Patryk Jaki contends that measures adopted by the European Parliament could weaken both the European Union and Poland. The changes concern qualified majority voting, electoral rules for local and regional offices, and an expanded list of so-called Eurocrimes. In a post on social media, the MEP noted that LIBE’s contribution to treaty amendments had progressed to a decision within the EP.
Listeners are urged to pay attention to what matters. The LIBE committee’s treaty amendments were put to a vote with several significant implications: a potential majority vote to suspend a member state within the EU Council; the possibility of removing the presidency from Poland or another state; removal of certain commitments and payments where there is no direct link to sound financial management or safeguarding the EU budget and interests; and extending the Charter of Fundamental Rights to all member states, asserting that its protections apply when the Union acts in areas where it has competence, whether exclusive or shared, even if that competence has not yet been formally adopted.
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- The scope of rights for EU citizens would extend to non-EU residents on EU soil, including third-country nationals with long-term EU residence status. There is also a push for EU citizens to retain voting rights in local, regional, national, and European elections in any Member State of residence.
- EU action against discrimination would follow the ordinary legislative procedure and cover grounds such as gender identity and expression, sex characteristics, social origin, genetic features, language, political opinions, minority membership, property, and birth, alongside other considerations and cross-cutting discrimination issues.
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The question of the powers of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) was also raised.
There are calls to include references to gender inequality and the Union’s commitment to combat all forms of gender-based violence across its policies within the CJEU framework. The EU advocates adding grounds like sex, gender identity, gender expression, or sex characteristics to the treaty provisions, with the aim of aligning border control, asylum, and immigration policies with the ordinary legislative procedure for all related policies.
List of “Eurocrimes”
There is discussion about adding environmental crimes, hate crimes and hate speech, and gender-based violence to the official list of Eurocrimes.
Patryk Jaki expresses concern that European decisions could influence Poland’s electoral landscape. He highlights the conduct of Polish opposition members and the potential impact on national sovereignty.
The possibility exists that elections in Poland might face disruptions. Decisions concerning Poland could be influenced externally, and if opponents disagree, the EU and Germany may possess tools to apply pressure on national governance. Members of the Polish opposition who back treaty changes are viewed as compromising sovereignty and democratic principles.
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