Sienkiewicz announced it is a continuation of his December 27 decision to put Poland's state media "in liquidation" to ensure that the companies "can continue to function, undergo the necessary restructuring and avoid having to dismiss staff," following the president's veto against an EUR 692 million grant to state media in 2024, according to officials.
On December 20, Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government's replaced the CEO's of state media in a move it said was designed to "restore impartiality" of public broadcasters and "public order," while the president said the measure "breached the constitution."
On the basis of this decision, the government appointed administrators to run the state TV broadcaster TVP, Polish Radio and Polish Press Agency PAP, Radio Zet reported.
KRRiTV on Thursday said the Cabinet's decision to liquidate state media companies was "illegal," adding it had reported the measure to the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA).
Deputy Culture Minister Bożena Żelazowska said on Thursday the decision to liquidate state media was designed to restructure public broadcasters, in order to "restore their public character" as a source of "credible information for the public," Polish Radio's IAR news agency reported.
Source: IAR