On his first day as a fledgling observer in the European Parliament, Andrzej Lepper, leader of Poland's second-most popular party, the radical Peasant Self-Defence Party (Samoobrona), warned that he could pull Poland out of the EU if the terms for membership remain as they are today.
In a similar vein other Polish eurosceptic groups refused the observer invitation to the European Parliament, boycotting the EU's institutions.
Four of the 54 seats Poland has in the European Parliam...
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