I Hope There Will Be No Suicidal Actions.
- Cymański on PiS
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09/27/2018
00:00
At 1:00 PM, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will participate in a ceremonial roll call on the occasion of the Territorial Defense Forces Day.
At 8:00 AM, a press conference of Patryk Jaki and Piotr Guział's election staff will take place. The topic: the launch of the #CzaskowskiWatch campaign. Another press conference by the staff – dedicated to the presentation of a new campaign spot – will be held at 11:30 AM.
At 9:00 AM, in JakiCafe, Sebastian Kaleta will hold a press conference. As he announces, he will present information about the smear campaign based on hate and fake news conducted by Patryk Jaki's opponents. "I will also inform about the legal steps taken against obvious violations of the law," he wrote on Twitter.
At 11:00 AM, Jan Śpiewak has announced his press conference. The candidate for the Mayor of Warsaw on behalf of the Wygra Warszawa coalition is expected to present the plan for the Odolany Central Park. At 6:00 PM, another concert with the participation of Patryk Jaki is planned in Bródno Park. Meanwhile, Rafał Trzaskowski, as part of the "18 Districts – One Warsaw" campaign, will meet with the residents of Targówek at 6:00 PM.
At 7:00 PM in Gdańsk, the Civic Coalition will present its candidates for the Pomeranian Voivodeship Sejmik.
07:41
Ziobro:
Works on Professional Secrecy Changes Underway, but No Impact on Journalism
"Regarding journalists, I want to categorically deny reports that such a change [in journalistic privilege] will occur. If we are talking about changes related to professional secrecy, then indeed such work is ongoing, there are various concepts, but the matter will certainly not affect the journalistic community in the slightest. As for changes in other areas, I would not want to take a stance at this time," said the Minister of Justice, Zbigniew Ziobro, on the First Program of Polish Radio.
07:46
Bielan:
Court Didn't Order Apology. We Caught Schetyna in Another Lie. Perhaps He Will Consider Resignation Today
- The opposition, including its leader, Grzegorz Schetyna, lied many times yesterday, deceiving public opinion by saying that the court ordered Prime Minister Morawiecki to apologize. The court did not order an apology. We caught Schetyna in another lie. Perhaps Schetyna will consider his resignation today as the leader of Civic Platform - stated Adam Bielan in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".
07:48
Bielan:
The Prime Minister will publish the statement the court ordered him to publish yesterday
- The Prime Minister will publish the statement the court ordered him to publish yesterday. The court's ruling came around 6 PM. Politicians, who were surprised, just like I was – I was presiding over Senate proceedings at 6 PM – did not have contact with the Prime Minister. Hence, our statements were not unequivocal. However, today I can already say unequivocally, and there was also a statement from Chief of Staff Tomasz Poręba yesterday, that such a statement will be issued – stated Adam Bielan in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".
07:52
Ziobro:
The Polish Constitution is our highest norm, and in its light, we will assess all actions of the CJEU
“I would remind you that not only in Poland have such topics been discussed, regarding the scope of competences, the cognition [power] of the court in Luxembourg. The German Constitutional Court, which is difficult to accuse of involvement in the Polish political dispute, expressed a procedural stance in the form of a ruling and justification that the CJEU does not have the competence to interfere in the internal organization of the German judiciary, because it does not fall within the CJEU's competence. We stand on the same position. We believe that Polish courts are entangling the CJEU in this type of ruling. I think that political considerations will not lie at the basis of any potential CJEU ruling, that this position, hitherto unequivocal, expressed in the ruling of the German Constitutional Court, will not be questioned for political reasons, and that the CJEU will not join the political battle in Poland, but will want to act professionally and reliably, even if Marek Safjan sits on this court, who is breaking the principles of judicial independence and acting purely politically” - said Minister Zbigniew Ziobro on Jedynka radio.
“For us, the highest norm is the Polish constitution, and in the light of this constitution, we will assess all actions of the CJEU. No one probably has any doubts as to what is the highest-ranking legal act for Poland” - he added.
07:54
Bielan:
Poles know perfectly well that the biggest election lie in recent years was the Civic Platform's lie
- I think Poles know perfectly well that the biggest election lie in recent years was the lie of the Civic Platform, which told Poles that there was no money in the budget for the 500+ program - stated Adam Bielan in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".
- All of Poland sees that the money for 500+ has been found, and contrary to what Ewa Kopacz and Grzegorz Schetyna said, there is no second Greece in Poland, meaning no gigantic financial crisis. What's more, next year we will have the lowest deficit in history - he added.
08:02
Bielan:
PM Morawiecki Will Certainly Remain Prime Minister Until the Next Parliamentary Elections. Kaczyński Stated This Clearly at the Last Club Meeting
- Prime Minister Morawiecki is very active. I truly admire him. We spoke before going on air. We both, I think, followed his travel schedule with admiration, because it's not just domestic trips, he's in 3-4 places at once, but a series of international obligations. He participates in European Council meetings - stated Adam Bielan in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".
- Mateusz Morawiecki will certainly remain Prime Minister until the next parliamentary elections. Jarosław Kaczyński stated this clearly at the last parliamentary club meeting, three weeks ago, after the convention. There are no ambiguities on this matter - he added.
08:10
Bielan:
I Don't Think Morawiecki Would Want to Give Up His Post, as You Can't Combine Prime Minister and President Roles
- I heard about it yesterday [that Mateusz Morawiecki could be a presidential candidate]. One of the tabloids wrote about it. I hadn't heard anything before. I don't think that in the upcoming elections Prime Minister Morawiecki would want to give up his position as Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers, because you can't combine the functions of prime minister and president. Let's not kid ourselves, the prime minister's role grants more power in Poland than the president's role, so I don't think Morawiecki would voluntarily leave this position, abandon it for the sake of the presidency. It's a very honorable role, the role of head of state, an important, influential one, but the prime minister's function gives him significantly more power, the ability to realize his grand vision, because we also can't hide that Morawiecki is a man with a grand vision, we may not agree with all its points, but certainly the prime minister's position gives him greater possibilities of realization - stated Adam Bielan in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".
08:18
Bielan:
I know nothing about Kuchciński being promised a spot in the European Parliament
- In the sense that perhaps some ministers will run in these [European] elections and gain a mandate. There are no decisions regarding the composition of the lists. I don't want to comment at this time. Politics is a team game, so the desires of individual politicians have little significance - stated Adam Bielan in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Piasecki's Interview".
- I know nothing about Marshal Kuchciński being promised a spot in the European Parliament, nor do I know if he wants to run - he added.
08:27
- This verdict isn't so clear-cut, because the Prime Minister is indeed obliged to publish a correction, but it's not, as the opposition claims, that the Prime Minister lost this case. It's balanced because it's not about denying the Prime Minister's words, but about a statement. Not an apology, but a statement - said Mariusz Błaszczak in an interview with Beata Michniewicz on "Political Salon" on Polskie Radio Program 3.
08:33
Gersdorf:
This is fake news spread by government representatives
https://twitter.com/RadioZET_NEWS/status/1045199197199372289
08:36
Błaszczak:
Regions Ruled by the PO-PSL Coalition Are Not Spending EU Funds
- Yes, it is important to ensure the proper use of EU funds. There are regions that are dominated, that are ruled by the PO-PSL coalition, which do not spend EU money, and thus Poland risks wasting five billion [zloty] from EU funds that these regions are not spending. For example, the Lublin Voivodeship, the Łódź Voivodeship, these are facts – said Mariusz Błaszczak in an interview with Beata Michniewicz on Radio Three's "Political Salon".
- I will show that the government needs to be changed from PO-PSL to Law and Justice, because Law and Justice, in the one region we govern, the Podkarpackie Voivodeship, is spending EU money – added Błaszczak.
08:46
- I have been the Minister of National Defence for eight months and I have already been to Washington three times - said Mariusz Błaszczak in an interview with Beata Michniewicz on Polskie Radio's Trójka, in the program "Political Salon".
- Are you planning to visit Washington again? – the journalist inquired.
- Of course. I think towards the end of October and the beginning of November, before the midterm elections in the United States – Błaszczak replied.
09:05
Błaszczak:
Messrs. Schetyna and Różański Clearly Side with Putin
09:43
- I could just as well talk about the Cambodian Prime Minister's resignation. I have no influence over that. So, no jokes. Whether Prime Minister Morawiecki will be prime minister will be decided by Polish voters, not by the whim of this or that politician – stated Ryszard Czarnecki in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on Polsat News' "Polityczne Graffiti," when asked about Grzegorz Schetyna's words from yesterday.
09:48
Czarnecki:
EPP is one of the options, Kaczyński spoke about it. However, we are focusing on having a plan in the form of creating a faction around us.
- We will not say what it will be like in 9, 10, 11 months. EPP is one of the options, President Kaczyński spoke about this in his time, that he does not rule it out, that it can be imagined, however, we are definitely focusing on having a plan in the form of creating a faction around us. Moreover, it's no secret that we have very good working relations with both parties governing Italy - stated Ryszard Czarnecki in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus.
09:57
- Excuse me, but I don't really see this aggressive Russian policy - stated Kornel Morawiecki in an interview with Robert Mazurek on RMF FM. - But Kyiv launched tanks, planes, and artillery into Donbas first. Mr. Editor, there was a major upheaval related to President Yanukovych, who had enormous democratic support in the east - he added.
10:02
Lubnauer:
Morawiecki Must Admit in Correction That He Lied
10:11
10:28
Sasin:
PO Politicians Have Compromised Themselves. Their Lawsuit, to the extent they expected, was dismissed.
10:29
Sasin:
Gersdorf is an active politician today
- Professor Gersdorf is an active politician today. She participated in opposition protests while being the First President of the Supreme Court. She became a politician even then. And the Prime Minister meets with various people, not just those he agrees with. He is following the same path as Schetyna and Civic Platform. I think Member of Parliament Piotrowicz has nothing to fear - stated Jacek Sasin in an interview with Marek Kacprzak on the program "Tłit" WP.
10:30
Sasin:
Let Schetyna face the public and admit he doesn't visit Merkel to harm Poland and betray his country
- Why did Schetyna go to see Merkel? Let him stand before the public and say that he doesn't travel to see Angela Merkel to harm Poland and report on his own country. Let him say directly what he discussed. If Schetyna is waging a fierce battle against the Polish government, scaring Poles, and building his entire party's narrative around a supposed conflict between Poland and the EU, then what did he discuss with Merkel? To strengthen his message? It follows from the entire context [that he discussed depriving Poland of EU subsidies] of Schetyna's and the entire Civic Platform's statements. It is evident that this is a "the worse, the better" policy. The more Poland's interests in the EU are threatened, the better for him and Civic Platform. And he is ready to sacrifice Poland's interests for political success - stated Jacek Sasin in an interview with Marek Kacprzak on the WP program "Tłit".
11:31
„I came to Przemyśl, to the voivodeship hospital, hearing about the bad things happening here. I spoke with the nurses, with the director. It's an astonishing situation, like a pill, a lens through which the entire bad policy of recent years can be seen. The nurses' hunger strike and protest are ongoing. The hospital management is open to solving the problem. There is no political agreement from the voivodeship board, the marshal, PiS activists, and their coalition partners. In reality, in silence, something cruel and very brutal is happening, that the protestors cannot meet, cannot resolve the problems that everyone wants to solve. This is absurd. If someone wants to govern like this, to wield power in this way, to turn away from problems, it means they will end up in hell. I say this with full responsibility” - said the Civic Platform leader, Grzegorz Schetyna, in Przemyśl.
12:56
Klich:
We Expect Brudziński to Fulfill His Sejm Declaration
- Apart from submitting numerous interpellations, we expect Minister Brudziński to fulfill his declaration, which he recently made in the Sejm. Namely, that the police will stand guard over public order and will prosecute all those who violate public order. We expect that citizens exercising their constitutional freedoms will have the right to do so. We also expect that in the upcoming - we hope - verdicts, this tendency which has been visible so far will be apparent. That a significant number of judges, based on the Constitution, either dismiss cases or rule on the innocence of persons brought before the court by the police or prosecutors - stated Bogdan Klich at a briefing titled "PiS Uses Police to Fight the Opposition”.
13:41
PMM:
Building a Poland Without Compromises, Strong and Capable, with Maximum Military Strength for Territorial Defense
"I stand opposite the famous House Without Corners, about which a historical anecdote says that Piłsudski asked for such a building to be constructed. We too are building a Poland without corners, a strong, capable Poland, which will simultaneously have the maximum military strength to defend its territory, but will also be strong through its alliances" - said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the celebrations of the Territorial Defence Forces Day.
15:16
The District Court in Łódź upheld the ruling from the regional court in March, which found that the Mayor of Łódź, Hanna Zdanowska, had made a false statement in documents when applying for a loan. Today's court decision is final and legally binding.
The ruling was commented on Twitter by the PiS spokesperson, Deputy Marshal Beata Mazurek, referring to the words spoken yesterday by Grzegorz Schetyna.
The Civic Platform leader, commenting on the court's verdict in an election trial, stated that a person of honor in Prime Minister Morawiecki's position would resign.
https://twitter.com/beatamk/status/1045293675658563584?s=12
15:21
- Such statements are unacceptable. I will ask the Rector of the University of Warsaw to consider disciplinary action. One can engage in political disputes, even with harsh words, but one must not attack the families of our adversaries. It is unbecoming of an academic lecturer to intimidate students for political reasons - stated Jarosław Gowin in an interview with wPolityce.pl.
https://twitter.com/wsamraz/status/1045238590849110017
15:50
A meeting of the Sejm's Committee on Education, Science, and Youth has been scheduled for Monday at 3:00 PM. The committee will review and provide an opinion on the opposition's motion to express a vote of no confidence in the Minister of National Education, Anna Zalewska.
The following day, on Tuesday at 5:00 PM, the same committee will provide an opinion on the motion concerning the appointment to the position of Children's Ombudsman. The sole candidate for this role is Agnieszka Dudzińska.
The Sejm begins a three-day session on Tuesday, and it is highly probable that both motions will be considered at that time.
16:09
- Today I met with sports communities from all over the city, Warsaw, and put forward a whole series of very specific proposals within the "Small Big Sport" program, because our primary goal is to activate young people, so that twice as many kids in Warsaw practice sports and have that opportunity. We want to increase this number from 27,000 to 54,000, and we also want to invest in professional, high-performance sport, which is the most important for the city's identity. We want to support clubs, both the largest and most well-known, as well as the smaller ones - stated Rafał Trzaskowski at a briefing.
- In addition, the issue of unified management of all sports infrastructure, which is incredibly important to me. Currently, it is often the case that small clubs simply cannot afford to rent infrastructure, and we want to reduce the price so that not all clubs have to generate income by renting out infrastructure. Cheaper, uniformly managed infrastructure will allow for the development of sport in our city - he continued.
"Another matter - municipal companies as strategic partners for Warsaw clubs. We want to consider the possibility of supporting professional clubs, because we would like to see sport at the highest possible level visit Warsaw as often as possible. We all care about this. Another priority - year-round sport. We will cover all 'Orlik' and 'Syrenka' pitches, which will allow sports to be practiced on these sports facilities also in the afternoons, in autumn, and also in winter. Finally, investments in sports facilities."
16:22
The question was: for which electoral committee's candidate would you vote in the regional assembly elections? The survey was conducted from September 6-13.
PiS-SP-Porozumienie - 34% (-1)
PO-N-IP - 15% (-3)
Kukiz '15 - 8% (+2)
PSL - 5% (-2)
Bezpartyjni Samorządowcy - 5% (new)
SLD-Lewica Razem - 3% (-1)
Razem - 1% (n/a)
17:56
- We are discussing proposals for Targówek. The most important among them are the expansion of the second metro line to Bródno and extending the metro to the PKP Toruńska station. The metro is already under construction. I want to finish this second line and extend it precisely to the PKP Toruńska station - said Rafał Trzaskowski at a press conference.
- Another issue concerns schools, kindergartens, and nurseries. We were just talking with teachers and parents about the needs related to infrastructure, and we are announcing three new schools here in Targówek, as well as new kindergartens and nurseries, and importantly, the expansion of existing facilities. We discussed this. We also discussed how to deal with the cohort bulge that PiS has prepared for us, which, as in virtually every district, ignites minds. That is, the issue of education-related infrastructure – the candidate for the capital's mayor continued.
- Finally, the third issue. The construction and modernization of cultural centers and the construction of a recreational complex. Today, I also had a meeting with sports communities in Śródmieście, with representatives of clubs and sports organizations. One of the things that was raised was precisely the issue of expanding recreational complexes, and we want to propose such an expansion here in Targówek – Trzaskowski added.
18:36
Trzaskowski:
PiS's Education Reform Takes Us Back 40 Years
- I was referring to the ruling party, in the context of this education reform they are imposing on us, which takes us back 40 years, which causes specific problems and translates into the ability to meet basic needs. If, for example, we have a surge in birth years, 40,000 more children will come to school next year. Additional obligations are being imposed on local government, leading to great chaos, with the liquidation of middle schools, and everything we have built. It seemed we had investment plans, but now, thanks to what is happening, everything is turned upside down – said Rafał Trzaskowski at a Town Hall Meeting with the residents of Targówek.
19:05
In accordance with a court ruling, a correction from Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is being broadcast before today's editions of TVN's "Fakty" and TVP's "Wiadomości."
This is the result of an electoral court judgment, which ordered the Prime Minister to publish an explanation of his words regarding the construction of roads and bridges during the PO-PSL coalition's tenure.
A screen displays the correction, and its content is read by a woman.
19:28
PiS Quickly Responds to Correction, Publishes New Roads Campaign Spot:
We Keep Our Word. Things Impossible for Civic Platform, We Achieve Them.
- Let us recall what Civic Platform promised us regarding roads - says the narrator in the new PiS clip, which 300POLITYKA is the first to publish. The ruling party thus quickly reacts to the court's ruling and the Prime Minister's correction, going on the counter-offensive by recalling archival statements by Civic Platform politicians concerning roads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhU9by9MLL8
The spot uses a statement by Donald Tusk from his expose about roads and Sławomir Nowak's remark that not everything was achieved for Euro 2012, but roads don't play in the championship. - As usual, they didn't keep their word. Do you remember this? - asks the narrator, recalling Jacek Rostowski's words that "there is no money and there won't be".
- We keep our word. Things impossible for Civic Platform, we achieve them. That is why, in eighteen months, we are allocating PLN 6.5 billion to local roads. This is more funding for local roads than Civic Platform allocated in 8 years - the narrator summarizes. The clip ends with Grzegorz Schetyna's once popular online moment from a press conference, where he pauses for a while after being asked about Civic Platform's greatest successes. The spot is to be broadcast after "Wiadomości" ["The News" - a popular Polish news program].
20:05
Tusk:
Today, as so many people begin to doubt freedom, solidarity, and democracy, let us remember Mandela and Wałęsa's message to overcome evil with good.
https://twitter.com/donaldtusk/status/1045372099727151104?s=12
20:10
Giertych:
Gersdorf is a positive example of how to calmly approach such attacks from PiS; she won this game in the end, albeit with some doubts.
- I advised her not to leave her office and to remain in her position. I think that's exactly what she did, and that's the current state of affairs: she won this fight. I can no longer imagine a situation where PiS would succeed in removing the First President, and I think Ms. Gersdorf is a positive example of how to calmly approach such attacks from PiS. She won this entire contest in the end, albeit with some doubts – said Roman Giertych in an interview with Monika Olejnik on the TVN24 program “Kropka nad i”.
20:22
- It's an interesting thing that PiS will actually contribute to building a larger federation in Europe in this way, because this verdict, this ruling, will be precedent-setting. It will establish, de facto, control of national regulations by the European court, which is the first step towards federation. It is, one might say, a paradoxical phenomenon that it is PiS that will contribute to this - said Roman Giertych in an interview with Monika Olejnik on TVN24's program "Kropka nad i".
20:23
Dworczyk:
Contrary to what Platforma or Nowoczesna say, we respect court rulings
- The court indeed gave 48 hours for the statement to be published. There is no point in delaying. Contrary to what Civic Platform or Nowoczesna are saying, we respect court rulings. Therefore, this correction has been published - stated Michał Dworczyk in an interview with Agnieszka Mosór on Polsat News.
- PO politicians claim that the Prime Minister should apologize. Of course, nothing of the sort follows from the court's ruling. The Prime Minister does not have to apologize to anyone. The court dismissed the main accusations and demands of Platforma - he added.
20:26
23:18
- We have had preliminary talks with Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz about expanding the Civic Coalition to include the Polish People's Party after the local elections - stated Grzegorz Schetyna during EFNI 2018, in response to Konrad Piasecki's question. Barbara Nowacka, in turn, said that "the Civic Coalition will inevitably have to expand."
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