At 8:45 AM, Minister Elżbieta Rafalska and Deputy Minister Stanisław Szwed will hold their press briefing. 

At 10:00 AM, the meeting of the Joint Government and Local Government Commission will take place at the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration.

Also at 10:00 AM, the parliamentary investigative committee on VAT fraud will commence its session, during which Donald Tusk was scheduled to be questioned. The President of the European Council announced yesterday that he would not appear before the MPs today and that he had sent an explanation for his absence to the committee.

President Andrzej Duda has stated that Minister Ardanowski and the Chief Veterinary Officer have assured him that they are actively searching for a "happy solution" concerning the herd of animals in Deszczno. He expressed confidence that they will find a way forward, even though current European Union regulations require the culling of these animals.

- Yes, [I am stepping down as Deputy Minister of Justice and head of the verification committee]. I have [candidates for successor], although the decision will be made by Minister Ziobro and Prime Minister Morawiecki - stated Patryk Jaki in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".

I know what I want to do in the European Parliament. I want to fight for the justice system. That's for sure. This will be the area where I will be active, because for the next few years, the EP will also be a place where the fight for Poland's right to reform its own justice system will take place – stated Patryk Jaki in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".

- It's not ruled out that [I will join] Solidarity Poland. That was the decision [to leave] at the time. The wisdom of the stage - stated Patryk Jaki in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Piasecki's Conversation".

"That there will be an increased presence of United States troops is decided. We are negotiating with the Pentagon on when and to what extent. These negotiations are nearing their conclusion. I will be part of President Andrzej Duda's delegation during the meeting with Mr. Donald Trump. I am leaving a few days earlier to meet with the Secretary of Defense, and there we will finalize the details," said Minister Mariusz Błaszczak in an interview with Piotr Goćek on "Sygnały dnia" on Jedynka radio.

"It is highly probable that during President Duda's visit [to the USA], at least the first stage of the process related to increasing the military presence of the United States in Poland will be finalized" - stated Minister Mariusz Błaszczak in an interview with Piotr Gociek on "Sygnały dnia" on Radio Jedynka.

– I believe that [Beata Szydło] would be a good President of the European Parliament, but it is still too early. We will see what the arrangements are – stated Patryk Jaki in a conversation with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24’s "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".

– The United Right camp has many very good candidates [for EU Commissioner]. Prime Minister Szydło is of course the natural choice, but we have many other experienced parliamentarians, including European ones. We will see – he added.

- We discussed this topic, Article 212. We decided there was no point in getting into a discussion about 212 when the entire Penal Code was on the table and the crux of the matter was the need to increase penalties for the most serious offenses. But we want to return to 212 now. We said we would return to the topic of deleting 212 immediately after the elections. I am truly in favor of its deletion, and it's not impossible that it will finally happen, although you must also know that there are opponents to deleting 212 - stated Patryk Jaki in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".

He also emphasized that we must ask ourselves what the alternative is, because we have a gigantic problem in Poland related to defamation. - And here there is agreement [that for defamation people should be put in prison]. I believe it should be moved from the criminal to the civil sphere - the Deputy Minister of Justice pointed out.

In my assessment, it's ceasing to work [Donald Tusk's political charisma]. I think Poles are no longer being seduced by these smooth words and platitudes that lack substance. The situation has also changed, something Donald Tusk has probably underestimated. His very active entry, aligning himself with this current trend of attacking religious people and the Church, because it's not just Jażdżewski's statement before his lecture and Tusk's failure to address what was said earlier, is a certain symbol, but it fits into a whole series of events that have taken place, the quintessence of which was the demonstration in Gdańsk, which was already very outrageous – stated Beata Szydło in a conversation with Paweł Lisicki on "Salon Polityczny Trójki".

- Certainly, we have a good foundation right now [after the EP elections]. However, that does not mean we will win the autumn elections. The autumn campaign must be very well prepared at this moment, it must be conducted well, and above all, a lot of work must be done. If PiS politicians were to convince themselves at this moment that we have already won, that the autumn elections are certain, they would commit the greatest possible mistake – stated Beata Szydło in an interview with Paweł Lisicki on "Trójka Political Salon".

„Certainly, the current result does not bring a sense of satisfaction. Although we have three mandates, meaning our PSL plan has been executed, there is no feeling of satisfaction with the overall outcome. We lost, because in my opinion, there was too much of a leftward turn, and various statements concerning not the hierarchy of the church, but the church community, which felt attacked, did not serve this purpose. It's not even about the statements of those who are forming the Coalition…” – said the leader of PSL, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, in an interview with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet.

„Mr. Jażdżewski's speech certainly did damage, as did the propaganda related to it disseminated by state television. Because it's not just about the statement itself. It was unacceptable to us, I said so immediately the next day” – he added.

„I think [to the elections] went people who don't normally vote in EP elections, not because PiS is so wonderful, but on one hand, these people felt threatened that someone might take away their 500+. Because public, government television repeated this from dawn till dusk. And it was untrue, meaning the propaganda worked. On the other hand, this attack on the Church also provoked and mobilized a new electorate” - said the leader of the Polish People's Party (PSL), Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, in an interview with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet.

- Our proposal, which we are sending for inter-ministerial consultations today, involves an increase in the minimum wage [in 2020] by PLN 200, meaning the minimum wage, if this proposal is adopted, will rise from PLN 2250 to PLN 2450 - informed Elżbieta Rafalska at a press briefing. As the Minister of Family emphasized, this also leads to an increase in the hourly rate, which will rise from PLN 14.7 to PLN 16.

- Time to get to work, stop spouting nonsense on television and radio, but rather consolidate and write a very good program agreed upon by the parties that will be [in the coalition] - stated Włodzimierz Czarzasty in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on Polsat News' "Graffiti" program.

- You will see that we will present a program, because right now we need to sit down and create one for the parliamentary elections. We will not only erase this 7% [gap with PiS], but we will simply achieve victory. I am certain of this. If anyone is not certain, they should go their own way - stated Włodzimierz Czarzasty in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on Polsat News's "Graffiti" program.

“I would like to request that a date be set for the hearing of Mr. Mariusz Kamiński, who was voted by the committee as a witness a week before Donald Tusk, and still no date has been set for Mr. Mariusz Kamiński's hearing. It is 1.5 km from the Chancellery of the Prime Minister to the Sejm, so there is nothing preventing a hearing date from being set, so that we do not have equal and more equal witnesses” - said Zbigniew Konwiński from Civic Platform (PO) during the sitting of the parliamentary committee investigating VAT fraud.

“I hope that Chairman [Horała] will take the opportunity, now that he knows the letter was sent on Friday, to apologize to Chairman [Tusk] for suggesting that this excuse has any connection with the results of Sunday's elections” – said attorney Roman Giertych, Donald Tusk’s legal representative, during a session of the parliamentary committee investigating VAT fraud.

„A project has been adopted that will provide support to those most in need. [The promise] will be fulfilled, it's just a matter of time. I don't know if it will be within this parliamentary term” – said Minister Marek Suski in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus's "Sedno sprawy" (The Core of the Matter).

"We will continue to work and – I hope – this is a good omen for the elections, but I hope we will repeat this result, however, there is no certainty. These are elections and sometimes a small thing decides, even though the government and PiS have been working for 4 years, we keep our word, we are credible. I have seen very different things. One cannot prejudge that what happens in the spring will be the same in the autumn, although I would like it to be" – said Minister Marek Suski in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski in Radio Plus's "Sedno sprawy" [The Heart of the Matter].

"Legal analyses indicate that there are no grounds whatsoever, and the United States has also stated that this is a law [447] intended for informational purposes, not for any claims. It seems that no [legislative] solutions are needed. Laws of other countries do not apply in Poland," Minister Marek Suski said in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus's "Sedno Sprawy" (The Core of the Matter).

The former mayor of Warsaw, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, is referring to today's front-page story in "Gazeta Wyborcza".

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The previous date for the hearing of Donald Tusk has been cancelled. The new date is June 17th. This information was published by MP Marcin Horała.

- No, no, [not the future finance minister]. We are discussing many matters, mainly legislative projects, but as for the proposal you asked about, it was not made. There's no point in continuing such speculation. This is, in this case, what it will sound like – a journalistic hoax - stated Jacek Sasin in an interview with Marek Kacprzak on WP's "Tłit" program.

- Prime Minister Morawiecki will soon inform who will replace the ministers who have been elected to the European Parliament. As for the reconstruction, decisions will be made by a broader group - he emphasized.

- That depends on the Prime Minister and the Chairman [whether the reshuffle will be announced this week]. I'm not betting on exactly which day it will happen - stated Łukasz Schreiber in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.

- I'm receiving signals from PiS asking me to join the United Right for the autumn elections. For me to run together with Kukiz'15 on a joint list with PiS. I declare - there is no such option - Paweł Kukiz wrote on Facebook.

- Decisions will be made [today], though not necessarily publicly announced. They will be [publicly announced] any day now. It's still difficult to say [when]. It could also be next week - stated Ryszard Terlecki in a conversation with journalists. As the head of the PiS parliamentary club emphasized, other topics will also be discussed at Nowogrodzka today, as another election campaign is beginning.

- I have no idea [when we will know the names of future ministers]. I don't know [if decisions will be made today]. There are several topics - stated Adam Lipiński in a conversation with journalists. As he emphasized, it will likely happen relatively quickly. - I don't know when the government reshuffle will take place - noted the PiS politician.

The cows from Deszczno, which were facing slaughter, will not be killed. This is thanks to the intervention of Jarosław Kaczyński (PJK) and President Andrzej Duda (PAD).

The story of the herd of cows from Deszczno gained significant public attention after it was revealed that they were intended for slaughter due to unresolved ownership issues and legal disputes.

The involvement of Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, and President Andrzej Duda, has led to a resolution that will spare the animals.

Details regarding the specific actions taken by PJK and PAD, and the exact nature of the resolution, are still emerging, but the outcome is clear: the cows are safe. This situation highlights the potential impact of high-level political intervention in resolving localized issues.

- We do not apply such an automatic rule of quotas. We believe that in these kinds of situations, this kind of over-ideologization is simply bad. However, it must be clearly stated that, when it comes to PiS, women have always been represented in important positions, whether in various political bodies within our formation or in the government, and I am convinced that women will also be among the new ministers and appointees to the government, but here we do not apply any quota on the basis that there must be 40, 50 or 60% of women or men among the newly appointed - stated Michał Dworczyk in an interview with Beata Michniewicz on Polish Radio Trójka.

- Not the kind of information I could share with you, Mr. Editor. The agreement is fair. These new candidates, or rather, new nominees, will be presented by Prime Minister Morawiecki. Whether they will be exactly the candidates I know? I'm not sure, because that's what today's consultation with PiS's close leadership was for, to see if these candidacies put forward by Prime Minister Morawiecki, first accepted by President Kaczyński, then by myself, Minister Ziobro, and the coalition leadership, have support in a broader base - stated Jarosław Gowin in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Polsat News' "Wydarzenia i opinie".

- I think a decision will be made this week, but the reconstruction will happen next week. That's my conjecture - added the Deputy Prime Minister.

- Who is Donald Tusk, I would ask maliciously? Of course, I am aware. Donald Tusk was among a not so narrow group of people who helped us in these elections. I mean a series of his speeches, in which he first clearly pushed the opposition camp to the left, and at the end, he betrayed the word given not only to Poles but to all of Europe, that he would remain impartial, and openly supported the opposition camp, leading the march - stated Jarosław Gowin in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Polsat News' "Events and Opinions."

- This is not a retreat at all [Marek Suski's words to Radio Plus]. After all, Prime Minister Morawiecki, when announcing what you called 500+ for people with disabilities, clearly stated that these funds would be obtained when the tax on large retail stores is effectively introduced - Jarosław Gowin stated in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Polsat News' "Wydarzenia i opinie".

- In my opinion, it won't happen before the beginning of next year. This is because the matter has not yet been legally settled, and furthermore, new taxes can only be introduced from the beginning of the new year - the Deputy Prime Minister added.

- Let's leave that to the future for now. Minister Czerwińska – as far as I know – did not run for the European Parliament. As far as I know, she will continue to hold a very important public office. In Poland – stated Jarosław Gowin in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Polsat News' "Wydarzenia i opinie" (Events and Opinions).

“In the recent elections, the PSL got completely lost. How can one join a coalition that promotes the fight against the Church, homosexual relationships, and the entire LGBT movement, which is entirely contradictory to the tradition in the countryside? People in the countryside see nature, they look, they walk the earth realistically, they see how the world is constructed. The PSL got lost, but I won’t cry about it. It is a party that lost contact with farmers and village residents a long time ago. It was more interested in holding offices. The countryside is showing them a red card” – said Minister Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski in an interview with Edyta Lewandowska on TVP Info’s “Gość Wiadomości”. 

- These were European elections, and we won in the EU – the European Coalition. They are calling us now on how we'll vote, for example, when electing the EPP leader, and we will be participating in the division of positions in parliament, where there is real power and real influence on the budget and decisions. PiS, despite having more MEPs, will have no influence because they belong to a marginal little party - said Radosław Sikorski in Kropka nad I.

„Many mistakes were made there. Primarily, the farmer who once drove these cows to neglect, they have gone wild, they are breeding improperly. There is inbreeding, close-breeding. They have gone wild, they cause losses in agricultural crops and danger on the roads. We don’t know their health status, but many people intervened, the entire social movement in defense of these cows. I know the EU regulations. In this situation, these cows should be culled, because we don’t know what might be in them” - said Minister Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski in an interview with Edyta Lewandowska on "Gość Wiadomości" on TVP Info. 

„I am taking into very strong consideration, primarily the request of Chairman Kaczyński, whom I greatly value, and also Andrzej Duda, with whom I was a collaborator of Lech Kaczyński; the president’s request is very important to me. I took a risk. These cows will be kept in one of the state farms, where there is no cattle, so that nothing is transferred. They will be detained, fed, examined, we will check their health status, they will be ear-tagged. Then, if these cows are healthy, perhaps there will be farmers who will want to take them to their farms, or ecological organizations. I took this risk, and the cows will live” - he added.

- This is a defeat, but not a rout. 6-7% is a defeat that can be recouped in half a year. We have created a force that PiS can lose to. It's more difficult, I had other hopes - said Radosław Sikorski in 'Kropka nad I'.

- If we are at the peak of economic prosperity and the ruling party pursues a very generous social policy, then there is no reason to be surprised that it wins. It is natural in democracy that less affluent people, just like the wealthy, vote with their wallets - said Radosław Sikorski in Kropka.

- Where PiS overstepped was in imprecise social policy. To give a concrete example: Mr. Tadeusz Kowalski, the mayor of Tuchola, told me that in Tuchola, they have a case of a person with many children who, together with housing benefits and some other allowances, receives PLN 12,000 a month without working, and other people see this. Meanwhile, there are people working hard, without children, holding down two jobs, who earn 4 or 5 thousand and some people are starting to feel like suckers for working. And here, I believe, is a social problem. Social policy should reward work, not idleness - Radosław Sikorski said on Kropka.

- The groups did in this campaign what Mr. Legierski did with Bronisław Komorowski. The happenings, which for religious people were associated with an ideological war and an attack on the Church, certainly helped mobilize the traditionalist electorate - said Radosław Sikorski on Kropka.

- I see no possibility of changing the leader, and what's more, discussing it on the eve of another campaign is useless - stated Radosław Sikorski.

-- LIVEBLOG 300POLITYKI: Olejnik asks Sikorski about changing leaders. Sikorski on a person in Tuchola receiving several thousand zlotys in state aid. Gowin on Tusk's help in the PiS campaign and the reconstruction deadline. Dworczyk on women in government. After PJK and PAD's intervention, the cows from Deszczno will not be slaughtered https://300polityka.pl/live/2019/05/29/ ***** POLSAT EVENTS -- THE HOTTEST POLITICAL TOPIC, I.E., GOVERNMENT RECONSTRUCTION - announcement. -- THE NAMES CAROUSEL IS SPINNING, ZBIGNIEW ZIOBRO HAS COME TO CONVINCE THE PIS CHAIRMAN ABOUT SEBASTIAN KALETA'S CANDIDACY - Dariusz Ociepa: Minister Ziobro would see him as Deputy Minister of Justice, replacing Patryk Jaki. But there are more candidates. -- AT 4 PM, THE PRESIDIUM OF THE PIS POLITICAL COMMITTEE BEGAN - Ociepa continues: Key decisions are made in this group. -- OFFICIALLY, NEW MINISTERS WILL LIKELY BE PRESENTED AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK - Ociepa: But unofficially, PiS politicians are already talking about sure bets today. -- ELŻBIETA WITEK IS AT THE TOP OF THIS LIST - Ociepa continues: Her name is mentioned in connection with as many as 4 positions. -- AFTER BEATA SZYDŁO, BEATA KEMPA, ELŻBIETA RAFALSKA, AND ANNA ZALEWSKA LEAVE FOR BRUSSELS, THERE WILL BE A LACK OF WOMEN IN THE GOVERNMENT - Ociepa: As PiS politicians quietly say, this only strengthens Elżbieta Witek's already high chances of taking one of the positions. -- AMONG THE POTENTIAL SUCCESSORS TO JOACHIM BRUDZIŃSKI IN THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR AND ADMINISTRATION, THE CURRENT DEPUTY MINISTER PAWEŁ SZEFERNAKER IS MENTIONED - Ociepa: Although his young age might be an obstacle. -- AMONG BOOKMAKERS WHO HAVE TAKEN UP GOVERNMENT RECONSTRUCTION, HIS NAME STILL APPEARS - Ociepa continues. -- THE MOST PROBABLE SUCCESSOR TO ELŻBIETA RAFALSKA IS THE CURRENT DEPUTY MINISTER STANISŁAW SZWED - Ociepa: However, in unofficial conversations, PiS politicians mention his weak point. He is not as medial as Minister Rafalska. -- DARIUSZ PIONTKOWSKI MAY BECOME THE NEW MINISTER OF EDUCATION, BUT THE NAME OF THE DEPUTY HEAD OF THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION, MARZENA MACHAŁEK, IS ALSO MENTIONED - Ociepa continues. -- THE EUROPEAN COALITION IS LOOKING FOR A NEW CAMPAIGN STRATEGY, THE PROBLEM IS THAT GOING SEPARATELY MIGHT BE EVEN WORSE THAN TOGETHER - announcement. -- THE IDEA FOR THE AUTUMN CAMPAIGN IS SAID TO EXIST ALREADY, BUT IS CLOSELY GUARDED - Agnieszka Milczarz: But the defeat was surprising. -- DONALD TUSK URGES KE LEADERS TOWARDS INTEGRATION, NOT DIVISION - Milczarz continues. -- THE LUDOWCY (PSL) FACE A DECISION: GO TO THE ELECTIONS ALONE, REMAIN IN THE COALITION, OR BUILD SOMETHING COMPLETELY NEW - Milczarz. -- FOR NOW, THE PSL SEEMS TO BE ONLY READY FOR A JOINT SENATE LIST OF THE OPPOSITION - Milczarz continues. -- JUNE 17 IS THE NEXT DATE FOR DONALD TUSK'S HEARING BEFORE THE VAT COMMITTEE - announcement. -- PROBABLY IF ONE Zloty MORE WAS PAID FOR PRIORITY MAIL, THERE WOULD BE NO COMMOTION [WITH DONALD TUSK'S EXCUSE] - Piotr Michalak. ***** TVN FACTS -- CROWD AT NOWOGRODZKA: LIMOUSINES, MINISTERS, AND JOURNALISTS, A CROWD AT NOWOGRODZKA. THE PARTY CHAIRMAN DECIDES ON CHANGES AT THE PARTY HEADQUARTERS. -- ANYONE WHO KNOWS THE REALITIES OF PIS KNOWS THAT THE PRIME MINISTER WILL NOT RECONSTRUCT THE GOVERNMENT SINGLE-HANDEDLY - Krzysztof Skórzyński. -- THIS IS THE REASON WHY THE TALKS DID NOT END YESTERDAY - ZIOBRO IS TRYING TO NEGOTIATE ANOTHER POSITION FOR SOMEONE FROM HIS CIRCLE INSTEAD OF KEMPA - DEPUTY MARSHAL OF THE SEJM OR MINISTER OF SPORT - Skórzyński. -- WITEK WAS A SURE CANDIDATE FOR BRUDZIŃSKI'S POSITION, BUT FOR PIS, THE POSITION AFTER RAFALSKA, ONE OF THE MOST SOCIAL FACES OF THE GOVERNMENT, WILL BE KEY, BECAUSE THE FEELING THAT PIS WON THANKS TO TRANSFERS IS WIDESPREAD - Skórzyński. -- COALITION SEEKS ANSWERS: THEY WON BECAUSE THEY GAVE AWAY, THEY WON BECAUSE THEY GOVERNED, THEY WON BECAUSE THEY SCARED - The European Coalition seeks an answer to the question - can PiS be defeated? Bartosz Arłukowicz defeated Joachim Brudziński, despite having a weaker arsenal, and Elżbieta Łukacijewska, who ran from 10th place, defeated PiS in Cisna, Podkarpacie. -- MACIEJ KNAPIK ON ARŁUKOWICZ'S SUCCESS: BIAŁOGARD, WHERE Bartosz Arłukowicz received over 4000 votes in the European Parliament elections out of almost 240,000 in the entire district. The secret to his success was his presence and activity in the region, meaning dozens of meetings and conversations. Voters assure that Arłukowicz's success was due to the fact that he was simply with them. Arłukowicz ran second, surpassing the first on the European Coalition list, Bogusław Liberadzki from SLD, who also received a mandate but had 140,000 fewer votes. -- ARŁUKOWICZ'S ADVICE FOR AUTUMN: WE'RE GOING OUT TO THE FIELD, TO THE PEOPLE. THERE'S NO NEED TO WORRY, THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTIONS ARE AHEAD OF US AGAIN, AND WE JUST NEED TO WIN THEM. -- KNAPIK ON SUCCESS IN CISNA AND THE TWEET EXCHANGE BETWEEN SCHETYNA AND ŁUKACIJEWSKA: This is a clear allusion to Grzegorz Schetyna's online comment that Cisna is inhabited by people who moved from Silesia, hence the victory. We are one of you, and that's why - replied Łukacijewska, who wants the regional authorities to resign. -- ELŻBIETA ŁUKACIJEWSKA: The people responsible for the campaign should be removed. -- KNAPIK ON CIMOSZEWICZ'S ARROGANCE: PO politicians in the capital even speak of the arrogance of Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, who, as the number one candidate in Warsaw, according to them, did not conduct the campaign at all. -- HALF A DAY FOR THE PRESIDENT IN THE WHITE HOUSE - MARCIN WRONA FROM WASHINGTON: Half a day for the Polish presidential couple in the White House, and after high-level ceremonies and talks, a reception hosted by President Donald Trump in honor of President Andrzej Duda and the First Lady - this is the plan for the Polish president's visit to Washington. -- PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN SAVE THE COWS: A semi-wild herd of cows has been saved. Officials insisted for a long time on killing them instead of examining them. Finally, the president spoke up, and the cows will be pardoned. Instead of going to the slaughterhouse, they will go to a state farm. According to the Minister of Agriculture, Jan Ardanowski, PiS Chairman Jarosław Kaczyński personally intervened in this matter. ***** TVP NEWS -- MINIMUM WAGE TO INCREASE BY 200 PLN GROSS NEXT YEAR - THIS IS THE PROPOSAL PRESENTED BY MINISTER RAFALSKA - announcement: The increase is to be twice as high as stipulated by law and will also cover the minimum hourly rate. -- THE CHAIRMAN OF THE VAT INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE FILED A NOTICE WITH THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF MATEUSZ SZCZUREK COMMITTING A CRIME - announcement: Szczurek may have caused damages to the State Treasury amounting to up to 8 billion zlotys. -- SZCZUREK, LIKE KOPACZ, KNEW ABOUT THE SCALE OF VAT FRAUD AND THE NEED FOR LEGISLATIVE CHANGES - Jan Korab. -- FOR THE ACTS FOR WHICH THE INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE SEEKS TO HOLD SZCZUREK ACCOUNTABLE, HE FACES UP TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON - Korab. -- DONALD TUSK DID NOT APPEAR BEFORE THE SEJM VAT INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE, ALLEGEDLY DUE TO OFFICIAL DUTIES - announcement: However, such behavior is considered disrespectful by many, especially since the work schedule published on the European Council website indicates that Tusk had a day off today. -- THE NOTICE THAT TUSK WOULD NOT APPEAR BEFORE THE COMMITTEE WAS SENT BY ORDINARY ECONOMIC MAIL ON FRIDAY EVENING - Marcin Tulicki. -- COMMENTATORS NOTE THAT TUSK MAY HAVE FEARED THE HEARING DUE TO THE ELECTORAL DEFEAT OF THE EUROPEAN COALITION, WHICH HE SUPPORTED IN THE CAMPAIGN - Tulicki. -- ROMAN GIERTYCH HAS LONG BEEN THE ADVOCACY FACE OF THE COALITION - Tulicki. -- NEXT HEARING DATE: JUNE 17 - Tulicki. -- IN A REPORT ABOUT THE HIGH WATER LEVEL OF THE VISTULA, THERE ARE PHOTOS OF THE PRIME MINISTER IN FLOODED AREAS FROM LAST WEEK. -- IN JUNE, DURING PRESIDENT Duda's VISIT TO WASHINGTON, THERE MAY BE A BREAKTHROUGH IN THE MATTER OF INCREASING THE US MILITARY PRESENCE IN POLAND - announcement. -- OPPOSITION ELITES DESPISE POLES. -- AFTER THE ELECTORAL DEFEAT, SOME PSL POLITICIANS TALK ABOUT THE NEED FOR TIME TO REFLECT ON WHAT COMES NEXT. OTHERS ABOUT THE NEED FOR INDEPENDENCE. AND PO POLITICIANS PROPOSE CHANGING THE COALITION'S NAME AND EXPANDING IT TO INCLUDE MORE GROUPS - announcement. -- SUNDAY'S ELECTORAL CATASTROPHE WAS THE LAST DAY OF THE EUROPEAN COALITION'S EXISTENCE - PSL POLITICIANS ASSURE - Maksymilian Maszenda. -- THE PSL CAN TALK ABOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE RURAL ELECTORATE IN THE PAST TENSE - Maszenda. -- IT WAS THE PSL CHAIRMAN WHO WAS THE PROPONENT OF RUNNING TOGETHER WITH LIBERALS, POST-COMMUNISTS, OPPONENTS OF THE CHURCH, OR SUPPORTERS OF LGBT, AND HE BECAME ONE OF THE FACES OF THE EUROPEAN COALITION - Maszenda. -- NOW KOSINIAK-KAMIŚ DOES NOT INTEND TO RESIGN FROM LEADING THE PSL - Maszenda. -- THE LEADERS OF KONFEDERACJA ALSO DO NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DEFEAT. THEY UNDYINGLY DECLARE THEIR PRO-RUSSIAN STANCE - Maszenda. -- THEY LOST THE ELECTIONS, THEY WANT POLAND TO BE PARTITIONED - Belka. -- PARTITION OF POLAND INTO FEDERAL STATES - SUCH IDEAS ARE PRESENTED BY PERSONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE EUROPEAN COALITION. THIS IS A REACTION TO THE OPPOSITION'S DEFEAT IN THE ELECTIONS - announcement: Commentators do not spare criticism, calling such words scandalous. -- THE LOSERS STILL CANNOT COME TO TERMS WITH THE DEVASTATING DEFEAT AND, INSTEAD OF RESPECTING THE DEMOCRATIC CHOICE OF POLES, THEY ARE CREATING AN ALTERNATIVE REALITY - Maciej Sawicki. -- WOJCIECH SADURSKI WANTS TO PARTITION POLAND INTO TWO COUNTRIES: EASTERN AND WESTERN POLAND - Sawicki. -- SADURSKI HAS ALREADY DELETED THE POST, BUT THE BAD TASTE REMAINS - Sawicki. -- THEY DO NOT HIDE THAT THEY WANT TO PARTITION POLAND, BECAUSE OTHERWISE THEY SEE NO CHANCE OF REGAINING POWER - Sawicki. -- A HERD OF WILD COWS WILL BE SAVED. ALTHOUGH EU REGULATIONS MANDATE THE SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS, THE COWS WILL NOT FACE THE KNIFE. JAROSŁAW KACZYŃSKI, AMONG OTHERS, STOOD UP IN THEIR DEFENSE - announcement.