A brief conversation between President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk on possible changes to the law regarding public media took place on the occasion of the National Security Council meeting, the President’s Chancellery said in a statement. It was emphasized that “no specific draft regulations were submitted to the President” and that “the discussion took place after the decisions of Minister B. Sienkiewicz.”
On the occasion of the National Security Council, a short conversation took place between President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk about possible changes to the law regarding public media. The President is open to cooperation on issues important to Poland. No specific draft regulations have been submitted to the President. The conversation took place after Minister Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz’s decisions
– we read in the KPRP press release.
Possible future changes to the law do not justify or eliminate the consequences of the gross violation of the law that occurred yesterday
– emphasized the Chancellery of the President.
– Before the National Security Council, the President spoke with Tusk and Hołownia about the attack on the public media! “I have made my position clear.”
— President Duda on the attack on TVP: The constitution was blatantly violated. These are completely illegal actions, this is anarchy
“Tusk has already started discussions with the president on this issue?
At Thursday’s press conference, the head of the Prime Minister’s Chancellery, Jan Grabiec, referred to the issue of the Sejm’s resolution on public media. As he said: “This resolution has, among other things, Referring to the judgment of the Constitutional Court of December 13, 2016, it points out the need to take “immediate corrective measures” to “restore the rule of law and guarantee access to information for citizens ” until appropriate legal solutions are implemented.
In light of this resolution, we are beginning to work on a new order when it comes to public media. Prime Minister Donald Tusk has already started discussions about this with President Andrzej Duda. This work should be very broad in scope, take place in an atmosphere of social dialogue and take into account the opinions of all interested parties, including creative communities and civil society associations.
– announced the head of the Prime Minister’s Chancellery.
When asked about Prime Minister Tusk’s consultations with President Duda on the shape of public media in the future and whether the President has the opportunity to include his ideas in projects related to public media, Grabiec replied: “The government is intends to work on the new order of public media in an open and transparent way, with the curtain open.
Of course, the president’s voice on this issue will also be important. But we also count on the participation of representatives of the journalistic community in this work
– replied the head of the Prime Minister’s Chancellery.
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Source: wPolityce