Polish court rules EU laws incompatible with its constitution

Country takes big step towards legal Polexit' against backdrop of rows between ruling nationalists and Brussels

Poland's constitutional tribunal has ruled that some EU laws are in conflict with the country's constitution, taking a major step towards a legal Polexit" with far-reaching consequences for Warsaw's funding and future relations with the bloc.

The tribunal, whose legitimacy is contested after multiple appointments of judges loyal to the ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, said some provisions of EU treaties and EU court rulings clashed with Poland's highest law, adding that EU institutions act beyond the scope of their competences".