Head of PE: We need the EU’s democratic Polish. Recent events raise our concern – rmf24.pl

The head of the European Parliament Martin Schulz during a speech at the start of the EU summit in Brussels urged the Polish government to “find the way out of the current impasse.” As he spoke, Polish EU needs a “strong and democratic.” He also stressed that the opinion of the Venice Commission “subjected to strong criticism proposed by the Polish government changes in the Constitutional Court.”

Independent Constitutional Court is part of a system of checks and balances in policy. The current situation means that these mechanisms of checks and balances are locked. For the European Parliament urge the Polish government to find the way out of the current impasse and engage in the debate, which will repair defects recent reforms – stressed the head of the EP in a speech to leaders of EU countries.

” Poland should respect the opinion of the Venice Commission ws. Constitutional Court “- said the head of the European Council Donald Tusk. He stressed that so far the authority of this body was rather respected and its recommendations may help to “get out of trouble.” read more
                     

In an era of “Solidarity,” the Polish nation bravely fought for democracy and the rule of law, kicking up the democratic revolution in Central and Eastern Europe. We used to all this, especially my country. Without a doubt, we need the EU a strong and democratic Polish. Therefore, the recent events in Poland raise our particular concern – he said.

As the European Parliament is expected that the European Commission will continue the dialogue in the framework of the mechanism of law and verify that the Polish government implemented fully the recommendations of the Venice Commission.

Awl adopted the word Schulz “not enthusiastic”

Schulz mentioned about the situation in Poland next most important issues dealt with by the EU summit: the problem of migration and the economic situation in the Union. As reported at a later press conference, the discussion on this topic was not, but the Prime Minister of Law and Justice deputy responded to his words and – as stated – to adopt them “not very enthusiastic.”

According to Schulz, the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban commented on this statement.

Schulz: This is not a judgment of the Polish government. This is a call

Schulz explained that last Tuesday the Conference of Presidents, ie the heads of political groups, met with the Vice-President of the European Commission for. The rule of law Frans Timmermans, who informed about the opinion of the Venice Commission ws. Polish and its conclusions. I have received authorization to be here today to present the position of the European Parliament and appeal to the Polish government to take into account and consider the conclusions of the Venice Commission and of dialogue with the relevant institutions – said Schulz.

the Venice Commission accuses of calling the constitutional crisis in Poland, both parliamentary majority rights and Justice and former Civic Platform and the PSL. In the afternoon, the Commission issued an official statement on the matter. “This situation is due both to the fault current and … read more
                     

He said that the Conference of Presidents recommended that the European Parliament did not accept resolution ws. Polish until the Polish government does not take a stand on. Opinion of the Venice Commission.

It is not a judgment of the Polish government. This is a call to take into account the opinion of the Venice Commission, with which in fact Polish government has asked – also noted Schulz.

On Thursday, the largest faction in the European Parliament – the European People’s Party, which includes the PO and PSL – he decided that he would prepare for the European Parliament draft resolution on the situation in Poland. According to sources, the Polish Press Agency, MEPs have to deal with it on a small plenary session on 27-28 April.

the Venice Commission criticized the changes in Polish TK

last week, the Venice Commission, an advisory body of the Council of Europe, issued a critical opinion ws. changes in the Polish Constitutional Tribunal (turned to her in this case the head Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski). As announced, the Commission, the conclusion of its opinion is that “weaken the effectiveness of the Court would undermine democracy, human rights and the rule of law” in Poland. The opinion in question is also about the fact that “both the previous and the current majority in the Polish parliament took unconstitutional act.”

As stated, the most important recommendation of the Venice Commission is to publish the judgment of the Court ws. December amendment to the Constitutional Tribunal Act by PiS.

9 March the Constitutional Court ruled that several provisions of the aforementioned amendment is unconstitutional, and the entire novel is contrary to, among others, the constitutional principle of appropriate legislation.

The government Beaty Szydło acknowledged, however, that this was not the judgment of the Court, and only of the part of the judges of the Constitutional Tribunal, and announced that the decision will not be published.

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