RMN: Kurski remains president of TVP no later than October 15 – Onet.pl

The second resolution, which was adopted RMN concerns the announcement of the competition for the President of TVP, which is to be settled no later than 15 October – said Czabański.

“We hope that the president Kurski – encourage him and others to participate in the competition, and I think (. ..) as each participant has a chance to win “- he added Czabański.

When asked by reporters, is it true that the original resolution of the cancellation Kurski was to come into force immediately replied: “No, that’s not true.”

Member RMN, Juliusz Braun told reporters that according to him RMN voted violating the law. “Therefore, the resolution concerning the re-appeal Kurski President did not take part, what more I made the statement that I believe that it is a resolution is adopted by a violation of the law” – he explained.

“Before noon RMN adopted that dismisses the President Jacek Kurski. with this information, the chairman came as more came out indicating that afternoon, the Council will choose the person who will be appointed President of the Polish Television . Then there was a long pause, and reported the suggestion that mode supplement this resolution to write that although we refer, but it was only in mid-October, “- said Braun. He noted that according to him, such a provision “is no amendment, supplement, only completely new resolution.”

he said, after a pause Lichocka, Czabański and Raven came to the Council with the information that they want, that the Council “passed a resolution slightly different.”

On Tuesday, after hours. 15 th, during a break in the meeting RMN, its President Krzysztof Czabański told journalists that the Council dismissed Kurski as president of TVP. He added that the competition for the new head of TVP should be resolved by mid-October. He added that after the break, the Council will deliberate on the appointment of the President of Television for a temporary period to resolve the competition.

Czabański announced that a decision had to be made in the next 2-3 hours, were submitted two proposals for candidates.

Braun explained that the President of TVP canceled at the request of Joan Lichocki, which is critical of his actions. He added that it was after hearing about Jacek Kurski about the situation on TV.

On Tuesday, on his the second meeting of the National media Council met with representatives of the three public media: Polish Press Agency, Polish Radio and Polish Television, who presented the Council with information on the financial, programmatic and staffing state companies.

Jacek Kurski was appointed president of TVP by the Treasury Minister David Jackiewicz in January 2016 years on the basis of the so-called. small novella media. Krzysztof Czabański – the Government Plenipotentiary. Media reform – then he insisted “high competence Kurski: managerial, political, professional journalism.”

National Media Council is a new institution introduced by a law which came into force on 7 July. Council was formed on Monday, when it also elected Chairman Christopher Czabańskiego.

The main task of the Council is five appointment and dismissal of the management and supervisory boards TVP and Polish Radio and PAP. The law – from the moment when RMN – abolished subordination authorities TVP and PR to the Minister of the Treasury, which introduced the so-called. small novel media of December 2015.