There is no basis for Poland to be penalised: Polish FM
PR dla Zagranicy
Roberto Galea
30.05.2016 14:41
Dialogue over the Constitutional Tribunal is ongoing, so there is still no reason for Poland to be penalised, Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said on Monday.
The European Commission's headquarters at the Berlaymont building, Brussels. Photo: wikimedia commons/Sebastien Bertrand.
Poland is in the crosshairs of the European Commission regarding an ongoing conflict over the Tribunal.
Waszczykowski was asked by the TVN broadcaster to comment on reports that the European Commission on Wednesday might adopt an opinion on the rule of law in Poland.
The Polish Foreign Minister also referred to an earlier interview by Jarosław Kaczyński, the head of the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party, who told the Do Rzeczy weekly that if “push comes to shove” the Polish government could challenge the European Commission’s report on the rule of law in the country to the European Court of Justice.
Asked on Monday whether the EC was likely to pass such a report, Waszczykowski said: "We hope that the Commission will take some time to reflect [upon its actions] and halt this procedure.”
In January, the European Commission said it was starting a "rule-of-law" probe into whether controversial laws pushed through by the Law and Justice party violate EU standards. (rg/pk)