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The Polish foreign minister said that the political and legal activism of European Union bodies will extend their powers beyond the framework of primary EU law, and will damage the European integration process.
In an interview with the Polish Diplomatic Review quarterly journal, Zbigniew Rau referred to the rule of law dispute linking the payout of funds to member states observance of the rule of law. He also mentioned the EC Vice President Vera Jourova s statement in which she announced consequences for Poland and Hungary for not observing these rules.
The foreign minister added he did not like such political eristics . In his opinion, the matter concerns European funds, and also Polish funds, which are generated not only from contributions from member states, but also through their open markets.