Merkel defies EU states, wrecks immigration reform
Poland’s ruling party, PIS, attempts to increase autonomy
Euractive, ‘Merkel defies EU states, wrecks immigration reform’, 8 March 2016:
The EU summit which ended this morning (8 March) failed to reach a deal with Turkey to stem the unprecedented migrant crisis, as many heads of state and gov. opposed German Chancellor Merkel’s attempt to impose her own deal with Ankara.
There has been discussion of some “Polish” heritage.
Photo run by EU Observer to depict pathos and dependence.
EU Observer, ‘Poland’s PIS attempts to increase autonomy’, 11 March 2016:
The ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party in Poland suffered two major setbacks this week.
On Wednesday (9 March), the nation’s Constitutional Tribunal declared a sweeping amendment limiting the tribunal’s powers to be unconstitutional.
On Friday, the Venice Commission, an advisory body to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, issued a powerful concurrence. Like the Polish court, it did not find a single major provision of the amendment, passed by PiS last December, consistent with European principles of democracy and the rule of law.
The twin decisions bring about a moment of truth for PiS. The party can either retreat from its overreach and try to implement its reform agenda within the current constitutional framework or set Poland on the path to authoritarianism.
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