A discussion over the Supreme Court law is ongoing, however, the European Commission has taken a step that disrupts this dialogue to a certain, or rather large, extent, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday. In his opinion, dispute between Warsaw and Brussels stems from misunderstanding Poland's situation, which is undergoing transfomation.
The European Commission announced on Monday it was taking Poland to the European Union’s highest court (CJEU) over the Polish government’s changes to a law on the Supreme Court, which the Commission believes violates the independence of the judiciary. The EU executive also requested the CJEU to examine Poland's case in an expedited procedure. Judges from Luxembourg were nalso asked to suspend the application of Poland’s new law on the Supreme Court until the ECJ rules whether the law undermines the independence of the judiciary.
The head of Polish government said on Tuesday at a press conference that the EC's decision didn't come as "a big surprise". "Everyone knows that there is an ongoing dispute, that stems largely from misunderstanding of the situation of a country that is undergoing transformation." Morawiecki underscored.
"How the Dutch, Belgians, French or Western Germans are supposed to understand what communism, and later post-communism, were all about, when they never experienced them?", Morawiecki asked. He emphasised that the Polish government "with great patience" and "in white paper", during dozens of meetings explains the details of the judicial system reforms".
"As to the Supreme Court law, a discussion is ongoing, however, the European Commission has taken a step that disrupts this dialogue to a certain, or rather large, extent," said Mateusz Morawiecki.
PM Morawiecki also brought up Poland's hearing before the General Affairs Council. "In there, at the General Affairs Council, it was easy to see that there is a significant and growing group of countries that would like this conflict, this dispute to deescalate. These countries would like this tension to drop, which exactly what Poland wants. We would also like to make the Commission to understand very well, the reasons behing the reform of the judiciary," said the Polish PM.
"In regard to the ruling and preventive measures, let's just wait and see how they turn out, as it would be difficult to speculate over press releases. I haven't had a chance to examine in detail the EC's case against us," he added.
Autor: gf / Źródło: TVN24 International, PAP, Reuters