The virus of disobedience is spreading

The main culprits for this migraine, which has no cure, are Poland and Hungary, but the problem is much deeper, writes Sputnik.
The way Brussels will deal with disobedient Warsaw and defiant Budapest will leave lasting consequences for the EU itself, which could turn into a dungeon of people whose bars are made of the values of an open society - in case the operation to discipline the disobedient proves successful. While otherwise it is mostly threatened by a slight downfall into nonsense, it is stated further in the text of Sputnik.
The conflict with Poland arose because that country calls into question the legal order of the European Union because it refuses to apply the decisions of its Court of Justice, and with Hungary because it denies European LGBT+, i.e. its fundamental values. Both conflicts will have to be resolved in one way or another. But the conflicts are currently showing no signs of calming down. On the contrary.

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Polish Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro said: "I am a relentless opponent of giving in to the illegal blackmail of the European Union by its Court of Justice... The belief that the European Union is a good uncle who gives us money, and that we should accept all its demands regardless the cost, it is propaganda and a lie". He also mentioned that Poland should remain a member of the European Union, but "not at any cost".
How much that price can become will be seen after August 16, when the deadline set by the EU Court of Justice for Poland to implement its decision and abolish the Disciplinary Council of its Supreme Court expires. Earlier, the interim measures of the European Court in that case were already rejected by the Polish Constitutional Court as contrary to the constitution...

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