Poland’s new government is trading insults with the head of the EU parliament, in a dispute which threatens to harm Polish-German relations.
Martin Schulz, a German Socialist who has led the EU assembly since 2012, told a German radio station, Deutschlandfunk, on Monday (14 December) the Polish government’s attempt to stuff Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal with political allies violates EU norms.
“What is happening in Poland has the characteristics of a coup and is dramatic. I a...
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