Polish Constitutional Tribunal judges demand assembly amid budget dispute

Newly appointed judges of Poland's Constitutional Tribunal are pushing back against Tribunal President Święczkowski's decision to send the Tribunal's budget proposal to the Social Dialogue Council, calling it an unlawful substitute for proper procedure. They demand a general assembly to address the matter, escalating an internal institutional conflict. The move signals deepening friction within the Tribunal over its budget and governance, with implications for judicial independence and rule-of-law debates in Poland.