“At the moment, I am against Ukraine’s entry into the European Union,” Polish President-elect Karol Nawrocki told Hungarian outlet Mandiner in an interview released on June 7.
“On the one hand, we must support Ukraine in its conflict with the Russian Federation, but Ukraine must understand that other countries, including Poland, Hungary, and other European countries, also have their own interests,” he said.
Nawrocki won the second round of the Polish presidential election on June 1 with 50.89% of the vote. He has previously voiced opposition to Ukraine’s membership in the EU and NATO, despite supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty.
Does he even has a say? Doesn’t Polish stance on Ukraine’s entry depend on the government & parliament rather than the president?
As I understand, the president can still use his veto, forcing the question back to the parliament requiring 2/3 majority to overrule the veto.
yeah, but a veto of what in this case?
The Parliament would decide to ratify Ukraine’s accession to the EU, but the official papers are signed by the president, so he could use his veto to block it.
The decision goes back to the Parliament, and if it passes with a 2/3 majority the president is forced to sign no matter what he thinks.
Again, I’m not 100% sure it works like this in Poland, but it does in several countries.
except that’s not how the process of accepting countries into the eu works at all.
*have