NEWS
31/07/2019
07:34
An additional, one-day session of the Sejm will commence at 12:00 with the acclamation of a resolution commemorating the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising. Subsequently, MPs will address a contentious point: the draft amendments to the Electoral Code, under discussion since 12:45. The proposal is most likely to be voted on today. According to PiS, the draft concerns regulations aimed at introducing corrections to the rules regarding the composition of the Supreme Court adjudicating cases within the scope of electoral law. In practice, this means the Supreme Court, composed of the entire Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs, will decide on the validity of elections, including presidential and Sejm elections. The second block of voting is scheduled for 16:15.
At 9:00, the Sejm's State Audit Committee will provide an opinion on the nominations for the position of President of the Supreme Audit Office (NIK). The candidate nominated by PiS is Finance Minister Marian Banaś, while the candidate from the Civic Platform – Civic Coalition (PO-KO) club is Borys Budka. A vote on the selection will take place in one of today's voting blocks. Following this, and within this week, the Senate will grant consent for the appointment of the President of NIK.
Also today, the Senate will convene, primarily to address the so-called '500+' benefit for people with disabilities. Yesterday, the committee recommended an amendment to the act that increases the income threshold for the benefit from 1100 to 1600 PLN. The act is expected to be fast-tracked to the Sejm, where it will be passed in the afternoon. The Senate's proceedings will begin at 10:00, followed by Marshal Karczewski's briefing at 11:15. A meeting of the Sejm's Social Policy and Family Committee to consider the Senate's resolution on the aforementioned act is scheduled for 14:00.
In the capital, the observances of the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising continue. At 12:30, President Andrzej Duda, Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak, and Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Gliński will participate in the funeral of the Warsaw Uprising participant Ryszard Białous, codenamed 'Jerzy.' At 10:00, the Capital City Council will convene for a commemorative session at the Royal Castle. At 18:00, a mass will be celebrated at Krasiński Square, followed by the Roll Call of Remembrance at 19:00, with the participation of President Rafał Trzaskowski.
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