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10/01/2018

06:01

Monday's Political Agenda: Jaki and Guział Launch #NewMetro Campaign, Trzaskowski Meets Unions, PM Morawiecki on Polsat News, Parliamentary Committee to Review No-Confidence Vote Against Zalewska

At 7:00 AM, Patryk Jaki, along with Piotr Guział – as already reported by 300POLITYKA yesterday – will inaugurate the new #NoweMetro campaign. The candidate for the Mayor of Warsaw and his candidate for deputy mayor will appear daily throughout the week in locations where new metro stations will be built.

At 9:45 AM, Rafał Trzaskowski will hold a briefing. Later, at 12:00 PM, Jaki will open a large inclusive playground in the capital, and between 3:30 PM and 4:30 PM, he will be on duty at Jaki Cafe. Jacek Wojciechowicz, meanwhile, will be in Bielany – his schedule includes a conference at 2:00 PM in front of the Bielany hospital. At 9:30 AM, Miasto Jest Nasze will organize a press conference at the intersection of Nowogrodzka and Krucza streets.

At 10:30 AM, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will participate in the Inauguration of the Academic Year 2018/2019 at the Medical University in Lublin. Subsequently, at 7:15 PM, the head of the Polish government will be a guest of Bogdan Rymanowski on the program "Wydarzenia i opinie" (Events and Opinions) on Polsat News. This will be his first interview on this television station.

At 10:00 AM, a closed-door meeting of the verification committee regarding the reprivatization of Warsaw will take place. Following this, the team will announce its decisions concerning the properties at Skorupki 6 and Otwocka 10. At 11:00 AM, the Together party will launch the "Go Vote with a Senior" campaign and present its program for seniors.

At 4:30 PM, the sixth meeting of trade unionists with candidates for the Mayor of Warsaw will be held. Today, Rafał Trzaskowski from Civic Coalition will be present. At 5:00 PM, the parliamentary education committee will provide its opinion on the opposition's motion for a vote of no confidence against Minister Anna Zalewska.


07:31

Jaki Launches #NewMetro Campaign: We Will Show That Metro Can Be Expanded and Should Be the Backbone of Our City's Transportation

I wanted to tell Warsaw residents that the most important transportation backbone in our city, the metro, is being built too slowly. The capitals of Romania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, and Hungary have more kilometers of metro than us, and it has come to the point where even the capital of Bulgaria is building the metro three times faster during Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz's government than we are in Warsaw. This must change. In Sofia, 12 stations are already planned for opening, with another 9 planned. In Warsaw, not even a project for the 3rd metro line has been created in 12 years. This is a huge scandal, which is why I no longer want to hear that it's impossible. If I become the mayor of the capital city of Warsaw, we will commence the construction of the 3rd and 4th metro lines immediately and prove to everyone that it is possible. Just like they said 500+ was impossible, and we kept our word, so we will keep our word regarding the construction of the metro. We already have support from government funds. We have such assurances if the need arises” – said Patryk Jaki, a candidate for the mayor of Warsaw from Zjednoczona Prawica (United Right), at a morning press conference.

We are launching the #NoweMetro campaign and we will show Warsaw residents in places where a new metro line is to be built or where the metro already exists, that the metro can be expanded, that it should be the fundamental backbone of our city's transportation” – he added.

We are showing that it is simply possible. We are hardworking, we will meet with Warsaw residents every day at 7 AM and 4 PM, when the most people are on the streets. We will promote the construction of the 3rd and 4th metro lines – lines whose need for construction Rafał Trzaskowski did not see. He didn't see it, he didn't see it, until he saw it and believed it and now wants to build even the 5th metro line, which is completely unbelievable” – said Piotr Guział.


07:53

Zawistowski:

Gersdorf Remains First President of the Supreme Court Under the Constitution. My Position is Not Isolated

- My current position stems from the provisions of the law. This is how it results from the statutory regulations, and this indication meant that I am physically the person who is to deputize for the First President [Gersdorf]. I factually and physically deputize. The structure of the provision is such that in the absence of the First President, the longest-serving president performs these duties. In light of the Constitution, the First President is still the First President [of the Supreme Court]. She actually comes to work, practically every day, and my position is not isolated, because all judges of the Supreme Court, who have been appointed so far, recognize the First President as the First President - stated Dariusz Zawistowski in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego", when asked who actually heads the Supreme Court and actually makes decisions that the First President of the Supreme Court must make.

- The First President [Gersdorf] collects her own salary. However, this decision was made several months ago and the situation has not changed - he added.


08:00

Zawistowski:

As long as she can, the President will be at work. I cannot imagine a fight for the First President's office
This will, of course, be the President's decision. I wouldn't want to advise the President, because I think the President knows what she will do at this moment. Besides, she has said it several times already. I think the President's stance is fully rational here. As long as she can, the President will definitely be at work. However, I cannot imagine a situation where there would be a fight for the First President's office, for who gets to sit at the desk – stated Dariusz Zawistowski in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego", when asked what Gersdorf would do if the president were to appoint a First President of the Supreme Court one day. - Here, the President will probably behave like President Zabłocki and President Iwulski. She will then consider that she formally cannot perform these duties, but will continue to feel like the First President – he added.

08:09

Zawistowski:

In a State of Law, it's Unthinkable for Court Rulings to Be Disrespected
I cannot imagine [Poland not complying with the ECJ's decision]. That is no argument [that other countries are not complying]. In a state of law, and our Constitution states that we are a state of law, it is unthinkable for me that court rulings are not respected. [Other countries] do not respect them not because they don't want to, but perhaps it is related to the necessity of, for example, passing some regulations that adapt their legal system to that ruling, or it's a matter of allocating funds, for example, which the state might temporarily not have. However, I have not heard such a statement, I have not encountered such a position, that the prime minister of a country would say that a particular country will not implement a ruling. This would precisely mean undermining the essence of our functioning as a country that belongs to the EU - stated Dariusz Zawistowski in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".

08:49

Guział:

I'm Still Waiting for the Savior of the Left. It Might Be Biedroń, or It Might Be Someone Else
I'm still waiting for the savior of the left. It might be Robert Biedroń, or it might be someone else. If such a party is formed and is open to me, then I'm waiting – said Piotr Guział in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on Polsat News' "Polityczne Graffiti". When asked if he is with Patryk Jaki while waiting for Robert Biedroń, he stated: – I am with Patryk Jaki as an honest, ambitious, resourceful politician and person, but as someone with my own worldview, I would like a left-wing party to emerge that isn't niche, and can finally win elections in Poland. So far, there isn't one.

09:01

Neumann:

A Yellow Card for PiS on Governance Style. A Red Card in a Year When They're Kicked Off the Field

- These are elections being contested on two levels. The local government part, where we present our program, candidates for the city, for the district, for the regional assembly, the mayor or the village head presents their program and the matters closest to the people. That's what local government is about - stated Sławomir Neumann on RMF FM. He added:

"The second part is, of course, a kind of plebiscite. These are the first elections after three years that will be an assessment – and we want them to be an assessment – of those in power. We want people to go to the polls. Even those who haven't participated in local government elections so far because they were less interested in who their village head or councilor was. Now we encourage them to go to show – for now, a yellow card, because it won't be a red card yet, the red card will come in a year when they are kicked off the field. It will be a yellow card for PiS for their style of governance, for what they are doing."


09:32

Siemoniak:

We cannot behave like PiS and reverse everything again after victory in 2019, which I believe in.

We do not want to tear the country apart, as PiS does, changing the pension system, the education system. We cannot behave like PiS and reverse everything again after victory in 2019, which I believe in. The state requires continuation, continuity. And here, in the case of the pension system, we need calculated incentives. We are talking about the thirteenth pension, yesterday Grzegorz Schetyna spoke about inherited pensions, about new solutions encouraging people to stay longer on the labor market” - said the Vice-Chairman of PO, Tomasz Siemoniak, on Radio Zet. 


09:33

Siemoniak:

We've Always Said It. We Stand for the Abortion Compromise. We Don't Want to Build Emotions, Tension, and Politics Around Abortion.

We have always said, ever since this discussion began, that we stand for the abortion compromise that is currently in effect, and we do not want emotions, tension, or politics to be built around abortion. This is a serious matter; here we have presented various solutions for women concerning perinatal standards and other elements, such as IVF. However, I believe that the abortion compromise, in effect for 25 years, is a value, and the majority of Poles, or nearly half of Poles, still think so” - Tomasz Siemoniak said on Radio Zet. 


09:33

Siemoniak:

It's evident that lies are being stigmatized by the courts

"We will be scrutinizing every statement made by Prime Minister Morawiecki, but as President Kaczyński said during the weekend at one of PiS conventions, he will speak more cautiously now. It's evident that lies are being stigmatized by the courts" – said the Vice-Chairman of Civic Platform, Tomasz Siemoniak, on Radio Zet.


10:15

Trzaskowski Announces Expansion of Vaccination Funding Program. 'In 2017, he openly supported anti-vaccine movements'

In the Sejm, we have an anti-vaccination bill. I wanted to remind you that the PiS candidate for the mayor of Warsaw openly supported anti-vaccine movements in 2017 and intervened with the Minister of Health at the time. Gaps in vaccinations, especially for children, pose a very serious threat and danger to all our children. We know that epidemics are raging in several European countries. This is an extremely important matter” - said Rafał Trzaskowski, KO's candidate for the mayor of Warsaw, at a press conference.

I want to clearly announce that there is no consent for such projects that aim to eliminate vaccinations, because it is a huge threat. We want to go in the opposite direction, we want to expand the flu vaccination program. Currently, this program covers seniors. We want to expand it to all children in Warsaw. We want to fund the HPV vaccination program for girls and boys. We also want to fund vaccinations for toddlers” - he added. 

https://twitter.com/trzaskowski_/status/1046635684159729664


11:46

Poręba Launches Campaign and Conference Series: "How Civic Platform and PSL Sold Off and Dismantled Poland"
As you know, since yesterday, for several weeks now, Civic Platform, and its leader Schetyna, have been promising Poles dozens of new things again. Whether it concerns education, healthcare, or broadly understood economic development. We believe this is another instance of Civic Platform promising, and once again misleading Poles, because the 8 years of PO-PSL rule was truly enough time to simply implement all the promises and commitments that Civic Platform is talking about today. That is why I would like to show what the PO-PSL governments looked like in terms of credibility, keeping their word, and working for Poland and Poles - stated Tomasz Poręba at the conference. - What did Civic Platform and PSL do between 2008 and 2015? Well, in those years, as many as 477 police stations were liquidated. 477 police stations were liquidated during the PO and PSL governments. But there is also the dimension of the coalition partner. The issue of PSL. Our colleagues from PSL say: it wasn't us, we didn't actually govern in Poland, it wasn't us, we didn't liquidate factories, we didn't sell them. We are again promising, once again to Poles, to the Polish countryside, that we will work for them. Therefore, it is worth looking closely at PSL as well in terms of credibility, the most important word in politics, which is credibility, keeping one's word - he continued. https://twitter.com/pisorgpl/status/1046689437709684736 - These are all words, empty promises, unbelievable promises. Because the last years of PO and PSL rule in Poland were precisely about either liquidated police stations or sold-off factories. In the coming days, we will continue these types of conferences. We still have many more examples of this very policy of PO and PSL, when it comes to dismantling Poland, selling off Poland. We will organize these conferences, present these examples in the coming days under the slogan "How Civic Platform and PSL Sold Off and Dismantled Poland" - informed the head of the PiS election staff.

11:50

Platforma Demands Answers from Adamczyk on 'Radom Arrangement' at Next Sejm Session. 'Kaczyński, Poland's Biggest Investigator of Arrangements, Fails to See the Biggest One Growing Under His Nose'
For several days, we have been shocked by information concerning the PiS 'Radom arrangement,' which operates in Radom among politicians and businessmen associated with PiS. The biggest investigator of arrangements in Poland, Jarosław Kaczyński, it seems to us, is failing to see the largest arrangement that has grown right under his nose, the arrangement in Radom. The press has already reported that actions by the Central Anticorruption Bureau (CBA) in Radom concerning PiS politicians were swept under the rug, and it is probable that Chairman Kaczyński received notarized statements from his politicians from Radom asserting their non-involvement in any arrangement. However, further facts, this time related to road construction, demonstrate that this arrangement is thriving and functioning well, bringing immense profits to PiS politicians from Radom at the expense of people being evicted from their homes because their houses lie on the planned route” - stated the head of the Civic Platform (PO) parliamentary club, Sławomir Neumann, at a press conference in the Sejm.

We demand from the Marshal of the Sejm that at this session, Minister Adamczyk present to the public information on how the S12 expressway, the Radom bypass, had its route changed, who influenced these changes, and what was the involvement of PiS MPs from Radom and other PiS politicians in this activity. We know, and have materials to prove, that this is not the only place in Poland where PiS politicians profit from road construction to benefit their land plots” - he added.

11:53

Poręba Thanks PO for Recognizing PiS's Governance:

Poland Has a Future.

- I never thought I would stand before you here and thank Civic Platform for something. Well, I am standing before you and I thank Civic Platform for recognizing our governance. For the fact that Platforma has just published a billboard where its main slogan, its message, is "Poland Has a Future." Yes, Poland has a future. Under PiS rule, Poland is developing, it is among developed countries, unemployment is at its lowest, there is rapid economic growth, and VAT has been sealed. All of this contributes to Poland's development and is precisely what is focused on in this Platforma slogan – stated Tomasz Poręba at a press conference.


12:13

PMM:

Poland Financed Our Excellent Doctors for Western Countries

- In the field where the Medical University in Lublin educates so wonderfully, we have experienced quite a lot of turbulence and changes recently. In the last 20-25 years, it is estimated that 25-30 thousand doctors have left, mostly permanently, for abroad. Let's look at this from an economic perspective. Education costs from 0.5 million to a million [złoty], depending on the specialization and duration of training. This is the cost. So, approximately 20-30 billion [złoty] is the cost of educating the doctors who have left. Therefore, Poland, which is still developing, and perhaps 25 years ago one could say poor Poland, just emerging from the PRL era, poor Poland financed excellent doctors for the wealthy Western countries, who are known for this - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the inauguration of the 2018/2019 academic year at the Medical University in Lublin.


12:18

PMM:

We've Decided to Allocate Billions More Zloty to Science and Healthcare

- We've made a difficult decision, during a time when the budget blanket is always a bit too short, to truly allocate, to make an additional effort and to dedicate many billions of zloty more to science on one hand, and on the other, to healthcare - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the inauguration of the 2018/2019 academic year at the Medical University in Lublin.


12:27

Trzaskowski at the Civic Parliament of Seniors: Everyone Talks About the Most Active Senior Policy Possible, Because It Concerns Us All

Over the past many months, I have learned one thing: wherever seniors meet, you need to be there immediately. First and foremost, to recharge with good energy. Only with you can I charge my batteries so fantastically, because everywhere I have appeared, I see smiling, positive faces. That is why I seek you out on the streets of Warsaw to meet people who are entirely built of positive energy. I am very happy about this” - said Rafał Trzaskowski from PO during the Civic Parliament of Seniors.

Essentially, two topics appear all the time. One is education, the other is senior policy. Everyone talks about it, about how to ensure that every city has the most active senior policy possible, because it concerns us all” - he added.


14:54

Wojciechowicz:

If Schetyna says he doesn't share more liberal views, what's the guarantee Trzaskowski could implement them in Warsaw?

We, in our proposals, strongly advocate for women's rights, for those projects that in no way infringe upon women's freedom to decide about their pregnancy, about whether to give birth to a child or not. We would like there to be no situations like those recently, where Grzegorz Schetyna, who on the one hand is expanding the coalition to include Inicjatywa Polska, simultaneously states that he in no way shares these more liberal views and that these more liberal views will certainly not be implemented by Civic Platform. One should then ask, what is the guarantee that the Civic Platform candidate - Rafał Trzaskowski - who speaks of liberal women's rights and IVF, could indeed, as the mayor of Warsaw, implement such postulates, given that the party leadership is doing and saying something completely opposite in interviews. It seems that in this regard, Civic Platform's credibility is rather mediocre” - stated Jacek Wojciechowicz, a candidate for the mayor of Warsaw, at a press conference. 


16:34

Kaleta:

PO Pulled the Rug Out from Under Candidate Debates for Warsaw Mayor

A dispute has erupted over candidate debates for the Warsaw mayoral election. According to Stanisław Kaleta, a politician associated with the Law and Justice party, Civic Platform (PO) has sabotaged the planned discussions.

Kaleta, whose tweet is the primary source of this information, claims that PO has effectively overturned the table regarding the debates. The specific reasons for this action, or the exact nature of the proposed debates, are not detailed in the provided snippet. However, the accusation suggests a deliberate obstruction by PO, preventing a transparent and open discussion among candidates vying for the position of Warsaw's mayor.

The situation implies a potentially contentious electoral landscape in the capital, where strategic maneuvering might be taking precedence over substantive debate. Further details regarding the specific proposals for the debates and the reasons behind PO's alleged withdrawal or disruption would be necessary to fully understand the implications of this development.


17:12

Kukiz:

PiS will withdraw from the attempt to remove Gersdorf from the Supreme Court President position

- Professor Małgorzata Gersdorf, about whom I do not have a good opinion, should nevertheless remain the First President of the Supreme Court, in accordance with the constitutional provisions. A lower-ranking act cannot abolish a constitutional provision. The term of office of the First President of the Supreme Court should in any case be six years. One cannot build a state of law and justice on their violation - stated Paweł Kukiz in an interview with Jacek Nizinkiewicz from "Rzeczpospolita".

- PiS will withdraw from the attempt to remove Gersdorf from the position of First President of the Supreme Court, just as they withdrew from the Act on the Institute of National Remembrance. And they will not do it out of love for the law and Poland, but out of fear of the reaction of international allies. If PiS continues to wade into the sin of pride, it will end up like PO (Civic Platform) - he added.


18:00

Mazurek:

A Highly Coordinated Attack – Newsweek, Onet, Fakt. It's Well Known Which Publisher Is Behind These Media Outlets

The spokesperson for Law and Justice (PiS) refers to recent media publications.

https://twitter.com/beatamk/status/1046766508913971201

https://twitter.com/beatamk/status/1046766705337356289


18:01

Śpiewak and Gruchalski: Trzaskowski Doesn't Want a Debate

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18:07

Patryk Jaki Meets with GPW President

A tweet from Patryk Jaki's official Twitter account with the following content:

Patryk Jaki met with the President of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW). The meeting concerned the future of the capital market in Poland. "We discussed the potential for deepening capital market development and the role of GPW in its revitalization. I am convinced that a strong capital market is a key element for the development of the Polish economy," Jaki wrote on Twitter. He also published a photograph from the meeting.


19:25

PMM:

We Haven't Received the Lawsuit the EC Was Supposed to File with the CJEU to Date

- We haven't received this lawsuit that the EC was supposed to file with the Court of Justice of the EU to date. Once we familiarize ourselves with it, we will be able to determine what, above all, doesn't suit them - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in a conversation with Bogdan Rymanowski on Polsat News' "Events and Opinions" program.


19:25

PMM:

After ZUS Withdraws Its Doubts, the Case Should Be Dismissed

- And now, it is worth noting simultaneously that after ZUS withdrew the doubts that were raised, this case, according to my lawyers, should be dismissed, which the Supreme Court referred to the Court of Justice, as part of a so-called preliminary ruling - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Polsat News' "Events and Opinions".


19:31

PM:

We are in dialogue with the EC. Many things were even enthusiastically accepted
I want to emphasize that we have been dialoguing with the EC since the beginning of this year. Many things were even enthusiastically accepted by the EC. I can even give an example, because I see you are a bit surprised. For instance, the principle of random distribution of court cases, which we implemented at the beginning of this year - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Polsat News's "Events and Opinions".

19:39

PM Morawiecki: We are reforming the judiciary in line with the Constitution and EU principles; Brussels is treating us unfairly.

Today I must honestly say that I believe we are carrying out this [judiciary] reform not only in accordance with the Constitution and the best interests of society, but also in accordance with certain principles that are in force within the EU. We have established institutions that are even more subject to judicial oversight, for example the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS), than is the case in other member states – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Polsat News' "Wydarzenia i opinie".

I think that, yes, here we are being wronged by Brussels, and that is because Brussels, and in reality also several Western European countries, very important and esteemed ones, do not understand the situation in Poland, which is the situation of a post-communist system – added the Prime Minister.


19:43

PMM:

Over 80% of Society Wants Judicial Reform, and We Will Deliver It

An increasing number of member states understand why we are undertaking and must undertake this reform. It is extremely important. Over 80% of society wants judicial reform, and we will deliver it – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Polsat News' "Wydarzenia i opinie" (Events and Opinions).


19:45

PMM:

We Definitely Do Not Intend to Withdraw from Judicial Reform

- We definitely do not intend to withdraw from the judicial reform and we are consistently implementing it, because it is necessary for the efficient functioning of the state - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Polsat News's "Wydarzenia i opinie".


19:53

PMM:

Even the Court, Harsh Towards PiS, Didn't Order Any Apologies

- We are showing that we keep our word. We already had the issue of the Local Government Road Fund on the government's agenda on August 1st. So, with that in mind, I thought I was saying something that was absolutely in line with reality. The court came to a different conclusion. It was Mr. Schetyna who then said, in a rather colloquial way, that we will remember you [the judges] – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in a conversation with Bogdan Rymanowski on Polsat News's "Wydarzenia i opinie" (Events and Opinions).

- I used the present tense "wydajemy" (we are issuing), and the court ruled that we should have used the future tense "wydamy" (we will issue), because we adopted that act at the Council of Ministers only three days later. But the truth is that we are issuing, as of today, 1 billion 300 million, and this money has already been, so to speak, consumed for local roads, and the fund we created is a fund of 6 billion - he added.

- After all, even the court, which is very harsh towards PiS, did not order any apologies, it only asked for a correction - stated the Prime Minister. As he emphasized, it is Civic Platform that should apologize for building and renovating so few local roads.


19:56

PMM:

"Which Opposition Are We Talking About? TVN or Fakt?"

"Sometimes I ask my colleagues in the election staff: what's the opposition up to? What are they doing? They often tell me: but which opposition? To quote: TVN or Fakt? [My colleagues] say that first and foremost, you always have to look at what 'Fakty' [a popular daily tabloid and TV news program] is doing. Today 'Fakt' attacked Law and Justice, entirely unjustly, by the way, because they thought they'd stumbled upon something, that the anti-emission fee, which comes into effect next year and is intended to make the air cleaner" - said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Polsat News' "Wydarzenia i opinie". 


19:59

Szostakowski:

From Our Perspective, the Issue of TVP Producing the Debate is Most Problematic

- In our opinion, they [the talks] were not fully in line with the agreements made during the last staff meeting. From our point of view, the most problematic issue is the production of the debate by TVP. We believe that TVP's involvement in Patryk Jaki's and PiS's campaign so far exceeds acceptable standards, which raises justified concerns that the principle of impartiality towards all candidates will not be maintained in this case either - wrote Jarosław Szostakowski in a statement sent to the media.

- We believe that a debate between the candidates for the Mayor of Warsaw is important for voters. Therefore, we are of the opinion that its conditions must be written down and accepted by the staffs representing all candidates, which is the minimum standard for such undertakings. Agreeing and then writing down all the conditions is crucial for us so that Rafał Trzaskowski can participate in such a debate - added the head of the Warsaw election staff of KWW Koalicja Obywatelska.


20:11

PM Asked About His Father's Words That Americans and Russians Should Decide on Fort Trump in Poland: I Thought There Were Few Things My Father Says That Could Surprise Me

Which statement? Because he [Kornel Morawiecki] says various things. I am very surprised by such words [from Kornel Morawiecki, that the decision on building Fort Trump in Poland should be made by Americans and Russians], although I thought there were few things that could surprise me when my father presents them. Of course, I disagree. He has the right to his views. He was always very, very independent. He was a very loving father, I remember my childhood very well” - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in Polsat News. 


20:18

Prime Minister Morawiecki: "I am very satisfied with my ministers."

- I am very satisfied with my ministers. This tugging at our government is really completely unnecessary, and it's such an unnecessary amplification of some rumor. Those who are spreading this are not telling the truth - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in a conversation with Bogdan Rymanowski on Polsat News's "Wydarzenia i opinie" (Events and Opinions).


20:21

Sasin on Polish Judges' Questions to the CJEU: They're Sending Inquiries Instead of Judging Criminals. There's a Danger of These Cases Expiring, Dangerous Criminals Will Go Free

The opposition has led to these situations occurring, where Polish judges, among whom a small group feels more like politicians, like Judge Tuleya and a few others, are also moving away from judging dangerous criminals by sending inquiries to the CJEU. They're sending inquiries instead of dealing with judging criminals. There's a danger of these cases expiring, dangerous criminals will go free. These will be the consequences of these actions” – said Minister Jacek Sasin on TVN24’s “Fakty po Faktach”. 


20:26

PM on Media Reports: "Of Course the Timing Isn't Accidental. These are Issues That Have Been Repeatedly Milled Over in the Media."

- The VAT committee is launching. Meaning, we will start examining what you did back then, dear opposition friends, that the VAT wasn't tightened. Every year, Poles were deprived of 30-40 billion PLN. These are precisely the funds for social purposes, roads, and military security – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Polsat News' "Wydarzenia i opinie".

- This information has been known in Warsaw for 3-4 years. It's available to all journalists, especially those who would want to check it for a long time… Why have they only now gotten to it? Of course, the timing isn't accidental. These are issues that have been repeatedly milled over in the media. Both those concerning recorded conversations involving me, and others as well. It's clear as day that we've stepped on someone's toes very seriously – he continued.


20:51

HEADLINE:

Skórzyński: PO Voters Hearing Schetyna Might Have Thought They Misheard; Wiadomości: Lack of Evidence Regarding Onet Publications
-- LIVEBLOG 300POLITYKI: PMM on media reports: Of course, the timing is not accidental. These are issues that have been mulled over in the media many times. PMM: We have not yet received a lawsuit that the European Commission was supposed to file with the ECJ. PMM on media reports: Of course, the timing is not accidental. These are issues that have been mulled over in the media many times. Sasin on questions from Polish judges to the ECJ: They are submitting inquiries instead of dealing with sentencing criminals. There is a danger of these cases becoming time-barred, and dangerous criminals will be released. PMM: I am very satisfied with my ministers. PMM, asked about his father's words that the decision on Fort Trump in Poland should be made by Americans and Russians: I thought there were few things my father presented that could surprise me. Szostakowski: From our perspective, the most problematic issue is the production of the debate by TVP. PMM: When I sometimes ask my colleagues in the election staff: how is the opposition doing? What are they doing? They often tell me: but which opposition? TVN or Fakt? PMM: Even a court that is very strict with PiS has not ordered any apologies. PMM: We certainly do not intend to withdraw from the judicial reform. PMM: Over 80% of society wants judicial reform, and we will do it. PMM: We are carrying out the reform of the courts in accordance with the Constitution and the principles in force in the EU. We are being wronged by Brussels. PMM: We are in dialogue with the European Commission. Many things have been accepted with enthusiasm. PMM: We have not yet received a lawsuit that the European Commission was supposed to file with the ECJ. Jaki met with the CEO of the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Śpiewak and Gruchalski: Trzaskowski does not want a debate. Mazurek: A very coordinated attack – Newsweek, Onet, Fakt. It is well known which publisher is behind these media. Kukiz: PiS will withdraw from the attempt to remove Gersdorf from the position of First President of the Supreme Court. Kaleta: PO overturned the table regarding the debates of candidates for the Mayor of Warsaw. https://300polityka.pl/live/2018/10/01/ ***** FAKTY TVN -- THE SYSTEM IS THRIVING AND BRINGING HUGE PROFITS TO PIS POLITICIANS - CLAIMS THE OPPOSITION - preview: Journalists from TVN's "Superwizjer" have obtained plans for the construction of the S12 route, which leads directly to questions about political influence and big money. -- ACCORDING TO OUR INFORMATION, PRESIDENT KACZYŃSKI DEMANDED EXPLANATIONS FROM RADOM POLITICIANS - Arleta Zalewska. -- PLATFORM POLITICIANS ARE DEMANDING INFORMATION FROM THE MINISTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE DURING THIS SEJM SESSION - Zalewska. -- AFTER THE IRISH JUDGE, SPANISH JUDGES ARE ASKING ABOUT THE STATE OF THE RULE OF LAW IN POLAND BEFORE THEY EXTRADITE THEIR CITIZEN TO POLISH JUSTICE UNDER A EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT - Maciej Knapik. -- PIS SAYS IT'S NOT ABOUT POLAND AT ALL, OR NOT ONLY ABOUT POLAND, BUT IT IS OUR COUNTRY THAT HAS BEEN SUSPENDED IN THE EUROPEAN NETWORK OF JUDICIAL COUNCILS, AND THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IS FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST OUR COUNTRY TO THE ECJ - Knapik. -- DOUBTS ABOUT THE STATE OF THE RULE OF LAW WILL ONLY INCREASE - Knapik. -- PERHAPS THE RULING PIS IS TRYING TO HALT THE EU'S REACTION, INCLUDING BY WITHDRAWING THE ZUS COMPLAINT - Knapik. -- THE OPPOSITION DOES NOT BELIEVE THE ASSURANCES THAT THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE COMPLAINT WAS NOT A POLITICAL DECISION - Knapik. -- PIS POLITICIANS ARE COUNTING ON THE CASE BEING DISMISSED BY THE ECJ AFTER THE COMPLAINT IS WITHDRAWN - Knapik. -- A SURPRISE IN THE PROGRAM: WE WILL NOT BE RAISING THE RETIREMENT AGE - SAYS GRZEGORZ SCHETYNA, WHICH MAY BE SURPRISING BECAUSE HE USED TO SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT - preview: And it's not just him in Platform. The closer we get to the elections, the more miracles. How can one change their mind to shift the balance of power? -- A PLATFORM VOTER, UPON HEARING THE STATEMENT ABOUT THE RETIREMENT AGE, MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT THEY MISHEARD - Krzysztof Skórzyński. -- PLATFORM ACTIVISTS PRESENT AT THE CONVENTION DID NOT THINK THEY WERE AT THE WRONG ADDRESS. WHAT'S MORE - AFTER SCHETYNA'S WORDS THAT PO WOULD NO LONGER RAISE THE RETIREMENT AGE, THERE WAS AN OVATION - Skórzyński. -- BY SUPPORTING THE REDUCTION OF THE RETIREMENT AGE, WHICH IS WHAT HIS WORDS EFFECTIVELY MEANT, SCHETYNA WAS CERTAINLY AWARE THAT QUESTIONS ABOUT THE CREDIBILITY OF SUCH A DECLARATION WOULD ARISE - Skórzyński: Especially since it came from a politician who was at the forefront when the age was raised, when he himself defended that decision with other leading PO politicians. -- ARCHIVAL STATEMENTS BY ROSTOWSKI, SCHETYNA, AND TUSK FROM PUBLIC DEBATES ON RAISING THE RETIREMENT AGE - Skórzyński. -- THE ARCHIVE IS RICH, AS TUSK SPENT A LOT OF TIME 7 YEARS AGO JUSTIFYING THE NECESSITY OF RAISING THE RETIREMENT AGE - Skórzyński. -- FOR ANY PARTY TO SAY TODAY THAT THEY WILL RAISE THE RETIREMENT AGE CAN ONLY BE COMPARED TO ANNOUNCING THE LIQUIDATION OF THE 500+ PROGRAM. IN BOTH CASES, IT IS A RECIPE FOR ELECTORAL CATASTROPHE - Skórzyński. ***** WIADOMOŚCI TVP -- IT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY FAVORITES: In exactly three weeks, the first round of local elections will be behind us. Candidates are not holding back. Campaigns in Warsaw and Gdańsk are generating particular interest. For some time now, it has been increasingly difficult to identify favorites in these cities. The main rivals are engaged in very close contests there. -- JAKI HAS STARTED THE NEW METRO CAMPAIGN, HE WILL SHOW DAILY WHERE HE WILL BUILD NEW STATIONS, TRZASKOWSKI PROMISES FREE FLU VACCINATIONS, THE RACE IN GDANSK IS JUST AS CLOSE - Piotr Pawelec. -- THE INCUMBENTS IN GDANSK FOR 20 YEARS, ADAMOWICZ, ARE ONLY NOW PROMISING TO BUILD A PORT - Pawelec. -- ONET WRITES ABOUT A ALLEGEDLY UNKNOWN THREAD CONCERNING MORAWIECKI, MAZUREK WRITES ABOUT A COORDINATED ATTACK - Pawelec -- MAZUREK'S TWEET. -- NO EVIDENCE, I.E., RECORDING, IS LACKING - Pawelec. -- CONSTITUTION FOR SCIENCE. -- RESIDENTS SAY THEFT, PATRYK JAKI'S VERIFICATION COMMITTEE AGAIN QUESTIONED REPRIVATIZATION DECISIONS: Regarding what happened to the Warsaw tenement house at Otwocka Street, residents say it directly: theft. The scandalous reprivatization decisions in the capital from years ago have once again been questioned by Patryk Jaki's verification committee. It turned out again that it was possible to take over property for a deceased person without much difficulty. -- WHAT HAPPENED IN WARSAW UNDER HGW IS UNEQUIVOCALLY ASSOCIATED BY MANY: - THEFT, SIR - statement from a resident. -- VERY GOOD, LET THEM GET THE THIEVES - one of the residents. -- RESTORING INJUSTICE - banner. -- KO ANNOUNCES THE REVERSAL OF PENSION REDUCTIONS FOR PRL OFFICIALS: A return to high pensions for former PRL service employees - this is one of the promises made by Grzegorz Schetyna during the last election convention. The Civic Coalition announces the reversal of the Law and Justice reform regarding the reduction of pensions for former PRL officials to the level of the average pension. -- BEATING, TORTURE, PERSECUTION ARE JUST SOME OF THE METHODS USED BY THE PRL SECURITY APPARATUS; THIS IS ALREADY THE PAST, AS ARE HIGH PENSIONS FOR FORMER SECURITY FORCES - Dominik Cierpioł. -- THE CIVIC PLATFORM WANTS A RETURN TO HIGH PENSIONS FOR PRL SERVICE EMPLOYEES, SCHETYNA ANNOUNCES THAT HE WILL REVERSE THE REFORM WHICH RESULTED IN THE END OF HIGH PENSIONS FOR FORMER PRL OFFICIALS - Cierpioł. -- PLATFORM HAS OPPOSED THE DE-UBICATION ACT FROM THE START - Cierpioł. -- BORYS BUDKA SPOKE SHOULDER-TO-SHOULDER WITH FORMER SECURITY OFFICERS WHEN A FORMER FUNCTIONARY MINIMIZED THE BRUTALITY OF THE SERVICES - Cierpioł. -- MAZGUŁA: PEOPLE WERE INTERNED, YES, THERE WERE HEALTH PATHS BUT MOSTLY SOME KIND OF CULTURE WAS MAINTAINED. -- THE HIGHEST PENSIONS REACHED SEVERAL THOUSAND ZLOTYS, MOST PENSIONERS LIVE ON MUCH LESS THAN THE REDUCED PENSIONS - Cierpioł. -- IDEALLY IT'S 2 THOUSAND, BUT 1200 MUST BE IF IT EXISTS - pensioner. ***** WYDARZENIA POLSATU -- BILLIONS OF ZLOTYS MORE FOR SCIENCE AND HEALTHCARE - PRIME MINISTER MORAWIECKI ANNOUNCED - no material. -- ANNOUNCEMENT OF A CONVERSATION BETWEEN BOGDAN RYMANOWSKI AND PRIME MINISTER MORAWIECKI.