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Germany fires ultimatum to Poland to obey Brussels: 'EU values are non-negotiable'
Germany fires ultimatum to Poland to obey Brussels: 'EU values are non-negotiable'
GERMANY’S foreign minister has threatened to escalate the furious row between Brussels and Poland by insisting the European Union’s values are not negotiable as Warsaw ignores warnings over its controversial judicial reforms.
By JOE BARNES, BRUSSELS CORRESPONDENT
PUBLISHED: 10:26, Tue, Aug 21, 2018 | UPDATED: 19:18, Tue, Aug 21, 2018
German foreign minister Heiko Maas visits former concentration camp Auschwitz (Image: GETTY)
Heiko Mass made the intervention ahead of his second trip to Poland to meet Polish counterpart Jacek Czaputowicz and visit the former German concentration camp Auschwitz.
Mr Mass stressed European values are non-negotiable and if they are subject to pressure by individual member states there must be a dialogue with Brussels to resolve the issue.
The European Commission, Brussels’ powerful executive, have threatened legal action after Warsaw’s ruling Law and Justice party slashed the retirement age of supreme court judges from 70 to 65, which forces 27 of the 74 sitting judges to retire.
Critics, including the Commission, claim the move weakens the independence of the country’s judicial system.
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European values, such as freedom, the rule of law and respect for human rights, are at the heart of the European Union and are not negotiable
Heiko Mass
When asked if the Polish authorities pose a threat to the EU, Mr Mass said: “European values, such as freedom, the rule of law and respect for human rights, are at the heart of the European Union and are not negotiable.
“If European values are subjected to pressure in individual member states, then this must be the subject of dialogue between member states and institutions at EU level.
“As part of the ongoing rule of law protection, we support the dialogue between the European Commission and the Polish government and we hope that the concerns expressed by the Commission will be resolved.”
Despite the threat of legal action from Brussels, Polish prime minister Mateusz Mateusz declared his country sets standards in the EU.
I think the Germans are clearly unworthy of existence as a state, they've proved to be a monstrosity through thick, and thin.
Germany fires ultimatum to Poland to obey Brussels: 'EU values are non-negotiable'
Germany fires ultimatum to Poland to obey Brussels: 'EU values are non-negotiable'
GERMANY’S foreign minister has threatened to escalate the furious row between Brussels and Poland by insisting the European Union’s values are not negotiable as Warsaw ignores warnings over its controversial judicial reforms.
By JOE BARNES, BRUSSELS CORRESPONDENT
PUBLISHED: 10:26, Tue, Aug 21, 2018 | UPDATED: 19:18, Tue, Aug 21, 2018
German foreign minister Heiko Maas visits former concentration camp Auschwitz (Image: GETTY)
Heiko Mass made the intervention ahead of his second trip to Poland to meet Polish counterpart Jacek Czaputowicz and visit the former German concentration camp Auschwitz.
Mr Mass stressed European values are non-negotiable and if they are subject to pressure by individual member states there must be a dialogue with Brussels to resolve the issue.
The European Commission, Brussels’ powerful executive, have threatened legal action after Warsaw’s ruling Law and Justice party slashed the retirement age of supreme court judges from 70 to 65, which forces 27 of the 74 sitting judges to retire.
Critics, including the Commission, claim the move weakens the independence of the country’s judicial system.
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European values, such as freedom, the rule of law and respect for human rights, are at the heart of the European Union and are not negotiable
Heiko Mass
When asked if the Polish authorities pose a threat to the EU, Mr Mass said: “European values, such as freedom, the rule of law and respect for human rights, are at the heart of the European Union and are not negotiable.
“If European values are subjected to pressure in individual member states, then this must be the subject of dialogue between member states and institutions at EU level.
“As part of the ongoing rule of law protection, we support the dialogue between the European Commission and the Polish government and we hope that the concerns expressed by the Commission will be resolved.”
Despite the threat of legal action from Brussels, Polish prime minister Mateusz Mateusz declared his country sets standards in the EU.
