When the Return of the Nation-State Undermines the Rule of Law: Poland, the EU, and Article 7 TEU

Populist Foreign Policy and its Consequences: The Case of Poland Under the Rule of The Law and Justice Party

“…In the past, Poland actively co-shaped EU politics, the Eastern Partnership (Korosteleva, 2014) -The EU program towards six post-Soviet neighbours (Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan) launched on the initiative of Poland and Sweden in 2009 -being the best example. In 2017 it became the first EU country to be targeted by the Treaty of the European Union article 7 procedure which may lead to the suspension of certain rights of a member state in the case of a serious and persistent violation of EU values (Moberg, 2020).…”