politics
March 17, 2026
‘Real threat’ of Polish EU exit
Polish PM Donald Tusk has accused the nation’s right and President Karol Nawrocki of pushing for ‘Polexit’

TL;DR
- Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoed legislation that would have allowed Warsaw to access nearly €44 billion in EU defense loans.
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused right-wing parties and the president of seeking a 'Polexit' (Poland's exit from the EU).
- Tusk believes Russia, Donald Trump's MAGA movement, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's European factions want to 'smash the EU'.
- The Polish government plans to bypass the veto by directly signing the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) agreement.
- The SAFE program allows the EU to borrow €150 billion to finance member-state defense projects.
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