Poland’s efforts to ratify the Lisbon treaty were thrown into further turmoil following President Lech Kaczynski’s hard-hitting anti-German and anti-gay address to the nation which warned of the dangers posed by the pact.
Mr Kaczynski and his twin brother Jaroslaw, leader of the opposition Law and Justice party, want the law ratifying the treaty to include a preamble safeguarding provisions that favour Poland. These include the ability of a smaller group of countries to block certain EU initiatives and Poland’s opt out of the treaty’s charter of fundamental rights.
