WARSAW, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo said in social media on Wednesday that the adoption of a resolution on the rule of law in Poland at the European Parliament (EP) was a "scandalous events".
Szydlo wrote on Twitter that "politicians, who defamed their own country in the international arena, are not worthy of representing it". She added that she would comment on this situation at an EU summit on Friday.
Polish Foreign Ministry also issued a statement saying that "the resolution should be regarded as an instrument for exerting political pressure on Poland".
The statement said that the resolution is "a one-sided document" based on political assessments rather than "in-depth legal analysis".
Earlier in the day, the European Parliament adopted a resolution, which stressed that the current situation in Poland represented a clear risk of a serious breach of EU values. It also noted that the recent changes in Polish judiciary legislation might threaten the independence of courts, weaken the rule of law in Poland.
The European Parliament decided to start its procedure to trigger "Article 7" - a formal warning by the EU that can be issued by four-fifths of the Member States in the Council of Ministers.
EP warned that if the risk is confirmed and the Polish authorities refuse to comply with the EU recommendations, the procedure could lead to the suspension of Poland's voting rights in the European Council.
