A one-sided image is always visible 1 grass, on the occasion of the anniversary of Poland's accession to the European Union. This was peculiarly evident in 2019 erstwhile the 15th anniversary occurred. EU propaganda poured out from all sides, frequently being the first message of mass media. Unfortunately, besides during the celebration of labour Day, European flags were frequently mentioned positively. This is simply a serious mistake, the left should be against the European Union as it is an organization that is expected to grow and keep capitalism. The arguments of the supporters of the European Union are always shallow, out of context, and without any depth.
The main argument is all the funds, grants and subsidies from the European Union to Poland. A illustration from the Ministry of Finance is frequently inserted, comparing remittances from the European Union to a membership fee alternatively than a number of another things (as below). The European Union is doing everything with the remainder to always mark the existence of European funds, by the work to put in place appropriate labels with European flags. It seems that if it wasn't for the EU, there would be almost nothing in Poland, even if it was an average park in downtown. The EU grant could have been even a smaller part of the project, but the starboard board must stand. Meanwhile, EU funds account for 10% of public investment, and across the country only 1% of all investment. Examples of People's Poland or present Belarus show that without a grant from the EU, you can usually act and build so socially useful things without a cent of the EU grant.
Nobody tells us what the cost of grants from the European Union is. 1 must be naive to believe that countries like Germany or France are giving money through the European Union without expecting anything in return. In return, there is an open market, which will let Western capital to drain our marketplace unfettered. Western countries draw inexpensive labour from us and specialists needed by Poland. Those who do not leave can be employed in many assembly plants of abroad companies. At the same time, we are not specified a mediocre country – specified are not allowed into the EU, due to the fact that they would be besides much of a burden – so we can be a marketplace for many Western manufacturers.
The most abroad capital in Poland is German capital. It works unilaterally. There is no anticipation that e.g. Poczta Polska will operate in the western markets, while the State Post (La Poste) and the German Post (Deutsche Post) will operate on the Polish marketplace under DPD and DHL. There was no anticipation for Telecommunications Poland to operate in the western markets, while Telecommunications Germany (Deutsche Telekom) and French Telecommunications (France Telecom) operate on the Polish marketplace under T-Mobile and Orange (including the acquisition of Telecommunications Poland). Polish cooperative banks do not have the chance to operate on the French market, while French cooperative banks operate in Poland under the company Kredyt Rolny Bank Polska (Crédit Agricole Bank Polska). There are plenty of akin examples erstwhile there are only isolated cases. There is, indeed, a legal possibility, but in practice this is difficult. Anyway, just look around. German or Dutch machines work in the fields, and chain stores belong to German or Portuguese owners. If individual stronger from Poland tries, they will face the right difficulties of Western countries, protecting their own interests.
Foreign capital besides receives concrete support from Polish authorities. The hypermarkets, belonging to the western network as well as many another abroad establishments, received circumstantial taxation credits. Many Western companies are located in peculiar economical zones, where only 20% of the companies operating there belong to Polish capital.
The costs of draining the Polish marketplace are very specific. Let us add to this another costs related to EU grants. The operation of grants itself is already linked to excessive costs, as the European Union attaches an exaggerated function to bureaucracy that besides serves the right interests. There are specially appointed institutions to service this bureaucracy, like the Centre for EU Transport Projects. It is sometimes the case that it is essential to make an own contribution, which must be borrowed from a bank, to get a subsidy from the European Union.
The European Union, expanding to the countries of Central and east Europe, was well aware that, erstwhile the free movement of capital was introduced, the companies of these countries would not be able to endanger Western businesses. Western economies were to benefit from the free movement of capital, and the foretaste of this was observed since 1990, especially erstwhile east Germany was annexed. In order to be more certain of this, before the accession, the EU ordered appropriate structural changes in the economy, consisting of demonopolisation, deregulation and privatisation of full industries.
Of course, it is not that if it were not for the EU, abroad capital would not drain the Polish market. After all, before 2004, he was besides present, and capital from outside the EU, for example American, besides drains Poland. Nevertheless, the full freedom of movement of goods, services and capital within the European Union makes it much easier, and the data clearly indicate that abroad capital in Poland comes mainly from the European Union. Investmentd abroad capital in Poland in 88.6% comes from the European Union (data for 2019). Most, 28% of Polish exports are exports to Germany (data for 2018). Of the companies with abroad capital, 22.3% belong to Germany and the second in the order of the Netherlands 9.8%, the 3rd is France (data for 2017). "Polish" exports are 66% export of abroad companies (data for 2017).
Foreign capital besides earns straight from projects co-financed by the European Union, specified as Strabag, Eurovia and Berger Bau. Western capital is besides served by infrastructure built in Poland from EU funds, due to the fact that someway it is essential to export cheaply assembled products in Poland.
Freedom of travel is another key argument for European Union supporters. It is omitted that countries not belonging to the European Union, specified as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, besides belong to the Szengen Agreement. The open borders with the countries of the Szengen Agreement have Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican. The European Union is not needed to facilitate travel, it can be done on the basis of average global agreements. In the Szengen Agreement, there was an extreme, where the state border is deprived of any supervision, facilitating criminal activity. 100-150 km of the western border is guarded by 1 guard, which makes it easy to enter Poland e.g. waste. Furthermore, the presence in the European Union does not facilitate travel and global cooperation with our east neighbours, with whom we have many social and economical ties. Does anyone remember the visa-free movement with Russia today?
Another argument for supporters of the European Union is expected to guarantee the regulation of law and democracy. "If not for the EU, then the Law and Justice would do absolutely what they want." That's another small argument. The European Union guarantees the regulation of law only selectively, where it suits it. Just watch the pictures from the People's Vote in Catalonia or the brutal pacifications of protests of yellow vests in France. This has nothing to do with the regulation of law, and yet the European Union authorities do not head and do not respond to these circumstances at all. The latest pictures in Poland from pushing illegal migrants and exporting them to the border in the forest besides do not belong to civilised and legal ones, and Poland was praised by the EU for protecting borders. Besides, this is an argument against the Poles, due to the fact that do we truly request the supervision of a abroad institution over our country? Can't we clean up ourselves?
I don't think the European Union's supporters know at all what the basis for the functioning of the Union is. It is capitalism, more specifically the elimination of barriers in the free market, in the free movement of capital. The strong economies of rich countries, specified as Germany and France, benefit from this. The European Union orders the deregulation of individual markets, even in the public utility sector. The Union prohibits the creation of a monopoly on, for example, railways, even though this could bring immense benefits to society by covering losses from non-profit-making activities provided for income gains.
The European Union besides restricts the right to self-determination. We had no specified restrictions erstwhile we were in the east Block and the Council of common economical Assistance. At that time, no 1 arbitrarily decided to close down a given workplace from the top, as was the case with Szczecińska Shipyard – a 30 thousandth occupation plant, having a immense impact on the Polish economy and society. No 1 above us has decided to close down the mines and plants of the “Tures” and large industrial plants, which are strategically crucial for energy security. The exclusion of the “Tures” Mine is, in its essence, extant and only any bureaucrats in Brussels could order it without knowing the subject. Failure to comply with the indications imposed by the European Commission from the top to the top can lead to the conversion of the country into a debt colony, as Germany has done with Greece, with social safety and social needs somewhere. Equally, attempts to introduce socialism as a associate of the European Union would end.
Such efforts as the European minimum wage, the European list of workers' rights or any Charter of Fundamental Rights are only a fig leaf. The basis of the European Union, for which it was created and expanded, is capitalism acting in the interests of Western capitalists and bankers. This is besides evidenced by the interest in the European Union in the wellness sector, which is completely excluded from the conditions of membership of the European Union, even though it is essential for citizens. I want you to have an open market, but you can close hospitals, and people can die on the street erstwhile there's no ambulance.
The opposition likes to pelt the Government of Law and Justice “Polexitem”, but uses it exclusively as insults alternatively than as a real argument. Law and Justice fight Germany and the West only symbolically. Sometimes they will mention war reparations, sometimes they will say something unfavorable in “News”, they will smoke about not utilizing the name “German concentration camps”, but nothing more. But economical matters should be the priority. So if Lidl or Folkswagen do not decrease profits from Poland, there will be no smoke. Germany, the largest contributor to the European Union budget, will not be curious in depriving themselves of inexpensive labour and the market. Apart from the fact that there are no global agreements or treaties in the EU that exclude countries from the European Union. It's impossible. In the worst case scenario, it is possible to “cool” the bonds, but it would besides be essential to effort hard, which the ruling Poland is incapable to do.
The attribution of Polexit to Law and Justice is simply a inexpensive propaganda play, due to the fact that the Law and Justice itself is not inclined to any more rhetoric against the European Union. They have always been and are supporters of Poland's membership of the European Union. For them, the protagonist is president Lech Aleksander Rajmundowicz Kaczyński, who signed the Treaty of Lisbon, even more depriving us of our sovereignty in the European Union. They are besides going in the sucurse of western politics towards Russia and Belarus, fueling hatred for these countries. They almost killed each another for credit aid from the European Union Reconstruction Fund, which makes us even more dependent on the European Union. They besides agreed on a conditionality mechanics for European funds.
What alternative? The alternate is not only to leave the European Union. Capitalism in Poland cannot solve many basic problems. State structures in capitalism are frequently incapable to supply even the ongoing maintenance of the essential things. It is crucial to support and be a step forward, especially with respect to Poland's sovereignty, but it would not improve life. This would consequence in isolation and a deterioration in surviving conditions in the right -wing process. Just look at how the Brexit, whose execution on the side of the European Union, was intentionally fatal, was disgusted. In addition to the withdrawal from the European Union, it is so essential to change the social strategy to guarantee appropriate improvement and sovereignty. The future lies in respecting the rights of nations to self-determination and sovereignty of their countries, in respecting the distinctness of national interests, in not interfering with the interior affairs of another countries and in friendly neutrality towards all another countries. This is simply a left-wing alternate to the European Union.
