Eurocrats were thrown into an uproar last week after Polish presidential candidate and European Parliament member Grzegorz Braun—known for his provocative theatrical stunts—set fire to the European Union flag, condemning what he called the EU’s ‘ideological occupation’ of Poland by a globalist elite.
Braun, a Polish ultranationalist known for his bombastic style and unapologetic, unfiltered rhetoric, carried out the act at the historic Wujek coal mine in Katowice—a symbolic site tied to Poland’s anti-communist resistance.
First, he stormed into the Ministry of Industry, tore down the EU flag, wiped his shoes on it, and then burned it outside the building. “This is Poland—down with Euro-Communism,” he proclaimed in the video posted to his social media accounts.
Polish politician Grzegorz Braun tore down the European Union flag, wiped his shoes with it, and burned it.
He stated that Poland would not display the symbols of what he called a hostile organization.
“This is Poland, not Brussels.”
Globalism is losing. pic.twitter.com/qTt5rGuCyF
— The British Patriot (@TheBritLad) May 7, 2025
“This organization has led to Poland’s liquidation,” Braun declared, referring to the European Union. “We will not tolerate symbols from hostile structures. In Poland, we do not show the signs of enemy organizations. These emblems carry no legal protection here.”
The action was part of Braun’s EU critical, to put it lightly, campaign ahead of Poland’s upcoming presidential election. He’s positioning himself as the uncompromising defender of Polish sovereignty against what he sees as the EU’s overreach, particularly in energy and environmental policy, which he claims threatens the heart of Polish industry.
“This is Poland, not Brussels!” Braun shouted during the protest, as coal miners cheered him on in solidarity.
Braun’s presidential campaign has centered around opposing EU mandates, defending traditional Polish values, and fighting what he calls “globalist totalitarianism.”
He’s slammed Brussels for policies he believes are dismantling national identity and imposing liberal ideology on conservative nations. At the Wujek site, he accused the EU of deliberately targeting Poland’s coal sector in the name of climate dogma.
The act sparked outrage among establishment media and EU officials, particularly as it came just one day after the European Parliament stripped Braun of his parliamentary immunity. The move paves the way for Polish authorities to prosecute him for a slew of past incidents, including using a fire extinguisher in the Polish parliament to extinguish Hanukkah candles in December 2023.
“There can be no place for acts of racist and tribal Talmudic worship on the territory of the Republic of Poland,” Braun declared after the Hanukkah incident, which he condemned as a political performance by a foreign religious lobby inside a national institution.
Braun’s list of alleged offenses doesn’t stop there. He’s been accused of removing a Christmas tree decorated with LGBT symbols from a courthouse, disrupting a Holocaust lecture at the German Historical Institute, and confronting a doctor over an abortion procedure.
Despite his notoriety and dramatic flair, Braun is polling at a mere one to three percent in the presidential race, making a run-off spot extremely unlikely.
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