Poland to clarify all uncertainties concerning its internal politics: PM

"There is no problem with democracy in Poland," said Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo Wednesday at a press conference here.

"The EC conducts only a preliminary assessment of Poland, no supervision procedure has been launched. Poland still continues dialogue with the EU and will remain an active member of this dialogue," said she.

Szydlo's speech was a response to Frans Timmermans, the First Vice-President of the European Commission (EC), who announced on Wednesday that the EC had launched an increased scrutiny of Polish decisions concerning the Constitutional Tribunal.

Szydlo assured that Polish diplomats in the EU and Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue the talks with European Commission and will clarify all the uncertainties concerning Polish internal politics.

"We will give the EU all necessary information, not through the media, but through a direct dialogue, to assure that Poland is a state of law," Szydlo said.

She also invited all the EU commissioners to Poland if they wish to deepen their understanding of Polish internal politics.

Another reason for the investigation were recent changes in Polish media law, which resulted in several changes of managing directors of Polish TV and radio stations as well as dismissals of several journalists.

These changes are seen by the EU observers and the EC as a threat to the freedom of media.

The EC's increased scrutiny of Poland is the first of this kind concerning the EU member state. Endit