Yes Andrzej Duda responded to the words of Barack Obama to the Constitutional Court – Virtual Poland

• Magierowski president Duda was not surprised by the words of US President

 • Director of the President’s press office noted that Barack Obama appreciated the efforts made in Parliament to address the issue of TK
 

Duda and Obama spoke before the summit of NATO. The President of the United States shared with the Polish president press conference said, inter alia, that expressed to the president Duda concern “related to certain activities, and the stalemate in the field of Polish Constitutional Court.” When asked later about this issue head of the presidential press office said that “95 percent” of talks between President was devoted to security, strengthening the eastern flank of NATO.

– The presidents also discussed Brexicie and the consequences of a possible exit the UK from the EU, and several minutes devoted to matters relating to energy security, agreeing, among other things, when it comes to the construction of the Nord Stream 2 – Magierowski said. He added that in this respect the opinion of both presidents are very similar, that “Nord Stream 2 is not saying najoględniej, the best idea.”
 

 Inquired about the words of President Obama that he realizes that the Polish Parliament is working on legislative solutions dot. TK, but “you have to do more work,” Magierowski noted that the president Duda “was not surprised by these words.”
 

– The president Duda said that work is underway on a new law on TK, which will be most of the records that were also in the recommendations of the Venice Commission, which received the Polish government – said the director of the presidential press office.
 

By Magierowski “President Obama appreciated these efforts and in this conversation about TK, or political dispute around TK ended.” – Besides, President Obama himself used the words, it is a political dispute – he added.
 

 Magierowski stressed that President Obama has a larger portion of his speech devoted to safety, however, not a dispute over TK. Inquired added that he does not “count with a stopwatch how much time is devoted President Obama issues related to the Constitutional Court.”
 

– I think that much more important for the Polish are the words that were spoken in the context of the US military engagement in Poland, and more widely in the countries of Central and Eastern However, a change in rhetoric, change the mentality of NATO in relation to these threats that appear on the borders of NATO – he stressed.
 

Journalists Magierowski asked whether the president Duda statement after President Obama spoke with Prime Minister Beata awl or PiS chairman Jaroslaw Kaczynski. – Not really, because this program is very tight. After the statements was the official welcome, the start of the summit, souvenir photo – he stressed.
 

inquired whether the president was “not sad” after what he heard ws. TK said that the president Duda “is full of vigor, full of optimism.” – Especially after the words he heard from President Obama on assistance and the decisions taken by the US government on the military involvement of America in Poland – he added Magierowski.
 

On Thursday, Parliament passed a new law on the Constitutional Court, based on the proposals of PiS. Earlier, MPs rejected more than 40 amendments proposed by the opposition. The law will now go to the Senate, which will take care of it at a meeting starting on 20 July.
 

 According to the law full Court is at least 11 judges. It has, among others, decide in cases of particularly complicated. The full composition has also investigate: the president to veto laws; law on TK, conflicts of jurisdiction between the State, an obstacle to the exercise of the office of the President of the Republic of Poland; the constitutionality of the activities of political parties. Constitutionality of laws to investigate the compositions 5-bed. Lineups 3-bed, among others, would research the constitutionality of other normative acts, eg. the regulations. Decisions in all configurations zapadałyby simple majority. According to the law of the case to be examined by the Court in order of impact, except among requests to examine the constitutionality of the Constitutional Tribunal Act and the President’s veto, and the budget law.
 

According to Justice Act intersects disputes concerning TK. According to the opposition mode on the bill violated legislative procedures, and some of its provisions unconstitutional. PO announced a referral request to the Tribunal to examine the compatibility of this law with the Constitution.