The Sejm convenes for a two-day session. The proceedings will commence at 10:00 AM, when MPs will address – as part of the second reading – the bill submitted by Lewica regarding the partial depenalization and decriminalization of acts related to pregnancy termination.

At 12:30 PM, the second reading of the government's draft Electronic Communications Law and its implementing provisions will take place; these projects aim to implement EU law. At 2:30 PM, the second reading of the government's bill to improve the actions of the Army, Police, and Border Guard in the context of the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border is scheduled (its most significant provisions concern the rules for the use of weapons by soldiers and officers).

At 3:30 PM, the first reading of the citizens' bill "Stop Price Hikes from July," sponsored by PiS, will be held. In turn, at 5:30 PM, consideration of the National Prosecutor's request to lift the immunity of Marcin Romanowski and to detain and temporarily arrest the MP is foreseen.

The agenda may be expanded to include an MP's draft resolution on amending the Sejm's Rules of Procedure, which proposes the establishment of a Committee for Children and Youth and the reintroduction of rotational chairmanship and deputy chairmanships in the Committee on Special Services.

At 8:30 AM, the Committee on Justice and Human Rights will convene to consider the Senate's amendments to the amendment of the law on the National Council of the Judiciary. At 3:00 PM, the Committee on Rules, MP Affairs, and Immunity will consider a private prosecutor's request to lift the immunity of Mariusz Błaszczak.

At 8:30 AM, the Senate Committee on Culture and Media will address the amendment of the Copyright and Related Rights Act. The Senate will resume its proceedings at 12:00 PM, but all indications are that this amendment will not be considered during this session.

Today marks the last day of President Andrzej Duda and the First Lady's visit to the United States in connection with their participation in the NATO summit. Around 3:50 PM Polish time, the President will arrive at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, where he will meet with the media as part of a "doorstep" session. At 4:30 PM, he will participate in a meeting of the North Atlantic Council with invited NATO Partners.

At 8:30 PM Polish time, he will participate in a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council at the level of heads of state and government. The closing point of the visit will be a meeting with the media at 11:00 PM.

At 1:00 PM, a press conference is scheduled with the Minister of Justice and Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar and the Minister of Justice's plenipotentiary for court experts, Prof. Tadeusz Tomaszewski. Topic: Proposals for changes to the regulations on court experts.

Also at 1:00 PM, a press conference will be held by the head of the PiS parliamentary club, Mariusz Błaszczak, Zbigniew Bogucki, and other PiS MPs.

- We need a certificate from a forensic doctor, and for the second time, once 10 days ago, and a second time yesterday, Mr. Ziobro actually submitted such a certificate, a confirmation from a forensic doctor stating that he cannot appear before the commission. This time it is valid until the end of July. Why do we believe this examination by experts is necessary? At the same time that Mr. Ziobro persistently claims he cannot appear before the commission, he is actively engaged in media activity, especially giving long interviews to TV Republika, media that are favorable to PiS - stated Marcin Bosacki on "Sygnały dnia" on PR1.

- We want to know from the experts when and, potentially, under what conditions Mr. Ziobro could appear before the commission - he continued.

- This stems from the fact that his [Andrzej Duda's] term is ending and he is increasingly thinking about his future, meaning he is a Law and Justice president fighting for his position within his party, unfortunately fighting by escalating radicalism in attacking Donald Tusk's government, rather than being a president for all Poles - stated Marcin Bosacki on "Signals of the Day" PR1.

- Yesterday, at the Sejm Presidium, we discussed the new procedure for selecting candidates for Constitutional Tribunal judges for the first time. Three spots in the Constitutional Tribunal will become vacant in December, and one in April of next year. I want to propose that we no longer have a situation where, at the very end, some party nominates someone, because we have already had a politicized Constitutional Tribunal, and it didn't turn out well for us. So, this time I would like us to go in a different direction. I asked 11 organizations, from left to right, from the Jagiellonian Club to the Helsinki Foundation, to Iustitia, to Wolne Sądy (Free Courts), how they see the procedure for selecting candidates for candidates for the Constitutional Tribunal. Everyone responded, and based on that, we have prepared a certain procedure, which, with the participation of prominent figures from the legal world, as well as state officials, will present, if we agree to it, the Sejm Presidium with a group of candidates, 8 candidates, from whom the Presidium will then select 4, who will be presented to the high chamber. This in no way negates the right of 50 MPs to submit their own candidates - stated Szymon Hołownia at a press briefing in the Sejm.

- I care about the process of sanitizing the Constitutional Tribunal being conducted seriously, model-wise, exemplary, and that we truly listen to civil society in this matter, so that we have the best of the best - he added.

The Parliamentary Committee on Justice and Human Rights has voted in favor of rejecting the Senate's amendment to the amendment of the Act on the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS), which would have allowed so-called "neo-judges" to run in elections for the Council.

The bill that emerged from the Sejm stipulated that former judges appointed by the KRS functioning since 2018 would not be eligible to stand for election. The Senate struck out this provision, a move supported by, among others, Adam Bodnar. However, during the parliamentary committee session, the Minister of Justice recommended that MPs reject this amendment – which means a return to the original wording.

"The adoption of the Senate amendment, regardless of the Venice Commission's opinion, was a gesture towards the President, indicating that there would be no restriction on the right to stand for election during the appointment of the new KRS. The ruling coalition hoped that the President would not remain indifferent to the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), and the deepening crisis each day. That he would share responsibility for the process of repairing the justice system," the Minister of Justice stated during the committee meeting.

"Unfortunately, from the President's public statements, it appears that the President does not see such a possibility," he admitted, quoting the President's doubts regarding the shortening of the KRS's term, which is provided for in the amendment being processed.

"Interestingly, the President had no such doubts when he signed the KRS Act in 2018, when we were dealing with a fully constitutionally functioning body and when there were no doubts about its independence," he noted.

"Regardless, however, of the President's stance and his future decision, it is the duty of parliamentarians to pass the legislation they deem optimal from the perspective of implementing and balancing constitutional values," he argued.

"Given the circumstances, I would nevertheless like to recommend that MPs reject this Senate amendment. My recommendation is an expression of concern and responsibility for rebuilding the rule of law in Poland, because this is a process that will take many more months, but which must take into account the comprehensive nature of the planned changes," Bodnar declared.

– This bill is constitutional, this bill responds to human rights that are being violated in Poland due to the abortion ban. Because should ordering pills that will be given to a beloved daughter be punishable by prison and fear? Because should taking a partner to a hospital abroad when her health or life is at risk be punishable by prison and uncertainty – stated Monika Rosa in the Sejm.

Magdalena Filiks has become the new chairwoman of the parliamentary investigation committee concerning postal elections. She replaces Dariusz Joński, who secured a mandate as a Member of the European Parliament.

Her candidacy was supported by 5 members, with 3 voting against and 2 abstaining.

Two new deputy chairmen were also elected: alongside Bartosz Romowicz, Karolina Pawliczak and Krzysztof Szczucki were appointed to these roles. These appointments fill the vacancies created by Waldemar Buda's election to the European Parliament and Jacek Karnowski's assumption of the position of Deputy Minister of Funds and Regional Policy.

Ministers of Defence of Poland, France, Germany, and Italy signed a letter of intent concerning the development of long-range precision strike capabilities during the NATO summit.

"The aim of the agreement is to establish cooperation that will enable the implementation of joint projects in this area in the future and shorten their realization time," informed the Ministry of National Defence.

Ministrowie obrony: Polski??, Francji??, Niemiec?? i Włoch ?? podczas #NATOSummit podpisali list intencyjny w sprawie rozwoju zdolności do precyzyjnych uderzeń dalekiego zasięgu.

Celem porozumienia jest nawiązanie współpracy, która w przyszłości pozwoli na realizację wspólnych… pic.twitter.com/EmGQ9Y9WVb

— Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej ?? (@MON_GOV_PL) July 11, 2024

- The prosecutor's actions concerning the Justice Fund are undoubtedly politically motivated. This is precisely why the prosecutor's office was illegally taken over at the beginning of this year – to be used for brutal political infighting, and also to dismiss proceedings inconvenient for the December 13th coalition or withdraw requests for immunity waivers that are inconvenient for the coalition – stated Marcin Romanowski in the Sejm.

- What bothers me is the raid on the prosecutor's office, the rummaging through the closets of judges-disciplinary spokespersons in the KRS, what bothers me is the questioning of the president's constitutional powers. That bothers me most of all, and that there is such a sharp reaction, I realize, the truth simply hurts - stated Małgorzata Paprocka on TVP Info.

- I don't recall a parliament, looking from the perspective of 15 years, that had around 50 laws passed in six months - stated Małgorzata Paprocka on TVP Info.

- The president's stance on abortion is clear, consistent throughout his presidency, and we would certainly find earlier statements that support this position. There is no agreement to decriminalize aiding and abetting abortion - stated Małgorzata Paprocka on TVP Info.