Waszczykowski: Poland ready for Lisbon Treaty amendment

"Poland is ready, if needed, for the amendment of the Lisbon Treaty to reform the European Union and has the Visegrad Group backing in the issue," Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski told TVN24 on Thursday. According to the minister, the European Union needs to be reformed and Poland will not hesitate to support new initiatives even if it comes to changing the Treaty of Lisbon. "For many months we have been pushing for EU reforms. We want to take advantage of Brexit discussions. Since not only British people want it. Brexit isn’t just about a breakup between the UK and the EU, it’s also about a debate on the UK’s new status towards Europe. The EU must be reformed because Brexit isn’t just a whim of the British. The EU is also much to blame," Waszczykowski proclaimed. The official said that British decision to withdraw from the EU gives the block an opportunity for change and "creates a possibility for cultural counter-revolution," so the EU needs to "redetermine the power and authority of its main bodies, such as the European Commission, the European Council, and the European Parliament."