This article was originally published in Polish
“There will be no Polish ambassador in Budapest because he will be in consultation in Warsaw for an indefinite period,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pawel Wronski said on Friday.
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Poland has recalled its ambassador to Hungary due to escalating tensions between the two countries. The decision was taken after the Hungarian government granted asylum to former Deputy Justice Minister Marcin Romanowski, wanted in Poland for corruption and embezzlement of public funds.
After Hungary's decision, Poland summoned the Hungarian ambassador to Warsaw. The head of Polish diplomacy, Radosław Sikorski, criticized this decision, calling it a “hostile act” against Hungary. “If Hungary does not fulfill its European obligations, Poland will also ask the European Commission to initiate proceedings against Hungary under Article 259 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,” warned the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release. Article 259 states that “A Member State which considers that another Member State has failed to fulfill an obligation to which it is subject under the Treaties may refer the matter to the Court of Justice of the European Union”.
Polish police have been trying to track down Minister Romanowski since last week, after a Polish court approved a request for the parliamentarian's temporary arrest. After unsuccessful searches, the prosecution issued a European arrest warrant for Romanowski, citing evidence that he was abroad. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke of a “legal procedure” when asked about the controversial decision as he left the European Council summit on Thursday.
Romanowski served as deputy justice minister from 2019 to 2023 under the government of the former nationalist and conservative PiS party.
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