I do not want to abuse the concept of polexit, but legally Poland is already outside the EU: expert
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The Court of Justice of the EU dismissed Poland's complaint regarding the "money for the rule of law" mechanism. According to Dr. Piotr Bogdanowicz, a lawyer and EU law expert from the University of Warsaw, the Polish government is to blame for this.
"But all public authorities are responsible for the situation we are in, and their actions have contributed to the fact that the conditionality mechanism can potentially be applied against Poland," the expert added.
In his opinion, a country that does not comply with the rules of the rule of law must take into account the limitation or suspension of the use of EU funds, suspension of payments, and reduction of other benefits resulting from the budgetary instruments of the Union.
"I try not to abuse the notion of polexit, but if payments from EU funds are suspended, Poland will practically locate outside the EU, at least in some areas. Even now, Poland is legally situated outside the EU. This is evidenced by the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Tribunal, but also by the actions of disciplinary spokesmen, which directly aim at undermining the principle of the primacy of EU law. And this is the absolute core of the Union, which is a community of law," Piotr Bogdanowicz emphasized.
