The Polish opposition mobilizes in defense of the permanence in the EU

• Poland The EU will use "all its powers" to defend the primacy of European law

The Polish opposition practically in full has mobilized against the ruling of the Constitutional Court (TC) that rejects the principle of pre-eminence of community law, amidst urges from its leaders to "defend" the country's permanence in the European Union.

In a video released through its social networks, Plataforma Cívica (PO), the main opposition party, calls to support the demonstrations called throughout the country for this Sunday by its leader,

.

Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska

, a 2020 presidential candidate, appears in these images alongside other party figures calling on Poles to "defend European Poland at this crucial moment."

Other leaders, such as

, of the Left coalition, and former President

, have expressed their support for the rallies and announced their attendance at the march, which will start at 18:00 (16:00 GMT) in Warsaw Castle Square.

The convocation started last Thursday from Tusk, who

and urged the Poles to demonstrate in favor of the permanence of Poland in the EU. "I gave the signal," Tusk said on Saturday, "I feel very responsible for Poland's position in the EU, so I proposed a place and time, but the host is Warsaw and the people of Warsaw," he said.

Tusk, who presided over the Polish government for two terms and in 2011 abandoned national politics to chair the European Council, also warned that

.

He criticized the attitude of the Polish government against Brussels, which, according to Tusk, "is ruining" the "reputation" of Poland in Europe.

Civic associations and the judiciary have joined the call to demonstrate against the decision of the TC and the intention, expressed by the Government, to implement the sentence.

Last Thursday, the Polish Constitutional Court ruled that parts of the EU accession treaty are unconstitutional and that European community laws are below the Polish Constitution.

According to experts in international law, the ruling represents a de facto judicial separation from the EU.

After hearing the Court's ruling, the Prime Minister,

, of the ultraconservative party Law and Justice (PiS), affirmed that

, while emphasizing that, in Poland, "constitutional law is superior to any other source of law."

Since, in 2015, the Polish Government undertook a controversial judicial reform, it has maintained several open conflicts with the European institutions regarding the independence of the Judiciary.

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