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Poland is playing it tough with a veto threat (Photo: European Commission)

Poland threatens EU budget veto

Poland has joined France in fierce criticism of the UK's latest EU budget proposals, raising fears that the EU summit on Thursday (15 December) and Friday, could end with no deal.

"If the British proposal stays as it is, it will be vetoed by Poland", prime minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz said two hours after the UK published its new offer, PAP reports.

Referring to an extra €1.5 billion in the pot for new member states, he indicated the UK has given "a spoonful of solidarity" in ...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Poland is playing it tough with a veto threat (Photo: European Commission)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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