Tusk, a former Polish prime minister, said the ruling Law and Justice party was reversing decades of progress through its authoritarian agenda. Following a telephone conversation with the Polish president, Andrzej Duda, on Thursday, Tusk issued a public statement calling for an urgent meeting to discuss “the dangerous consequences for Poland’s standing on the world stage”. He said: “It falls to us, together, to avert bleak outcomes which could ultimately lead to the marginalisation of Poland in Europe. “We must therefore find a solution which is acceptable to the Polish public, to the parliamentary majority and to the opposition, to the president and to the European Union. The legislation still needs to win approval from the senate, which is expected to be granted at a session Friday, and by Duda, who has so far followed the ruling party line.

Source: The Guardian July 20, 2017 17:22 UTC