‘The European Union must be changed’: Poland’s main opposition leader floats EU exit negotiations a year before the country’s election

Jarosław Kaczyński, leader of the national-conservative Law and Justice party, proposed that countries led by nationalist parties could open EU withdrawal negotiations to pressure the bloc to reform. As a last resort, he suggested concluding a new treaty that would take effect later while simultaneously beginning negotiations to leave the EU. He argued that upcoming elections in France and Spain could create opportunities to advance discussions on EU change. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused Kaczyński of announcing a withdrawal from the EU, while Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski highlighted the consequences of a far-right victory.

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