Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki aired what it called a warning from the EU chief that threatened the results of Italy's elections. European Council President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU has tools at its disposal to punish any bloc member.
EU President Warns Member States
The warning came from the EC President Von der Leyen, who was not pleased with opposition if center-right politicians would not follow the EU, reported RT.
According to Polish Prime Minister Morawiecki, the EU's official's warning was scandalous. Last Sunday, the official Polish news agency quoted the Polish officials as saying that the dismissive comments were a wake-up call for member countries.
The Polish PM questioned whether EU members are okay with the EU overriding democracy and dictating what they want without regard for the countries. Another question is whether EU leaders have the authority to intervene, as the EC president did, noted Pakikhabar.
He was shocked by Von der Leyen's statement that the new Italian government must follow the EU or risk impacting their membership in the bloc. It implies that EU leaders do not want a deviation from the goals.
Von der Leyen went on to say that democratic authorities prefer cooperation over competition and mentioned how Warsaw and Budapest are not brought to heel and what options are available if they are.
Italy Becomes a Burden of Brussels
The EU chief spoke regarding Italy's elections last Thursday at Princeton College; she told them a new leadership in Italy via the Italian elections will cozy to Russia, which was unacceptable, noted Reuters.
She claimed that people asked what the EU officials would do, which the Polish PM saw as a vow to make Italy pay or face them to consent to the European Council.
As said by European Commission spokesman Eric Mammer, the president's comments were not aimed at intervening in Italian internal politics but instead to emphasize the role of the body.
After early elections held throughout the country, the middle-right coalition headed by Giorgia Meloni's Brotherhood of Italy (FI) seems capable of forming a new administration. The consequence was coherent with polling done ahead of the election.
In mid-September, the European Commission canceled approximately 7.5 billion euros in emergency aid for Hungary due to an alleged deterioration of the nation's legal framework.
Last year, Poland received similar punishment for contentious judicial reforms implemented by its conservative government.
Italy Elects New Leader
A right-wing alliance led by Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party is now on course to secure a strong majority in the forthcoming parliament, offering Italy perhaps the most right-wing government since World War II, per News EU.
Meloni, 45, the coalition's chief leader, could become Italy's first female prime minister. She committed to backing Western policy in Ukraine but did not take unnecessary risks with the eurozone's third biggest economy. As all the results came in, she told journalists in Rome that she would want to run the country for all Italians, not at the EU's bidding.
The Polish PM slams the EU chief's terse warning if the results of the Italian elections are not to its liking as the bloc is slipping to authoritarianism.
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