Last October, Poland’s opposition Law and Justice party won the election with 37.6% of the vote, which was enough for it to govern alone. Law and Justice is a conservative and Eurosceptic party with leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski. Law and Justice has very strong support in poorer, rural areas. When I was in Poland, in all my meetings, there was unprecedented rejection of joining the Euro. EVERY single meeting was the same – the general view was if Poland joined the Euro, their economy would be destroyed by Brussels. There were large demonstrations against the Euro.

Poland’s Law and Justice conservative government took control of state media last week after new legislation giving it the power to directly appoint the heads of public broadcasters was introduced through parliament, despite EU concern and condemnation from rights watchdogs. The move was directed at ensuring there would be no pro-Euro direction of the press.

The European Union’s Executive dictatorship announced on Sunday that it would now discuss the state of the rule of law in Poland. During this initial process, the Commission will collect information and then with prejudice assess that these measures are a systemic threat to the rule of law. This is only because it is anti-Euro. They have rigged elections, intimidated the press, and shut down democratic processes throughout Europe to further their agenda. When someone fights back, they call this a democratic violation.