At this stage of work, I can only believe that the Constitutional Court will decide as soon as possible on the amendment of the Supreme Court law. I have no influence on it, it is an absolutely independent institution, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Wednesday.
Amendment of the Law on the Supreme Court of the Constitutional Court
On Friday, President Andrzej Duda announced in his speech that he had decided to submit the amendment to the law on the Supreme Court to the Constitutional Tribunal as a preventive check.
This means that the law will only come into force after the Tribunal has decided whether the law is in accordance with the constitution
– noted President Duda.
The amendment to the Supreme Court law aims to complete an important “milestone” for the European Commission to release money for the national reconstruction plan. It states, among other things, that disciplinary and immunity cases of judges should be settled by the Supreme Administrative Court, and not – as is currently the case – by the Professional Liability Chamber of the Supreme Court. The amendment also provides for fundamental changes with regard to the so-called review of judicial independence and impartiality.
When is the court ruling?
We are at the end of the road to resolve all inaccuracies with the European Commission on the National Recovery Plan
– Mateusz Morawiecki assured on Wednesday at a press conference in Stalowa Wola when asked whether the lack of money from the KPO was not a reason for his resignation.
As the prime minister added, the amendment to the Supreme Court law “serves as a compromise with the European Commission, and the president has confirmed that a compromise is badly needed here.”
At this stage of work, I can only believe that the Constitutional Tribunal will make a decision as soon as possible. I have no influence on it. In our system, it is an absolutely independent institution that takes decisions at a pace and in a manner determined by the rules and decisions of the President of the Constitutional Court
remarked the head of government.
For my part, I can say that we are already prepared for the implementation of KPO projects and some of these projects have already started. The Polish Development Fund has prepared appropriate financial arrangements, put together financial and credit lines for the implementation of infrastructure projects included in the KPA, which means that there is no delay in the implementation of these projects
Morawiecki assured.
He added that he was convinced that “funds will flow from KPO to Poland”.
EU Affairs Minister: I will ask the President of the Constitutional Court for information
I would like to know if there is any chance that the Constitutional Court, if possible, will efficiently set the date of the hearing on the amendment of the law on the Supreme Court, and I will also inform the President of the Tribunal, Julia Przyłębska , ask , for such information, EU Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk said Wednesday.
Primarily, we will wait for the specific scope of Mr. President’s appeal, because the speech is one thing, but there must be a formal motion showing what exactly raises the president’s doubts. And I think, according to the president’s statement, we won’t have to wait too long for that
said the EU minister.
Then knowing that this application has already been filed, we will know the scope of the appeal, (it) of course, our interest will be that this hearing before the Constitutional Court is held as soon as possible
– said the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He added that the Tribunal is independent and cannot be pressured.
However, we will of course find out what the work schedule is in this area
– said Szynkowski aka Sęk.
When asked if he would like to talk to President Przyłębska, he replied that “he would very much like to know if there is any chance that the Constitutional Court will determine this date of the hearing as efficiently as possible”.
And I will also ask the President of the Constitutional Court for such information
said the EU minister.
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Source: wPolityce