“Poland cannot be a puppet in the hands of the judges of the Court of Justice of the European Union, and what we are witnessing is a restructuring of the legal order of all Member States and the usurpation of competences that did not previously exist,” said former prime minister and deputy leader of Law and Justice (PiS) Mateusz Morawiecki.
Mateusz Morawiecki referred to a recent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (TSUE) concerning the obligation of Member States to recognize same-sex marriages concluded in another EU country.
“It is as if Poland were required to respect the importation of drugs simply because in another country – for example, in the Netherlands – such a right has been guaranteed,” Morawiecki stressed.
“There is no and can be no consent to this; sovereignty is an absolute condition for the functioning of Member States,” the politician added.
Tusk and Rabiej’s plan
In the former prime minister’s view, the role of the European Union is to deal with issues that are key for the entire continent: competitiveness, reducing problems related to the Green Deal, or the migration pact.
“Meanwhile, we are dealing with an impudent interference in the legal order, in the family law of Member States,” the former prime minister noted.
According to Mateusz Morawiecki, this is another step toward implementing a plan outlined many years ago in Brussels by Donald Tusk and Paweł Rabiej. First, the recognition of documents signed in other countries of the Community, then the legalization of same-sex marriages, and ultimately the adoption of children by homosexual couples.
“We will not participate in such actions of the European Union. There is absolutely no consent on our part for Polish law to be changed in any way as a result of this ruling by the Court of Justice. We will defend Polish families against any interference from outside,” emphasized the deputy leader of Law and Justice (PiS).
Lawmaking will no longer be needed
Asked by TV Republika reporter Wojciech Szymczak whether there is a risk that the Court of Justice will issue further rulings undermining the legal order in Poland, potentially leading to a situation in which lawmaking in Poland would no longer be necessary because it would be carried out by the European Union, Law and Justice (PiS) MP Paweł Jabłoński, who was attending the conference together with Morawiecki, did not rule out that this could indeed happen.
“What we do in this matter will determine whether we remain an independent state. And this is not an exaggerated way of putting it, because if we give in on one issue, we may give in on any other,” Paweł Jabłoński stressed.
“After all, we can imagine that at some point Germany once again reaches an understanding with Russia and decides that an overly large Polish army is a threat to the stability of Europe. Restrictions would then be introduced, for example on the basis of the principle of freedom of movement or some other principle that creative lawyers would be able to exploit,” the parliamentarian also stated.