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Originally Posted by jonbxx
The EU was asked to butt out by the Spanish government and so therefore did nothing. This is much like the Scottish referendum. How is doing nothing bullying?
With Poland, the Polish government wants to put the judiciary under political control which is in contravention of EU law and the European Convention of Human Rights. In addition, the country has been logging illegally and has broken previously agreed positions on migrants. So yes, break international agreements and laws, you can expect a reaction, otherwise why have agreements at all?
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Churchill was one of the instigators behind the European Convention on Human Rights. Unlike Chamberlain, he was not afraid to confront difficult situations. It's a bitter coincidence that the country (Poland) whose invasion led to the start of World war II should be breaching the Convention now. Well done to the EU for continuing Churchill's good work when evidently, some would prefer it to adopt Chamberlain's approach.