The President of the Constitutional Tribunal, Bogdan Święczkowski, has sent a letter to Prime Minister Donald Tusk, calling for the immediate publication of 67 Tribunal rulings issued between 2024 and 2026. At the same time, he welcomed the recent appointment of two new judges to the Tribunal.
Święczkowski noted with approval that the parliamentary majority had supplemented the Tribunal’s composition with two newly sworn-in judges, Magdalena Bentkowska and Dariusz Szostek, who have taken their oath before the President of Poland and have already assumed their duties. He particularly emphasized Prime Minister Tusk’s personal participation in the parliamentary vote on their appointment.
“I regard this as an expression of due respect and recognition for the role of the Tribunal within the system of constitutional state bodies and in the protection of citizens’ rights and freedoms,” Święczkowski wrote. At the same time, he stressed that by electing new judges, the Sejm had reaffirmed that the Tribunal continues to operate in support of the rule of law.
“I see no grounds for obstruction”
Święczkowski reiterated his repeatedly stated appeal for the immediate publication of the 67 Constitutional Tribunal rulings issued between 2024 and 2026.
“I see no grounds for obstruction in the publication and enforcement of the Constitutional Tribunal’s judgments. Pursuant to Article 190(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland, they are universally binding and final from the moment they are pronounced in the courtroom,”
the President of the Tribunal emphasized.
In his view, the failure to publish these rulings serves the government administration as a pretext to ignore them, to the detriment of citizens. Święczkowski pointed to specific judgments whose effects directly impact individuals. The ruling of 4 June 2024 (case SK 140/20) should result in compensation payments and increased benefits for approximately 200,000 pensioners.
Equally significant from a social perspective is the judgment of 4 December 2025 (case SK 50/22), concerning caregiving benefits for carers of persons with disabilities. The third example cited is the ruling of 2 December 2025 (case P 10/16), addressing the unlawful and unpaid use of private property by transmission companies and the State Treasury.
Święczkowski left no doubt as to his assessment of the situation: “Your failure to act is negatively affecting the legal, personal, and financial situation of thousands of people,” he wrote directly to Prime Minister Tusk.
The letter was also sent to the President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki; the Speaker of the Sejm, Włodzimierz Czarzasty; the Prosecutor, Małgorzata Szeroczyńska; and the President of the Government Legislation Centre, Dr Joanna Knapińska.