At 12:00 PM in the Presidential Palace, President Andrzej Duda will appoint his representative to the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF). Meanwhile, at 11:00 AM, during a closed-door session of the Sejm's Rules, MP Conduct, and Immunity Committee, the Head of the Chancellery of the Sejm will present information on the functioning of the Marshal's Guard. At 2:00 PM, Sejm Deputy Speaker Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska will participate in the VIII National Pharmacists' Congress in Warsaw.

We are dealing with total chaos. Because it's now clear that we will live in several parallel realities. It's unknown whether judges appointed by the new National Council of the Judiciary have the right to rule or not. The Minister of Justice will say yes, the Supreme Court will confirm no. Total chaos and disgrace, because it is the effect of a further stage of conflict between this authority, this government, this Minister of Justice, and previously the Constitutional Tribunal, and now the Supreme Court – stated Grzegorz Schetyna in an interview with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet.

- In a normal country, in a normal way, such a signal, such information from the Supreme Court, this decision resulting from the work of three combined chambers would be taken for reflection, analysis, and above all, for work to overcome this crisis. But here, we had a press conference in the Sejm, by the stairs, where Ziobro said he does not acknowledge it and it is irrelevant. If someone wants to approach politics normally, it is difficult for them to assess such behavior normally, so I don't know what will happen, because it would seem that the reaction here should have been at least rational and thought out, and it was not. There is a question about President Duda, there is a question about how he will react to the 'gag law' passed yesterday. Well, yes [one can predict that he will sign it]. But this is also a law that completely demolishes the independence of judges and the independence of courts. A very serious crisis exists, and we must acknowledge it – stated Grzegorz Schetyna in an interview with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet.

“These ceremonies [in Jerusalem] proceeded exactly as we expected, and that was their intended meaning. The meaning was to recount not only the story of 1939, which President Putin has focused on attacking Poland until now, but to recount the story of 1944 and 1945 without Poland. Poland was not meant to be there,” said presidential minister Krzysztof Szczerski on Radio Jedynka.

- I don't know how the government and the president will react. But I know how the EU and countries that take the separation of powers absolutely seriously will react. Also how the USA will react. [I expect] a tough stance against this policy. I believe that those making such decisions in Poland, and I'm thinking here of the Minister of Justice and the government, must consider that this will have financial consequences within the EU as well - stated Grzegorz Schetyna in an interview with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet.

"The idea was for the Polish President to be there silently, to legitimize such a history with his presence, to listen and be unable to respond. That was the plan. That was the trap of this ceremony, from which the President, with his judicious decision, excellently extricated himself. We will never endorse such a false version of history," said presidential minister Krzysztof Szczerski on Radio Jedynka.

No, I will certainly not be an honorary [chairperson of Civic Platform]. I am not retiring from politics, I am not going anywhere. I will discuss [the matter of my future role], for now I don't want to prejudge anything, because the elections are tomorrow anyway. With the future chairperson of Civic Platform. I don't want to prejudge who that will be – stated Grzegorz Schetyna in an interview with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet. As I said, if I'm not retiring from politics or retiring altogether, I will be involved in politics. Certainly, Civic Platform faces many challenges, it's a matter of the future of Civic Coalition, programmatic definition, a new stage for Civic Platform, which will be completing 20 years of its life and functioning in a year. There are many challenges, and of course, there are presidential elections, in which I will be involved, in the campaign, because it will be absolutely crucial here and have very important significance for the future of both Civic Platform and, of course, our country – continued the PO chairperson.

- I never wave the white flag. I made that decision [to step down from seeking leadership of Civic Platform] to give an opportunity to those who thought a new beginning, new energy, youth, and freshness were needed - stated Grzegorz Schetyna in an interview with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet.

- With the help of friends, yes [Borys Budka can steer the Civic Platform to success, if Tomasz Siemoniak loses]. Because I believe it will be important what team he builds to lead, to guide the Civic Platform. I worked with Borys Budka and Tomasz Siemoniak for 4 years, they were my deputies, so I know their capabilities, their experience. We led many projects together, and I believe both of them have what it takes to be a leader. The question is how he will construct this team, because it's teamwork that must be based on trust, and that's how the Civic Platform has always been, and that's how the Civic Platform has won – stated Grzegorz Schetyna in an interview with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet.

- It depends on turnout [whether the Civic Platform leadership election will be decided in the first round]. I think a second round is possible. As I said, Tomasz Siemoniak, Borys Budka – these are two candidacies, two names, two personalities, who will decide this election between themselves – continued the PO chairman.

- This is not a party of chance or chaos. It is a party on which much depends in Polish politics and much will depend. I believe it has a great role to play. I want to participate in this role, I want to support this party and I will. I am a patriot of the Civic Platform. This is the project of my life. I co-created it 19 years ago and I simply won't abandon it, and I will support every new leader and I believe I will help guide the Platform to electoral victory. Certainly, there will be no [steering from the back seat]. I don't like riding in the back seat - stated Grzegorz Schetyna in an interview with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet.

I wouldn't use the term 'coup d'état', but we are definitely dealing with a situation of legal chaos caused by this resolution [of the three chambers of the Supreme Court]. It is also very unclear. I'll say one good thing about it. The Supreme Court judges, or rather the fifty-something percent majority of Supreme Court judges, did not go so far as to annul rulings made by the new judges, with the exception of the Disciplinary Chamber, which I will return to later. But what does this mean? It means that a judge who yesterday issued a legal ruling, today will issue an illegal ruling. What's more, this resolution stipulates that these new judges can continue to conduct cases and issue rulings, as long as they commenced these cases before yesterday's resolution. In short: Supreme Court judges claim that a given judge is an 'illegal' judge because he was appointed by the National Judicial Council, whose legality the Supreme Court questions, but he can still issue rulings in the future, for example, in two years. This creates a completely unclear situation. Moreover, it seems that the question of whether the Supreme Court is not violating the principle of equality of citizens' rights is justified here- stated Jarosław Gowin in an interview with Marek Pyza on TVP1's "Political Quarter of an Hour".

- Even among these so-called old judges, opinions were not uniform. Several distanced themselves from this resolution. On the other side, we have the Constitutional Tribunal. This whole situation requires reflection from all sides, including us politicians of the ruling camp. I believe further dialogue is needed, as we've hit a wall. I don't want to say a precipice, but we risk a situation of certain ambiguity and, consequently, a lack of a sense of legal security for citizens - stated Jarosław Gowin in an interview with Marek Pyza on TVP1's "Political Quarter Hour".

We are facing the question of how to effectively shorten the length of proceedings, limit the protracted nature of cases. We are facing the question of whether the three-tier court structure truly facilitates the proper functioning of the judiciary or if it is a barrier. In my assessment, it should be flattened; there should only be a first and second instance. There is currently Pawel Kukiz's project, and also a project within the program of Porozumienie, my party, the project of appointing so-called 'justices of the peace'- stated Jarosław Gowin in an interview with Marek Pyza on TVP1's "Political Quarter of an Hour".

- In connection with yesterday's decision, the resolution of three chambers of the Supreme Court, Prime Minister Morawiecki decided to submit a motion to the Constitutional Tribunal to examine the compatibility with the Constitution of the legal provisions used yesterday to issue the resolution of the three Supreme Court chambers. The motion aims to have the only constitutionally authorized body examine whether the provisions applied by the Supreme Court yesterday can be used in such situations. The motion aims to examine whether the status of judges appointed by the president is decisive - stated Piotr Müller at a press briefing at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. He added:

"We emphasize that the Supreme Court does not have the competence to create the content of legal provisions binding in Poland. This competence is reserved for the Sejm and the Senate, as well as for executive bodies, if, of course, they receive appropriate authorization in the law. Furthermore, the Supreme Court does not have the competence to repeal existing legal provisions. This competence is reserved for the Constitutional Tribunal. Finally, it does not have the competence to determine who is and who is not a judge in Poland. This competence is reserved for the prerogative of the president and is also regulated in the Constitution. Yesterday's Supreme Court resolution introduces chaos on an unprecedented scale. Therefore, the Prime Minister deemed it appropriate for the Constitutional Tribunal to ultimately resolve any legal doubts that have arisen in connection with yesterday's resolution of the three Supreme Court chambers. Due to the special nature of this matter, Prime Minister Morawiecki will ask the Constitutional Tribunal to consider this case in full composition and to consider it on an expedited basis, the fastest possible, in connection with the legal chaos currently prevailing or likely to arise due to yesterday's resolution of the three Supreme Court chambers."

- The competent state authorities decide in individual areas when it comes to conflicts between statutory law and the Constitution. In this regard, according to the Constitution of 1997, the Constitutional Tribunal rules. Consequently, yesterday's resolution of the three Supreme Court chambers introduces chaos, and in our opinion and the Prime Minister's opinion, a ruling from the Constitutional Tribunal is necessary to verify whether the legal provisions used yesterday to adopt this resolution are in compliance with the provisions of the Constitution, in the scope in which they were used, because, in our opinion, they were applied in an expansive manner inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution - said the government spokesperson.

- We have a case pending before the Constitutional Tribunal, we have a jurisdictional dispute because Marshal Witek filed such a motion for the resolution of the jurisdictional dispute with the Constitutional Tribunal, and there is a legal effect that occurs by operation of law, which causes the suspension of all proceedings. The Supreme Court was not authorized to pass a resolution given the matter pending before the Constitutional Tribunal. In the Polish constitutional system, the only entity authorized to resolve jurisdictional disputes is the Constitutional Tribunal. Hence the statement by the Minister of Justice that this resolution has no legal effects. The President very clearly indicated yesterday that no one has any title or authorization to interfere with the scope of the President's prerogative, which is judicial appointments - stated Paweł Mucha in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on Poranek Siódma9.

- The President's prerogative regarding judicial appointments can in no way be questioned by any court ruling. For me, there is no doubt, based on Articles 144 and 179 of the Constitution, that the individuals appointed to judicial positions by the President are judges. However, what you are referring to is a separate matter, and it is indeed something to be analyzed, and also to resolve this dispute, because you are right concerning the issue of legal certainty. I deeply regret what a part of the Supreme Court did. It is crucial to emphasize this. It is not the entire Supreme Court. In my opinion, contrary to the Act on the Supreme Court, the Chamber of Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs was excluded, and in my opinion, unlawfully, judges, a part of the judges from the Civil or Criminal Chamber were also excluded. These actions are absolutely unlawful and inadmissible; spheres assigned to the President, constitutionally to the Constitutional Tribunal or the Sejm, have been encroached upon – stated Paweł Mucha in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on Poranek Siódma9.

„Attempts to create duality are harmful to citizens, and therefore a responsible government cannot back down, it cannot capitulate. Our assumption and our goal is a reform of the justice system where there will not be hundreds of vacancies because judges connected to the opposition try to block appointments, which translates into delays in handling cases. We will not have a situation where judges feel no responsibility” – said PiS Deputy Spokesperson Radosław Fogiel in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus.

„Courts are not meant to make laws. Courts are meant to apply laws. This entire uproar, if I may use that colloquial term, involving the Supreme Court, the Sejm, and the Speaker’s motion to the Constitutional Tribunal, stems from the Supreme Court’s desire to meddle in lawmaking” – said Deputy Spokesperson for PiS, Radosław Fogiel, in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus.

"This opinion from this group of judges, who met – because there's no other formula – is a curiosum. It has no legal force. It is non-binding. In any way. A curious stance after this meeting, like acrobatics with the right hand through the left ear. On one hand, we question the judgeship of judges, which no one has the right to do, because the president appoints judges and they are irremovable and their status cannot be denied. On the other hand, in order not to ultimately break the law, they propose a formula whereby these judges should do other things, administrative actions, perhaps photos in their robes, but not adjudicate. Either one is a judge, or one is not a judge" – said the Deputy Spokesman for PiS, Radosław Fogiel, in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus.

The European Commission has filed an application with the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) requesting the application of interim measures against Poland concerning the system of disciplinary responsibility for judges.

This action stems from concerns raised by the Commission regarding alleged violations of EU law by Poland, particularly in relation to the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. The disciplinary system for judges in Poland has been a subject of significant scrutiny and legal challenges from the EU institutions.

The Commission's request for interim measures is a significant step, indicating the urgency with which the EU executive views the situation. Such measures are typically sought to prevent further damage or to maintain the status quo while the Court considers the substance of a case.

Further details regarding the specific grounds for the Commission's application and the nature of the interim measures requested are expected to be released following the CJEU's review of the filing.

- I believe that the justice system reform needs to be rationally continued today. I have no doubt that we cannot agree to replace democratic rules with the dictates of a part of the judiciary, because please note, this resolution was also adopted with six dissenting opinions - stated Paweł Mucha in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on Poranek Siódma9.

The head of the Sejm Chancellery has been fined two thousand zlotys, totaling six thousand zlotys, for failing to disclose the lists of support for the new National Judicial Council (KRS). This was announced by Judge Juszczyszyn.

The provided link leads to a tweet by Piotr Bulakowski, dated January 23, 2020, which likely contains further details or commentary on this legal decision. Without direct access to the content of the tweet, this summary is based solely on the provided title.

- We are discussing with the Ministry of Justice on multiple dimensions and aspects. It's not a secret that the President is vitally interested in these matters, the reforms of the judiciary. So, one can say that these contacts, both working-level and at the leadership level of the Ministry of Justice and the Chancellery of the President, do exist. There are initiatives concerning systemic changes, as you mentioned, regarding the organization of the judiciary. Today, we are at a specific point in time, and as we speak, we need to organize certain things here, but of course, this is primarily the domain of the Minister of Justice. However, with an awareness of the President's competencies, the Minister of Justice also consults these issues with the President. So, this cooperation exists, and it is true what the editor says, there are such proposals that keep returning. There are analyses being conducted, but there is also what we are talking about. The President has emphasized this very clearly: how many systemic proposals, judicial reform changes, which boil down to anything other than the slogan "let it be as it was" have so far been presented by the judicial community or judicial elites. There are no such proposals. All energy is directed towards blocking the reform of the judiciary, questioning changes, or for example, the current status of judges elected by the KRS, i.e., to discredit changes that are happening in accordance with the Polish Constitution and Polish legislation, to argue with these proposals – stated Paweł Mucha in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on Poranek Siódma9, when asked if the President is participating in discussions about structural changes in the judiciary.

- Of course, [a jurisdictional dispute] exists. Yesterday's Supreme Court ruling clearly states: we as the Supreme Court will decide who is a judge, and that is not within the Supreme Court's authority, but the President's. It is the President who appoints a given person to the judicial office, decides whether that person is or is not a judge, and if this so-called ruling says something completely different, then of course the Constitutional Tribunal must rule on this matter, but I remind you that only the Constitutional Tribunal is authorized in this regard - stated Błażej Spychalski in a conversation with Michał Rachoń on the TVP Info program "Jedziemy".

- This [disinformation at Yad Vashem] shows one thing: that President Duda's decision not to participate in the ceremony was justified. What's more, I am surprised by all the politicians who, against all reason, against Poland's national interest, urged the president to go to Yad Vashem, against common sense and Poland's national interest - stated Błażej Spychalski in an interview with Michał Rachoń on TVP Info's program "Jedziemy".

- How would the president of Poland, representing the majesty of our state, feel in a situation where on maps, the borders of the Second Polish Republic were truncated and Belarus was written where our Polish Kresy were. Or how should the president react to information that Poles did not fight? - the president's spokesperson continued.

- On the other hand, the lack of information about what happened from September 17, 1939, to June 22, 1941, concerning the USSR is surprising. I remind you that it was a country that territorially conquered almost as much of Europe as Nazi Germany. Why wasn't there a single word about it - Spychalski emphasized.

- This aspect you are talking about also needs to be considered and resolved. I also do not rule out a situation where there is a need for some reflection on legislative initiative - stated Paweł Mucha in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on Poranek Siódma9.

Supreme Court judges, some Supreme Court judges, acted as if, before receiving permission and information that they could rule on a given case, they had already decided on a resolution in the conviction that they would receive this consent. In my opinion, this is an inappropriate conditionality. Therefore, the only body capable of resolving this is the Constitutional Tribunal - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a press conference at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister.

Every serious state must act in such a way as to maintain the stability of the legal system, to avoid chaos and anarchy. I believe that the [Supreme Court] resolution we were confronted with yesterday is heading, or would be heading, if upheld, towards chaos. But this is of course not my prerogative, and I am directing this inquiry with full responsibility to the Constitutional Tribunal, requesting the quickest possible resolution, because this resolution of the Supreme Court, by some Supreme Court judges, is an unprecedented act, an unprecedented act that could lead to the destabilization of the legal order. Based on judgments or rulings that have already been made by judges appointed by this National Judicial Council, which was established in a proper manner, I emphasize, in a proper manner and in accordance with the Constitution, there are several tens of thousands of judgments. Imagine overturning such judgments. This is absolutely unacceptable, threatening the destabilizationof the entire political and legal system of the Polish state. And in responsibility for the stability, peace, continuity, consistency, quality, independence and objectivity of the justice system, judges, I am directing this inquiry to the Constitutional Tribunal - continued the head of the Polish government.

- Supreme Court judges, with yesterday's resolution, want to place themselves above the Constitution. This is absolutely unacceptable, and that is why I am submitting a motion to the Constitutional Tribunal to verify it - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a press conference at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister.

"If Mr. Judge [Juszczyszyn]'s ruling reaches the Sejm Chancellery, I will definitely appeal this decision. For now, I have no document. I learned from you [the press] that a fine has been imposed on the Sejm Chancellery. Yesterday, my justification was submitted. At the same time, I also provided all written explanations that the judge requested personal clarifications on. The judge also did not recognize the proxy. Today, unfortunately, I could not participate in the hearing. I also delivered the documents that the judge requested, those that I could legally deliver by mail" - said Agnieszka Kaczmarska, head of the Sejm Chancellery, in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm. 

„[I submitted to the court] candidate nominations for the KRS. Simultaneously, I requested the District Court [in Olsztyn] to reconsider the on-site inspection at the Sejm Chancellery. I also expressed my readiness that if there are legal obstacles to the inspection at the Sejm Chancellery, I can deliver these lists to Olsztyn, as long as the judge orders an on-site inspection without including these lists in the case file. [We are talking] about citizens' lists. I cannot make the judges' letters publicly available due to formal and legal reasons” – said the Head of the Chancellery of the Sejm, Agnieszka Kaczmarska, in an interview with journalists in the Sejm. 

„I am acting in accordance with Polish and European law. [In the support letters] there are signatures for all judges” – said the head of the Sejm's Chancellery, Agnieszka Kaczmarska, in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm. 

- The Constitutional Tribunal has no right to interfere with the adjudicatory functions of courts. At all - stated Małgorzata Gersdorf in an interview with journalists in the Sejm.

- It's known that this isn't to Minister Ziobro and his associates' liking, and that's why they are so agitated. But that's how it is. There's a resolution, and nothing can be done about it. [The courts] should respect this resolution. They should respect it, but what they will actually do is another matter. However, it will always provide, sometime in the future, grounds for challenging those judgments - the First President of the Supreme Court continued.

The National Judicial Council, as an organ safeguarding the independence of courts and the impartiality of judges, is obliged to support judges whose position has been threatened in a manner exceeding the competencies granted to the central State organs by the Constitution of the Republic of Poland. Therefore, it states the following - wrote the National Judicial Council in a statement in connection with the resolution of the combined Chambers of Civil, Criminal, Labour and Social Security of the Supreme Court of January 23rd.

"1. Pursuant to Article 180(1) and (2) of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, judges, from the moment of their appointment by the President of the Republic of Poland, are irremovable, which is not only beyond doubt in connection with the fundamental systemic assumptions of our State, but also clearly follows from thesis 133 of the ECJ ruling of November 19, 2018 (case C-585/18, C-624/18 and C-625/18). 2. Any actions aimed at depriving the President of the Republic of Poland of this indicated prerogative are actions directly violating the principle of judicial impartiality. Not even an act of statutory rank can breach this constitutionally granted guarantee to a judge. Even less can this be done by virtue of a court judgment, or even a resolution of a court. 3. The only exception is the removal of a judge from office or suspension from duty by virtue of a disciplinary court's ruling, in an individual case, concerning a specific judge, which the legislator has clearly provided for. 4. Consequently, a judge, concerning whom no ruling has been issued for their removal from office or suspension from duty, does not have the authority to refrain from adjudicating and performing official duties."

The Warsaw Administrative Court (WSA) has ruled to overturn two decisions issued by the President of the Personal Data Protection Office (UODO). These decisions had previously suspended the disclosure of support lists submitted for the election of members to the new National Council of the Judiciary (KRS). This ruling is a significant development in the ongoing transparency debates surrounding the judicial appointments process in Poland. The specifics of the support lists, including who signed them and for which candidates, have been a subject of contention, with advocates for transparency seeking their public release, while proponents of the current system have sought to maintain their confidentiality. The WSA's decision implies that the President of UODO's previous actions to withhold this information have been deemed unlawful by the court, potentially paving the way for greater public scrutiny of the KRS selection process.

- Our government faces a dilemma today. On one hand, citizens want changes in the justice system, and on the other, we are fully convinced that the networks that have grown there make this a very difficult battle - said Patryk Jaki in a conversation with Piotr Witwicki on the Polsat News program „Wydarzenia i Opinie”.

- Do citizens want the kind of changes you are proposing? - the journalist pressed.

- I have a strong conviction that they want even more far-reaching changes, because I talk to people a lot - replied the MEP.

- Today we are reaching a peculiar situation where if someone was appointed during the Civic Platform era or any other, they can be a judge, but if appointed during the Law and Justice era, they cannot - said Patryk Jaki in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on the program 'Events and Opinions' on Polsat News.

- Of course, the courts needed fixing, of course, PiS wanted to fix these courts, but today they have introduced anarchy in Poland. Today, instead of a democratic system, we have anarchy. Some judges say that the verdicts of some courts are invalid, opposing judges say that the verdicts of those other judges are invalid. Politicians also say that court rulings are invalid. This is anarchy. It threatens the state and our security, and that of all citizens. I urge President Duda to halt and not sign this law, because he will sign the introduction of anarchy in Poland – said Marek Balt in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on the program "Wydarzenia i Opinie" (Events and Opinions) on Polsat News.

- Article 87 of the Act on the Supreme Court clearly states: resolutions of the full bench of the Supreme Court gain the force of legal principles upon adoption. The end. I don't know if you are aware, but MP Horała voted for this Act on the Supreme Court, where Article 87 clearly states that these are principles that have the binding force of law. The problem is that today we are facing a major crisis in the state, which has been caused by Master Ziobro, by these people we saw yesterday at a press conference, who disregard the law - stated Cezary Tomczyk in an interview with Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska on TVN24's 'Fakty po faktach'.

- The Minister [Ziobro] does not challenge [the court's resolution], the Minister stated a fact. Actions that are grossly contrary to the law, contra legem, are void by operation of law. By themselves. No one assesses this, no one decides. They are obviously contrary to the law - said Marcin Horała in an interview with Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".

- There is a Supreme Administrative Court ruling that clearly states that personal data protection regulations do not apply to KRS lists. I don't know what's more guarded a secret. Whether it's nuclear codes in the USA, or the list of judges who signed the KRS list. If you're ashamed, I understand. But it's public property – said Cezary Tomczyk in a conversation with Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".

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- The Supreme Court, after its own deliberation, decided that a law is not in force. Without any legal basis. The Supreme Court does not have such competencies. The Supreme Court's role is to apply existing laws. Period. - said Marcin Horała in an interview with Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".

- One can still read in Polish. And instead of wearing the constitution on a t-shirt, one can read it. There is a whole chapter in it about the competencies of courts and tribunals, and it clearly states which court and tribunal has what competencies, and the Supreme Court does not have such competencies - Horała added.

-- LIVEBLOG 300POLITYKI: BALT URGES PRESIDENT DUDA NOT TO SIGN THE JUDICIAL DISCIPLINARY LAW. JAKI ON THE FACT THAT ON THE ONE HAND CITIZENS WANT CHANGES IN THE JUDICIARY, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND THE EXISTING ARRANGEMENTS MAKE IT A VERY DIFFICULT BATTLE. POLISH AIRLINES GROUP TAKES OVER GERMAN AIRLINE CONDOR AIR. PMM ON JUDGES WHO WANT TO PLACE THEMSELVES ABOVE THE CONSTITUTION. IN PMM'S OPINION, THE SUPREME COURT RESOLUTION IS AN UNPRECEDENTED ACT THAT COULD LEAD TO THE DESTABILIZATION OF THE LEGAL ORDER. MUCHA ON THE POSSIBLE NEED FOR REFLECTION AND LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE. https://300polityka.pl/live/2020/01/24/ ***** POLSAT NEWS -- THE BATTLE FOR THE COURTS IS ENTERING A NEW, PERHAPS DECISIVE PHASE - ANNOUNCEMENT. -- APPELLATE COURT IN KATOWICE - THREE HEARINGS DID NOT TAKE PLACE HERE TODAY - Grzegorz Kępka: The reason: the presence of judges selected by the National Judicial Council (KRS) in the adjudicating panels. The court's management also adjourned two other hearings; the situation is similar across Poland following the Supreme Court's ruling. -- THREE SO-CALLED OLD CHAMBERS OF THE SUPREME COURT HAVE QUESTIONED THE INDEPENDENCE OF JUDGES SELECTED BY THE KRS, BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL IS ELECTED BY POLITICIANS - Kępka continues. -- THE SUPREME COURT RULED THAT ALL JUDGMENTS ISSUED UNTIL YESTERDAY BY JUDGES SELECTED BY THE KRS ARE VALID; WHAT'S MORE, CRIMINAL CASES ARE TO BE CONCLUDED BY THE EXISTING PANELS - Kępka. -- HOWEVER, JUDGES SHOULD NOT ADJUDICATE NEW CASES - Kępka continues. -- THE RECENTLY ESTABLISHED DISCIPLINARY CHAMBER WAS TREATED MUCH MORE SEVERELY - IT HAS BEEN SUSPENDED, AND JUDGMENTS, EVEN IN CASES OF OBVIOUS JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT, HAVE BEEN ANNULLED - Kępka. -- THE DISPUTE OVER THE DISCLOSURE OF JUDGES' LISTS OF SUPPORT FOR THE KRS HAS ENTERED A NEW PHASE - Kępka continues. -- JUDGE JUSZCZYSZYN GIVES ZBIGNIEW ZIOBRO ONE WEEK TO DISCLOSE THE LISTS - Kępka. -- THE JUDGE THREATENS THE MINISTER WITH A FINE; TODAY HE FINED THE HEAD OF THE CHANCELLERY OF THE SEJM - Kępka continues. -- PIS POLITICIANS SPEAK OF THE BEGINNINGS OF JUDICIOCRACY; THE OPPOSITION RESPONDS WITH ACCUSATIONS OF AN ASSAULT ON DEMOCRACY - ANNOUNCEMENT. -- PARLIAMENT MEMBERS REJECTED THE SENATE'S RESOLUTION [ON REJECTING THE JUDICIAL DISCIPLINARY LAW] - Mira Skórka. -- WHICH MEANS THAT ONLY THE PRESIDENT'S SIGNATURE SEPARATES THE LAW FROM COMING INTO EFFECT, AND HE HAS ALREADY INDICATED THAT HE WILL SIGN THE LAW - Skórka continues. -- THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION HAS EXPRESSED CONCERN OVER THE ADOPTION OF THE BILL - Skórka. -- IN THE MORNING, THE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS SENDING A MOTION TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL TO EXAMINE THE PROVISIONS APPLIED BY THE SUPREME COURT - Skórka continues. -- A REPORT ON THE PFN SUMMIT. -- POLISH AIRLINES GROUP TAKES OVER GERMAN AIRLINE CONDOR AIR. ***** FAKTY TVN -- JUDGES APPOINTED BY THE NEW KRS SHOULD REFRAIN FROM ADJUDICATING - AS OF YESTERDAY, WE HAVE A CLEAR SUPREME COURT RESOLUTION - ANNOUNCEMENT. -- OVER 8 HOURS - THAT'S HOW LONG THE JUDGES NEEDED TO ESTABLISH AND ANNOUNCE THIS DECISION - Arleta Zalewska. -- ITS JUSTIFICATION IS GROUNDBREAKING FOR JUDGES AND CORRECTIVE AND ORDERING THE SITUATION IN THE COURTS FOR ALL CITIZENS - Zalewska continues. -- THE SUPREME COURT STATED IN ITS RESOLUTION THAT THE NEW KRS, ELECTED BY POLITICIANS, PROVIDES NO GUARANTEE OF INDEPENDENCE, AND THEREFORE JUDGES NOMINATED BY THIS COUNCIL SHOULD NOT ADJUDICATE - Zalewska: However, the Supreme Court poses a very important "but" here. The cutoff date for the courts is January 23. -- FROM TODAY ON, EACH SUCH JUDGE, BEFORE STARTING A NEW CASE, SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR NOMINATION FOR VERIFICATION - Zalewska continues: Any party to a court dispute can also request this. -- THE COURT RULED YESTERDAY THAT THOSE SUPREME COURT JUDGES APPOINTED WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE NEW KRS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO ADJUDICATE - Zalewska. -- JUDGES OF THE DISCIPLINARY CHAMBER DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS DECISION; THEY WERE EXCLUDED FROM THIS SESSION - Zalewska continues. -- THE SUPREME COURT RESOLUTION IS BINDING FOR ALL POLISH JUDGES, BUT - AS WE HEAR - NOT FOR THE GOVERNMENT - ANNOUNCEMENT. -- AFTER THE SUPREME COURT RESOLUTION WAS ANNOUNCED, ZBIGNIEW ZIOBRO COMMENTED ON IT ON THE SAME EVENING - Maciej Knapik. -- HOWEVER, IT QUICKLY TURNED OUT THAT THIS WAS NOT THE ONLY [INTERPRETATION]; THE PRIME MINISTER DID SO THE NEXT DAY [ON THE MOTION TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL] - Knapik continues. -- SO THE PRIME MINISTER IS NOT SO SURE ABOUT MINISTER ZIOBRO'S ONLY CORRECT INTERPRETATIONS - Knapik. -- THESE ARE TWO STANCES WITHIN ONE GOVERNMENT - Knapik continues. -- THE CHAOS OF THESE STATEMENTS SUGGESTS THAT LAWYERS APPOINTED TO KEY POSITIONS IN THE JUDICIARY DURING THE PIS REGIME CANNOT RECOGNIZE THE SITUATION, JUST LIKE THE GOVERNMENT; THE NEW KRS IS APPEALING TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL - Knapik. -- AN INSTITUTION TO WHICH PIS RECENTLY SENT TWO OF ITS FORMER MPS AND WHOSE PRESIDENT, PRZYŁĘBSKA, IS A SOCIAL ACQUAINTANCE OF JAROSŁAW KACZYŃSKI - Knapik continues. -- THE IMPARTIALITY OF THE TRIBUNAL IS THEREFORE QUESTIONED IN MANY OPINIONS - Knapik. -- THE RESOLUTION OF THE JOINT CHAMBERS OF THE SUPREME COURT ACQUIRES THE FORCE OF A LEGAL PRINCIPLE, AND DEPARTING FROM IT REQUIRES A NEW SUPREME COURT RESOLUTION - THESE ARE PROVISIONS OF THE LAW ON THE SUPREME COURT AMENDED YESTERDAY BY THE SEJM - Knapik continues. -- THERE ARE JUDGES WHO ARE HOLDING BACK FROM ADJUDICATING. -- THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE STATE OF THE RULE OF LAW IN POLAND - THIS IS THE LATEST COMMUNICATION. -- WE WILL NOT HESITATE TO RESORT TO APPROPRIATE MEASURES - SUCH WORDS FROM THE COMMISSION ARE A CLEAR WARNING OF FURTHER COMPLAINTS TO THE EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE IF, DESPITE APPEALS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND REQUESTS, THE LAW, REPEATEDLY CRITICIZED BY COMMISSIONERS, COMES INTO EFFECT - Maciej Sokołowski. -- WHILE THERE ARE NO DOUBTS HERE [IN BRUSSELS] ABOUT THE INDEPENDENCE AND AUTHORITY OF THE SUPREME COURT, THERE ARE MAJOR DOUBTS ABOUT THE ROLE OF THE POLISH CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL - Sokołowski continues. -- THE COMMISSION HAS ALREADY FILED AN APPLICATION WITH THE CJEU FOR THE APPLICATION OF INTERIM MEASURES IN THE CASE OF THE DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE IN POLISH COURTS - Sokołowski. -- IN THE COMING DAYS, THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE TRIBUNAL WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO ORDER THE SUSPENSION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE DISCIPLINARY CHAMBER OF THE SUPREME COURT - Sokołowski continues. -- THIS IS WHAT A COURT IS FOR: EVERYONE MUST APPEAR BEFORE IT, NOT ONLY AN ORDINARY CITIZEN, BUT ALSO A CITIZEN MINISTER OR A CITIZEN OFFICIAL - ANNOUNCEMENT. -- JUDGE JUSZCZYSZYN IMPOSES A FINE OF 6 THOUSAND ON THE HEAD OF THE CHANCELLERY OF THE SEJM AND GIVES MINISTER ZIOBRO ONE WEEK TO ISSUE SPECIFIC DOCUMENTS. -- THE OFFICIAL HAS THE RIGHT AND INTENTION TO APPEAL THE FINE, BUT SHE ALSO NOW WANTS TO SHOW THE LISTS OF SUPPORT, ALTHOUGH ONLY SOME OF THEM - Jakub Sobieniowski. -- AS CAN BE SEEN, FOR THE HEAD OF THE CHANCELLERY, SOME LISTS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS; THE LISTS OF CITIZEN SUPPORT, THE LISTS OF JUDGES PROTECTED BY THE AUTHORITIES, SHE STILL DOES NOT WANT TO SHOW - Sobieniowski continues. -- THE HEAD OF THE CHANCELLERY IS LYING, SHE IS NOT EXECUTING A FINAL JUDGMENT, END OF STORY - Sobieniowski. -- ONLY A FORMER COMMUNIST PROSECUTOR AND A FORMER PIS MP, AND THANKS TO PIS AND THE PRESIDENT, NOW A CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL JUDGE, QUESTIONED WHETHER THE OFFICE FOR PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION IS MORE IMPORTANT IN POLAND THAN THE COURT - Sobieniowski continues. -- YESTERDAY THE SUPREME COURT DECIDED, AND ZBIGNIEW ZIOBRO, THE MINISTER, THE OFFICIAL, DECIDED OTHERWISE - Sobieniowski. -- THE REPORT INCLUDES A REMINDER ABOUT THE NON-PUBLICATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL RULINGS. -- THEN, 4 YEARS AGO, LAWYERS WARNED: THERE WILL BE CHAOS, AND THERE IS - Sobieniowski. -- LOT TAKES OVER GERMAN AIRLINE CONDOR. ***** WIADOMOŚCI TVP -- YESTERDAY'S RESOLUTION BY A PART OF THE SUPREME COURT HAS NO LEGAL FORCE AND WAS MADE WITH GROSS VIOLATION OF THE LAW - SAYS THE MINISTER OF JUSTICE; PRIME MINISTER MORAWIECKI HAS SENT A MOTION TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL TO EXAMINE THE RESOLUTION - ANNOUNCEMENT. -- THIS SESSION SHOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN PLACE, BECAUSE THE ISSUE OF COMPETENCE DISPUTE IN APPOINTING JUDGES BETWEEN THE SUPREME COURT, THE SEJM AND THE PRESIDENT IS ALREADY BEING EXAMINED BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL, AND THE LAW IS VERY CLEAR - Karol Jatłuszewski. -- THE SUPREME COURT RECOGNIZED THAT JUDGES APPOINTED BY THE KRS REFORMED IN 2017 AND SWORN IN BY THE PRESIDENT ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO ADJUDICATE - THIS APPLIES TO THE NEW SUPREME COURT CHAMBERS AND JUDGES OF COMMON COURTS - Jatłuszewski continues. -- INTERESTINGLY, THE RESOLUTION DOES NOT APPLY TO JUDGES OF ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS. WHICH INTRODUCES ADDITIONAL CHAOS - Jatłuszewski. -- THE SUPREME COURT RESOLUTION MOST STRONGLY HITS THE DISCIPLINARY CHAMBER - Jatłuszewski continues. -- IN THE OPINION OF THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE, YESTERDAY'S RESOLUTION BY THE THREE SUPREME COURT CHAMBERS DIRECTLY VIOLATES THE CONSTITUTION - Jatłuszewski. -- TO AVOID POTENTIAL CHAOS, THE PRIME MINISTER HAS REFERRED THE MATTER TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL; THE KRS HOLDS A SIMILAR OPINION AND IS ALSO REFERRING THE MATTER TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL - Jatłuszewski continues. -- TODAY THE COMMISSION HAS APPLIED TO THE CJEU FOR A TEMPORARY FREEZE ON THE PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE DISCIPLINARY CHAMBER. -- POLISH AIRLINES GROUP TAKES OVER GERMAN AIRLINE CONDOR AIR. -- JUST A FEW YEARS AGO, OFFICIALS OF DONALD TUSK'S GOVERNMENT NEARLY DROVE LOT TO THE BRINK OF BANKRUPTCY - Dominik Cierpioł. -- UNDER THE PO-PSL GOVERNMENT, LOT, BALANCING ON THE EDGE OF BANKRUPTCY, WAS TO SHARE THE FATE OF MANY OTHER STATE-OWNED COMPANIES, MEANING IT WAS TO BE SOLD - Cierpioł continues. -- LOT REVIVED AFTER THE POLES REMOVED THE PO-PSL COALITION FROM POWER - Cierpioł. -- THE MEDIA AROUND THE WORLD NOTICED PRESIDENT DUDA'S ABSENCE DURING YESTERDAY'S HOLOCAUST FORUM IN JERUSALEM. -- THE POLISH PRESIDENT WAS NOT GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, SO HE WITHDREW FROM PARTICIPATION; VLADIMIR PUTIN SPOKE, THIS TIME NOT ATTACKING POLAND, WHICH, ACCORDING TO MANY, WAS PRECISELY THANKS TO THE DIPLOMATIC MOVE BY ANDRZEJ DUDA - Marcin Tulicki. -- THE SUPREME COURT VIOLATES THE LAW AND PLACES ITSELF ABOVE IT - SUCH OPINIONS CAN BE HEARD AFTER YESTERDAY'S RESOLUTION WAS ISSUED; THERE ARE ALSO STATEMENTS THAT THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO DESTROY THE POLISH CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER - ANNOUNCEMENT. -- ESPECIALLY SINCE THE AUTHORITY OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS IS ALSO QUESTIONED BY JUDGES APPOINTED BY THE COMMUNIST COUNCIL OF STATE OF THE PRL - Danuta Holecka. -- A GROUP OF SUPREME COURT JUDGES, LED BY MAŁGORZATA GERSDORF, DISLIKES THE LAW THAT IS SUPPOSED TO SAVE THE POLISH JUDICIARY - Maciej Sawicki. -- THE RESOLUTION UNLAWFULLY REVOKED THE ABILITY TO ADJUDICATE FROM JUDGES WHO WERE APPOINTED BY PRESIDENT DUDA AT THE REQUEST OF THE KRS - Sawicki continues. -- HENRZYK PIETRZKOWSKI PARTICIPATED IN THE SESSION OF JUDGES WHO QUESTIONED THE POLISH CONSTITUTION AND THE PRINCIPLES OF DEMOCRACY - THIS IS A JUDGE WHOSE NAME APPEARS IN THE PEDOPHILIA SCANDAL IN THE SUPREME COURT - Sawicki. -- THIS IS NOT ALL; JUDGE JÓZEF IWULSKI ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THIS SESSION, THE SAME ONE WHO PRESIDED DURING MARTIAL LAW, ISSUED POLITICAL VERDICTS, AS OPPOSITION MEMBERS SAY, AT THE BEHEST OF THE COMMUNIST AUTHORITIES, HE DESTROYED THEIR LIVES AND WAS RUTHLESS IN DOING SO - Sawicki continues. -- ALSO PRESENT IN THE ROOM WAS JUDGE ANDRZEJ TOMCZYK, THE ONE WHO SAW NO REASON TO INITIATE DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST JUDGE JAN RYCHLICKI, WHO SENTENCED OPPOSITION ACTIVISTS DURING MARTIAL LAW - Sawicki. -- SUCH SITUATIONS ONLY CONFIRM THE OPINIONS OF MANY EXPERTS - REFORM OF THE JUDICIARY IS NECESSARY BECAUSE JUDGES HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CLEANSE THEIR RANKS OF PATHOLOGIES FOR DECADES - Sawicki continues. -- THE HALTING OF JUDICIAL REFORM MAY BE THE ONLY AND LAST CHANCE FOR MANY JUDGES TO AVOID RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OFTEN SHAMEFUL ACTIONS - Sawicki. -- THE SUPREME COURT PLACES ITSELF ABOVE THE LAW, AND THE AUTHORITY OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS IS QUESTIONED BY JUDGES APPOINTED BY THE UNDEMOCRATIC, COMMUNIST COUNCIL OF STATE OF THE PRL, WHICH WAS PRESIDED OVER BY, AMONG OTHERS, BIERUT AND JARUZELSKI - Sawicki continues. -- SUCH JUDGES NOW BELIEVE THEY CAN ADJUDICATE DESPITE BEING APPOINTED BY THE COMMUNIST COUNCIL OF STATE DURING THE PRL, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY DENYING THIS RIGHT TO JUDGES APPOINTED BY ANDRZEJ DUDA, THE PRESIDENT OF A FREE, INDEPENDENT, AND DEMOCRATIC POLAND - Sawicki. -- A REMINDER OF MAŁGORZATA GERSDORF'S WORDS ABOUT 10 THOUSAND ZŁOTY AND STATEMENTS ABOUT EXTRAORDINARY RAIN. -- THE BATTLE AGAINST JUDICIAL REFORM AT THE COST OF ORDINARY PEOPLE IS BEING WAGED BY PAWEŁ JUSZCZYSZYN, THE SAME ONE WHO IN THE PAST, THROUGH HIS RULING, LED ZBIGNIEW PAROWICZ TO MISERY - Sawicki. -- THERE ARE OPINIONS THAT JUSZCZYSZYN IS ANOTHER JUDGE WHO PLACES HIMSELF ABOVE THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAW - Sawicki continues. -- THE DISCIPLINARY CHAMBER OF THE SUPREME COURT WAS QUESTIONED BY SOME CIRCLES EVEN BEFORE IT WAS ESTABLISHED; SOME SUPREME COURT JUDGES, WHO ADOPTED A RESOLUTION ON THIS MATTER YESTERDAY, WANT TO ANNUL ITS DECISIONS. -- THIS WOULD IN PRACTICE MEAN IMPUNITY FOR THE JUDICIAL CASTE, AS THEY CALL THEMSELVES - Holecka. -- THE CHAMBER WAS ESTABLISHED TO COMBAT CASES OF PATHOLOGY IN THE JUDICIARY - Maksymilian Maszenda. -- 260 CASES IN 2019. -- THE ŁĄCZEWSKI CASE, JUDICIAL CORRUPTION, A JUDGE WHO CAUSED AN ACCIDENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL - Maszenda. -- IF YESTERDAY'S RULING WERE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW, THE JUDGE COULD RETURN TO PRACTICING HER PROFESSION - THIS IS EVIDENT FROM THE RESOLUTION READ BY GERSDORF - Maszenda. -- THE JUDGES PERSUADE THAT THIS IS A DEFENSE OF THE LEGAL ORDER AND DEMOCRACY - Maszenda. -- THIS WOULD MEAN A LACK OF CONSEQUENCES FOR A JUDGE WHO PREPARED MINUTES OF HEARINGS THAT DID NOT TAKE PLACE, OR FOR A JUDGE WHO STOLE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FROM SHOPS - Maszenda. -- THE CHAMBER ALSO WORKED ON IRREGULARITIES AMONG PROSECUTORS AND ATTORNEYS - Maszenda. -- THE FRENCH REJECT MACRON'S POLICIES.