EU faces crisis over controversial Polish court ruling
Al Jazeera
Leading European politicians accuse Warsaw of ‘playing with fire’ in an acrimonious dispute over the primacy of EU law.
A Polish court ruling challenging the supremacy of European Union law has plunged the bloc into an existential crisis, increasing fears among EU policymakers and many Poles that Poland could eventually quit the EU.
Politicians across Europe voiced dismay on Friday at the ruling by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal on Thursday that parts of EU law are incompatible with the Polish constitution, undermining the legal pillar on which the 27-nation EU stands.
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, said she was “deeply concerned” and that the EU executive she leads would do all in its power to ensure the primacy of EU law.
