The First President of the Supreme Court, Professor Ma艂gorzata Gersdorf has been invited to the Presidential Palace, according to "Fakty" TVN. The meeting is scheduled at 4 p.m. on Tuesday. "You don't say "no" to the President," said chief justice when asked if she's going to see Andrzej Duda.
Two resolutions
Professor Gersdorf told "Fakty" TVN reporter on Tuesday that if handed a letter confirming her retirement, she will not accept it. "I feel I'm the Supreme Court President until 2020," she added.
"It means very much to me that virtually every judge present at the General Assembly of the Supreme Court, unanimously supported two resolutions. (one of the resolutions states that Ma艂gorzata Gersdorf remains chief justice until 2020). There never were any resolutions like this before. It's very, very important to me," said Professor Gersdorf.
Poland's new Supreme Court law enters into force on July 3 and will result in early retirement of some 40 percent of the judges on the body, which validates election results in Poland.
New staff will be named by the president, a PiS ally.
Legal procedure
The European Commission opened a procedure on Monday against Poland to challenge a new law forcing the early retirement of some 40 percent of the country's Supreme Court judges.
The move is likely to develop into a formal lawsuit.
Poland has a month to address the concerns regarding the Supreme Court.
Spokesperson for the EU executive said the Commission is still open for dialogue with Polish government.
Warsaw has offered some concessions and amended some of the most-contested laws this year in a bid to mend its strained ties with the EU at a time when the bloc is negotiating its next seven-year budget.
But the Commission says they do not go far enough to ensure democratic checks and balances in Poland hold strong.
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