Most Poles want their government to implement the European Commission’s demands relating to the rule of law and judicial independence as this would unlock an important amount in EU recovery money, a new poll has found.
Recovery fund money, which amounts to €36 billion for Poland, has still not been disbursed as the country has not yet reached the milestones imposed by the European Commission, but Poles are getting tired of the tug-of-war.
When asked whether parliament should adopt the Supreme Court Law negotiated with the European Commission, some 66% of the 1,000 respondents who participated in the United Surveys poll from 16-18 December that was conducted on behalf of RFM FM Radio, Dziennik.pl and Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, said yes or definitely yes.
At the same time, 13.1% said “definitely no”, and 15% did not express an opinion on the matter.
A draft amendment to the Supreme Court Act has already been submitted to the Polish parliament, which is expected to finally resolve the EU-Warsaw dispute over the Polish judiciary. Both the government and the opposition have expressed a desire to reach a joint and speedy agreement to vote the bill through to receive money from the European Union as quickly as possible.
A vote on the bill was due last Thursday (15 December), but the head of the ruling Law and Justice parliamentary club, Ryszard Terlecki, decided to postpone a meeting on the issue until January.
(Bartosz Sieniawski | EURACTIV.pl)
Source: euractiv.com
