The mostly ex-communist countries that have joined the European Union in the pas...
WARSAW - The mostly ex-communist countries that have joined the European Union in the past 15 years want Brussels to return more powers to national capitals, Poland’s prime minister said on Wednesday after hosting a summit of the 13 newcomers.
His comments highlight a serious rift between many of the former eastern bloc states, which say they are made to feel like second-class EU members, and, on the other side, the European Commission and older club members such as France. As the leaders of the 13 nations met in Warsaw on Wednesday, several hundred far-right supporters marched through the Polish capital in a protest rally that highlighted the growth of anti-immigrant, nationalist sentiment in the EU.The EU has launched a legal procedure against Poland over reforms of its judicial system it says undermine the separation of power and the rule of law. Warsaw says the reforms make the system more effective and that the EU should not interfere.
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