Through social media, Poland’s top diplomat shared a graphic warning of the consequences for those supporting a scenario backed by critics of the centrist-liberal Civic Coalition government, particularly on the political right, who also support President Karol Nawrocki - recently sharply criticized by Sikorski from the parliamentary podium.
Sikorski warned that a PolExit would be “a gift for the Kremlin, not for Poland.”
Beyond higher tuition fees, leaving the European Union would primarily mean restrictions on free travel, ending the ability to move across borders without passports or checks.
Loss of access to EU funds would make it difficult to finance billion-dollar investments in roads, hospitals, and agriculture.
The economy could suffer, with a weaker zloty, expensive loans, and declining investment.
Closed borders would also disrupt work and daily life across Europe, requiring visas and special permits to travel between neighboring countries.
A PolExit would also mark the end of Poland’s participation in the EU Court of Justice, the General Data Protection Regulation, and other European standards protecting citizens.
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As a third-country state, Poland would face reduced rights and protections for its citizens abroad, higher tariffs, trade barriers, and more expensive goods due to the loss of the single market.
Security would weaken, increasing the country’s vulnerability to cyberattacks and other forms of sabotage, particularly from Russia.
Last but not least, Poland would lose influence over European decisions, which would then be made without its input - a point that Prime Minister Donald Tusk recently emphasised, warning that Poland must have a seat at the table when key decisions affecting the country are made.
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