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Europe's next domino: Will Polexit follow Brexit?

October 28, 2021

Warsaw’s ruling that the Polish constitution overrides EU law has been seen as a threat to one of the fundamentals of the European Union by Brussels. So just how much national leeway is compatible with membership of the EU? Our Guests: Wojciech Szymanski (DW), Andreas Kluth (Bloomberg), Alexandra von Nahmen (DW)

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Wojciech Szymański works in the Polish editorial office of DW. He says: 
"The EU cannot allow Poland to undermine its legal system, but also cannot risk losing its own popularity there."


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Andreas Kluth is a columnist at Bloomberg Opinion. He says: 
"Poland's rebellion shows that the EU either needs a proper constitution, or the power to kick out member states."

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 Alexandra von Nahmen is a DW correspondent in Brussels. She thinks: 
"If Poland gets away with challenging the core principles of the EU, the European project as a whole is in jeopardy." 
 

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