Poles rally to defend the EU membership amid fear of ‘Polexit’
Al Jazeera
Opposition leader Donald Tusk has called for protests to defend Poland’s continued membership in the 27-nation bloc.
Large protests are being held across Poland in a show of support for the European Union after a court this week challenged the supremacy of EU legislation, widening the rift with Brussels.
Thousands of people on Sunday filled Castle Square, in Warsaw’s historic centre, in a show of opposition to the right-wing nationalist government, with people chanting “We are staying!” and holding signs with slogans like “We are Europeans”. Large protests also took place in other cities across the country.
The leader of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, has been in conflict with EU officials for the past six years as PiS has sought greater control over the courts. The EU has cast the changes as an erosion of democratic checks and balances.