MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The resolution to be passed at the plenary session on June 4-7, will be devoted to the controversial constitutional court reform allegedly violating principle on the rule of law as well as a number of civil freedoms issues in the country, notably new police legislation and measures regarding control over state media, Duch told the local TVP broadcaster.
In late 2015, the Polish authorities adopted a set of controversial media and constitutional court laws, including amendments to the law on the Constitutional Tribunal influencing the independence of its judges, that have been widely criticized both in Poland and abroad. The Constitutional Tribunal recognized the unconstitutionality of new legislation in its March ruling, which the Polish government refused to publish to prevent it from being considered legally binding.
In mid-January, the European Commission began a preliminary review of whether the new laws introduced by the Polish government were in breach of the European Union's founding principle on the rule of law.
In March, the Council of Europe’s advisory panel, known as the Venice Commission, argued in its report that the law, in combination with other amendments, endangered the rule of law and the democratic system in Poland.
