"Lex the charlatan." The president made a decision
The president argued that "the act in its current wording raises constitutional doubts."
"The key problem is the deprivation of citizens of the real right to a fair trial and effective defense. The act allows for penalties and blocks to be imposed before a final court judgment, which makes subsequent judicial control illusory - the entrepreneur may go bankrupt before it reaches the court," pointed out Karol Nawrocki and added that, in his opinion, "the procedure also does not guarantee the participation of independent medical experts, and the decision on alleged disinformation is made by an official alone."
In the president's assessment, "the government has classified madmen who pose a real threat and harm health, as well as thousands of Polish companies and people dealing with herbal medicine, healthy eating and complementary medicine, into one group of so-called charlatans."
According to Karol Nawrocki, the regulations are designed in such a way that thousands of fines can be imposed on both someone who sells herbs or supplements and a real quack who discourages treatment with scientifically based medicine.
At the same time, the president announced that he was announcing his "own legislative initiative against charlatans."
"I have prepared a draft amendment to the Penal Code, which is a real, effective and, above all, safe for democracy solution to the problem of charlatans," said Karol Nawrocki.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk reacted to the president's decision.
"It's hard to believe, but Karol Nawrocki blocked the law protecting patients against frauds, extortions and dangerous unproven therapies. Instead of siding with the sick, he sided with the charlatans," wrote the head of government on the X platform.
Karol Nawrocki signed the act reforming the care system for children up to 3 years old
In the opinion of the head of state, the signed act, which is a reform of the care system for children up to 3 years of age, increases the safety of the youngest children.
"It introduces standards that should be the norm in a civilized country, creates a uniform electronic register of nurseries and children's clubs, and establishes requirements for these entities - including the obligation to provide access to a playground," you can read on the president's website.
Karol Nawrocki assessed that an important element of this act is the ban on publicly disclosing children's images by care facilities for marketing purposes.
Veto of the act on the accessibility of public transport
The president pointed out that he had vetoed similar regulations in November last year, arguing then that "the government wanted to shorten the period of transport contracts from 10 to 3 years."
"Without stable financing, carriers and local governments will not invest in new buses and responsibly plan the transport network," said Karol Nawrocki.
In the opinion of the head of state, the government is coming back today with a similar solution. "Contracts are to be shorter again - a maximum of five years. It is difficult to expect million-dollar investments from a local PKS or entrepreneur if they do not know whether they will still have a contract in a few years," the president's statement can be read.
Karol Nawrocki also argued that the act moved municipalities to the end of the queue for money from the fund. "Small towns and the Polish countryside may lose the most from this," he said.
The president also has doubts about the idea of replacing regular buses with "on-demand" passenger cars.
