On Tuesday, the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) met with the EU's foreign policy chief. The meeting was not without controversy. They were triggered by a statement by the leader of the Confederation of the Polish Crown, Grzegorz Braun, who first stated that the position that Kallas takes is unnecessary and uselessand then, commenting on the conflict in the Middle East, he stated that Jews, Israel and the Jewish diaspora around the world are responsible for it. The MEP also accused Kallas of silencing him and stopping him from telling the truth.
The chairman of the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee, David McAllister from the European People's Party (EPP), reacted to Braun's words. He accused the Polish politician of anti-Semitism and trying to attract attention at all costs he also told him to “shut up”.
Polish politicians outraged by Grzegorz Braun's behavior
On Wednesday, Polish MEPs commented on Braun's behavior. PiS MEP Adam Bielan said it was an “unnecessary provocation.” – Due to such behavior, among other things, we cannot imagine a coalition with Grzegorz Braun's formation – said the politician.
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KO MEP Andrzej Halicki said that even the most radical MEPs do not defend Braun in the European Parliament, and it is not without reason that the House accepts the requests to waive his immunity.
— Mr. Grzegorz Braun once said that he felt patriotic and that he would not do controversial happenings abroad. It is clear that he is not consistent even in this one commitment, Halicki said, appealing to voters to “think about who they are choosing.”
“Pathetic and filled with cynicism”
PSL MEP Krzysztof Hetman described Grzegorz Braun's behavior as “pathetic” and “filled with cynicism”. —Mr. Braun is a pure cynic. This is a director who wrote a script and is now making it, he said.
The politician also appealed to the media not to publicize Braun's antics. – Stop talking about him, because that's what he means. You will see that if Mr. Braun was not mentioned in the media for the next six months, he would also lose interest in saying such shameful things even here in the European Parliament, Hetman said.
