Polexit

Polexit, ''a portmanteau of "Poland" and "exit", is the proposal for Poland to Leave the EU. Poland is a country which joined the EU in 2004. The term Polexit is similar to Brexit, which denotes the United Kingdom leaving the EU.''

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 * 21 Oct 2021, CEPS.eu, Knocking on Polexit’s door?, Poland, the Constitutional Tribunal and the battle over the primacy of EU law
 * 19 Oct 2021, Politico.eu, Warsaw and Brussels wage no-win battle over rule of law, Despite tough talk, each side knows it needs the other.The problem seems precisely that the EU has no way to force Poland’s hand. The Article 7 process is blocked, not least because of a mutual-defense pact between Warsaw and Budapest. And as Morawiecki also said in his speech, Poland is not planning to follow the U.K.’s model and quit the EU. “We are here, we belong here and we are not going anywhere,” he said.
 * 19 Oct 2021,, Speech by President von der Leyen at the European Parliament Plenary on the rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law
 * 18 Oct 2021, Politico.eu, Polish PM warns of ‘dangerous’ EU effort to control members, Mateusz Morawiecki writes to his fellow EU leaders ahead of a crucial week in relations between Brussels and Warsaw.“We’re not giving in to any blackmail.”
 * 14 Oct 2021, Economist.com, Poland is a problem for the EU precisely because it will not leave, Unlike Britain, Poland will remain inside the tent causing trouble.If one government can avoid abiding by unpopular rulings by the eu’s top court with little fear of sanction, it becomes a tempting option for all.Dealing with a departure is relatively easy for the eu. Handling dirty remain is much harder.
 * 12 Oct 2021, Politico.eu, Poland’s government digs in on legal showdown with the EU, In the past, the government has been slower to publish controversial verdicts.
 * 09 Oct 2021, (fr) Diplomatie.gouv.fr, Pologne Déclaration conjointe de Jean-Yves Le Drian, ministre des Affaires étrangères et de Heiko Maas, ministre des Affaires étrangères de l’Allemagne
 * 08 Oct 2021, Politico.eu, Explained: What bombshell Polish court ruling means for EU], A look at the key questions posed by Warsaw’s challenge to the EU’s legal bedrock.Ultimately, Poland should leave or accept implications of membership
 * 08 Oct 2021, FT.com, ‘Polexit’ talk grows after Warsaw challenges Brussels over EU law, Commission faces tough choices about how to bring Poland into line following judges’ ruling
 * 08 Oct 2021, FT.com, Poland defies EU as court backs government in ‘rule of law’ battle
 * 07 Oct 2021, Politico.eu, Court ruling puts Poland on a collision course with the EU’s legal order, The country’s top court rules that the Polish constitution trumps EU law.
 * 14 Sep 2021, TheFirstNews.com, Majority of Poles want Poland to stay in EU - poll