recovery Fund right after the liberals won).
It’s been 36 years since 1990 and we still can’t get rid of the Russian maggots constantly sabotaging human progress
Isn’t Poland the single largest recipient of EU funding?
Forget America. Look at what happened to the UK, ten years after Brexit and the country is worse (in almost any aspect) and the ones who voted for getting out are regretful.
Yes that would leave them way better off in the current climate /s
Just what Putin wants. Maybe people should not do what he wants. Europe should be finding ways to unify not separate. A strong Europe can tell other war mongers to fuck off.
Braindead right wingers what’s new?
Brexit hasn’t worked out very well despite the fact that the UK was a net contributor to EU budget.
Poland is a net beneficiary of EU funds (iirc the #1 beneficiary) and has a ton of manufacturing that needs open borders with the rest of the EU.
Oh man, Why not Hungary.
Brother after decades of benifiting from the EU your economy actually turned out well and now you want to leave? Fucking egoistic behaviour but maybe check what happened to Englands economy post Brexit… (their GDP went down by 6-8% since).
“Prior to the Brexit referendum, UK GDP was growing at a similar rate to that of 33 other comparable countries: the 27 members of the EU, the United States, Canada, Japan, Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland. In the wake of the referendum, however, the GDP of the UK grew more slowly than the average of the other countries in the analysis, (see chart). Similarly, business investment, employment and labor productivity are all estimated to have grown by less in the United Kingdom than in other comparable countries since 2016. Our estimates suggest that by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. UK business investment is estimated to have been, on average, 18% lower than that of comparable countries. UK employment and labor productivity are estimated to have been, on average, 4% lower than other similar countries. ” [https://econofact.org/the-economic-costs-of-brexit-on-the-uk](https://econofact.org/the-economic-costs-of-brexit-on-the-uk)
This is nothing burger. Population would be against it. Only party that talk about it openly – Konfederacja have no chance to take 50% of parliament seats in next election. Funnily enough just like ADF in germany konfederacja is openly accused of having support in social medias from russian bots.
Brussels needs to star adding a disclaimer to all the money they give to countries saying if they decide to leave they need to pay back
Brit living in Poland here. The anti-EU rhetoric coming from the conservative end of the political spectrum is very reminiscent of the equivalent in Britain, decades of which gradually eroded pro-EU sentiment, with the end result we all know. Don’t assume the same can’t happen in Poland given enough time
Unpopular opinion.
TBH maybe it’s better if all the “in-doubt” countries leave, so only the ones really involved stay and could push Europe to the next step like federalization (like the two-speed Europe).
I think that in this current historical period we have to push on the accelerator, even adopting the “not best” solution. We need to consolidate and move on, and we cannot afford burden countries (and this includes also my country Italy) that draw everything back.
Lmao no.
Same shit with the Hungarian media being obsessed with “ORBAN WILL LEAVE THE EU”. They never will… it’s a goldmine for them.
Uk left because they are fundamentally braindead and still think of themselves as a gigantic self reliant empire
If Polexit happens, all the progress that happened the last decades will reverse really fast.
So they didn’t see Brexit ???
Don’t do it Poland. It isn’t worth it.
Tusk had VDleyen job at one point..
Poland are pretty screwed without the EU money, so idk what he is after..
Look at the UK, it will become a lot worse before it gets better.