“It is no secret that the dispute within the Constitutional Court is ongoing and, in the long run, is even damaging, both politically and legally. (…) As for the position of Sovereign Poland, we assume that this is such an important issue that after consideration, after a board meeting, we will make a decision. What is certain is that we need all the institutions of the Polish state, including the Constitutional Tribunal, to work efficiently and carry out their duties,” said Deputy Justice Minister Dr. Marcin Romanowski, who was a guest on wPolsce.pl.
Try to resolve the conflict
On May 4, PiS MPs submitted to the Sejm a draft amendment to the law on the organization and procedure of proceedings before the Constitutional Court, which provides for the reduction of the minimum number of judges of the General Assembly and the full composition of the Constitutional Court. Tribunal for 9 judges. The amended provisions apply to proceedings initiated and not completed before the date of entry into force of the amendment. A dispute has been raging in the Constitutional Tribunal for months over the term of office of Julia Przyłębska as President of the Constitutional Tribunal, which has prevented the Tribunal from convening in full recently.
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President as mediator?
red. Maciej Wolny also asked Romanowski about the idea of Solidarna Polska to mediate President Andrzej Duda in the conflict within the Constitutional Tribunal. This idea was criticized by the President’s Minister, Małgorzata Paprocka.
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The situation is unique. We must not forget that the President of the Republic of Poland is the head of state and must also take responsibility for such difficult, extraordinary situations. After all, not everything can be predicted in the legal system. (…) These are situations that affect the very essence of the functioning of the state and I think that all institutions, the Polish Parliament, the President and the Constitutional Court should take this seriously and solve this problem
emphasized Romanowski.
When asked if this would not be another pretext for the European Commission to continue withholding the payment of funds from KPO to Poland, the deputy head of the Ministry of Finance replied:
Whatever happens, this can become a pretext, because we are used to the European Commission, following Berlin’s orders, using any pretext, including those that have no factual basis, to interfere in Polish affairs. This, in my opinion, should lead to two conclusions. Firstly, we should not look at what the European Commission is going to do, secondly, we should solve our Polish affairs in Poland, in Warsaw, and not worry about what Brussels or Berlin think about it.
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Source: wPolityce