Sejm forms new commission to speed-up European Union legal compliance

The establishment of a Commission for European Law was agreed to on Friday by the Sejm. However, the commission's deputies will not begin working immediately as a chairman has not yet been decided upon. Negotiations between the parties are still going on. Freedom Union (UW) would like to see Bronislaw Gieremek, previous minister of foreign affairs, in the post. Solidarity Election Action (AWS) wanted Maciej Plazynski, the speaker of Sejm to be chosen, but he declined to run. Some deputies have suggested the position be rotated among the parties. Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) is likely to support that idea. SLD proposes Jozef Oleksy as its candidate.There will be 44 deputies working in the commission. They are expected to work during holidays, as the aim of the commission is to bring Polish law in line with European Union (EU) law as soon as possible. (Gazeta Wyborcza, page 3) A.D.