“Judging by the effectiveness of European bureaucracy and diplomacy, states’ resistance will be quickly overcome – I am not talking about social resistance, because it will certainly be quite strong. Poland under the coalition government will finally agree to all changes on December 13. That is why the last elections in Poland were so important for European elites,” said Prof. in an interview with wPolityce.pl. Zdzisław Krasnodębski, commenting on possible changes to the EU treaties.
Changing treaties – the life of a citizen and his political rights
Would changes to the EU treaties affect citizens’ daily lives? The answer to this question is given on our website by Prof. Zdzisław Krasnodębski, PiS Member of the European Parliament and sociologist.
I don’t think the average citizen would initially feel such changes in their private life. But if we look at EU policies, it will give the EU additional powers that it does not have now, for example in the field of education, family law, etc. Certain matters decided so far in Poland, and also in accordance with the attitude of the majority of Polish society has been the case for at least the past eight years. For example, the issue of homosexual ‘marriage’ or the issue of the right to abortion will be resolved by European legislation. . I think such changes would be noticeable most quickly. These are also all defense issues, as it is proposed to develop a defense union. In the economic field, we should note that the euro is included in the draft changes, which would mean that it would be introduced throughout the EU, including Poland, and this would translate directly into our daily lives.
– says the interlocutor of the wPolityce.pl portal.
But the actual problem is something else. Because what would change in the life of an average citizen? He would be deprived of the ability to influence political decisions, meaning that this would not affect his private life, but his political powers. Now the question is whether for the average Pole these political rights, the fact that he is not a subject, but a citizen who not only chooses the government, but chooses the government that exercises the power, that represents him, are important.
– adds the sociologist.
The European Parliamentarian also refers to a historical analogy.
Namely, after the partitions, many Poles initially did not feel any changes, and even, as historians write, some were satisfied. The supreme power changed, in one case it was Tsarina Catherine, in the other the King of Prussia, but initially life did not change much for the first twelve years. The loss of political freedom is only noticed by those for whom it is a value. But later the Poles learned that foreign domination leads to economic and cultural deprivation. Foreign power acts in foreign interests. That would also be the case here. The EU institutions already mainly pursue the interests of the strongest countries
– indicates.
“It would be difficult to say that Poland is a sovereign state.”
Prof. We also ask Krasnodębski how quickly possible treaty changes would be implemented.
We can again refer to an analogy, namely to the Treaty of Lisbon, which entered into force with some delay as a result of the negotiations that took place at that time. It was a process that took several or even several years
– says the MEP.
But the Lisbon system is now in place – both in terms of votes in the EU Council and new powers of EU institutions such as the European Parliament. As a result, Poland’s position and ability to pursue its interests have been significantly weakened, as all of us who participate in legislative negotiations know. The same would happen after the next treaty change. In a few years, the power of the EU institutions would increase significantly and Poland’s position would significantly weaken. It would be difficult to say that Poland is a sovereign state. Moreover, the EU is already taking many decisions that Poland must implement whether it wants to or not – for example regarding adapting the gas pipeline network to transport hydrogen and electricity sources, moving away from combustion cars and banning their registration – which of the Of course this affects our lives and our economy. Climate policy, which is the responsibility of the Union, has become the main instrument for the major reconstruction of the entire economic and social life of Europe – just as the ‘rule of law’ and ‘European values’ are instruments for the reconstruction of cultural life, ethical norms and political life
– adds our interlocutor.
Many such decisions are already being made in Brussels. For example, when it comes to energy policy. We also once agreed that the EU negotiates international trade agreements on behalf of the Member States, and therefore we must now agree with the EU on the issue of the flow of Ukrainian goods through Polish territory, which is currently the subject of the protest. of Polish carriers at the border. After all, the decision to open or close the European market was not ours. Both our transporters and farmers realize that decisions taken at EU level are sometimes not necessarily in the interests of Poland. The latest example is the migration package that will be adopted and which essentially means that the EU will decide which quotas of migrants we will have to accept
– reminds the sociologist.
“Poland under the coalition government will finally agree to all changes on December 13.
The United Right government has been vocal in its opposition to treaty changes, and PiS members continue to do so. And what does it look like in other countries? Is it possible to generate greater resistance to radical ‘reforms’?
What we are talking about now is the European Parliament’s proposal, which was adopted by a small number of votes, that is, the call for such changes. Since then, a new phase has occurred, namely that the EU Climate Council (it is not known why this one) has tacitly agreed that this issue will be discussed at the European Council, i.e. a summit of leaders who can – and this will next step: setting up a convention. In any case, it will be up to them to decide what the next step will be, because they can postpone the matter. Only the establishment of a convention or possibly the choice of an accelerated path opens the process of amending the treaties. This convention, which will include representatives of all countries, will propose these changes, which must then be approved by the European Conference and then ratified in order to enter into force by at least three-fifths of the countries. For now we only have a resolution from the European Parliament. I think there will be an attempt to change the treaties. In my opinion, it will mainly concern the abolition of the principle of unanimity in foreign policy and tax matters and the sanctioning of the possibility of incurring debts with the EC, as well as the aforementioned common defense policy.
– explains Prof. Krasnodębski.
Will the Member States oppose this? Negotiations will certainly take place, even from this European Parliament project a number of provisions that have already raised concerns have been deleted, for example that forest policy should be the competence of the EU, where the Members of the European Parliament from the Scandinavian countries , especially the Finnish ones, did not agree. There was also a very radical idea of voting with a double simple majority in the European Council and the EU Council, which, however, was unacceptable and probably if this provision had been retained in the draft, the entire European Parliament proposal would not have been adopted in plenary. Ultimately, however, it was assumed that it would be a qualified majority
– he adds.
So far, only one country is resisting all these trends, and that is Hungary. All other countries eventually agree, either by gaining certain advantages or by being coerced or intimidated. Germany has already created a very broad group of friendly states with a qualified majority, which also includes France, Germany and Italy. So, judging by the effectiveness of European bureaucracy and diplomacy, the resistance of states will be quickly overcome – I am not talking about social resistance, because it will certainly be quite strong. Poland under the coalition government will finally agree to all changes on December 13. That is why the last elections in Poland were so important for European elites
– emphasizes the PiS member of the European Parliament.
There is still a very important issue, which is likely to be maintained, namely whether the sanctions recently imposed against us should be clearly and permanently incorporated into the Treaties, for example by removing unanimity from the Article 7 procedure and the EU budget by monitoring the rule of law. This obviously means a very far-reaching possibility of action by the European institutions against the Member States
– says the interviewer of the wPolityce.pl portal.
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Source: wPolityce