The Law and Justice Party is expected to file a request with the Constitutional Tribunal to check the Lisbon Treaty today, despite the fact that President Lech Kaczynski has already ratified the document.

Law and Justice MP Antoni Macierewicz claims that the party seeks verification on two issues: that the Treaty does not allow for European Union law to undermine the Constitution of the Republic of Poland and to receive recommendations for parliament as to which areas of Polish law still have to be streamlined with EU law.

Mainly, Law and Justice (PiS) politicians are concerned that EU law will trump national law and seek to determine where the Lisbon Treaty could overrule Polish law.

President Lech Kaczynski signed the Lisbon Treaty on 10 October, after promising to do so following a 'Yes' vote in Ireland's second referendum. While the majority of the 27 EU member states have signed the document, the Czech President, Vlaclav Klaus, still has not. (mmj)

Source: tvn24.pl, Nasz Dziennik

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