Playing with fire - Poland's PiS reach for the 'Polexit' matches

"This Is The Greatest Battle We Have To Win", "Veto or Death", "Poland and Hungary Defend Europe Against German Lawlessness And Hegemony".

These are just some of the headlines in the past few days in Polish media, reflecting the governing coalition's claims in its conflict with Brussels over the rule-of-law conditionality mechanism linking EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund.

The issue has been presented as a "threat to Poland's sovereignty and cultural distinctiveness" - whi...