The European Commission's decision to reject applications to the EU Twinning Programme from six Polish localities that had adopted resolutions discriminating against LGBT people (see EUROPE B12538A16) has not been well received in Warsaw.
Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro has described this rejection as “illegal” and pledged to vigorously defend the local authorities concerned, the Polish Press Agency (PAP) reported on Monday 3 August, referring to an interview Ziobro gave to the...