Everyone Must Be on High Alert.
- Tusk Announces Alert
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04/13/2019
09:40
At 10:00 AM in Rzeszów, the European Coalition's regional election convention will take place, featuring, among others, PO leader Grzegorz Schetyna.
At 11:00 AM, the PiS regional election convention will be held in Lublin, with PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in attendance.
At 12:00 PM, Wiosna's convention will take place in Warsaw, attended by Robert Biedroń, Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus, and Monika Płatek. One of the main topics will be a summary of over 3 years of PiS governance.
Also today in Warsaw, celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) will occur, with the participation of, among others, former Prime Ministers Cimoszewicz, Miller, and Belka, former SLD leaders, Speakers of the Sejm, ministers, MPs, and senators from the SLD. A press conference is scheduled for 12:00 PM.
At 12:45 PM in Warsaw, Ryszard Petru will hold a press briefing regarding proposals to end the teachers' strike and the signature collection for a bill repealing the retail ban.
09:48
Bielan:
I Don't Believe Any Politician Will Actually Cause Exams to Be Cancelled. I Think Schetyna and Broniarz Will Back Down.
- I don't believe any politician will actually cause the high school exit exams to be cancelled. I think Mr. Schetyna and Mr. Broniarz will back down. He is a friend [Schetyna] and almost Mr. Broniarz's superior. I think Mr. Broniarz consults him on all more serious decisions - stated Adam Bielan in an interview with Krzysztof Ziemiec on RMF FM. He added:
"No [I'm not exaggerating], I see how they have been cooperating closely for several years. I've seen them shoulder-to-shoulder at demonstrations against the government. I've often seen Mr. Broniarz leaving the Civic Platform headquarters and I know how Mr. Broniarz behaved, for example, during the three years of Civic Platform rule when teachers' salaries were frozen. If we have a significant problem with teachers' salaries today, and I admit this problem exists, then these are the omissions of the government of Grzegorz Schetyna, who froze teachers' salaries for three years between 2012 and 2015, and today we have to make up for lost ground."
09:50
Bielan:
Broniarz Dreams of Civic Platform Returning to Power
- The Ombudsman echoed what the ZNP [Polish Teachers' Union] said last week, or the past week, that exams that have already been conducted can be questioned. This is a monstrosity. If we subjected children to such immense stress and uncertainty regarding whether these exams would take place or not, and we conducted these exams. It was possible thanks to the great commitment of teachers and superintendents. And today, to utter words that these exams can be questioned. Truly, one must have no imagination about what those students who have just passed such exams, their parents, their grandparents, feel and think - stated Adam Bielan in an interview with Krzysztof Ziemiec on RMF FM. He added:
"I don't know if a mediator is needed. What is needed is real good will from the trade unionists. What is needed is for politicians from the European Coalition not to interfere in this process. I think we are capable of reaching an agreement. Educational Solidarity itself admits that it received more from the government in the framework of these negotiations than it expected. Educational Solidarity did not count on receiving a three-hundred-zloty childcare supplement, and the government has proposed such a supplement."
09:58
Bielan:
The Most Likely Scenario is Reconstruction After the Elections. But I Reserve the Right to Say These are PM's Decisions
10:37
Schetyna Poses 5 Questions to Kaczynski:
If Not Now, Then You'll Answer to an Independent Prosecutor After the Elections.
10:52
Schetyna:
Kaczyński, Surrounded by Sycophants, Is Out of Touch with Reality. It's a Truism; Everyone Knows It, Which is Why We'll Ask Him Such Questions and Expect Answers.
- President Kaczyński, surrounded by sycophants, is out of touch with reality. It's a truism; everyone knows it, which is why we will ask him such questions and expect answers. Because Poland needs a breath of fresh air. Increasingly, even those who once voted for PiS are saying this. We need to end the republic of cronies, to bring order to this chaos. To put things right side up. To let those who know how to work do so. We will do this. That is why we are going into these elections. We want a normal, European state. We say very clearly and plainly: this is a great choice, because it concerns Poland's future, our children's future, and I believe that in May we will take the first step to choose this future for Poland, and that is why we will win - stated Grzegorz Schetyna at the European Coalition convention in Rzeszów.
10:59
Schetyna:
Zalewska is the Worst Minister of Education in History
- Today, it must be said directly: Anna Zalewska is the worst minister of education in history. That is the truth. None of us remember such chaos. If not for the local governments and their dedication, it would have ended in a total, complete catastrophe. This isn't just about the strike itself. Anyone with children in school knows how much mess there is on a daily basis, knows about the overloaded and hastily written curricula, about the youth from the double-year cohort, the majority of whom have no chance of realizing their dreams of attending their chosen school, and about the fact that PiS is shifting the costs of education onto local governments - stated Grzegorz Schetyna at the European Coalition convention in Rzeszów.
11:04
Dorota Stalińska Supports Bartoszewski:
Let's Go to the Polls and Vote for a Competent and Decent Person.
- If you are thinking about the future of Poland, if you are thinking about a good life for yourselves, your children, and grandchildren, go to the polls and cast an appropriate vote. For the first time in history, five former Prime Ministers of Poland are running for the European Parliament. This is a great opportunity to rebuild Poland's good image in the eyes of Europe and the world, an image that has unfortunately been so damaged recently by the current government. I deeply believe that all former prime ministers will obtain a mandate, but there are many more seats in the EP. It is very important that alongside them, people will sit in those benches whom we will not have to be ashamed of. Wise, educated, competent, and decent people. Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski is exactly such a person. The son of an outstanding Pole, Professor Bartoszewski, who, as you remember, always repeated. It is worth being decent. So let's go to the polls and vote for a competent and decent person - says Dorota Stalińska in a clip published on social media by the PSL candidate in the EP elections.
11:10
WKK:
Beyond Electoral Victory, We Will Do Something More Important. We Will Restore Brotherhood, Solidarity, and Justice to Poland and Poles
11:18
WKK:
European Elections are Actually the First Round of Parliamentary Elections
11:22
WKK:
The Prime Minister Should Immediately Go to the Protesting Teachers
- Today, it is the teachers who need this support, those who carry the torch of education. They receive it from us, but they must feel this support from everyone. And the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland should immediately go to the striking, protesting teachers who want to talk. He should engage in talks and, before the Easter holidays, end the strike with an agreement and respond to the demands of the trade unions, because they are entirely justified. Not hide and not promise a round table. Mr. Prime Minister Morawiecki, you need to sit down at the table and negotiate with the trade unions – stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at the European Coalition convention in Rzeszów.
11:46
Kaczyński Throws the Euro into the Campaign Arena:
We Mean European Wages, Not European Prices.
11:51
11:55
Kaczyński:
We'll Eventually Adopt the Euro Due to Our Obligation, But Only When It Serves Our Interests, Reaching a Level Close to Germany's
12:16
On Wednesday, May 1st, the "Together for Europe - High Level Summit" will be held in Warsaw – informed the Prime Minister's Chancellery.
As 300POLITYKA has learned, the event will be attended by prime ministers/presidents of almost all countries that joined the EU on May 1, 2004. The exception is Cyprus – the country will be represented by the Speaker of their parliament, and Slovenia will be represented by someone at a slightly lower level.
May 1, 2004, marked the largest enlargement of the EU. At that time, ten countries joined the community: Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Hungary.
Photo: KPRM
12:21
PM:
Our Political Competitors Want to Introduce the Euro as Quickly as Possible
12:31
Schetyna:
Mr. Kaczyński, it's the same old record, frightening and dividing Poles. It's not working. Time to go.
The Civic Platform (PO) leader, Grzegorz Schetyna, is responding on Twitter to Jarosław Kaczyński's speech at a regional PiS convention today.
https://twitter.com/SchetynadlaPO/status/1117008077730004993
12:34
PMM:
S&P's Rating Maintenance Confirms the Strength of Our Economy
- Yesterday's confirmation of our rating by the Standard & Poor's agency, which doesn't exactly, you know, particularly love us, because they already downgraded our rating in January 2016, yet yesterday, by incorporating these 40 billion PLN from our 'five' into their macroeconomic models, they maintained our rating. This confirms [the] strength of our economy - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at the PiS convention in Lublin.
12:36
PMM:
We Want European Salaries, Not European Prices
- We primarily want European salaries, not European prices. The way to achieve this is precisely by maintaining the Polish zloty - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at the PiS convention in Lublin.
12:38
Scheuring-Wielgus:
I'm Fed Up with Politicians Kneeling Before the Altar and Telling Us What to Do. I Want a Gay Couple Holding Hands in Paris or Amsterdam to Be Able to Do So in Gniezno and Rzeszów Too.
12:40
12:42
PMM:
Adopting the Euro in the Near Future is Not in Poland's Interest
- Today I can say with full responsibility: adopting this currency [the euro] in the near future is not in Poland's interest - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at the PiS convention in Lublin.
12:46
PMM:
We Stand Before a Great Opportunity
13:19
Biedroń:
They did everything to make us stop trusting them. Expensive watches, or magazines, hundreds of thousands for Russologists and Misiewiczes. Had enough? So have I!
13:20
Biedroń:
While They Squabble, Polish Parents Have No Chance of Finding a Kindergarten Spot, and Polish Seniors No Chance of Seeing a Specialist This Year! The Old Parties Have Failed Us
13:21
Biedroń:
Politicians Divide Us Because It Pays Off. A Divided Society Is Easier to Manipulate
13:21
Biedroń:
PO Claims to Stand with Women, But Says It's Not the Time Yet. After the Elections, We'll Hear Again That It's Not the Time. The Fight for Women's Rights Will Wait, Because We Need to Fight PiS
13:22
Biedroń:
Women Are the Majority of Our Society, Yet They Are Treated as a Minority
13:23
Biedroń:
We Won't Back Down. Perhaps the Civic Platform Finally Needs Courage. The State Tribunal Must Function, and We Will Have the Courage
15:14
This is a Twitter link. The content of the tweet is the following:
Mazurek to PO: Chcecie szybkiego przyjęcia euro, czy ulegniecie swoim koalicjantom z EPP kosztem portfeli Polaków?
Translation:
Mazurek to Civic Platform: Do you want swift Euro adoption, or will you yield to your EPP coalition partners at the expense of Poles' wallets?
Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/beatamk/status/1117031905285824512?s=21
17:16
17:41
Miller:
The History of the Republic of Poland After 1989 Cannot Be Separated from the History of the SLD
- If today we hear that the European Coalition is a strange creation, where nothing fits anything else, I wanted to remind everyone that such a civic coalition has existed before. During the accession referendum. When a great civic movement was formed, whose goal and desire was to bring Poland into the EU. At that time, many pro-European political parties and many social organizations and associations did a lot to achieve this beautiful goal. In those days, in 2003, 13.5 million Polish women and men said "yes" to Europe, and Europe said "yes" to us - stated Leszek Miller at a briefing on the occasion of the SLD's 20th anniversary. He added:
"Today, as we head into the European Parliament elections within a broad European coalition, it is worth remembering that we have already undertaken such a successful experiment. We are convinced that it will be successful this time too. On May 26th, we will have the greatest satisfaction from the fact that the European Coalition will win more seats than our greatest political rival, opponent, that finally, after years of PiS supremacy, the pro-European, modern, progressive, and enlightened force will win the elections in Poland and defeat the forces of darkness."
19:08
Szymański:
We Must Do Everything Possible to Avoid a No-Deal Brexit – A Chaotic, Crisis-Ridden Brexit Without a Legal Framework
19:12
Szymański:
Poland's Stance on Brexit is Now Shared by the Vast Majority of Member States
- One thing can be said with absolute certainty. Poland's stance on Brexit, or rather its evolution towards the conviction that a no-deal Brexit must be avoided, is today the stance of the vast majority of member states, and that is positive news – stated Konrad Szymański on TVN24's program "Horyzont".
19:23
Szymański:
Poland is Not the Source of Any European Crises
19:25
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