Today in Warsaw, Polish-German intergovernmental consultations will take place, chaired by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. A welcome is scheduled for 11:30 AM, followed by a meeting between the Prime Minister and the Chancellor at 11:45 AM.

At 1:10 PM, a family photo will be taken, and at 1:20 PM, a plenary session will commence, co-chaired by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Chancellor Angela Merkel. A press conference is scheduled for 3:00 PM, and at 4:00 PM, wreaths will be laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

At 11:00 AM in the Sejm, a press conference will be held with the participation of Grzegorz Schetyna, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Katarzyna Lubnauer, Barbara Nowacka, and Elżbieta Bińczycka.

It turns out that without PSL and SLD, majorities cannot be formed in the regional assemblies at this moment. This is because PiS won in six assemblies, and Platforma in one. In the remaining nine, coalition partners are needed. Therefore, if I were to start any kind of fight or speak ill of my potential partners now that the post-election dust has settled, I wouldn't be sensible, and I strive to be - stated Włodzimierz Czarzasty on TVP1's "Political Quarter Hour".

– Recently, these questions have been returning, I don't know why. No, no. I have an intuition that I will return someday, which I try to push away from myself. Then I quickly find something to do to ward off that moment, and then perhaps to completely distance myself – Paweł Kowal said in an interview with Beata Lubecka on the program “Gość Radia Zet”.

- At the moment, our primary potential coalition partners, besides those we have, namely the Labour Union, SLDPL, and the Feminist Initiative, will be seeking cooperation with The Left Together, the Greens, and Robert Biedroń and his circle. What will happen next – we shall see – stated Włodzimierz Czarzasty on TVP1's "Political Quarter Hour".

- This is a routine, but a very proper routine. It may turn out that one day, when Angela Merkel is no longer Chancellor, and we already know that will happen, it may not be like this. It's a signal of very serious treatment of a neighbor. She's arriving with almost the entire Council of Ministers, though. Probably ministers won't be everywhere, I haven't seen the list, but 14 ministries is an unheard-of thing. This shows how seriously she treats relations with Poland – said Paweł Kowal in a conversation with Beata Lubecka on the program "Gość Radia Zet".

„Bilateral, regional, European, and transatlantic issues are to be discussed between Poland and Germany. This concerns security in Europe and our region, mutual relations, current issues, and those related to history. For instance, the recent problems with reparations, and the situation of Poles in Germany. [The issue of reparations] should at least be mentioned today, because it is already starting to live a life of its own, starting to live in political commentary. This topic needs to be mentioned, because perhaps Germany will ask in which direction we want to go” - said former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Witold Waszczykowski, on Radio Trójka. 

„We should move towards an agreement on settling this issue [reparations], closing the matter at some point for Poland's benefit. This needs to be dealt with by every German government, the one that exists today and the one that will be tomorrow. Mrs. Merkel has already announced her departure. I think this dynamic will lead to her not staying until 2021, so we need to start with her [the reparations issue]. Perhaps we will finish with the next government” - Witold Waszczykowski said on the Third Program of Polish Radio.

“[Another hearing concerning Poland] means a continued political battle that the European Union and some EU institutions have waged against us. This is not a legal dispute, because it was evident over several months, when Poland made certain efforts in the spring to amend previously adopted reforms, and this amendment was rejected by the EU, which unambiguously stated [through the voice of Timmermans] that things should remain as they were. Moreover, Mr. Timmermans admitted that this is a crusade for him, a professional challenge that carries him and his career forward. This is still a stage of political and worldview, or ideological dispute between Poland and some European elites” - said former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Witold Waszczykowski, on Polskie Radio Trójka. 

- This is not a story about any legal aspects. It's likely about cleaning up after the local government elections. My summary is this: Inside the government, it was acknowledged that the election results were bad for Law and Justice, and no one will convince me otherwise. Definitely below expectations - said Paweł Kowal in an interview with Beata Lubecka on the program 'Gość Radia Zet'.

- There is one worse thing, which no one is paying attention to. I believe there is no point in comparing this to previous elections, for example, parliamentary ones, because they are different elections, but also no point in comparing to previous local government elections, because Poland is a different country over these few years. There's no point in deluding ourselves that everything will be as it was four years ago. The key issue is to analyze the current situation, meaning how the opposition is coping in today's conditions, for example, being cut off from government media, and it has coped quite well – added Kowal.

- I understand that one can be in some kind of desperation, but going to a cemetery and campaigning there, on All Saints' Day, that's a gross exaggeration. I don't think it should be like that - stated Sławomir Neumann in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on Polsat News' "Polityczne Graffiti." - One does not go to a cemetery to campaign – that's the rule. Those who campaign at graves should rather be eliminated from politics - added the head of the Civic Platform (PO) club.

Asked where the line is, Neumann explained: - If Andrzej Duda has graves in Nowy Sącz and has always been there, then okay, but there are no graves there and he went there only because the candidate for the mayor of Nowy Sącz is the wife of MP Mularczyk. They walked and strolled through the cemetery. I have no words for it.

He added that Andrzej Duda "will be president for some time to come and will bring us such embarrassment."

- We are ready to declare today our intention for cooperation between our groupings, where we have our representatives in local government. At all levels of local government. Of course, the most political, party-oriented are the elections to regional assemblies (sejmiki). Where our representatives are, we will want to protect local governments. As we declared, we fought for this during the local government campaign – said Grzegorz Schetyna at a joint press conference in the Sejm. - There are six groupings of us. There is Civic Platform, Nowoczesna, Inicjatywa Polska, Polish People's Party, Democratic Left Alliance, Union of European Democrats. These are environments that garnered several million votes in the last elections, and they want to cooperate with each other. This is the first declaration from all six groupings, political environments, of the desire for cooperation at the level of regional assemblies - added Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. - These elections are not over yet. There will be a second round of elections in over 600 municipalities. It is very important to go and vote not only in large cities, such as Krakow or Gdansk, but also in smaller towns – stated Katarzyna Lubnauer. - People and parties are meeting, realizing that in the name of reason they should cooperate because they need each other in this cooperation. I encourage everyone who voted for the SLD list, for the Lewica Razem list, to participate in the second round of voting, and to support all candidates from the democratic side, i.e., not PiS – said Włodzimierz Czarzasty. - You will choose whether it will be a PiS-led closure or a pro-European opening, which we, from our side as the pro-democratic camp, declare from PO, Nowoczesna, PSL, SLD, UED, and IP. Wise cooperation based on a program and shared values – added Barbara Nowacka. - Local government in democracy, well-rooted in Poland, is the essence, the meaning of democracy, therefore we will not allow it to be taken over by an anti-democratic and anti-local government force. We are building a community, a community beyond divisions – said Elżbieta Bińczycka.

- This is a special day, November 1st, for all of us. If I see such behavior, such reactions, if the President of the Republic of Poland behaves in this way, directly engaging in the campaign in a rather unrefined manner, it bodes ill. Not only for this candidate during the election, but for the President in general. One cannot act like this, fulfill the provisions of the Constitution and adhere to its stipulations – stated Grzegorz Schetyna in an interview with journalists in the Sejm, commenting on President Duda's visit to Nowy Sącz.

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The Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki, met with the Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, at the Belvedere Palace.

The meeting, which took place on November 2, 2018, was attended by delegations from both countries. The discussions focused on key issues in Polish-German relations, including economic cooperation, security, and regional development.

The two leaders also discussed current European affairs and challenges facing the European Union. The meeting was described as constructive and fruitful, reaffirming the importance of bilateral relations between Poland and Germany.

For more information, you can refer to the official tweet from the Prime Minister's Office of the Republic of Poland: https://twitter.com/PremierRP/status/1058309829176033281

The book by Janusz Palikot will premiere on November 7th at 6:00 PM at the Book Book bookstore at Hoża Street. 300POLITYKA is the first to publish excerpts from the book Nic-nic. Ontologia na marginesach Leśmiana, published by the Cultural Center in Lublin: *** A poem resides in memory (in the logos) like everything else. It animates speech, which is something like a bloodstream. For a poem to speak, to animate speech, it requires "thinking the poem." But not necessarily speaking. Silence is usually the beginning of thought. The silence of a poem is its primary form of existence. A poem is silent in many ways: because it is over-read or over-talked, but also because it is unread, only recited. And also because it is not understood, but interpreted. Sometimes a poem is almost annihilated: over-read (over-talked) to death. And sometimes it is easier to hear the poet's voice in some "lesser" poem, less known, and to reach what is expressed in that voice, than in a masterpiece. Especially one "learned by heart." Then, let us repeat: we recite, but we do not think. We invent. We speak, but we do not hear. Paradoxically, poems that are not read at all, never read, are more audible than those that are eternally read (over-read). Here is a fundamental paradox: an unread poem speaks, and an over-read poem is silent. Over-reading to death has happened to many poems: Mickiewicz's Pan Tadeusz, or Celan's Fugue of Death, or Leśmian's W malinowym chruśniaku (these are among the many poems murdered by reading). Personally, I have always felt a fear of learning a poem by heart – I felt it died in my mouth then. But a poem is also silent because it is not understood. The sentence "You cannot step into the same river twice" in relation to a poem means that you cannot read the same text twice. Understanding a poem, therefore, consists of living thought, open to what the poem wants to tell us. However, the primary way a poem remains silent is the fact of it not being listened to. Reading a poem is, above all, listening to it. And usually, we speak to the poem, rather than listening to what it tells us. One thing is certain: a poem is read (heard) when it resists and does not yield to interpretation, but continues to "flow from itself" and does not allow us to talk about it, but is speaking itself. Uttering. Prophesying. And only this is poetry. *** Who is the poet? The poet is an "incorrigible Existentialist," "eternity's melodious bustle," a conversationalist with death, a place where nothingness glitters with lies (Srebroń, NC). The poet is not a person at all. The distortion, which directs towards the elusive, somewhere between two adjacent words, is the poet's occupation and the re-hatching of words. Often, these are entirely new words. In that case, personality, if it still exists, is an obstacle. The poet's occupation is not just abandoning personality, but not being oneself, a person, at all. Otherwise, this stream of new meanings will not flow through us, but will only get stuck in us. In Leśmian, more than in anyone else, language explodes with new words. I will give just a few examples: Srebroń – meaning the subject of silvering; spylona rozwalicha – meaning dust after transformation (or perhaps even distortion); Zmierzchun – meaning the god of desire born of decay and violence. But also: Nieroznawka (unrecognizability), mówista (talkative), wśnić się (to dream oneself), rozprószca (scatterer), brzydź (repulsion), wymrocze (darkness descends), zmorowanie (torment), zbezcieleśnianie (disembodiment), daleczyzna (distance), bezboże (godlessness), bezbożyna (place of godlessness), bezmogiła (grave without power), rozbłyskaniec (flasher), niepochwycień (un graspable), Śnisko (dreaming place), pozawrocze (place beyond return)… And hundreds of others. So, is the poet a creator of words? No. The poet is not a creator of words; rather, it is a place where words are created. It is something that expresses itself in new words, that creates all of this, and the poet's person was merely a necessary tool for this to happen. Only when a person ceases to be a person do they overcome metaphysics. Although in Leśmian, it is still only an overcoming without the actual overcoming. In this sense, Leśmian does not ultimately move into ontology as such. The metaphysical "temptation" is still present in him. Even when he introduces ontological categories, he still returns to metaphysical problems. As if he needed to exist on the border between metaphysics and ontology. In this sense, poetry is like a matter of "movement," and it is a bit like with Oskar Miłosz in the quotes from Czesław Miłosz's Harvard lectures. But of course, the concept of movement immediately refers us to Bergson. Poetry is "more closely bound than any other form of expression to the spiritual and physical Movement that fertilizes and to which it shows the way." Note that the word Progress is not used, but Movement (with a capital M), which has multiple implications, because "progress" implies ascending linearity; in the word "movement," the emphasis is placed on the very incessant transformation and the dialectical play of opposites. Czesław Miłosz, Świadectwo poezji, p. 37 If we were to return to Heraclitus's old maxim that everything is fire, then the meaning of this movement could be precisely like the nature of fire. Therefore, poetry is an attempt to animate words, to evoke new words, so that the essence of movement, the being of being, or fire or space can be expressed. Philosophy does not have this capacity – it is always weaker than poetry. Poetry is the overcoming of philosophy. *** Another excerpt: Rhythm What is rhythm? What is melody? I confess that I have been asking myself and others these questions for years and invariably hear that it is nothing simpler – repeating proportions of sounds, or in other words, numbers. And I still don't understand. Are these proportions of numbers a result of our mind's construction? Do we think, see, and hear in such a way that repeating numbers are something like a principle we always seek? And why do we feel good about it, i.e., why do we perceive it as something true and proper? Is rhythm a hidden principle of the world? And was Pythagoras right when he said that everything is number? But why does this convince us? Why do we want principles? And we find them in numbers, in the relationships between numbers? Or perhaps rhythm is something like truth (the principle of unconcealment?) encompassing the entire cosmos, which we also find in the workings of our mind? And what is number itself? What is the number "one," for example? To the extent that the number "two" can be seemingly grasped as two ones, and this explains the meaning of two through the meaning of one, the single one remains incomprehensible, and through it, the two as well, ultimately. Is the number "one" the same as identity? Where does the pleasure of repetition come from? From familiarizing the unknown in this way, and from security? Is identity what is familiar and safe? And is this the meaning of one? Orpheus looked at Eurydice, and that was – one? Meaning – the same! In his three texts where he considered what poetry is, Leśmian always returned to the issue of rhythm as the foundation of poetry. Rhythm was for him a way of "streaming" meanings, a kind of condensation and refreshment, and swiftness of meanings. Rhythm was what protects against prose, i.e., the ordinariness of meanings. In rhythm, words find themselves anew. The magic of words is evoked not only by their content but also by rhythm. There is some metaphysical sense in this too. But most importantly, in rhythm, as in all music, there is ontological force. Music evokes and preserves what was. The dead only return to us in music and only in rhythm. Rhythm paralyzes time.

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At the beginning of the upcoming Sejm session - on Wednesday, November 7th at 2:00 PM - MPs will consider the Senate's amendments to the bill granting November 12th as a holiday. Consideration of this item will take 15 minutes, followed immediately by a voting session during which the aforementioned amendments will be voted on. The bill will then proceed to the President, who will likely sign it quickly, so that it can be promptly published in the Journal of Laws.

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The Chancellery of the Prime Minister (KPRM) is hosting Polish-German intergovernmental consultations. Details here.

- I will use the opportunities provided by the law on parliamentary investigative committees in this case. However, I hope that [Donald Tusk] will take this summons seriously. I see no justification today why he shouldn't appear [before the Amber Gold investigative committee], why he would want to be treated differently than anyone else - stated Małgorzata Wassermann in a conversation with journalists. She added that the hearing is scheduled for one day.

I am very pleased that these intergovernmental consultations have taken place. In many ministries, we had the opportunity to exchange views and develop a common position on a great many topics. Similarly, with Madam Chancellor, we discussed virtually all important matters related to the EU and those that are important for the interests of Poland and Germany, stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a joint press conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel. Both Germany and Poland are aware of the challenges we face, and therefore we must work together to strengthen the EU, both externally and internally. We are currently having such a general European reflection within the EU, and Madam Chancellor and I increasingly share a common opinion on these issues, added the Prime Minister.

- Poland is one of the key trading partners for Germany, and Germany, of course, is also a key partner for Poland. Investment cooperation is also flourishing. More and more Polish companies are interested in assets in Germany, and our region, actually the Visegrad Group, is already today the most important trading partner for Germany. More important not only than France, but also than the USA and China. This also shows the scale of trade and economic cooperation - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a joint press conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

We share a similar view on the illegal annexation of Crimea and the deliberate destabilization of Ukraine. Together, we call on Russia to adhere to universal norms of international law, including the principle of territorial integrity, democratic processes, and the rule of law. Here, we emphasize the importance of maintaining a stable situation in Ukraine, and this is also important in the context of Nord Stream 2, which we mentioned, the gas pipeline that could unfortunately push gas transit through Ukraine. This transit is, in a way, also a guarantee of at least relative peace in this part of Ukraine, where peace has been maintained all along – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a joint conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

„We have very serious problems and tensions related to the situation in Ukraine. Of course, a huge part of migration from Ukraine to Poland is economic, cyclical, temporary, seasonal, but still, one cannot ignore the fact that several million people live in areas affected by military actions, they are losing their homes, and many people are also arriving in Poland from those regions. They find work here, sometimes their temporary second home” - said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a press conference after meeting with the Chancellor of Germany.

„In this context, we emphasize how important it is for everyone to do their utmost in their own area to reduce tensions in the external areas of the European Union, and in this context, we emphasize the importance of the agreement from the European Council of June, where in its conclusions, we very clearly stated the voluntariness of accepting migrants and the consensus regarding changes to asylum policy”

„It is very probable that, similar to Austria or the Czech Republic, and indeed the United States, we will also not be part of this UN Global Compact, because we believe that our rules, our sovereign principles regarding border protection and migration flow control are an absolute priority for us, but we want to contribute to reducing tensions on the European Council forum through assistance to countries on the ground” - added the Prime Minister.

„Preparing the ballots, counting them, and preparing the election results is much easier [in the second round than in the first]. Let's hope that the commissions have gained some experience during the first round and will be able to provide the results reasonably quickly, and we will also be able to announce the election results relatively quickly. It is difficult for us to say when this will happen. We would like it to happen immediately, but this word has different connotations, meanings. It could be Monday morning or afternoon, it could be Tuesday. We would like to announce the results the day after the elections, but I must stress that we cannot guarantee this 100%” - said the Chairman of the National Electoral Commission, Judge Wojciech Hermeliński, at a press conference.

The first press conference on the day of the repeat vote in the local government elections will be held at 1:00 PM.

Grzegorz Schetyna and Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, leaders of the main opposition parties, met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. The meeting, which took place yesterday, focused on current European affairs, including the future of the European Union and the challenges facing the continent. Both Polish politicians emphasized the importance of continued dialogue and cooperation with Germany on key issues of mutual interest. The meeting was seen as a significant event, given the current political climate in both Poland and Europe.

The two Polish leaders, representing Civic Platform (PO) and Polish People's Party (PSL) respectively, discussed the upcoming European Parliament elections and the need for a united European response to global challenges. They also touched upon bilateral relations between Poland and Germany, expressing a desire for closer collaboration on economic, security, and cultural matters.

Schetyna stated after the meeting that "it was a very constructive conversation, and we are pleased that Chancellor Merkel is open to dialogue with the entire spectrum of Polish political scene." Kosiniak-Kamysz added, "We have conveyed our concerns and expectations regarding the future of Europe, and we believe that active engagement and partnership are crucial for addressing the challenges ahead."

The meeting, publicized on the Twitter account of @schetynadlapo (linking to https://twitter.com/schetynadlapo/status/1058396862930141185?s=12), highlights the efforts of the Polish opposition to maintain international engagement and shape Poland's position on the European stage.

- This is a widespread phenomenon, where a great many local governments simply buy media titles or create their own, and this clearly threatens freedom of speech in the local media market. I believe we will need to consider a legislative amendment that will limit local government spending from public funds on creating newspapers or supporting specific ones. This distorts the balance in this market. No independent press is able to compete with press published by or supported by a city hall - said Joanna Lichocka in an interview with Dorota Kania on Polskie Radio 24.

- The President announced, as far as I know [that he will sign the bill for the November 12th holiday]. That's what I heard, I don't know if it's correct. I also spoke with Marshal Kuchciński, who said that the amendments we submitted will be processed very quickly, and the President, as far as I heard, as far as I know, said he would sign this bill - stated Stanisław Karczewski in an interview with Grzegorz Kajdanowicz on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".

"And that he shouldn't interfere in what we are doing. I can be spiteful towards him. We have the right, the duty, if we believe something is done wrong by the Sejm, to fix it. That is our duty. We have fulfilled our duty" - stated Stanisław Karczewski in an interview with Grzegorz Kajdanowicz on "Fakty po faktach" on TVN24, when asked what he would say to Marcin Horala, who stated that the Senate unnecessarily butted in with its two cents on the bill for a free November 12th.

- It was a surprise for me. However, I thought there would be a second round [in Warsaw]. A combination of many circumstances meant that this second round isn't happening. It's a shame. I regret it. Patryk Jaki ran a great campaign. He presented many ideas and solutions for Warsaw - stated Stanisław Karczewski in an interview with Grzegorz Kajdanowicz on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".

I didn't say it was a success [in Warsaw]. We lost. We lost here - stated Stanisław Karczewski in an interview with Grzegorz Kajdanowicz on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach". We are analyzing it, I admit that. We are wondering why the fate of this campaign and these elections unfolded the way it did. We will draw conclusions. I will say right away that they will not be personal - the Marshal of the Senate continued.

- I am convinced that if the Sejm adopts it [the act on a free November 12th], the President will sign it, and trade workers will not work on that day, November 12th - stated Stanisław Karczewski in an interview with Grzegorz Kajdanowicz on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".

When asked on what basis trade workers would have the day off, as November 12th is not included in the ban on trade act, the Marshal of the Senate replied: - Based simply on common sense and the goodwill of shop owners, including large malls and supermarkets. I believe that trade workers will not work [on November 12th].

- This is a joke, it really is a joke. Something big was supposed to happen for the centenary. Something was supposed to remain from this event that would bring Poland closer to Europe and the world after regaining independence. We have a concert. I'll remind you, we also have concerts on New Year's Eve – said Sławomir Neumann in an interview with Grzegorz Kajdanowicz on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".

- Everyone has left Warsaw. Neither the President nor the Prime Minister will be at this march. Only nationalists. That's how they botched the centenary celebrations of Poland's independence. Unfortunately, millions were spent, dozens of people worked on it, and it's the same as always. Nothing extraordinary will happen – Neumann added.

- Everyone organizing this march must be fully aware that if fascist, racist, or xenophobic slogans, gestures, or banners appear, they must reckon with the fact that such a march will be disbanded. This is obvious, the law must be obeyed - said Sławomir Neumann in an interview with Grzegorz Kajdanowicz on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".

“The second round of local elections is ahead of us, and it's very important. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for Paweł Adamowicz in Gdańsk and for President Majchrowski in Kraków. We still have Szczecin and many other cities in Poland. It's important that people go to the polls” - Ryszard Petru said on "Fakty po Faktach" on TVN24.

„On the one hand, we managed to defend the large cities. To a large extent, this was thanks to the good performance of the incumbent mayors of these cities. People gave them a very strong mandate, and on the other hand, these results show that if that had been the political mood, I fear PiS would have won the 2019 parliamentary elections” - said Ryszard Petru on TVN24.

"Civic Coalition, if we compare the electorates of PO and Nowoczesna from 2015, has relatively lost, with 650,000 fewer people voting" - said Ryszard Petru on TVN24 in an interview with Grzegorz Kajdanowicz - "I believe a grand opposition list is needed. I propose for the European Parliament elections to create an electoral committee of individuals, not political parties, because building a coalition around political parties won't work. In these European elections, we can abandon party labels and create a grand opposition list. Let it be called 'Together for Europe'."

Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, has proposed an amendment to the law on assemblies, suggesting that Independence Day, celebrated on November 11th, be excluded from its provisions.

Currently, the Act on Assemblies regulates the procedures for organizing public gatherings, including requirements for notification and potential restrictions. Sienkiewicz's proposal aims to ensure that national celebrations, particularly those as significant as Independence Day, can be held without unnecessary bureaucratic hurdles or potential disruptions. The intention is to safeguard the solemnity and historical importance of this day, allowing citizens to commemorate it freely and without constraint.

The tweet, shared by Sienkiewicz himself on November 2, 2018, reads: "Proponuję wyłączyć Święto Niepodległości spod ustawy o zgromadzeniach. #Niepodległa" (I propose to exempt Independence Day from the Assembly Act. #Niepodległa). The hashtag #Niepodległa refers to the centennial celebrations of Poland's regaining independence in 2018, highlighting the special context of the proposal.

This initiative suggests a desire to distinguish between spontaneous or politically motivated assemblies and officially recognized national observances. By creating a separate legal framework for national holidays, the government could potentially facilitate larger-scale public events and demonstrations of national unity, while still maintaining order and security. The specific details of how this exclusion would be implemented and what implications it might have for other national holidays are not yet fully elaborated in the initial announcement.

Marek Jakubiak announced his decision via Facebook Live.