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10/10/2018

06:10

Wednesday's Political Agenda: Supreme Court Judges Appointed, Jaki, WKK, and Zandberg Conferences, Trzaskowski Meets Artisans, Civic Platform's Shadow Cabinet in Krakow

At 11:00, President Andrzej Duda will receive the oaths of office from new Supreme Court judges. The appointments will be based on three resolutions from the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS), which were delivered to the Presidential Chancellery on Monday.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will visit the Podlaskie Voivodeship. At 11:00, he will participate in the inauguration of the academic year at the Medical University of Białystok, at 13:40 he will be in Sokółka, and at 17:00, he will attend an information meeting as part of the "Clean Air" program in Suwałki. The final event – at 18:10 – is a meeting with Rural Women's Circles.

At 13:00, a press conference will be held by Patryk Jaki, the PiS candidate for Mayor of Warsaw. At 12:00, Rafał Trzaskowski will hold his briefing in front of the headquarters of the Mazovian Chamber of Crafts and Entrepreneurship. The Civic Coalition candidate for Mayor of Warsaw will participate in a meeting with representatives of Warsaw's artisans and entrepreneurs.

At 10:30, Adrian Zandberg and activists from the Razem Party from Lublin will organize their press conference regarding the Equality March in Lublin. At the same time, the leader of the Polish People's Party (PSL), Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, along with MPs Piotr Zgorzelski and Paweł Bejda, will meet with journalists in front of the monument to Wincenty Witos.

At 11:30, a session of the Civic Platform's Shadow Cabinet will take place in Krakow. A press conference is scheduled for 13:30.

In the village of Berżniki in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, the ceremonial conclusion of the "Around Independence" run will be held. Joachim Brudziński will participate in the event. The border guard relay team is expected to reach the finish line in Berżniki around 13:50.


07:51

Miller:

I'm Wondering Who I'll Vote For in Warsaw. Either Trzaskowski or Śpiewak

- I'm wondering [who I will vote for in Warsaw], because there are many candidates. I'm wondering who I will vote for. I haven't made a final decision yet. I think it will be either Trzaskowski or Śpiewak – stated Leszek Miller in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".


07:52

Miller:

I Won't Be at the SLD Convention. I Don't See My Place There
No, I won't be [at the SLD convention]. Yes, I am [in the SLD leadership], but for the reasons I've stated, I don't see my place at this convention – stated Leszek Miller in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".

08:07

Miller on Nowacka: We Remember Her Failed TV Debate That Cost Us at Least 1 Percentage Point.

- Barbara Nowacka has tried several solutions that ended in failure over the past few years. The last time as the leader of Lewica Razem, we all remember her failed television debate, which cost us at least 1 percentage point – a decisive one – stated Leszek Miller in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piasecka".

- What can a politician, or perhaps she would prefer to be called a female politician, who still has many years ahead of her and wants to play a significant role in politics, do? Going her own way has proven ineffective, so she needs to ally herself with someone stronger who is readily available. There is Platforma Obywatelska and Grzegorz Schetyna. She is acting logically – he added.


08:26

Sellin on the Deconcentration Act: "We Have a Concept That We Can Turn into a Law and Put on the Table at Any Moment. It Requires a Political Decision, Which Could Happen at Any Time."

"The act, which would potentially aim to fix the broken situation in the Polish media space, meaning the situation where in recent years we have allowed a very large segment of the media to be in the hands of foreign capital, is being developed in the ministry. We have several variants, concepts, modeled on the legislation of various Western European countries" - said Deputy Minister of Culture Jarosław Sellin in an interview with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet.

"We have a concept that we can turn into a law and put on the table at any moment. Only this requires a political decision on whether we are already addressing this issue, whether we are introducing it into public debate. This decision belongs to the leadership of my political environment. It could happen at any moment, because we see that this is not a normal situation" - he added.


08:35

Bielan on the Tapes Scandal Investigative Committee: Such a Decision Should Not Be Made Before October 21st

- If such a motion is submitted, we will certainly consider it. I believe that such a decision should not be made before October 21st, which is before the first round of local elections, because the emotions are currently too high to make rational decisions - said Adam Bielan in an interview with Marek Pyza on TVP1's "Political Quarter of an Hour".


08:42

Bielan:

I believe in the wisdom of Łódź residents. If they learn the details of this matter, I am convinced they will not vote for this candidate.

- In this matter, we have a legal inconsistency. On the one hand, we have the electoral law for local government, which states that someone who has been convicted cannot hold office, but they must be sentenced to imprisonment. On the other hand, we have the act on local government employees, which clearly states that elected officials cannot have any convictions on their record, and this is the case with Mayor Zdanowska - said Adam Bielan in a conversation with Marek Pyza on TVP1's "Political Quarter Hour".

- I believe in the wisdom of Łódź residents. If they learn the details of this matter and understand what problems they could bring upon their city by deciding to elect Ms. Zdanowska for another term, I am convinced that they will not vote for this candidate – Bielan added.


08:51

Bielan Explains Guział: If Those Responsible for This Scandal Continue Their Local Government Activity, It Would Indeed Pose a Problem for the Government
- In Warsaw, we are dealing with a gigantic scandal of tenement theft. It is spoken of as reprivatization, but it has little in common with reprivatization, which is the return of property to its former owners. It is simply a gigantic theft of communal property. If it were the case that the individuals responsible for this scandal would continue their local government activity, as I understand Mr. Guział’s statement, if they were to continue to be responsible for the budget of the richest city in Poland, then indeed a problem would arise for the government, which must also ensure that the funds it transfers to Warsaw are well-utilized. Generally, I believe that Warsaw is a city with such a huge budget that state assistance is unnecessary here - said Adam Bielan in a conversation with Marek Pyza on TVP1’s “Political Quarter Hour”.

08:56

Kukiz:

I Voted to Lower MPs' Salaries, But That Doesn't Mean I Agree with Mayors Earning More Than Presidents. We Need to Create a Salary Scale

- I'm reading in Super Express that Kukiz is demanding raises. I never used such a word in my conversation with the editor. I can afford to speak about this freely because I receive more money from royalties than from my Sejm salary, where I get about 5.5 thousand PLN net. I donate 1/4 of my salary to charity, but is the situation where the leader of the third parliamentary force earns less than a deputy mayor in the municipality where he lives, normal? I'm talking about abnormality. I'm not complaining and I'm not demanding. What's more... I myself voted to lower MPs' salaries, but that doesn't mean I agree with the situation where a mayor earns more than a president. We need to create a salary scale and do something based on multipliers - stated Paweł Kukiz in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on Polsat News' "Polityczne Graffiti".


08:58

Kukiz on PiS: Mentally, They Differ Little from Civic Platform

- Lately, I've been talking with PiS less often. When I saw all these awards and listened to the Prime Minister, I stopped deluding myself that this change is good or better. Mentally, they differ little from Civic Platform. In the context of elections, the fight is not for the citizen's interest, but for state treasury companies, money, and sinecures for family members - stated Paweł Kukiz in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on Polsat News' "Polityczne Graffiti." Asked how PiS differs from PO, he stated: - By name. Perhaps by their looks.


09:18

Mucha:

NSA Rulings Do Not Concern the President; He is Not Their Addressee

– I disagree with any voices that would indicate some flaw here. We are dealing with a situation where the National Appeal Court (NSA) rulings do not concern the president, neither the president nor the Chancellery is a party to the proceedings. This is being verified at the stage between the NSA and the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS). The KRS, however, acts in accordance with the provisions of the KRS Act – stated Paweł Mucha in "Sygnały dnia" on PR1.

– It cannot be negated because an individual candidate disagrees with this decision, as the legal provision precisely describes this procedure. Only in the situation of an appeal by everyone could one speak of this effect not occurring – added the presidential minister. As he emphasized, the court cannot interfere with the procedure for amending the law.


09:40

Kierwiński:

Jaki should withdraw his candidacy for Warsaw Mayor

- I don't take Mr. Guział's statements seriously in themselves, because he is an unserious person who sold himself to PiS in exchange for forming a coalition in Ursynów. Later, when the residents of Warsaw, the residents of Ursynów, thanked him, he received a position in a subsidiary of a company managed by the State Treasury during the PiS government. But there is a more important statement that you mentioned. Minister Jaki, who says that the PiS government will not provide funds for bridges for Trzaskowski. This is the entire philosophy of PiS, a scandal and a disgrace that a member of the Polish government could say something like that. After such a statement, Jaki should withdraw his candidacy for Warsaw Mayor. It is disgraceful to tell the residents of Warsaw that they will not receive government funds if my opponent wins. It is disgraceful to tell the residents of Warsaw that bridges are being built for some politician. It is disgraceful to suggest to the residents of Warsaw that they will be punished for having their own opinion. Such a person has no right to be a Polish politician - stated Marcin Kierwiński in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus.


10:01

Czaputowicz:

Some Western Elites Believe Democracy Means Society Elects Leaders They Prefer. Poles Chose PiS, and That's Disliked
“I think various private companies and institutions can conduct different studies. It’s a matter of scientists’ assessment of the report’s substance and methodology. I see a disconnect or different interpretations of the issue of democracy. We stand on the position that democracy is the rule of the people – as the definition indicates. It is realized through elections. Some elites in the West believe that democracy exists when society chooses leaders that suit those elites. Here we have a clear example. Poles elected Law and Justice, which governs in the name of the nation, and this is not liked. Therefore, it is best to label this government as undemocratic. It is an instrument for achieving certain goals, not an objective fact” – said Minister Jacek Czaputowicz in the “Political Salon of Trójka” in an interview with Paweł Lisicki about the report on the state of democracy in individual countries.

10:08

Czaputowicz on potential ECJ ruling: We will have to consider how to implement these provisions

The Court of Justice does not deny the reforms, only certain elements, e.g., the issue of lowering the retirement age for judges. In that case, we will have to consider how to implement these provisions. They do not concern the entirety of the reforms. On the contrary, we are told that we can reform, but some elements, such as whether the authorities could lower the retirement age from 70 to 65. If that were to be questioned, individual cases of particular judges who are in retirement would need to be considered” – said Minister Jacek Czaputowicz on Radio Three.


10:32

Trzaskowski:

Treating the budget like a party piggy bank is a huge scandal

- We heard that investments in our capital will only be government-funded if PiS wins. We also heard that the government will not support bridges for Rafał Trzaskowski. These are scandalous words. Investments are not for me, they are not for Patryk Jaki, they are for the people of Warsaw. It is unbelievable that PiS is trying to blackmail the people of Warsaw, telling them that if they don't win here in Warsaw, there is no chance of good cooperation with the government, no chance of important investments for Warsaw. I want to remind you that the people of Warsaw pay taxes in Warsaw. These investments are financed, among other things, from their money. Treating the budget like a party piggy bank is a huge scandal – said Rafał Trzaskowski at a press conference.

- The people of Warsaw will certainly know how to respond to such blackmail, the people of Warsaw have never been intimidated and can respond to such blackmail with a red card for those who try to blackmail the people of Warsaw. Such a red card can be shown to the ruling party on October 21st – the candidate for the capital's mayor continued.

- I have a letter with me, addressed to Mr. Minister Kwieciński, in which I ask if it is true that investments for Warsaw will only be implemented by the government if the minister's colleagues win. I hope that the minister will deny these words – added Trzaskowski.

- Furthermore, I am asking when Warsaw can count on financial support, because this money is not allocated in the current budget for the next year. I am asking if this money will appear only after 2019, how the government plans this - he stated.


10:36

Jaki:

I Will Always Help the Capital, Regardless of the Results. However, It's Difficult for the Government to Fund Bridges if Trzaskowski Wins, Since He Himself Said Warsaw Doesn't Need Bridges, but Pedestrian-Cycle Paths.

Patryk Jaki is referring to his yesterday's words about bridges on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/PatrykJaki/status/1049940854356541441


10:39

Sejm Information Centre on the 'De-UB' Law: The Speaker of the Sejm Assesses Provisions Passed Almost Two Years Ago as Fully Constitutional. This Stance Will Be Presented to the Constitutional Tribunal.

- In reference to media reports and comments on this matter, the Sejm Information Centre clarifies that the opinion of the Legislative Committee of October 4th regarding the so-called 'de-UB' law passed in December 2016, concerning the incompatibility of Article 15c, paragraphs 2 and 3 of the law with the Constitution, is not the official stance of the Speaker of the Sejm. Pursuant to Article 121, paragraph 2 of the Sejm's Rules of Procedure, the opinion of the Legislative Committee is merely advisory and does not bind the Speaker of the Sejm. In the assessment of the Speaker of the Sejm, the provisions adopted almost two years ago are entirely consistent with the Constitution – this position will be presented to the Constitutional Tribunal – the CIS informed in a communication.


11:14

WKK:

We Call on All Political Forces and Their Leaders to Debate

https://twitter.com/nowePSL/status/1049948919571107840

https://twitter.com/nowePSL/status/1049947192834908160

https://twitter.com/nowePSL/status/1049950333651349509


12:20

Trzaskowski:

I Declare My Willingness to Help Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, Craftsmen, and Guilds

Once again, I am meeting with representatives of crafts, small and medium-sized enterprises in Warsaw. Thanks to you, Warsaw is growing, changing before our eyes. Our craftsmen, these unique professions that are still operating, attest to the character of our city – said Rafał Trzaskowski after a meeting with representatives of the Mazovian Chamber of Crafts and Entrepreneurship.

I declare my willingness to help small and medium-sized businesses, craftsmen, and guilds. Primarily through a flexible rent policy. A resolution of the city council allows for decision-making. I would like the president to be more involved, because I want our city to have more places where businesses that have been operating for generations can develop. I would like these true specialists to be protected in Warsaw, through rent policy, through issues related to leasing. Where the city will support vocational education, we will absolutely do so – Trzaskowski added.


12:20

Trzaskowski Failed as a Minister. Let's Not Let Him Become Mayor of Warsaw. PiS Publishes New Spot

https://twitter.com/pisorgpl/status/1049965658656710658


12:27

Gliński on ACTA2: We are proponents of Internet freedom. We will not allow any provisions that would restrict freedom

[ACTA2] is a difficult directive because it seeks to find a compromise between powerful groups on both sides. Somewhere in there are individual internet users and freedom on the internet, but on both sides we have large corporations. We, for many reasons, including the specific characteristic of Polish society and its attachment to freedom, are proponents of Internet freedom. We will not allow any provisions that would restrict freedom” – said the minister, Deputy Prime Minister Piotr Gliński, in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on wPolsce.pl.


12:29

Another Stage of Judicial Reform Realized: President Appoints Supreme Court Judges

- At the request of the National Judicial Council (KRS), President Andrzej Duda has appointed judges who will sit in the Civil, Criminal, and Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs Chambers of the Supreme Court - stated Paweł Mucha at a briefing in the Presidential Palace. - Thus, another stage of the judicial reform, which is extremely important to us, has been realized, because judges who will adjudicate in the Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs Chamber have also been appointed - added the Presidential Minister. A total of 27 people were appointed.


12:34

Mucha:

There is no doubt that the President's activity is constitutionally and statutorily grounded
The President very clearly stated that the reform of the judiciary is being carried out in the public interest, and the President, guided by the public interest, made these appointments. There is also no doubt that the President's activity is constitutionally and statutorily grounded – stated Paweł Mucha at a briefing at the Presidential Palace.

13:00

Kaczyński Held Talks with Morawiecki and Błaszczak: 13 Minutes Spent in a Limousine on Piłsudski Square

After laying flowers before the Monument to the Victims of the Smolensk Tragedy of 2010 on Piłsudski Square, the Law and Justice (PiS) party leader Jarosław Kaczyński, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, and the Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak entered a limousine surrounded by State Protection Service (SOP) officers. The informal meeting, captured by a Polsat News camera, lasted for over a dozen minutes. Afterwards, the politicians dispersed to their respective cars. The recording was published on the PN website.


13:35

Building New Parking Spaces: Jaki's Fourth Pre-election Pledge

I am presenting the first 5 decisions I will make if I become the Mayor of Warsaw. The first 5 decisions that I will sign in the first week of my term, should the residents decide so. I have already signed 3 pledges: commencing the construction of the 3rd and 4th metro lines, building 50 nurseries and kindergartens, and initiating the process of building a city of the future. Today, the fourth decision. If I become the Mayor of Warsaw, my fourth decision will be to build new parking spaces” – said Patryk Jaki, the United Right candidate for the Mayor of Warsaw, at a press conference.

I want parking spaces to be built in every district of Warsaw. I will decide to commence an unprecedented, largest process of building parking spaces in years. On every larger housing estate, I will look for places where new parking can be built. Additionally, I will start the process of building underground parking lots, including at Teatralny Square and Powstańców Warszawy Square” – he added.


13:40

Jaki:

If I have projects that Trzaskowski doesn't want to implement, it's difficult for him to secure funding for them

I did not authorize Piotr Guział's statement. I will always support Warsaw, our beloved city, regardless of who wins the elections, but there are some projects that are solely my projects. Rafał Trzaskowski questions them, like the construction of new bridges. Trzaskowski says that new bridges are not needed, pedestrian and cycling footbridges or the 'district of the future' project are sufficient. If I have projects that Trzaskowski doesn't want to implement, it's difficult for him to secure funding for them” - said Patryk Jaki at a press conference.


13:44

Jaki:

If Trzaskowski Asks for My Help Mediating Government Aid, I Will Gladly Be an Intermediary Between Him and PiS Ministers

"If Rafał Trzaskowski asks for my help in mediating government aid, even if he were to ask for such help today, I will gladly offer assistance and act as an intermediary between him and the PiS government ministers. I will certainly try to help him secure a commitment for his ideas," said Patryk Jaki at a press conference.


14:13

Morawiecki:

Our Goal is a Modern Healthcare System with Shorter Waiting Lists

- With immense joy, I want to confirm here that we are investing in the operating block and specialized equipment at the hospital in Sokółka. Earlier, I also familiarized myself with the needs of this hospital. I know there are further needs, and we are coordinating with the district governor and the hospital management to ensure our hospitals have the best possible equipment. I would like to remind you that last year we allocated several hundred million zlotys, and counting other expenditures, it was over a billion zlotys in additional funds for equipment investments in hospitals. This year, too, we are allocating many additional resources. Specifically for this hospital in Sokółka, which treats several hundred patients, we are allocating approximately 1.5 million zlotys and are also agreeing on further investments so that our citizens, our patients, can be treated with the best possible equipment – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at the Independent Public Healthcare Unit in Sokółka. He added:

"I would like to sincerely thank all doctors, nurses, and medical staff for their immense effort and great dedication throughout the entire process of treating patients. I am convinced that these investments we are making, long-term ones – let’s be honest – today, the total number of medical students, both full-time and part-time, is around 23,000 individuals pursuing medical professions, while over twenty thousand doctors have left Poland in the last twenty-odd years. This is a huge loss, which is why we want to create the best possible conditions for doctors and all medical staff so that they stay here, in the country. Hence, our investments in equipment as well, because everyone wants to work with the best possible equipment, and patients want to be treated in the best possible conditions, and that is what we are striving for. This is why we made such a commitment not long ago to allocate increasing amounts of funds relative to GDP. Today, it is about 4.86%, and for the next year, it is planned to be around 4.9%, as the Minister of Health told me an hour ago, which is already close to 5% of GDP."

- This is precisely what we aim for: a healthcare system that is increasingly modern, with shorter waiting lists, and this is also our commitment. We will show some initial results in the areas of cataract treatment and prosthetics, and in several other areas where waiting times are the longest. This is a great challenge, but we want to tackle this difficult bull by the horns and we will act to improve the situation in this area – said PMM.


14:26

Schetyna:

We Will Draft Our Parliamentary Election Program in Accordance with Local Governments

- We want the project, the program, that we will be writing for the 2019 election campaign, to deeply and openly draw upon the experiences of local governments. Both municipal ones, and also, or perhaps primarily, those of the marshals' offices. Małopolska serves as a model for us – stated Grzegorz Schetyna at a press conference in Krakow.

- We will be writing the program for the parliamentary elections in agreement with the marshals' offices and with those regional programs that we are currently submitting and presenting in the local government election campaign – he continued. The Civic Platform leader announced the re-submission of the "Poland Without Smog" project to the Sejm.


14:42

Budka:

The President disrespects the Constitution. He is already a repeat offender in breaking the law

- The President clearly and unequivocally sides with those who break the Constitution. He disrespects the Supreme Court's resolution, the NSA's judgment, but most importantly, he disrespects the Constitution. He is already a repeat offender in breaking the law, and it is absolutely unacceptable for the guardian of the Constitution to become a passive executor of political orders coming either from the Ministry of Justice or from Nowogrodzka Street [referring to the headquarters of the ruling Law and Justice party]. The President has absolutely not matured to his role – stated Borys Budka at a press conference in Krakow.


14:45

Schetyna:

There is no Trzaskowski Bridge

- There is no such thing as a [Trzaskowski] bridge. There is the Silesian-Dąbrowa bridge, various bridges, but no Trzaskowski bridge. All bridges belong to all residents of Warsaw. If someone speaks in such a way and frightens Varsovians, wanting to force them to change their electoral preferences, I say: it's a dead end, you will lose these elections and all subsequent ones if you treat Poles the way Jaki treats the residents of Warsaw. Shame - stated Grzegorz Schetyna at a press conference in Krakow.


15:21

Laskowski:

The President Ignored the NSA's Interim Measures. This is Not a Good Sign for Society
The decision was, as we all see, swift, because essentially after the documentation was transferred from the National Court Register, the president made a decision, he handed out nominations to 27 judges, in addition to ignoring the NSA's interim measures - stated Michał Laskowski at a briefing. - I think this is not a good signal for society, that in this way court rulings can be disregarded, ignored, not taken into account.

17:50

Tusk Publishes Photo with Bono and "Constitution" Poster

Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council, has shared a photograph on his Twitter account featuring him alongside Bono, the frontman of the Irish rock band U2. The image also prominently displays a poster with the word "Konstytucja" (Constitution) on it. The post, linked to a Twitter URL, appears to be a political statement or commentary, though the specific context and intended message are not detailed within the provided text snippet.


19:47

Kopacz:

I will encourage Tusk to run for president because the dignity of the presidential office needs to be restored
“If you were to ask me if I would be the person to encourage Donald Tusk to return to politics, I would answer ‘yes’. When Donald Tusk was the party leader and Prime Minister for 7 years, the kind of things happening now that are bringing people out onto the streets did not occur. People went out onto the streets, there were protests. This cannot be downplayed, the issue is how these protests are resolved,” former Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz said in an interview with Dorota Gawryluk on the program “Wydarzenia i opinie” on Polsat News.

“The final decision must be his, but I will encourage Donald Tusk to run in the presidential elections. Then his term will end and he will be able to [run] peacefully. Today, the alternative to the current president, Andrzej Duda, would undoubtedly be Donald Tusk, because the dignity of the presidential office needs to be restored,” she added.

19:49

Rostowski:

When I decided to step down as Finance Minister last summer, I asked Mateusz Morawiecki if he'd like to take the role. He said no.

- In September 2013, when I had already decided last summer that I wanted to leave my post as Finance Minister, I asked Mateusz Morawiecki if he would like to become Finance Minister. And he said no. If, as PiS claims, everyone knew that fraudsters were running rampant – which is a blatant lie, by the way – then if Mateusz Morawiecki also knew about it, why didn't he make a patriotic decision to join this government, become Finance Minister, and fight these fraudsters, since he claims to be so capable of doing so? – Jacek Rostowski said in an interview with Grzegorz Kajdanowicz on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".


19:53

Mucha on Supreme Court Decisions: No Body Has Influence Over the President Exercising His Prerogative

The President is implementing the Constitution of the Republic of Poland and the act on the Supreme Court. There is no body that has influence over the President exercising his prerogative. The Supreme Administrative Court has no competences in this regard. The President is not a party to any proceedings. This is perhaps a question for the National Council of the Judiciary” – said Minister Paweł Mucha on Polsat News's "Wydarzenia i opinie", when asked why the President did not wait for the ECJ ruling before appointing new Supreme Court judges. 


19:56

Mucha:

Tusk Behaves Like an Active Opposition Politician. He Has That Manner

Donald Tusk behaves as if he were an active opposition politician. He has that manner. I listened with astonishment to the Prime Minister [Tusk], who said that from morning to night he follows what is happening in Poland: in Warsaw, in Krakow, in Gdansk. I started to worry a little about our European problems, what will happen with Brexit” - said presidential minister Paweł Mucha in an interview with Dorota Gawryluk on Polsat News.


20:04

Sienkiewicz:

The 'Tapes' Case Was Handled Very Flawed by the Prosecution. The Court Did Everything to Avoid Clarifying It. The Justice System Chose the Path of Least Resistance

The ‘tapes’ case was handled very flawed by the prosecution. The court did everything to avoid clarifying it. The justice system chose the path of least resistance. I ask myself whether it was opportunism, fear, or other factors. It's difficult for me to judge. Suddenly, after 4 years, the case is revived at the least expected moment” - said former Minister of the Interior, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, on Polsat News.


20:08

Sienkiewicz:

We are in the midst of the fourth election marked by tapes. This means future elections will also be defined by tapes

[PMM tapes] have destructive power. What is most terrifying in this whole story is that it's unknown who possesses them, apart from the collection held by the prosecution. Strangely, they are leaking through right-wing journalists. We are in the midst of the fourth election that is passing under the sign of tapes. This means that the next elections will also be passing under the sign of tapes. We are increasingly becoming a theoretical state, not less” – Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz said in an interview with Dorota Gawryluk on Polsat News.  


20:11

Sienkiewicz:

I've Never Seen Such a Brutal Local Election Campaign

"I have never seen such a brutal local election campaign. There is no symmetry, because this brutality is mainly on the side of those in power, who have the instruments and the strength, which they are demonstrating in an astonishing way. I have the impression that we need a calm conversation among Poles without partisan beatings" - said Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz in Polsat News.


20:36

Jaki and Poręba Organize a Walk in the Capital: Highlighting Tenements "Warsaw Could Lose if the Civic Platform Continues to Rule"
Public authorities have their obligations. Citizens, Poles, entrust their confidence to public authorities so that they take care of their property, so that their property is not crudely plundered. Behind us are burning tenement houses on Poznańska Street, which are subject to claims. More tenement houses that Warsaw could lose if the Civic Platform continues to rule, which has already shown that returning real estate is not a problem for them. We have one tenement house behind us, but over two thousand such properties were returned during the Civic Platform's rule alone – said Patryk Jaki before the organized walk, the aim of which, according to the candidate for the capital's president, is to point out tenement houses threatened by reprivatization.

21:29

Image of the Day: Facts about Żuk: KO's Image Catastrophe, Events: KO Has a Problem, News: In June, Trzaskowski Threatened that Funds for Poland Would Be Frozen
-- 300POLITYKA LIVEBLOG: Jaki and Poręba are organizing a walk in the capital. They are showing tenement houses that “Warsaw could lose if PO continues to rule”. Sienkiewicz: I have never seen such a brutal local election campaign. Sienkiewicz: We are in the midst of the fourth election campaign marked by tape recordings. This means that the next elections will also be marked by tape recordings. Sienkiewicz: The tape recording affair was handled very poorly by the prosecution. The court did everything to avoid clarifying this matter. The justice system took the path of least resistance. Mucha: Tusk behaves like an active opposition politician. He has that manner. Mucha on NSA decisions: There is no body that has influence over the president exercising his prerogative. Rostowski: When I decided in the summer that I wanted to leave as Minister of Finance, I asked Mateusz Morawiecki if he would like to become Minister of Finance. He said no. Kopacz: I will try to persuade Tusk to run for president, because the dignity of the office of president needs to be restored. Tusk publishes a photo with Bono and a “Constitution” poster. Laskowski: President Duda ignored the NSA's provisions on security measures. This is not a good signal for society. Schetyna: There is no Trzaskowski bridge. Budka: President Duda does not respect the Constitution. He is already a recidivist in breaking the law. PMM: That's exactly what we want, for healthcare to become more modern, for waiting times to shorten, and this is also our commitment. https://300polityka.pl/live/2018/10/10/ ***** POLSAT EVENTS -- PRESIDENT ANDRZEJ DUDA APPOINTED 27 SUPREME COURT JUSTICES - preview. -- ANDRZEJ DUDA DID THIS, WITHOUT WAITING FOR THE RULING OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND DESPITE THE RESERVATIONS OF THE SUPREME ADMINISTRATIVE COURT - Bogdan Rymanowski. -- WHILE CANDIDATES FOR JUDGES ENTERED THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE, A PROTEST WAS TAKING PLACE ON KRAKOWSKIE PRZEDMIEŚCIE STREET - Dariusz Ociepa. -- THE REGULATIONS DO NOT IMPOSE ANY DEADLINES ON THE PRESIDENT, BUT THE PRESIDENT DID NOT WANT TO WAIT - Ociepa continues. -- THERE ARE CURRENTLY SO-CALLED 50 OLD JUDGES AND 37 NEW JUDGES IN THE SUPREME COURT - Ociepa. -- IT IS POSSIBLE THAT FROM AMONG THESE NEW APPOINTMENTS, THE PRESIDENT WILL SOON APPOINT AN ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND PRESIDENT - Ociepa continues. -- AN UNANNOUNCED AND PROBABLY UNPLANNED MEETING OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE COUNTRY - no material: Polsat News recording. -- THE BATTLE FOR WARSAW IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY EMOTIONAL - Rymanowski. -- THE MATERIAL INCLUDES A STATEMENT BY PATRYK JAKI ABOUT BRIDGES. -- RAFAŁ TRZASKOWSKI WROTE A LETTER TO THE MINISTER OF INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT - Grzegorz Kępka. -- THE CIVIC COALITION HAS A PROBLEM; THE PRESIDENT OF LUBLIN, WHOM THEY SUPPORT, DID SOMETHING THAT THE CENTRAL OFFICE CLEARLY DID NOT LIKE - HE BANNED THE EQUALITY MARCH. -- A DECISIVE STANCE TAKEN BY THE HEAD OF PO AND AN EQUALLY DECISIVE RESPONSE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF LUBLIN - Agnieszka Milczarz. -- ALTHOUGH KRZYSZTOF ŻUK IS THE HEAD OF THE REGIONAL PLATFORM, HE HAS HIS OWN ELECTION COMMITTEE, AND THIS CREATES A PROBLEM, NOT FOR PRESIDENT ŻUK, BUT FOR THE CIVIC COALITION - Milczarz continues. -- “IF WE LEAVE THIS STUDIO, I WILL HIT YOU.” THE LEADER OF THE LEFT POLEMIZED WITH A PIS DEPUTY IN SUCH AN IMPOLITE MANNER - Rymanowski. ***** TVN FACTS -- A CEREMONY KEPT SECRET, CANDIDATES INVITED AT THE LAST MINUTE - THE PRESIDENT DID NOT WAIT FOR THE CJEU, DISREGARDED THE NSA RULING, AND APPOINTED NEW JUSTICES TO THE SUPREME COURT - preview. -- INSTEAD OF PROUDLY AND DIGNIFIEDLY, IT WAS HASTY AND SECRETIVE - Justyna Pochanke. -- THEY ENTERED FOR NOMINATIONS ACCOMPANIED BY LOUD PROTESTS - Maciej Knapik. -- THE NOMINEES MOSTLY REMAINED SILENT, ONE ENTERED INTO A DISCUSSION WITH THE PROTESTERS - Knapik continues. -- PRESSURE, INTIMIDATION, PURGES - THIS IS WHAT COURTS LOOK LIKE ACCORDING TO 90% OF JUDGES SURVEYED - preview. -- IGOR TULEYA DID NOT REFUSE TO TESTIFY, BUT IT TURNED OUT THAT UPON ENTERING THE BUILDING, HE WAS ALREADY ALONE - Jakub Sobieniowski: The deputy disciplinary ombudsman did not want the judge's attorney to participate in the proceedings. -- THE MATERIAL IS ABOUT THE CASE OF WALDEMAR ŻUREK. -- IF TRZASKOWSKI WINS, WARSAW WILL BE CUT OFF FROM STATE BUDGET FUNDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE METRO, BRIDGES, AND BYPASS - IS THIS AN OFFER OR BLACKMAIL? - preview. -- PATRYK JAKI: I did not authorize this statement [by Piotr Guział]. -- PATRYK JAKI'S ANSWER TO THE QUESTION ABOUT THE WORDS OF HIS CHIEF OF STAFF DID NOT CLOSE THE ISSUE EITHER - Krzysztof Skórzyński: Also because Rafał Trzaskowski demands that the entire staff retract these words from Piotr Guział. -- JAKI'S CAMPAIGN STAFFER LITERALLY FLOODED THE INTERNET WITH SIMILAR SUGGESTIONS AND THEN RECEIVED A RESPONSE [FROM RAFAŁ TRZASKOWSKI] - Skórzyński continues. -- IT WOULD BE EASIER FOR THE PIS CANDIDATE TO SAY THAT THE SUGGESTIONS THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD SUPPORT WARSAW UNDER JAKI'S ADMINISTRATION, BUT NOT UNDER TRZASKOWSKI'S, ARE THE SELF-WILLED ACTION OF ONE CAMPAIGN STAFFER IF NOT FOR THIS - Skórzyński: The government has already been employed for the campaign of one candidate. -- MINISTERS ARE TRAVELING EXTENSIVELY ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND DECLARING BUDGETARY SUPPORT AT CONFERENCES WITH PIS CANDIDATES - Skórzyński continues. -- THE PRESIDENT OF LUBLIN IS PULLING A PRETTY TRICK ON HIS OWN STAFF, HE BANNED THE EQUALITY MARCH, EVEN THOUGH PLATFORM, MODERN POLAND, THE LEFT, AND THE RAZEM PARTY SUPPORT HIM IN THE ELECTIONS - preview. -- ONLY IN SUCH A SYMBOLIC WAY DID BARBARA NOWACKA AND KATARZYNA LUBNAUER TRY TO SAVE THEMSELVES TODAY FROM THE IMAGE CATASTROPHE THAT THE PRESIDENT OF LUBLIN'S DECISION REPRESENTS FOR THEM - Arleta Zalewska. -- JUST 6 DAYS AGO, IN A LETTER TO THE PRIESTS OF LUBLIN, ŻUK EXPLAINED THAT HE COULD NOT ISSUE SUCH A BAN BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF THE LAW - Zalewska continues. -- TODAY, HOWEVER, HE FOUND A LEGAL BASIS - Zalewska. -- THE LEADERS OF THE CIVIC COALITION WERE AWARE TODAY THAT BY BLOCKING THE EQUALITY MARCH DUE TO THE PRESIDENT THEY SUPPORT, THEY WERE EXPOSING THEMSELVES TO QUESTIONS ABOUT CREDIBILITY, WHEN DURING THE LOCAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN, SPEAKING ABOUT PIS CANDIDATES, THEY WARNED - Zalewska continues: Today they could only appeal and express their opposition. -- TUSK, BONO, AND A POSTER WITH THE WORDS “CONSTITUTION” - no material. ***** TVP NEWS -- AGREEMENT REACHED, NURSES RETURNED TO WORK - on the front page. -- GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR FARMERS - banner. -- AID FOR FRUIT GROWERS IS FLOWING ABUNDENTLY - in the preview. -- AGREEMENT AND RAISES FOR NURSES - banner. -- PRESIDENT DUDA APPOINTED SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, THE SUPREME COURT UNSUCCESSFULLY TRIED TO BLOCK IT - Bartłomiej Graczak. -- TULEJA ON PROTESTS IN WHICH POLITICIANS PARTICIPATED - Graczak. -- ELITES ARE OPPOSING THE REFORM - Graczak. -- POLAND A MODEL IN THE FIGHT AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION - banner. -- THE HEAD OF THE ITALIAN MINISTRY OF INTERIOR THANKED POLAND FOR ITS SUPPORT - Marcin Szewczak. -- IN POLAND, MANY OPPOSITION POLITICIANS QUESTION THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY; 12 CITY PRESIDENTS HAVE EXPRESSED WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT IMMIGRANTS, INCLUDING ZDANOWSKA, JAŚKIEWICZ, AND HGW - Szewczak. -- THE PRESIDENT WITH A CONVICTION DOES NOT RESIGN - banner. -- PO POLITICIANS SAY NOTHING HAPPENED - in the preview. -- ZDANOWSKA REMAINS A MEMBER OF PO, EVEN THOUGH THE STATUTE PROVIDES THAT A PERSON WITH A FINAL CONVICTION CANNOT BE ONE - Piotr Pawelec. -- SEREMET INITIATED THE INVESTIGATION INTO LOANS - Pawelec. -- RULEWSKI ON THE POLITICIZATION OF COURTS DURING PO'S RULE - ARCHIVAL RECORDING FROM THE SEJM. -- SCHETYNA RECENTLY THREATENED JUDGES - Pawelec. -- THE AUTHORITIES OF CZĘSTOCHOWA DO NOT WANT AFFORDABLE HOUSING - banner. -- THE CITY DOES NOT WANT HOUSING FROM MIESZKANIE PLUS - in the material by Marcin Tulicki. -- PLATFORM CRITICIZES RE-POLONIZATION - banner. -- THE PO-PSL GOVERNMENT DISPOSED OF RAILWAYS DESPITE THE OUTRAGE OF THE GÓRALE AND TOURISTS - Damian Diaz. -- PO ADOPTED ITS APPROACH TO PRIVATIZATION FROM BALCEROWICZ - Diaz. -- PO STILL BELIEVES IN THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS STRATEGY - Diaz. -- SCHETYNA DOUBTS WHETHER THE COMPANY WILL BE BETTER MANAGED - Diaz. -- PFR, THE ENGINE OF MORAWIECKI'S PLAN, WILL BUY PKL FROM PRIVATE OWNERS - Diza. -- RESIDENTS OF THE PODHALE REGION ALSO APPRECIATE THE PRIME MINISTER'S OTHER ACTIONS - Diaz. -- PMM ABOUT A GÓRAL TELLING HIM HE IS A JANOSIK. -- CANDIDATES HAVE TO EXPLAIN THEMSELVES - banner. -- IN LEIPZIG, GERMANS USE THE SWIMMING POOL AND ICE RINK FOR FREE BECAUSE THE COSTS ARE COVERED BY THE RESIDENTS OF GDAŃSK, WHICH IS THE RESULT OF THE PRIVATIZATION OF THE MUNICIPAL HEATING COMPANY IN GDAŃSK, SOLD BY ADAMOWICZ TO A GERMAN MUNICIPAL COMPANY - Dominik Cierpioł. -- AFTER THE SALE OF GPC, ADAMOWICZ BECAME CHAIRMAN OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD AND THUS BENEFITS FROM PRIVATIZATION LIKE THE RESIDENTS OF LEIPZIG - Cierpioł. -- LARGE SUMS OF MONEY ALSO APPEAR IN THE CAREER OF THE PRESIDENT OF LEGIONOWO, WHO, EARNING PLN 160,000 ANNUALLY, OWNS 10 PROPERTIES WORTH PLN 5 MILLION - Cierpioł. -- IN ONE MATTER, THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE IS CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION - Cierpioł. -- PO CANDIDATES ARE LOSING THEIR NERVES; FORMER DEPUTY AND PO CANDIDATE JANINA OKRĄGŁY HIT A VOTER - Cierpioł. -- NERVOUSNESS ALSO IN TRZASKOWSKI'S CAMPAIGN TEAM; HE CLAIMS JAKI IS BLACKMAILING VOTERS - Cierpioł. -- IN JUNE, TRZASKOWSKI THREATENED THAT POLAND WOULD LOSE EU FUNDS IF PO LOST THE ELECTIONS - Cierpioł. -- NIK REPORT ON POLAND'S UNREADINESS FOR CYBERATTACKS - Cierpioł. -- THE CIVIC COALITION IS LOSING MOMENTUM; A HANDFUL OF SUPPORTERS ATTEND MEETINGS WITH SCHETYNA, ONLY A DOZEN PEOPLE SHOW UP - Cierpioł. -- NEOCOLONIALISM, OR DOUBLE STANDARDS - banner. -- LOWER QUALITY OF THE SAME PRODUCTS IN POLAND.

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