At 10:00 AM in Płock, the European Coalition will hold its convention. Also at 10:00 AM, but in Bydgoszcz, the PiS regional convention will take place with the participation of party leader Jarosław Kaczyński and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. At 11:00 AM, Wiosna will hold its convention in Poznań. Meanwhile, at 11:30 AM in Warsaw, the convention of the electoral committee Lewica Razem, comprising the Razem Party, the Labour Union, and the Movement for Social Justice, will be held.

At 11:30 AM in Bydgoszcz, a statement to the media is scheduled for Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. Following this, the head of the Polish government will visit Mława. At 2:25 PM, a laying of flowers before the monument of Marshal Józef Piłsudski is planned, and at 2:30 PM, participation in the event "Our Flavors" – a presentation of regional products.

- Yes, we have decided that ministers running [in the European Parliament elections] will take leave during these last two weeks. Besides, I have already taken leave several times during campaigns when I had duties solely related to the election campaign. However, this is also government work, so if the need arises, then it will be necessary to put the campaign aside and also deal with matters related to government work. But for the most part, we will now be on leave - stated Beata Szydło in an interview with Krzysztof Ziemiec on RMF FM.

- You know, indeed, later, with each passing day in various media, [representatives of the European Coalition] started scratching their heads, thinking that they had perhaps indeed crossed a line, as the youth say. But it seems it wasn't a coincidence, and it's not only outrageous, but one can definitely calmly label Mr. Jażdżewski's speech, given right before the address of Chairman Tusk, as hate speech. And I think many assess it as such, and certainly, huge masses of people felt very offended. I personally did too, because if someone speaks ill of the Church, and I am a member of that Church, then it is simply outrageous to me, also insulting to me personally - stated Konstanty Radziwiłł on Radio Zet.

- We all see that Poland is fractured, and the rulers are doing everything to divide Poland into rural and urban, religious and non-religious, educated and uneducated, and finally into supporters of PiS and Civic Coalition. People say that under this government, Poland is divided, unjust, and sad. This needs to change. We must bid farewell to this government, start being together, and finally start smiling at each other. By creating Civic Coalition, we showed that this is possible. We must take another step. We need to mend Poland, find common ground, and then as a nation we will be a great force, because Poles, to be free, must be equal. And that's who we are; we don't accept the arrogance of power, or privileges. We will not accept any ruler, lord, let alone a king with a court, who wants to decide who can belong to the national community and who cannot. No, because that is neither Polish nor European. Therefore, we want equal treatment, equality before the law, and finally, equal access to education and healthcare. Europe can help us with this. On the one hand, it enforces the rule of law, but on the other hand, it provides money to solve our problems here, on the ground. You just have to know how to take it, and we know how. With an additional PLN 100 billion that we will obtain in the new EU budget for the next 7 years, we will launch three programs: European Healthcare, European Wages, and something that is of fundamental importance for equality in Poland: the National Rural Development Program - stated Grzegorz Schetyna at the Civic Coalition convention in Płock.

- At this point, I want to address Polish farmers who already know, we have discussed this, that in the next EU budget, negotiated by PiS, there will unfortunately be PLN 15 billion less for the Polish countryside. PLN 15 billion. These are the sad facts. This is the responsibility and incompetence of the PiS governments - stated Grzegorz Schetyna at the Civic Platform (KE) convention in Płock.

- MEPs from PiS voted against a resolution prepared by MEPs from PO and PSL. And the resolution was clear: no agreement on limiting agricultural policy. How did PiS vote? Against. You didn't mishear. PiS was against the resolution guaranteeing funds for the Polish countryside. Why did they do it? It's hard to guess. Probably only because the resolution was prepared by the PO and PSL delegation. That was the only reason - stated Grzegorz Schetyna at the Civic Platform (KE) convention in Płock.

- The European Coalition has prepared a National Rural Renewal Program. Rural residents must be treated the same as urban residents. It cannot be the case that things available in cities are just a dream in the countryside. Every Pole, regardless of where they live, must have access to a doctor, a kindergarten for their children, or simply a fair start - stated Grzegorz Schetyna at the EC convention in Płock.

- This government, instead of bridging divides, deepens them. Instead of reconciling, it creates new divisions. Gentlemen from PiS, gazing eastward towards Russia and Turkey, forget what is Polish. So we remind them. A few examples. Security is for everyone. Yes, children don't vote. They are weak, defenseless, and reliant on adult help. But I absolutely want to state this clearly. It is a disgrace for any state and politician to turn a blind eye to their harm. If today the government calculates that an abuser, a pedophile, is influential, can help in elections, and therefore should be left alone, then it covers not only itself and the office it holds in disgrace, but also those who vote for them. I want to state very clearly: there can be no calculation here. If someone harms children, they should go to prison. Period - stated Grzegorz Schetyna at the Civic Platform convention in Płock.

- I want to say very clearly: the fight against pedophiles is not a fight against the Church, but in defense of children, we will not back down before anyone. No pedophile will hide from the hand of justice, not in a diocese, not in any party, not in the Sejm. Nowhere - stated Grzegorz Schetyna at the Civic Coalition (KE) convention in Płock.

- The police are supposed to be for everyone, not for a minister and a chairman. They are not there to satisfy the whims and political ideas of one party. The police are to ensure the safety of every Pole without exception. This includes, of course, children, not cutting up confetti or being sent out, as happened recently at dawn, to spectacularly detain a woman because she painted a picture. The minister and the chairman didn't like the painting, so they sent the police after her. This is not Polish, not European. In Poland and Europe, both you, Mr. Minister, and you, Mr. Chairman, are equal to Ms. Podleśna, and you must remember that. And if you don't understand this, then go to Russia or Turkey. But go alone, don't drag all of Poland with you – stated Grzegorz Schetyna at the Civic Platform convention in Płock.

- Unconventionally, but I want to address PiS supporters now. I know you have your views, your likes, and your dislikes. I know we won't convince you of everything. But European-standard healthcare will also be for you. You also know how important it is. You also wait for months, and sometimes years, in queues for specialists. Cancer doesn't ask about party preferences. I ask you, let's agree on this matter and all believe that this can and must be changed - stated Grzegorz Schetyna at the Civic Coalition (KE) convention in Płock.

- The second matter is the defense of our right to raise our own children, to prevent them from being sexualized almost from the cradle, or rather, one could say, from the cradle. To prevent the introduction of educational programs that will be degenerate, to ensure the continued right to a normal family, meaning a family formed by a man and a woman, a marriage, a normal marriage, with children. This is also threatened today. So that homosexual couples cannot also experiment with children, that is, adopt them. The overall goal is to prevent children from becoming subjects of experiments that are in the interest of a very small minority, but are not primarily in the interest of children and are not in the interest of our nation's future, and children are the future - stated Jarosław Kaczyński at a convention in Bydgoszcz.

- On the final stretch of the campaign, we are launching the campaign: Defend Your Right. On May 26, vote for Law and Justice - wrote PiS campaign manager Tomasz Poręba on Twitter. As one of the campaign strategists explained in an interview with 300POLITYKĄ, PiS is defining the stakes and thus strongly focusing on voter mobilization, with the defense of "the right to..." intended as an incentive to go to the polls. This is also to be the leitmotif for the week, and PiS is planning other activities as well.

- We have the right to defend our security, the security on our streets, for Poland to be forced to do something against its will, against the will of the vast majority of its citizens, something they do not want, forced relocation. There is no agreement on this. But this must be defended. We must also defend our right, which is not yet realized today, but we are moving in this direction, we have achieved successes in the EU, to the right to buy goods of the same quality, meaning to non-discrimination of our consumers, Poles. This is the fifth matter - stated Jarosław Kaczyński at the convention in Bydgoszcz.

- These are the six points, matters, values that can be achieved in these elections, these triple elections, but the first round is now defended, but they can also be lost. Remember this. That is why we must go to these elections. Encourage everyone to go to these elections. Utilize all opportunities so that those who support us, who want Poland to endure, who believe it is worthwhile to be Polish, so that they all go to these elections and, of course, vote for the list, the political formation, that guarantees 100% that these values will be defended and that one more value will be defended – the rapid development of our country – stated Jarosław Kaczyński at a convention in Bydgoszcz.

- When I am often asked why we should go to these European elections, my primary answer is that we have three main goals. Modernity, efficiency of our actions, effectiveness, and normality. I would like to say a few words about each of these three, because they should mobilize us so that in the deep layers of our nation, everyone knows how important it is to go to the polls, how important it is to fight for Poland to be modern, and for us to base our actions on tradition, our wonderful history, but also for us to simply build a normal state, and a normal state is a just, equal, and solidary state for all - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a convention in Bydgoszcz.

- One can fill their mouth with platitudes, but we show the substance, we show that we can stand up to stronger powers. We can fight for our interests, build alliances - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a convention in Bydgoszcz.

- Why is it worth going to the elections? So that things can be normal. So that Poland was simply normal. And normalcy is precisely when all Poles experience economic growth, when the government and local authorities strive to ensure that as many people as possible benefit from the fruits of [economic] growth through our social and development programs. Normalcy is the construction of a major communication hub in Poland, not relying, as opposition leaders say subtly, and sometimes quite openly, on a major hub in Berlin or Frankfurt. That is not normalcy - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a convention in Bydgoszcz.

- We are not only not responsible for anything. We were victims of terrible German terror, and therefore we, the descendants, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of those terrible years, are not responsible for anything. We are only responsible for historical memory, for historical truth, and we promise Poles this truth and the identity of Poland built on this truth, and we will take care of it – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at a convention in Bydgoszcz.

- They say about the European Coalition that it's a coalition that sometimes won't say anything concrete, that it's programmatically blurred, that it has no opinion on many matters, that it avoids controversial things. No, that's not true. We don't avoid controversial things. We try to talk about these matters wisely, with distance, calmly, by asking questions, because there are questions that, here in Płock, given the time and place, probably need to be asked. Article 25 of the Constitution speaks of the state's impartiality in matters of religious beliefs and the mutual autonomy of the state and the Church. The Republic of Poland is a secular state, neutral in matters of religion and beliefs. Therefore, the thesis that anyone who raises a hand against the Church is raising a hand against Poland is unfounded. Because no one in Poland is raising a hand against the Church. Let's not be fooled by such a narrative. And it won't be the case that the Catholic Church will be identified with the authorities and PiS, because if we thought that way, then anyone who says something bad about the Church would mean they are saying something bad about PiS. And PiS must react because PiS governs. Because PiS is the ruling party - stated Włodzimierz Czarzasty at the KE convention in Płock.

- I would like to ask a few questions. Is painting a rainbow halo around the image of a saint an act of aggression against the church? I know that feeling when they come to your house at 6 AM. How they try to humiliate, scare you, how they go through your underwear. I don't know why they do it or what they're looking for. I experienced such a situation. They threw my wife onto the floor, my children, put a gun to my head and said: if you get up, we'll shoot you in the head. Blida had a similar situation, but she can no longer tell about it. And do you know what connects these three situations? This entering at six in the morning, intimidation, laughing at people, mocking people? One situation connects them. PiS ruled then and rules now. This is their method of work. - stated Włodzimierz Czarzasty at the Civic Coalition (KE) convention in Płock.

- Thankfully, when Civic Platform was in power, Poland wasn't divided and everyone smiled at each other. This is a joke, especially in light of what Civic Platform has been up to lately. Do you remember May 3rd? The event, in my opinion of course, planned with Mr. Jażdżewski, where on one hand Donald Tusk speaks of respect for fellow human beings, and Grzegorz Schetyna speaks of smiling at fellow human beings, yet on the other hand, they organize a speech where the Catholic Church is compared to pigs wallowing in mud. It's either one or the other. I remind you that the Catholic Church is primarily made up of believers. That means all those people who go to church and are insulted in such a vulgar way simply for being believers, for going to church on Sunday. Is this the respect for fellow human beings? The smiling? Unless he considers it a form of self-criticism, then one could accept it - stated Patryk Jaki at a conference in Małopolska.

- No freedom without freedom for women. No equality without equality for women. Democracy without women is half-democracy. These are our values, values that have made Spring, values that have brought us here today - stated Robert Biedroń at a convention in Poznań.

- The brakes on women's emancipation are the Church and politicians. Their alliance has forged this fate for women in Poland. An alliance of throne and altar. This is an alliance that Wiosna, and only Wiosna, will sever, because only Wiosna has the courage not to kneel before bishops. Only we said "stop" to this 2019 pathology, in which Father Rydzyk gives orders to politicians - stated Robert Biedroń at a convention in Poznań.

- Today, the hell of women, the so-called abortion compromise, must be renounced. There is no compromise. It is pathology - stated Robert Biedroń at a convention in Poznań.

After a week of Grzegorz Schetyna consistently presenting the topic of European Healthcare Protection alongside the message of "100 billion PLN more" from the EU, the coalition has succeeded in bringing the issue into public discourse and forcing PiS to address the opposition's uncomfortable narrative. The opposition's communication was strengthened by the European Coalition leader's appearance with Janina Ochojska regarding 16 regional oncology centers, and his participation with the Mayor of the capital in a meeting with directors of Warsaw hospitals. Coalition politicians note that during PiS's convention in Bydgoszcz, the Prime Minister personally addressed the matter of 100 billion, stating that this money is already within the National Health Fund (NFZ) system: "It was a direct hit," we hear.

The European Coalition, bolstered by a certain polling breakthrough after the publication of two surveys for TVN and Newsweek, presents a new spot, which 300POLITYKA is the first to publish. The spot conveys a simple and clear message: PiS has no answer to the opposition's healthcare plan. The spot features statements from PiS politicians equivocating on healthcare financing issues, juxtaposed with the European Coalition's proposals.

- Today Poland is not a country for women. It's a country for bishops and PiS party activists. The clerical collar, like a party ID card today, serves as an ATM for the State Treasury, as a whip against defiant women, defiant artists, defiant non-governmental organizations, defiant Polish men and women. We must change this. We want a free Poland, a democratic Poland - stated Robert Biedroń at a convention in Poznań.

– Minister Brudziński, Grzegorz Schetyna, Włodzimierz Czarzasty, you lacked the courage to change Art. 196 of the Penal Code [concerning the offense of offending religious feelings of other persons]. Moreover, with the votes of the SLD, you introduced this article. With the votes of PO and PSL, you maintained this muzzle on artistic freedom and speech for years. Today, from here, from the city of freedom, Poznań, a clear message must be sent. We, as Wiosna, will have the courage and be determined to finally and at long last abolish this article – stated Robert Biedroń at a convention in Poznań.

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- I've had enough of Kaczyński. But Tusk is really not a good choice. I remember Donald Tusk's governments very well. I remember the 'junk contracts' (umowy śmieciowe), I remember child poverty, that yes, Dr. Kulczyk was doing well, but for young people, there were contracts for five zlotys per hour. When I hear that we are to return to this, my answer is very simple and unambiguous: no - stated Adrian Zandberg at the Lewica Razem convention. - I can appreciate 500+. But Mr. President Kaczyński, 500+ is not enough - he added. As he continued, under PiS rule, people are dying in hospitals because there are no doctors, the entire public sector is receiving paltry salaries, and this is no longer Tusk's fault.

42% of respondents believe that "PiS policy weakens our position in the community." In contrast, 27% of respondents believe that "PiS policy strengthens our position in the community" - according to a Kantar survey commissioned by "Fakty" TVN.

According to 22% of those surveyed, "PiS policy does not change our position in the community." 9 percent of those asked chose the option "I don't know/difficult to say."

Respondents were asked the question: "How do you assess the policy of the Law and Justice government towards the European Union?" The telephone poll was conducted from May 8-10 on a nationwide, representative sample of people aged 18 and over. The sample size was 1001 people.