Politicization of the media in the first decade of Polish membership in the European Union

The first decade of Polish membership in the European Union no doubt constituted a new chapter in the process of media transformation in the democratic state based on the rule of law. The process of adapting institutional and legal solutions to the requirements and recommendations of the Community has given rise to many political controversies, which resulted in the public debate over the new shape of the media law that has been ongoing for the last few years in Poland. Currently, it concerns two major issues. Firstly, improving the effectiveness of public broadcasting funding model, and secondly, limiting the scope of political influences on the public media. A major role in the process has been played by Krajowa Rada Radiofonii i Telewizji (National Broadcasting Council, commonly referred to as KRRiT), the agency with constitutional empowerment, but without the right to initiate legislatio n, whose role is limited to that of an acting expert.