DISINFO: Poland takes the first step to leave European Union
SUMMARY
Poland takes the first step towards the collapse of the European Union. Warsaw threatened the European Union with the termination of contributions to the European budget. This means that Poland has taken the first step towards leaving the European Union.
RESPONSE
A recurring pro-Kremlin narrative about the imminent collapse of the European Union. See here a similar case about Germany wanting to leave the EU and here a case about Poland and Hungary who are likely to leave the EU.
The aim of this disinformation is to sow discord in the EU and towards the Russian audience: denigrade and discredit not only Poland but also the EU.
The Polish justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro said to a Financial Times reporter that Poland ”should suspend its payments to the EU budget and veto European policies if Brussels cuts funds to Warsaw and escalates its fight over the rule of law”. This is due to the postponement of the allocation by the EU of €36 billion in recovery funding for Polish citizens, because of the rule of law crisis in the country.
The statement of the minister does not prove, however, that Poland wants to leave the EU. A possible exit from the EU is not on the agenda of the Polish authorities, as declared by the Polish Prime Minister in October 2021.