"So they want Polexit after all." Tusk and Sikorski react to Kaczyński's words

Kaczyński: The European Union needs to be changed

On Wednesday, during his speech at the Krynica Forum 2026, Jarosław Kaczyński said, among other things, that he has a deep conviction, which is also the conviction of his political formation and which, according to him, is shared by "very many Poles", that "the European Union needs to be changed".

Speaking about the methods of introducing changes in the EU, he mentioned, among others: influencing public opinion and a new treaty with a delayed entry into force.

"Hard method, risky"

At the same time, he added, "there are provisions in the final provisions of the Treaty on European Union, and later also in those on the functioning of the European Union, on the terms on which a country may leave the European Union."

It all starts with negotiations and just start negotiations. A tough method, risky, but it is really so bad, so very bad, that it is worth using this method if the others fail, said the PiS president.

“This is what is at stake in Poland”

Jarosław Kaczyński's words were met with a reaction from government representatives.

"Jarosław Kaczyński has just announced that Poland should start negotiations on the conditions of leaving the European Union. This is, among other things, what is at stake in Poland today. A hard fight. I do not intend to lose it, even if not everyone will play with me," Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote today on the X platform.

"So they want Polexit. Customs borders with Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Lithuania. Passport checks at airports. The end of subsidies for farmers and investments. The end of KPO and SAFE. And they swore that they would never in their lives" - this is how Kaczyński's statement was commented by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Radosław Sikorski.

Morawiecki: Our place is in the EU

Mateusz Morawiecki, the leader of Rozwoju Plus, also commented on Kaczyński's statement. Rozwoju Plus is a strong supporter of Poland's presence in the European Union, although the European Union obviously needs to be repaired - he said during a press conference in Warsaw (Masovian Voivodeship).

He noted that, together with his group, he is a "strong supporter of a very deep revision of, for example, migration policy, climate policy, fiscal policy" and the procedures used in the European Commission. He added that despite this, "all Polish entrepreneurs and Poles know that our place is in the EU."