Juncker: Europe cannot accept Polish workers being killed in UK

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told MEPs during his state of the EU address that "Europe can never accept Polish workers being harassed or being murdered on the streets of Essex," following the killing of a Pole in the UK earlier this month. "An integral part of our European way of life is our values, the values of freedom, democracy and the rule of law. We Europeans can never accept, never, Polish workers being harassed, beaten up or even murdered on the streets of Essex," Juncker said. On August 27, two Polish citizens, aged 40 and 43, were beaten by a group of teenagers. The 40-year-old man suffered serious head injuries and later died while his friend is recovering after having suffered hand fractures and bruising to the stomach. One week later, a few hours after a march to honor the killed Pole, two other Poles were attacked in Harlow.