“We thank the commission very much for such a big interest in our forest,” Mr. Szyszko said with a hint of sarcasm. They have done it before with Poland,” Mr. Wesolowski said. “But it won’t be the foresters or Minister Szyszko who will pay for it. The decision to defy the European court will no doubt contribute to a further cooling of relations between Poland and Europe. “Minister Szyszko basically just told the European court that its decisions can maybe be hung in a toilet, but not respected by a government.”

Source: New York Times July 31, 2017 18:45 UTC