Court rules on President-PM spat

22nd May 2009

The row between President Kaczynski and PM Tusk over who should represent Poland at EU meetings has been partially resolved with the country’s Constitutional Court ruling on Wednesday that while both can officially attend, only the PM can represent Poland’s stance.


But while clearing up one issue - who officially represents Poland - the ruling could yet prove problematic since it also says the president’s participation at meetings is dependent on him having a good working relationship with the PM.

The tiff between the two, part of a larger power struggle which has been dragging on for years, came to a head in October last year when the President chartered his own flight to attend a ...