The Sejm decided to study to the KRRiT. ‘Faulty, defective’

Parliament rejected Wednesday Report of the National Broadcasting Council from the activity in 2024 together with information on the basic problems of radio and tv and information about the activities of the National Media Council in 2024.

To reject the KRRiT study on activities in 2024 with information on the main problems of radio and tv in 2024. 250 Members voted against, 178 against, with 2 abstentions.

The rejection of information about the activities of the National Media Council in 2024 was supported 247 Members, against 6, 176 abstentions.

Last year The Sejm besides rejected the KRRiT report and information on the activities of the National Media Council in 2023

KRRiT. Parliamentary Committee on Culture against rejection of the report

The Parliamentary Committee on Culture on Tuesday besides advocated rejecting the study of the National Broadcasting Council from its activities in 2024.

Members of the governing coalition noted the incompleteness of the document and had reservations against the activities of the head of the KRRiT. 16 Members voted against, 7 were against, no 1 abstained. The rapporteur was Mr Piątkowski (KO).

At the beginning of the gathering of the Committee on Culture, its president Piotr Adamowicz (KO) pointed out that the National Council study was sent to Parliament on 27 March, 2 months ahead of time, and thus before the public media units submitted a full study on the functioning of the KRRiT in the erstwhile calendar year. For this reason, he considered the study to be "defective, incomplete, defective and most likely non-compliant‘.

Maciej Świrski: An illegal takeover process has taken place

KRRiT president Maciej Świrski referred, among others, to this allegation. "From the point of view of the National Council and all that has been triggered by the illegal actions of the government of December 2023, this study cannot be complete in any way. besides because alleged public media liquidators systematically refused to supply information on the financing of the units they managed," he said. – This expected incompleteness results from illegal government action, especially the Minister Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz – he added.

He estimated that the Polish Television, Polish Radio and Polish Press Agency had an “illegal takeover process”. He stressed that the KRRiT pointed out from the outset that these actions were unlawful.

– There is no legal certainty as to the legality of the activities of institutions that receive subscription funds, which are public funds. This situation is simply a threat to the state, the right and the trust of citizens in public institutions," he said.

He stressed that 2024 “was An effort to destruct constitutional mechanisms to defend media pluralism, silence the independent regulator’. – Despite the pressures, the National Radio and tv Council remained unbreakable – he noted. In his opinion, “what happened in 2024 as regards public media, but besides the full state apparatus, was A coup attempt‘.

National Radio and tv Council. The Sejm rejected the report

In accordance with the Act on Broadcasting and Broadcasting, the National Council presents annually by the end of May to the Sejm, the legislature and the president of the Republic of Poland a study on its activities for the preceding year and information on the basic problems of radio and television.

The Sejm and the legislature shall adopt or reject the aforementioned study by resolutions.

In case rejection of the study by the Sejm and the Senate word of office of all members of the National Council expires within 14 days, counted from the date of the last resolution.

Whereas the word of office of the National Council is not terminated, If not confirmed by the President.