After a huge row in the public media last week and an attempt to force personnel changes at TVP, PAP and PR, Donald Tusk’s government is apparently hoping that it can come out of the whole situation with a face. “We have said publicly that resolving the situation in the public media requires the presentation of a draft law that will resolve this situation,” stressed Maciej Berek, Minister Member of the Council of Ministers in Donald Tusk’s government, on TVN24. “It is a matter of days before this project is completed,” he announced.
““Resolving the situation in the public media requires the presentation of a bill.”
Tusk’s government is attempting to implement personnel changes in the public media in a way that many politicians, journalists, experts and commentators – not necessarily favorable to the previous government – consider unconstitutional and illegal. Considering that the current ruling coalition has been full of slogans such as “the rule of law”, “democracy” and “constitution” for the past eight years, recent events look even more disturbing.
Politicians associated with the new government have consistently not blamed themselves. How did Maciej Berek, Minister Member of the Council of Ministers, explain the actions of the head of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, in an interview with TVN24?
We have said publicly that resolving the situation in the public media requires presenting a bill that will resolve this situation
– he said in the program “One on One”.
Let’s start with the fact that for several years we have been in a situation where the judgment of the Constitutional Court has not been implemented, which laid down the form of legal solutions, completely ignoring the National Broadcasting Council when it was created of the organs of radio and television. companies, because this is contrary to the Constitution, and this 2016 judgment has not yet been implemented
– added.
“We want to conduct these discussions on the basis of a concrete proposal.”
It’s just a matter of days before this project is finished
– emphasized the minister. He added that President Andrzej Duda and his entourage will receive an invitation to talks on the issue “in the coming days.”
Because we want to have these conversations based on a specific proposal, we want to present the concept, but please also understand that Minister Sienkiewicz is currently in the middle of these events related to legal decisions on the form of radio and television broadcasting. .
– Berek noted and assured that the government will then work on the draft law and plans to invite the President for talks.
““Restructuring liquidation”
There is no doubt that in the Polish legal system there must be a TVP SA company, a Polskie Radio company, but whether it is this company or another entity with the same name is a decision that will be made soon.
– emphasized the TVN24 guest when asked about the liquidation of the public media.
We are currently in a process that should be called the restructuring-liquidation process, which means that we need to examine the state of the finances and the balance sheet and see what the possibilities are to finance this entity.
– he pointed.
In that case, couldn’t you simply prepare the appropriate law first and only then introduce your people to the public media? After eight years of shouting about the ‘constitution’ and ‘rule of law’, all strong methods against his predecessors seem very uninteresting.
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Source: wPolityce