Polish senator Krzysztof Zaremba has said Poland should not ratify the Lisbon treaty if Brussels forces it to close down shipyards, amid allegations of anti-Polish French and German lobbying.

“If lobbying stands behind the decision of the commissioner, to bankrupt the shipyards, then we should hold off on the ratification process,” the senator told Polish newspaper Dziennik on Wednesday (1st October). “They treat us like dirt. It’s unacceptable. If this is the case, let Europe wait for its treaty.”

Mr Zaremba - from Poland’s ruling and pro-European Civic Platform party - said he would present his proposals at the next meeting of the senate’s foreign affairs committee.

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