“The entire discussion in Brussels and Strasbourg is also taking place informally. There is a very large part of people who wish Poland the same success and wonder where these decisions of our MEPs come from, who vote for this German story to break through so loudly, so that the treaties can be changed,” said the Minister of Finance and Finance. regional policy Grzegorz Puda.
List of shames of Polish MEPs
In a resolution adopted in Strasbourg on Wednesday, the European Parliament supported amending the EU treaties. During the vote, 291 Members of the European Parliament were in favour, 274 against and 44 abstained.
Polish MEPs supporting the resolution included nine people – Róża Thun, Marek Balt, Marek Belka, Robert Biedroń, Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Łukasz Kohut, Bogusław Liberadzki, Leszek Miller and Sylwia Spurek – who served in the EP in 2019 were chosen from the European (PO, PSL, SLD, N., Zieloni) and Spring Coalition lists by Robert Biedroń. These MEPs represent the Socialists and Democrats and the Renew and Green groups.
The remaining Polish Members of the European Parliament – representing PiS (belonging to the European Conservatives and Reformists – EKR in the EP), as well as the Civic Coalition and PSL (belonging to the European People’s Party – EPP in the EP) – were against the resolution.
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“It had a huge impact.”
On the same day, Grzegorz Puda, Minister of Funds and Regional Policy, visited Brussels. In the program “Guest News” he talked about the conversations that took place on this issue.
This topic actually came up in Brussels, and not just in a positive light, as it seems. Well, many people have raised the issue that in Poland they are surprised that some Polish Members of the European Parliament have voted for such changes that could lead to us coming directly under the control of another country.
– said Puda.
This had a broad impact
– added.
Even Poles, who should represent Poland’s national interest, vote this way, breaking Donald Tusk’s promises
– he said, judging that it was a “de facto on the German side” vote.
““Decisions will be made in other countries.”
The Minister of Funds and Regional Policy emphasized on TVP Info not to use the term ‘federalization’ when discussing treaty changes.
No. These changes may de facto lead to decisions being taken in other countries, especially Germany, and Poland will have to implement them.
– he said.
As he explained, the decisions will be made by Brussels officials, very subjective, who are not elected like the Polish ruling parliamentarians, but are only Brussels nominees.
When we entered the EU we agreed on completely different conditions and the EU was to be a Union of equal opportunities and equal countries
– said Puda.
Is the change of the Polish government an opportunity to make changes quickly?
The minister was also asked why work was being done so quickly to amend EU treaties.
We can only surmise that this is directly related to the fact that the geopolitical situation in Europe is very dynamic. We know that this situation after the elections, when there will be a new government in Poland, is also seen as an opportunity to implement these changes quickly.
– he said.
The entire discussion in Brussels and Strasbourg is also taking place informally. There is a very large section of people who wish Poland the same success and wonder where the decisions of our MEPs come from, who vote for this German story to break through so loudly so that the treaties can be changed.
– said Minister Grzegorz Puda.
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Our ports in the Baltic Sea mainly compete with German ports. Minister Gróbarczyk today showed how much the transhipment capacity of Polish ports has increased. It is worth remembering that a large part of our budget revenue comes from customs duties and port fees. As a neighboring country, Ukraine, we have great potential because the transshipment capacity of Polish ports is increasing. Their importance is constantly increasing as we have also expanded the land infrastructure
— Grzegorz Puda, Minister of Funds and Regional Policy, said on TVP INFO.
The minister recalled that Poland’s GDP increased by 1.4% in the third quarter of 2023. This is the strongest growth among OECD countries.
Germany is a country that started this year with very weak growth. Our economic growth is all the more visible after three quarters of the year
– he assessed.
The German and French economies are currently in trouble. It stems from the fact that the governments of these countries do not think about how to improve the situation of their inhabitants, and often get involved in various types of political disputes that we do not want. First of all, we think about Poland and its economic growth, so that our GDP is as good as possible. During the eight years of United Right rule, the budget has been cut so much that budget funds now account for a much larger share of the resources of various social and infrastructure programs in relation to needs. Despite the decreasing allocation of European funds, Poland is developing very well
– he pointed out, adding that “Poland is already developing thanks to its budget and taxes.”
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Source: wPolityce