Brussels To Take Away Member States’ Rights

The European Union is continuing the process of amending the EU treaties, which is supported by Donald Tusk's leftist-liberal government, warns the Polish Ordo Iuris Institute.

Varsó, 2024. február 23. Donald Tusk lengyel miniszterelnök (b) fogadja Ursula von der Leyent, az Európai Bizottság (EB) elnökét Varsóban 2024. február 23-án. Von der Leyen közölte, hogy a napokban döntés születik a Lengyelországnak járó, összesen 137 milliárd euró értékû uniós eszköz lehívásának megkezdésérõl. MTI/EPA-PAP/Leszek Szymanski Fotó: Leszek Szymanski

The European Parliament has recently adopted amendments to the EU treaties that will see the community take over powers from the member states in ten areas. According to the Polish Ordo Iuris Institute, these include foreign policy, borders, currency, industry, cross-border infrastructure, climate policy, health, defense, education and family, the international V4NA news agency writes. 

Procedura zmiany traktatów 🇪🇺 jak walec ruszyła naprzód.

Polska od 13 grudnia po cichu wspiera zmiany, usypiając czujność Polaków.

Ordo Iuris jest obecnie w Polsce najważniejszym głosem sprzeciwu.

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— Jerzy Kwaśniewski (@jerzKwasniewski) February 18, 2024

Leftist-liberal prime minister Donald Tusk and his government have assured people that making changes in violation of the country's sovereignty are impossible, according to the Polish institute.

However, as usual, the assurances are not consistent with the actions,

– Ordo Iris chief Jerzy Kwasniewski pointed out, adding that Donald Tusk's sole aim was to avoid stirring up the public opinion.

Brussels wants to take away our army, control Polish industry and decide on the development of major projects without Warsaw's involvement,

– said the expert, highlighting that the Tusk government could have objected to the continuation of draft amendments to the EU treaties at various meetings, but failed to do so. Changes to the treaties also include the abolition of the right to veto on foreign policy issues, he pointed out. This means that it is possible to start a customs war with the US or Russia, going against Poland's interests, and even against a dozen EU countries opposing such a move.

This puts a huge area of independence in the hands of Brussels and Berlin. Only general resistance can stop Europe's unleashed German machinery taking over power,

– he added. 

The institute has sounded the alarm, pointing out that one of the areas at risk is defense. The implementation of the reform could result in the European Union taking command of the Polish armed forces, Polish embassies being closed and Polish diplomats being replaced by EU services. This would also be the ultimate surrendering of control over mass migration to Brussels. The European Union could also take control of key Polish industries, close mines and ports and gain exclusive jurisdiction over climate agreements, Ordo Iuris warned.

Cover photo: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (b) receives Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in Warsaw (Photo: MTI/EPA-PAP/Leszek Szymanski)