Researcher George Mink believes “it’s a game with Brussels that could end very badly.”

“It’s a game with Brussels that could end very badly.”, estimated on Friday, October 8 in franceinfo, Georg Mink, Honorary Research Director of the CNRS, specializes in Poland, while the day before, Poland’s highest court challenged the precedence of EU law over Polish law, ruling on several articles of European treaties ” incompatible” with the constitution of this country. According to George Mink, Warsaw has “It’s not scary“From Brussels because the authorities think that the European Union “You don’t really have the tools to punish Poland”. But the researcher cautions against that “Polish civil society is pro-European” And that the authorities should take that into account.

franceinfo: What is the Polish power doing wanting to remain in the EU without following its rules?

George Mink: It is Europe on demand, even if this power does not want a Europe with a shifting geometry. But what must be understood is that this power has its own concept of the European Union and Europe. It is considered that it could affect the development of the European Union. What is related to the right is a measure that corresponds exactly to this concept. It is no coincidence that this force has combined with European right-wing movements in the idea of ​​reforming the EU from within. This tyrannical power looks European. But he still wanted to show the full weight of Polish sovereignty. So there is a kind of contradiction with the principles and standards of the European Union.

What gives her so much certainty?

It’s a game with Brussels. It’s so amazing. In the same provision we talk about dialogue. It is hypocritical language. Because the Polish authorities believe that the EU does not really have the tools to punish Poland. They may not be afraid. Anyway, in the short term. But it’s clearly a game that could end very badly. Because we know that deliberate actions produce unexpected effects. We’ve seen that with England.

Is the British example mentioned in Poland and what do the Polish people think?

This is stated, of course, by the opposition, which sees this danger looming behind the clamor of Polish power. This clearly has internal consequences in Poland. Because this concerns all Polish legal professions because the independence of the judiciary is threatened. So the judges, who will pass judgments different from the will of the political power, shall be punished according to this decree of the client court. But Polish public opinion is overwhelmingly European. It is probably the most popular country in Europe in the entire European Union. So this force must be accounted for however. There are already calls for demonstrations in all cities of Poland. It should not be excluded that these are significant events, because Polish civil society already exists. It is pro-European and respects agreements with the European Union.