Today in Strasbourg, on the final day of the June plenary session, a debate took place on the institutional and political implications of the EU enlargement process and global challenges. PiS MEP Małgorzata Gosiewska spoke on behalf of the ECR Group.
“The expansion of the European Union to include new countries, such as Ukraine, is justified from a geopolitical standpoint, but it carries serious economic consequences—especially for countries like Poland,” Gosiewska said.
As she noted, the impact of growing competition from Ukraine is already evident in key sectors such as agriculture and road transport.
The PiS MEP recalled that in response to Russian aggression, the European Union liberalized Ukraine’s access to the single market in 2022—completely eliminating tariffs and quotas and abolishing the licensing system for road transport.
“These measures, though officially motivated by solidarity, have caused significant social tensions in member states,” said the Polish politician, pointing out that the biggest beneficiaries of these measures turned out to be powerful agricultural conglomerates, including those controlled by international capital.
“You claimed that you cared about Ukrainian farmers, that this was an expression of solidarity with a country at war,” , Gosiewska recalled, adding that in reality, this was support for international players in strengthening their position on the European market—at the expense of EU farmers and processors.
“That is not what international solidarity is about. That is not how the EU enlargement process should proceed,” she emphasized.
