According to a recent United Survey, most Poles think that breaking the current stalemate between Poland and the European Commission over the recovery plan will be decisive in autumn’s parliamentary elections.
The Commission has blocked funds worth €35.4 billion that Poland is due under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRP). To unblock the funds, the country has been urged to address the rule of law issues, with Supreme Court reform being one of the major milestones.
According to a recent survey, however, 72.8% of Poles believe that the government and the EU executive finding an agreement – or not – over recovery money will have a considerable impact on the election results.
Only 18.3% of the respondents said that Poland receiving or not receiving the recovery funds would not influence the election too much. Some 8.9% said they had no opinion on the matter.
On Wednesday, the Polish parliament will begin working on the new Supreme Court draft amendment that the government says resulted from the compromise with the Commission.
However, opposition MEP Robert Biedroń questioned the statement, noting that the Commission cannot dictate laws to member states nor approve them until adopted by national parliaments.
In a comment for EURACTIV.pl, the Commission press service called the new Supreme Court draft “an important step to reach compliance with the commitments under the Polish Recovery and Resilience Plan.”
Asked whether the draft was agreed with the Commission, as indicated by the Polish government, it said the Commission is continuing discussions with the Polish authorities to ensure full compliance with the commitments made under the Recovery and Resilience Plan concerning judicial independence.
“It will be important that the final law as adopted raises the standards on judicial protection and judicial independence,” it concluded.
(Aleksandra Krzysztoszek | EURACTIV.pl)
Source: euractiv.com
