Post by notoriousnobbi on Aug 18, 2023 18:57:57 GMT
Politico
Poland goes to war (verbally) with Europe’s conservative chief
www.politico.eu/article/eu-poland-pm-mateusz-morawiecki-challenges-europe-conservative-leader-manfred-weber-debate/
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It's not about Germany vs. Poland, it's about the EPP (European People’s Party), a collection of center-right parties from across the EU that has a German chief at the moment, deciding which other parties can be partners and which not. It took a very long time for them to finally decide 2 years ago to force Orbans Fidesz to leave the EPP. I think they learned from that experience.
Poland goes to war (verbally) with Europe’s conservative chief
www.politico.eu/article/eu-poland-pm-mateusz-morawiecki-challenges-europe-conservative-leader-manfred-weber-debate/
“He called us his enemies,” Morawiecki said in a video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that blasted the German politician. “Enough of that. If the Germans openly admit that they will interfere in the elections in Poland, let them stand with an open visor.”
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With far-right parties rising across Europe, Europe’s center right — led by Weber — is now debating which parties can be partners, and which are out of bounds.
In an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF published Sunday, Weber argued that some of the ascendant far-right leaders, like Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, can be productive allies. But he ruled out cooperation with parties like Poland’s Law and Justice (PiS), the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in France.
These parties, he said, should be contested.
“Any party must accept the rule of law,” Weber said. “This is the firewall against the PiS representatives in Poland, who systematically attack the rule of law and the free media. ... Anyone who accepts this can be a democratic partner,” he added, “and all the others who do not accept this, such as the German AfD, Le Pen in France or PiS in Poland, are opponents for us and will be fought by us.”
In an interview with German public broadcaster ZDF published Sunday, Weber argued that some of the ascendant far-right leaders, like Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, can be productive allies. But he ruled out cooperation with parties like Poland’s Law and Justice (PiS), the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in France.
These parties, he said, should be contested.
“Any party must accept the rule of law,” Weber said. “This is the firewall against the PiS representatives in Poland, who systematically attack the rule of law and the free media. ... Anyone who accepts this can be a democratic partner,” he added, “and all the others who do not accept this, such as the German AfD, Le Pen in France or PiS in Poland, are opponents for us and will be fought by us.”
It's not about Germany vs. Poland, it's about the EPP (European People’s Party), a collection of center-right parties from across the EU that has a German chief at the moment, deciding which other parties can be partners and which not. It took a very long time for them to finally decide 2 years ago to force Orbans Fidesz to leave the EPP. I think they learned from that experience.