Poland's European path has not always been a smooth river. Since the country has been ruled by the PiS, the Law and Justice party, conflicts between Warsaw and Brussels have multiplied, from the migration crisis of 2015 to that of posted workers, including restrictions on LGBT people and environmental issues. But by affirming, on October 7, that certain elements of European law were
"not compatible"
with the country's Constitution, the Constitutional Court pushed years of latent war between Poland and the European Union to its climax. reform of the judicial system.
It is in fact the first time that the court of a Member State has declared that the treaties of the European Union are incompatible with the national Constitution.
For Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, the Polish decision calls into question the
“foundations”
of the EU.
"The disputes between the members being arbitrated by the
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