At 4:00 PM, the Palladium Theatre will host the PiS convention in Warsaw with the participation of Patryk Jaki, Jarosław Kaczyński, and Mateusz Morawiecki. Jacek Saryusz-Wolski is also scheduled to speak, among others.

Campaign strategists interviewed by 300POLITYKA emphasize that a significant part of the convention will be Patryk Jaki's speech. The PiS candidate for the mayor of Warsaw is expected to speak extemporaneously for over an hour, presenting various programmatic areas and issues.

"This will be a contrast to the dry speeches of Rafał Trzaskowski, who regularly promises the same things Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz promised in 2006," argue our interlocutors.

Earlier, at 10:30 AM, a PiS election rally will take place in Olsztyn with the participation of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. Also at 10:30 AM, the Civic Coalition Electoral Committee Convention will be held in Wrocław. Meanwhile, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz will participate in the voivodeship convention of the PSL Self-Government in Rzeszów – starting at 12:00 PM.

"Politicians who have been knocked around a bit are wiser, more distanced. We will do everything to return to real politics, because we believe the left is much needed in Poland and the SLD is a very stable party" - said the chairman of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), Włodzimierz Czarzasty, on RMF FM.

„Rozenek is in third place [in Warsaw polls], meaning SLD will get its share. I don't wonder why Patryk Jaki or Mr. Trzaskowski are on billboards, on posters. The difference between my party and their party is that regarding Civic Platform, they have 160 MPs and 50 million [PLN] in their account, or a bit less. Regarding PiS, it's probably twice as much and many more MPs. They have greater possibilities. I can provide enthusiasm, I can provide Rozenek's wisdom, the fact that he goes everywhere he can every day, and I must say that we started from 2%. Currently, Andrzej Rozenek in the latest surveys gets 6-7%. I don't expect him to get 49% in the first round, but he must fight” - said the head of SLD, Włodzimierz Czarzasty, on RMF FM.

- A particular feature of the situation in the Warmian-Masurian region is the emerging claims from former owners. And there are courts that do not stand on the side of Poles, but on the side of those who are not Polish, or who have in any case resigned from their Polishness. We are reforming the judiciary today, and of course, this is not the only reason for this reform. It is one of many, but this oikophobia, as it is called, i.e., dislike, even hatred for one's own homeland, one's own nation, is one of the diseases that has affected some judges and leads to misfortune. As Prime Minister years ago, I dealt with this directly and I know that this matter ended badly, that Polish owners lost their farms. But there are more such examples. There are examples of children being taken away, we will regulate this now. There are examples of various kinds of misfortunes that are caused precisely by this phenomenon. And it most often occurs right here, in the Warmian-Masurian region – stated Jarosław Kaczyński at a convention in Olsztyn.

„It is impossible to build a community on lies and contempt, as the PiS government is trying to do today. We must talk about this, because for this government, lies have become the primary tool of their work. We see this particularly intensely in recent weeks and months. Do the Prime Minister and the President truly govern Poland? Is that true? No, it's a lie. After all, we know who governs. Does the President respect the constitution? A lie. Did Morawiecki lead Poland into the EU? A lie. Was Kaczyński more important in 'Solidarity' than Wałęsa? A lie. Finally - does PiS not want to lead Poland out of the European Union? A lie” - said the Civic Platform (KO) leader, Grzegorz Schetyna, during the Lower Silesian KO convention in Wrocław.

A good local government can only exist if it is supported by a community. Because the community can set tasks for it, can control it, can react to situations that arise when these tasks are not fulfilled. Therefore, if we want to have good local governments here, we must build this community, we must care for this community - stated Jarosław Kaczyński at the convention in Olsztyn. He added:

"Local government can do a lot of good. Local government is an absolutely essential element of a democratic state and a democratic national community, but local government can also do a lot of harm, and court rulings will not change this, even if they are favorable to those who at some point stood before that court. It can do a lot of harm, and we must know how to prevent it. We must ensure that here, on this land, local governments do good, consolidate society, develop society, and also serve our general goals. We want Poland, historically speaking, to achieve the standard of living and economic development of Western European countries in a short time. This is possible, and it is primarily entrepreneurial people with initiative, regardless of whether they are owners or employees, who must create this, but the authorities also have a big role to play here. Both the government and local authorities."

„Do you know why the Polish president signed documents at the White House like a schoolboy standing up? Because it's supposedly an honor to stand at President Trump's desk, and besides, he also got a pen from him as a keepsake” - said PO chairman Grzegorz Schetyna in Wrocław.

- We are doing what we announced. We are doing it and we have the courage to punish even those within our ranks who do evil. We also have the courage to stand up to the powerful of this world when it comes to Polish interests. We have the courage to undertake this great effort, which consists of doing something in Poland that the strong, including the strongest in Poland, truly dislike - stated Jarosław Kaczyński at the convention in Olsztyn.

- We have chosen the uphill path, a very uphill path. We are also being pelted with stones. Avalanches are falling on us, but we are taking this path, and this is a guarantee of our credibility, also in local governments. This is a guarantee that we will do what we say and what we announce - he added.

„I want to address Kaczyński. Jarosław Kaczyński, these are not your personal funds. These are the funds of all Poles. You have no right to distribute them to your cronies, you have no right to deny them to people who need them. And if Kaczyński and PiS do not understand this, then they do not deserve to sit in the Polish Sejm” - said the leader of Civic Platform, Grzegorz Schetyna, at the Civic Coalition convention in Wrocław.

„It's a lie that anyone wants to limit the 500+ program. I have been saying this directly for many, many months. On the contrary – we not only want to maintain and expand it, but we will include single mothers raising children under its umbrella on equal terms. I will tell you what the threats to 500+ are. Firstly, rampant inflation, which means that you can buy less and less with that 500 zlotys. Food, electricity, medicine are getting more expensive, we all see it, we all know it. Everyone who shops for themselves, of course, and doesn't extract millions from state-owned companies, because they don't need to know this. Each of us feels it painfully. Secondly, the threat to this program is Mateusz Morawiecki, who doesn't change the thresholds after raising the minimum wage. Almost 200,000 families will lose their 500+ because of him. Thirdly, the threat is the economic crash that these incompetent people from PiS can lead to. And fourthly, the absolute sure end for 500+ would be the fulfillment of PiS's dreams of Polexit, but that would be a catastrophe on such a scale that we won't have enough time today to list all the damage. We cannot allow this” - said the Civic Platform leader, Grzegorz Schetyna, in Wrocław.

- We want to convince our fellow countrymen that it's worth entrusting us with responsibility for local governments because we want to. We want to change Poland as much as they didn't want to. It's worth giving a chance to people, young people, very dynamic, credible, with a vision. People like Michał Wypij - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a convention in Olsztyn.

- This is the difficult path we are facing. And to implement it, to implement it effectively, we must win these elections and we must win subsequent elections. Because only this is a guarantee that we will continue, improve, refine, and expand all these changes, which you have listed here behind me, in summary, for the good of the entire Polish society. Because this is the core of our program. Society and the state are a unity. The economy and society are also a unity. This distinguishes us from many previous governments, which saw them as two separate worlds. We say: there is no strong economy without a strong, conscious, civic society - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a convention in Olsztyn.

Ladies and gentlemen, do you know the best equation for Poland? Law + Justice = Victory. But it's law and justice together, because only then will we break through what has been the curse of this land. Because we've heard it particularly often here, from Olsztyn, Elbląg, and smaller towns like Szczytno and Ostróda. This was the slogan of the Third Polish Republic: 'There's no solution to networks.' Everyone has heard it many times. It's something we too easily dismiss. This is not the Poland we want to build. A Poland of networks, petty networks. We want to break down these networks, shatter glass ceilings. We want to create prospects for growth and development, for advancement for young people, for generations – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a convention in Olsztyn.

We are demonstrating this through the reform of our justice system. For young lawyers, judges. To open up promotion channels. This is also to ensure that the justice system is as just as possible. And, incidentally, which is equally important, independent, objective, transparent, and also effective. Because we have one of the most inefficient justice systems in the entire EU, as even the EC admits. This is a repair that has begun and we will continue it. We will certainly reach this goal - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a convention in Olsztyn.

„PiS divides Poland and Poles. At the national level, they have unleashed hatred on a scale never seen before. We see it every day. Let's not allow them to bring this Polish-Polish war into local governments. Let local Poland remain free from hatred, from divisions into better and worse, free from Misiewiczes, from the whims of PiS activists, from the whims of President Kaczyński” - said PO leader Grzegorz Schetyna in Wrocław.

- This is a choice between two different paths for Poland's development. It is a choice between a strong Poland and a weak Poland. Between a Poland of progress and a Poland of stagnation. Between the Poland of our dreams and the Poland of our some neighbors' dreams - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a convention in Olsztyn.

"Since 2015, they have usurped the government, they have usurped the parliament, schools, courts, women's rights, democracy. Today we say 'enough'! It's over, Mr. Kaczyński! You won't usurp local governments! Firstly, because we won't let you. We won't let you because for us, the fundamental value is something completely different than for PiS. For them, power counts. For us, for Civic Coalition, people count. And local government is closest to people" - said Barbara Nowacka, leader of Inicjatywa Polska, at the Civic Coalition convention in Wrocław.

„The KO's program was not invented in an office on Nowogrodzka Street. It was not invented somewhere between the Prime Minister's Chancellery and Mateusz Morawiecki's nervous negotiations with his father, his own ego, and his historical delusions, but rather it was born among the people, in local government” - Barbara Nowacka stated at the KO convention in Wrocław.

- All candidates, the people who are running for the office of Mayor of Warsaw, have already been registered. Therefore, the time has come to call all opponents to debate. I call all opponents to debate. Next week, at the beginning of the week, my campaign team will contact all candidate campaign teams and the rules for a general debate will be established, on neutral ground, where we will invite all media, associations that have expressed interest so far in organizing such debates. Also universities, because such interest has also appeared from universities - stated Rafał Trzaskowski at a briefing. The Civic Platform (PO) candidate also informed that he plans to organize a Warsaw convention.

- We will definitely discuss social issues, investments, public transport. Also the issue of sport, because recently interest has appeared regarding the candidates' views on this matter and a debate on this issue - he added.

- The administration of Mrs. Gronkiewicz-Waltz - an administration symbolized by the privatization scandal. A great robbery of Warsaw, of Poles, called privatization. In this affair, there was a particularly tragic moment. The murder of Jolanta Brzeska, exceptionally cruel, being burned alive. It was then that a phenomenon became apparent, which occurs not only in Warsaw, a kind of connection, often referred to as collusion between state authorities, in this case, the judiciary, and local government authorities. The judiciary handled this case by concluding that the person who suddenly left her apartment while preparing a meal and was later burned had committed suicide. That's how it was. A real investigation into this matter is only happening now - Jarosław Kaczyński said during a convention in Warsaw. He continued:

"Even this did not shock the authorities of Warsaw. Even this did not stop the great robbery. One could say that Warsaw has hit rock bottom, and yet this is not the only phenomenon that needs to be discussed in negative terms. Construction anarchy, the rule of developers, the construction of buildings that do not blend with the surrounding architecture, and numerous other abuses. Sometimes it seems that the situation is hopeless. The party currently ruling in Warsaw has fielded another candidate who was the chief of staff for Mrs. Gronkiewicz-Waltz. So, one can say: everything is as before. But Warsaw's history has also had good moments (...) Often, in a difficult situation, something can be done. You just need the right person. And such a person has been found. It's Patryk Jaki. I'm not saying this just because he's our candidate and a candidate must be supported. Jaki has proven he is that person through his actions."

- Someone had an idea [to establish a verification commission], was able to implement it, and continues to implement it consistently since the institution was established. Because it was the idea of the institution, the establishment of the institution, and then leading the institution. This guarantees that he is a person of immense energy, great inventiveness, and someone who can realize his intentions in various fields. Warsaw needs such a man. A man with a grand plan for Warsaw, because Poland finally deserves to have a great capital - stated the PiS leader.

- If Warsaw is to experience a breakthrough, a new beginning, the start of good times, the end of all the misfortunes I've mentioned, then it must be that on October 21st, or at the latest on November 4th, Patryk Jaki becomes the president of Warsaw - he added.

- The fight for Warsaw, the battle for an honest, strong, and developing Warsaw is very important for all of Poland. It is not just important for Warsaw. That is why we are all watching how these struggles will unfold, how to ensure Warsaw truly has exceptional development opportunities, and for that to happen, Patryk must win these elections - said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during a Warsaw convention. He added:

"Warsaw needs a vision for the future that Patryk presents. When Patryk presents the concept of new bridges, his competitor talks about building pedestrian walkways. When Patryk shows new metro lines, from where to where, how they can be financed, in cooperation with the government, with an honest Polish state, his rival shows at best some new park paths, and when Patryk presents a bold vision for a new district, his competitor boldly buys some jam at the store at best. That is a huge difference"

- This is what the leader of Warsaw needs. A man with character. Patryk Jaki is such a man. A man who fights for fairness, for a fair Warsaw - said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the Warsaw convention. He stated that the PiS candidate does not want to divide the residents of Warsaw, because there is only one capital, for everyone. - I loved westerns in the past, I watched them. So I see John Wayne right here in him. There was Lucky Luke, now there will be Lucky Jaki - PMM added.

- Warsaw, you are a great, magnificent, heroic city. A city with a heroic past. Choose a magnificent future now. May the dream of a great Warsaw come true soon, in the upcoming elections. I have great hope and conviction that this dream will be realized by Patryk Jaki, for us and with us – said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the Warsaw convention.

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I have a strong conviction that you are not here today for me to win elections. You are here because you love Warsaw. Precisely because we love Warsaw, we have the right to ask questions, to consider whether Warsaw is developing proportionally to its potential. Can't Warsaw afford more? Therefore, I have a fervent appeal also to those watching us today who have never voted for the United Right, that because of what I am saying, you should listen to the arguments for a moment - said Patryk Jaki during the Warsaw convention. He stated, "I am strongly convinced that Warsaw can do more." He continued:

"What does my competitor say? I have no vision. I don't know what Warsaw should be in the future. Imagine now a situation, comparing local government to a company. Imagine a company's CEO saying: I don't know how my company should develop. But luckily, we know. Today, when we look at modern urban economies, and metropolises like Warsaw are precisely modern economies, we will see that all the largest economies in the world are developing and building their strategies based on smart city technology and innovation. They don't want to be assembly plants; they want to create new products. And Warsaw also has this potential, still untapped."

- For the last 12 years, Warsaw has been developing along the very lines of the thought presented by Rafał Trzaskowski: we don't know what Warsaw should be. We, on the other hand, know what Warsaw should be - stated the PiS candidate. He emphasized that Warsaw has untapped potential. The first topic the PiS candidate presented was "Future District."

- Platforma and Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz publicly committed in 2006 that if you elect us, Platforma, five bridges over the Vistula would be built within two terms. Three terms have passed. How many bridges were built? One, and even that was planned by the late Prof. Lech Kaczyński. That's how it is with their promises - said Patryk Jaki during a convention in Warsaw.

- We must compare Warsaw to other cities in Poland, but to the largest metropolises in the world, because we want Warsaw to be ambitious. I want to say - regrettable news. Warsaw is the only capital in Europe that doesn't even have one full ring road. Even Minsk has two ring roads - he added.

- We want to make a commitment. Namely, if I become the president of Warsaw, through cooperation with the government, which has taken this up, Warsaw will finally have proper ring roads it has long deserved - announced the PiS candidate.

- Thank you to the Prime Minister for supporting our metro construction plans, as it is very important government support that guarantees we will build the 3rd and 4th metro lines - said Patryk Jaki during the Warsaw convention. - We will build the 3rd and 4th metro lines within two terms - he announced.

This is our next commitment. We will create a coherent public transport system that will connect new metro, tram, and also rail lines – said Patryk Jaki during the Warsaw convention.

- We face a challenge. If we want Warsaw to develop, to be a strong business center, then we must build the Central Communication Port. This is a major government task that we must undertake - said Patryk Jaki during the Warsaw convention. - If we want to ensure Warsaw's development opportunities for the next 100 years, the CPK must be built, complementary to Okęcie - he added.

- We have prepared a report that will be published at the beginning of October. How much Warsaw lost due to reprivatization - said Patryk Jaki during a convention in Warsaw. According to the PiS candidate, this amounts to approximately PLN 23 billion, causing the city to be about 10 years behind in terms of investments.

- Our great task, our challenge is to stop the rule of developers in Warsaw - said Patryk Jaki during the Warsaw convention.

- Firstly, we will aim to quickly adopt twice as many local spatial development plans. Secondly, we will want to introduce new standards and procedures for dialogue with developers at the Warsaw City Hall. Additionally, we will want to change the way local spatial development plans are adopted - said Patryk Jaki during the Warsaw convention. He added that the preparation of these plans will be transferred to the districts.

- We will put an end to this dictate of developers. We will aim to build 5 times more apartments. I am convinced that this can be achieved with the Mieszkanie Plus program - said Patryk Jaki during the Warsaw convention. The PiS candidate also announced a return to the policy of purchasing municipal apartments.

- If I become the Mayor of Warsaw, I will summon the commander of the Municipal Police and say this: Sir, from today the city's priorities are changing. Enough of chasing elderly people picking strawberries, enough of putting wheel clamps on cars. From today, the Municipal Police will patrol dangerous districts, parks, kindergartens, and nurseries - said Patryk Jaki during the Warsaw convention. - Safety will become one of the priorities of the new authorities in Warsaw. I have such a strong conviction. Warsaw must be safe, must care for its citizens - he added.

"The priority of the PiS government, in cooperation with local authorities, will be to improve Warsaw's air quality once and for all" – said Patryk Jaki during a Warsaw convention. The PiS candidate announced the immediate replacement of so-called city "smokers" (old heating boilers), thanks to the "Clean Air" program. City anti-smog vouchers and the replacement of public transport vehicles with low-emission ones are further proposals.

- I want to make a firm commitment regarding education. If I become the Mayor of Warsaw, within the first days of my term, I will decide to build 50 new nurseries and kindergartens - said Patryk Jaki during the Warsaw convention. The PiS candidate also announced that kindergartens and nurseries will operate year-round, and that transparent and fully clear criteria for admission to kindergartens will be introduced.

- I want to make another commitment. If I become the Mayor of Warsaw, not a single złoty of public funds will be spent on ideology - he added. Other announcements include the reintroduction of 24-hour pediatric duty in every district, the implementation of the "Healthy Warsaw Family" program, and offices open twice a week until 8:00 PM, as well as proposals concerning seniors.

- This is a drama, and currently a tragedy. What happened with the garbage, for example in Mokotów, is a global disgrace. That garbage is simply overflowing from Warsaw's housing estates. And unfortunately, the Civic Platform authorities led to this - said Patryk Jaki during a Warsaw convention. - We will build modern waste management facilities, we will bring about the demonopolization of the garbage market - announced the PiS candidate. Other proposals include creating places where large waste and old garbage can be deposited.

- Warsaw needs a modern sports arena, and we will make it happen. Furthermore, Warsaw generally lacks sports infrastructure - said Patryk Jaki during the Warsaw convention. - By the end of the first term, I will increase funding for Warsaw's sports sector to 4.5% of the budget - he announced.

- Patriotic Warsaw. I also wanted to return to the idea of rebuilding Piłsudski Square. We want to rebuild the Saxon Palace. We will also do what should have been done long ago. We will take care of the Warsaw Uprising participants - said Patryk Jaki during the Warsaw convention. The PiS candidate also announced the construction of a veterans' home.

It is crucial for all of us to mobilize. Because if Rafał Trzaskowski were to win these elections, and in essence, Platforma would then govern for 17 years, God forbid that should happen, the changes in education, children's upbringing, regarding these elements so vital to the pride of Warsaw, could be irreversible. Therefore, this is also an element that should particularly mobilize us to go and send the Platforma into opposition in these elections, also in Warsaw - said Patryk Jaki during a Warsaw convention.

- I want to tell you that, as you can see, we really have a program. We are the party that truly has a program. We have answers to Warsaw's important commitments and ailments - said Patryk Jaki during the Warsaw convention.

- We have a program, we can talk about Warsaw for hours. We care about showing that this is a clash of vision and a lack of vision. It's a clash of a real, new program and a program that has been repeated since 2006, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz's program. We simply have a program, strength, and determination. We want to change Warsaw. Because Warsaw can do more – said Patryk Jaki during the Warsaw convention.

Everyone, regardless of whether you are Chinese, Indian, or hold left-wing, right-wing, or centrist views, everyone who wants an honest Warsaw, let's stand together and fight to expel this corrupt establishment from Warsaw. May honest Warsaw prevail - said Patryk Jaki during a convention in Warsaw.

Tusk's surprisingly tough words after the Salzburg summit essentially pave the way for a no-deal Brexit, which would mean, for example, a lack of international guarantees for the rights of over a million Poles on the Isles, and in terms of governance, the inability for them to seek justice before the European Court of Justice. According to sources speaking to 300POLITYKA, this may well determine Donald Tusk's choice to continue his career in European political institutions, with the support of Merkel and Macron, and distances him from a return to Polish politics, as a potential "hard" Brexit would affect over a million Poles.

News of the day in my opinion: according to Oxford Economics, Poland will feel the effects of a no-deal Brexit the most, excluding directly involved countries, i.e., the UK and Ireland. Hard Brexit is expected to cost us 0.8% of GDP. Germany, for example, only 0.2%, and Hungary 0.3% of GDP https://t.co/8Ilq6vzR9B

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"Tusk's and Macron's tone and decisiveness were surprising," writes Maciej Czarnecki in the weekend edition of Gazeta Wyborcza. Czarnecki points to May's statement that "currently, it would be better for the British to have no withdrawal agreement with the Union than a bad agreement." This also means a lack of international legal backing for the interests of over a million Poles on the Isles, including approximately 60,000 companies founded there by Poles. While May assures that these rights will be respected, Maciej Czarnecki points out in GW that "she can always change her mind." Moreover, May's position is particularly fragile today, just before the crucial Tory conference in Birmingham, and in the event of her departure, she could only be replaced by an anti-immigration hawk.

Polish diplomats, former diplomats, and Brussels politicians with whom 300POLITYKA has spoken highlight that Donald Tusk's words after the Salzburg summit, stating that the economic plan negotiated around the Brexit agreement "would not work," almost unequivocally indicate his intention to continue his career in European institutions with the support of France and Germany. In their opinion, in a scenario of returning to Polish politics, Tusk would not engage in such a risky confrontation with the British, which could result in a no-treaty parting with the Union, and thus, among other things, a lack of international guarantees for the durability of Poles' rights on the Isles and securing large British contributions to the EU budget after departure, as these fall at the end of the financial perspective.

One former diplomat who worked at European summits points out to us that at such a sensitive moment, less than two weeks before the annual Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, there was an attempt to, as he puts it, "de-dramatize" the politically delicate Brexit process.

The statements by Tusk and Macron after the informal Salzburg summit strongly contrasted with Michel Barnier's words at the Bled forum in Slovenia, where he suggested that the EU might make concessions regarding the so-called "hard" Irish border and that a final agreement on the withdrawal treaty is "possible within 8 weeks." Macron's, and especially Tusk's, words after Salzburg essentially nullify these assurances from an influential EU negotiator.

Barnier's line was about investing in relations with the UK, which is why the word "unprecedented" was introduced into the language Europe used to discuss Brexit," one person closely following the negotiation process tells us. "Unprecedented" referred to the Union's relationship with the UK after Brexit and was intended to give special status to relations with the UK, differentiating them from relations with countries and organizations that had never been in the Union: Norway, Switzerland, or the EEA.

After Barnier's words in Bled, May's position stabilized, the pound rose, and exceptionally brutal British tabloids began writing that the Union was listening to Britain. May has long been under strong pressure from the right wing of her own party, especially from Boris Johnson, whom she dismissed, or politicians like former negotiator David Davis or Liam Fox. Macron's, and especially Tusk's, words "some parts of Theresa May’s Chequers agreement 'will not work' for the EU" throw May to the wolves of the party's right wing two weeks before the annual Tory conference.

One Brussels politician we spoke with tells us that after Salzburg, the Brexit process is becoming unpredictable: "This is extreme irresponsibility in its purest form." He also points to a sentiment, particularly strong in Macron's circle and among Brussels elites, that leaving the EU must be painful regardless of the consequences, because leaving the club "must cost and discourage others from following the path taken by the British."

"Tusk allowed himself to be dictated radical tones, at the expense of the interests of Poland and Poles on the Isles," adds one MEP. However, sources at 300POLITYKA also admit that Tusk, through his hard line and "adherence" to the line of Macron and Merkel, has become – alongside them – one of the EU leaders with an unquestionable position, and not utilizing it for a return to Polish politics would be a wasted opportunity to remain at the forefront of European politics.