Speaking to TVN24 on Saturday, 29 November, Sikorski said he would send a formal letter to the president after Nawrocki faced widespread public criticism for delivering what he described as a “Polish programme for the EU” during an address at Charles University - a speech that included anti-EU arguments echoed by the Kremlin.
Sikorski said the president had been “misled” and had presented proposals that do not reflect the government’s position.
Nawrocki had argued against further EU integration, called for the abolition of the post of President of the European Council, and framed his ideas as Poland’s official stance - a move the government strongly rejected.
“If the president says he is proposing something on behalf of Poland, that implies a unified position. And he consulted no one,” Sikorski said.
Poland's top diplomat stressed that the government does not support reopening the EU treaties, adding: “Changing the treaties would not necessarily work in our favour.”
Warning against rhetoric paving the way for ‘Polexit’
Sikorski said he would “make this clear to the president in a personal letter,” arguing that parts of Nawrocki’s Prague remarks could be interpreted as undermining core principles of Poland’s European policy.
Poland, he emphasised, should be strengthening its place in the EU rather than signalling confrontation with EU institutions.
He also warned that framing EU membership as a threat to national sovereignty was a dangerous tactic.
“If someone says, ‘I support membership,’ but at the same time claims ‘the EU is taking away our sovereignty,’ then what Polish citizen would agree to having their independence taken away?” he asked.
“In my view, this rhetoric is dangerous because it prepares the psychological and political ground for leaving the European Union - and our government will not allow that.”
Minister Sikorski told TVN24 that he intends to make clear to President Nawrocki in personal letter that any changes to EU treaties would be harmful for Poland, "because he has been misled."
Concerns in Poland over President Nawrocki’s record use of veto
Sikorski also used social media to criticise President Nawrocki’s record number of vetoes - an unprecedented tally for a head of state so early in his term and one widely attributed to backing from the populist Law and Justice (PiS) party.
The head of Polish diplomacy reminded the public that, under Poland’s 1997 Constitution, the presidential veto was intended to safeguard the rule of law, not to serve as a tool against the government.
In his view, the current use of the veto “is too powerful and leads to the paralysis of the state,” the foreign minister warned.
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