May in Poland: Your constitution is your own matter

During her visit in Poland, British PM Theresa May said that Poland’s constitution is Warsaw’s internal issue, and should not be interfered with. “These constitutional issues are normally, and should be primarily a matter for the individual country concerned,” she said, striking a different tone, than the European Commission which on Wednesday called on other member states to launch Article 7 procedures if Warsaw doesn’t reverse judicial reforms that Brussels says pose a threat to democracy. She added, however, that she hopes this issue will be resolved through dialog. “Across Europe, we have collective belief in the rule of law. I welcome the fact that Prime Minister Morawiecki has indicated that he will be speaking with the European Commission and I hope that that will lead to a satisfactory resolution.” Poland has said reforms are necessary while like-minded allies in Hungary have indicated they will veto the ultimate sanction of suspending Poland’s voting rights in the bloc.