The widely expected victory of the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party in Poland’s parliamentary election on Sunday matters not just for Poland, but for the entire European Union. Because it comes at a time when the continent is at several important crossroads, it might be the most consequential parliamentary election in the region in a long while.Solving the refugee crisis While the current Polish government acquiesced, albeit without enthusiasm, to the proposal of the European Commission to use mandatory quotas to allocate asylum-seekers among different EU countries, a PiS-led government will likely be at the forefront of a coalition …read more
Source: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research