NEWS

13/03/2019

07:33

Wednesday's Political Agenda: First Day of Sejm Session, PM on Restoring Bus Routes, Visit of Vatican Secretary of State

Wednesday marks the first day of the Sejm session, which will continue until Friday inclusive. MPs will begin deliberations with a discussion on the bill supporting scientific activity from the Polish Science Fund. Subsequently, at 4:15 PM, a briefing is scheduled on significant issues arising from the activities and rulings of the Constitutional Tribunal in 2017.

At 1:00 PM, the Sejm's Rules and Deputies' Affairs Committee will consider the request from the Łódź prosecutor's office to strip Stefan Niesiołowski of his parliamentary immunity. At 3:00 PM, MPs from the Foreign Affairs Committee will, in a closed session, hear the theses of the speech, the so-called "mini-expose," which Minister Jacek Czaputowicz is scheduled to deliver tomorrow.

The Vatican Secretary of State will be visiting Warsaw today. Cardinal Pietro Parolin will meet with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at 2:00 PM and with President Andrzej Duda at 4:30 PM.

At noon, the President, in the presence of Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, will award general and admiral promotions. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Morawiecki will speak at a press conference in Płońsk at 10:00 AM with Minister Andrzej Adamczyk regarding the restoration of local bus connections.