Media revelations suggesting that the Vice Chairman of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans and Chairman, Jean-Claude Juncker are at odds regarding action taken against Poland, are untrue, the spokesperson for the Commission, Mina Andreeva wrote in a statement Wednesday evening.
"Media revelations suggesting that the Vice Chairman of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans and Chairman, Jean-Claude Juncker are at odds regarding action taken against Poland, are untrue. They share the same opinion on this matter, and the commissioners fully support Timmermans in his decision to take further steps regarding Poland," Andreeva wrote.
Despite unofficial declarations, the European Commision did not make a decision on Wednesday, regarding directing a complaint against to Poland to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), concerning the Supreme Court law.
"The college didn't make any decisions regarding EU law infringement," said the spokesperson for the European Commission, Alexander Winterstein.
On Monday, the Commission announced that on Wednesday's session, the commissioners' college would take two decisions regarding the law infringement. One of those, as sources in Brussels told, was to be about taking the Poland's case to the CJEU.
According to the sources, the Commission discussed Polish case, but did not take any decisions. The EC also did not explain, whether or not, Frans Timmermans' proposal to move forward with this procedure, were rejected. "The decision will be taken when the right time comes, and then we will give our statement," Polish Press Agency's source in the EC informed.
The lack of decision has raised bafflement among international journalists in Brussels. Some media outlets began to speculate that the commissioners have different opinions on, whether or not, they should take Poland's Supreme Court law case to the CJEU. A procedure is already pending against the said law in the Commission. Earlier on, some Polish and international media already released articles suggesting that Timmermans is seeking escalation of the dispute with Poland, whereas Juncker opts for softening action.
On Wednesday evening, an international journalist asked the Secretary General of the European Union, Martin Selmayr on Twitter about the issue of the lack of decision regarding Poland.
Selmayr replied that "the Commission may take such decisions at any time, 7 days a week".
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 International, PAP