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Poland fully committed to EU: President Duda

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Roberto Galea 25.03.2017 13:26
Poland remains fully committed to the European Union despite a series of disputes with Brussels, Polish President Andrzej Duda said in an interview.
President Andrzej Duda. Photo: KPRPPresident Andrzej Duda. Photo: KPRP

Duda told the Reuters agency that any political party that advocated following Britain out of the bloc would be rejected by Polish voters.

He added that Poland only wanted to be treated as a fully equal partner in the EU and that there was no question of Poland leaving the Community.

“Today any party which came out and openly said 'We are a group ... that is striving to quit the EU, we don't want Poland in the EU' would have no chance on the Polish political scene,” Duda was quoted as saying in an interview published a day ahead of a special EU summit marking the 60th anniversary of the Rome Treaties.

“We want a Union of free and equal nation states,” he said. “Anyone who knows the Polish situation and history since 1989 understands how important it was for us to join the EU and how much we have gained.”

“Not just in purely financial terms or in terms of living standards or infrastructure, but also in terms of what we call a 'freedom' – the freedom to move around, without borders,” he added.

Reuters said that the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party wanted a bigger role for national parliaments, a stance similar to that of the UK before it had decided to leave the EU.

President Duda said the proposals were “still on the table” but signalled that Poland was ready to work “within the treaties” to achieve this aim. (rg)

Source: PAP, Prezydent.pl

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