The alert follows Nawrocki’s veto of legislation on Thursday that would have enabled Poland to acquire up to €43.7 billion in low-interest EU defense loans. Tusk’s administration lacks the parliamentary majority required to overturn the veto, intensifying uncertainty about how Poland will fund planned military expenditures projected to reach nearly 5 percent of GDP this year.
Tusk has cautioned that Nawrocki’s veto might undermine Poland’s stance in the EU.
On Friday, former PiS Europe Minister Konrad Szymański stated in a newspaper commentary that Poland’s nationalist right is veering onto a “path towards Polexit,” drawing comparisons with the political conditions leading up to Britain’s 2016 vote to exit the bloc.
Recent surveys indicate support for Poland’s exit from the EU remains minimal in the country, yet it is no longer insignificant. Polls show approximately one in 10 to one in four Poles would support initiating an exit process, even as the majority still favors continued membership.
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