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Cienski, Jan
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Poland is blocking the revival of the European Constitution
Jan Cienski in Warsaw and Bertrand Benoit in Berlin analyse Poland's criticism of EU voting strengths, which looms large over next week's summit. "[In Germany] many believe that Poland has replaced the UK as the main obstacle to putting the constitution back on track. ... Poland insists that the constitution's double majority voting system for the EU Council of Ministers, under which laws would be passed if supported by at least 55 % of the EU's 27 member states and covering at least 65 % of its population, is unfair and biased towards its largest members. ... Poland insists that its proposal, under which each country would have as many votes as the square root of its population, ... is fairer to small and medium-sized countries. ... the German argument is that re-weighting the voting system is only one aspect of broader compromise extending to the European Parliament ... and the extension of qualified majority voting to new policy areas."
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Poland's isolation in Europe
"The Kaczynskis [the Polish president Lech and his brother Jaroslaw, Polish Prime minister] are calling for nothing less than a new Polish state", write Jan Cienskiand and Stefan Wagstyl, in an article describing a deepening sense of isolation and a series of conflicts brought on by the two politicians in Poland and Europe. "At home, the twins have created a climate of concern - if not of fear - that is giving rise to new political divides. Abroad the Kaczynskis' nationalist rhetoric has irritated EU partners. ... The twins appeal to traditional values: their strong Catholicism, their negative view of homosexuality and their talk of reviving the death penalty are all at odds with mainstream western European opinion. The brothers are out to prove their theory that Poland has been hijacked by Communist-linked special interests at home and abroad."
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