Strategies of the Polish government in the rule of law dispute with the European Commission
Strategies of the Polish government in the rule of law dispute with the European Commission

Summary/Abstract: The objective of this article is to identify, analyse and assess the effectiveness of strategies undertaken by the Polish government in its rule of law dispute with the European Commission (2016–2018), while takinginto account the broader political context in the European Union. The main hypothesis stipulates that untilthe Commission’s launch of the article 7.1 TEU in December 2017, strategic goals of the governmentconcentrated at the national level (consolidation of domestic electoral support), rather than at the Europeanlevel (damage control and dispute resolution). Weakness of the European-level strategy can be attributedto Polish decision-makers’ erroneous assumptions and assessment with regard to the political situation inEurope and the logic of political game in the EU.

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