President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday administered the oath of office to Rafał Wojciechowski, the new judge of the Constitutional Tribunal.

The ceremony took place in the Presidential Palace.

Rafał Wojciechowski was appointed to the Constitutional Tribunal by President Duda on January 14, 2020. He fills the vacancy left by the resignation of former judge Stanisław Biernat.

Wojciechowski is a lawyer and academic, specializing in constitutional law. He previously served as a legal advisor and held various positions in public administration.

The Constitutional Tribunal is the highest judicial body in Poland, responsible for reviewing the constitutionality of laws and other acts of public authorities. Its decisions are binding and can invalidate legislation.

The appointment of new judges to the Constitutional Tribunal has been a subject of political debate in Poland in recent years, with concerns raised about the politicization of the judiciary.

"We will be recommending this solution [Robert Biedroń's candidacy] to our convention as well. We will have a joint convention with the Spring party, with the Together party. You are now a candidate not just of mine, but of the board. We are convinced of many things, but we believe that Mr. Robert Biedroń will be one of the few individuals who will answer all questions asked very, very concretely" - said the head of SLD, Sejm Deputy Speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty, at a press conference.

The issues that I have taken it upon myself to outline as the basis for convening this special session, which is the Cabinet Council – that is, a session of the government headed by the Prime Minister, presided over by the President, an exceptional institution – are constitutionally linked to an exceptional situation, meaning a situation of particular importance. I believe we currently face such a situation, due to the three topics I have just indicated and included in the issued decree for today's Cabinet Council. These topics, as we have all seen for some time, are interconnected and, in this regard, primarily concerning Polish foreign policy, which is the domain of the shared responsibility of the two most important elements of the executive branch in Poland, namely the President and the Council of Ministers, they undoubtedly have internal connections and undoubtedly influence each other – stated President Andrzej Duda during the Cabinet Council session.

We have a special situation because we are expecting many foreign guests [at the 75th anniversary commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz]. We expect delegations from practically the entire world, we expect a whole range of presidents, ministers, prime ministers, crowned heads from around the globe, but as I said, above all, we expect survivors, and they will certainly be, on the one hand, co-hosts, and on the other hand, the most important guests of this extraordinary event that will take place on January 27th - stated President Andrzej Duda during the Cabinet Council meeting. He added:

"This year it happened that a few days before this event, the World Holocaust Forum, a private organization, a foundation established by one of the world's, one might say, entrepreneurs of Jewish origin, which for several years has been organizing meetings related to commemorating the victims of the Holocaust, invites world leaders to Jerusalem, together with the Yad Vashem Museum, to pay tribute to the victims of the Holocaust. I, as president, also received an invitation to these ceremonies. This happened some time ago. However, from the invitation, it could be inferred that my address was not foreseen, meaning that the Polish position and Polish remembrance of Holocaust victims, but the Polish remembrance and tribute by the president to all victims of the German, Nazi crime that occurred during World War II, could not be presented there. We have long addressed the Israeli side in various ways so that this voice, as the most important representative of the most important country, could be given there, because to be perfectly clear, the president of Germany, Israel, but also France, Great Britain will speak there, and in the corridors, the organizer mentions President Putin as the most important guest, who will also have a voice there. Therefore, it is important for me, even fundamental, that the President of the Republic of Poland, the country whose citizens suffered the most deaths in the Holocaust, three million Polish Jews, citizens of the Republic of Poland, lost their lives in the Holocaust, also speaks there. This is the largest number of Holocaust victims, as it is half of the total number of Holocaust victims recorded worldwide. Therefore, I had no doubt that, considering this fact, the President of the Republic of Poland taking the floor there, since the president of Germany and the presidents of so many other countries will speak, is something completely natural, justified. If only from the perspective of historical reasons, historical truth, not only telling this historical truth, but also acknowledging this historical truth, which is the number of victims and the significance of Poland as the state that was first attacked, from which World War II began, with the attack by German, Hitlerite Germany and Stalinist Russia, the Soviet Union, based on the Hitler-Stalin pact of August 23, 1939.”

- I believed and still believe that the president speaking here was something natural, is something natural, and from the perspective of historical truth, it is also something necessary - PAD continued.

- All of this has been compounded by the statements made recently, primarily by President Putin himself, but also by a whole range of less prominent Russian politicians and commentators, which clearly distort historical truth. They are nothing but a kind of post-Stalinist revisionism, as there is no other way to describe them. Among other things, they attempt to shift responsibility for the outbreak of World War II onto Poland, in effect pointing to the responsibility of Poles. The responsibility of Poles for the Holocaust is also suggested, with claims of Polish anti-Semitism and generalizations that grossly violate, it can be boldly said, not only the interests of the Republic of Poland, but above all, they wound and unjustly treat Poles. Especially those who were Righteous Among the Nations, who risked their lives as entire families to save their fellow citizens, their Jewish neighbors, and who today at the Yad Vashem Institute, where these ceremonies will take place, where these speeches will be delivered, have the most commemorations – because the most Poles as Righteous Among the Nations, thus heroes of saving Jews from extermination, are commemorated in the Yad Vashem garden, where they have their planted trees, as is the custom of this museum and institute – stated President Andrzej Duda during the Cabinet Council meeting.

- Therefore, if we consider this situation, if we take into account the evident process of the Russian authorities implementing a specific policy in connection with this, if we consider everything we have accomplished so far in this matter, for which I am immensely grateful to the Prime Minister, as well as to Minister Czaputowicz and Prime Minister Gliński, referring to these historical issues, I have no doubt that this must be a policy that we will further plan in detail and we must foresee and discuss various scenarios and variants – PAD continued.

- As such a partner, as a state fulfilling its obligations regarding defense spending at a level of at least 2% [of GDP], one of only a few such states, we bear a special responsibility to develop the best approach to this conflict, which, let's not hide it, has entered a new phase, in cooperation with our main partners, the USA, the countries of Western Europe, and also the EU, of which very many member states are also EU members. Poland can play an enormously positive role here, because we are very pro-European, at the same time we greatly respect and are pleased with our special alliance within NATO and with the USA, but we also traditionally have good diplomatic contacts in the Middle East. Our services are very active in the Middle East, and for several weeks now, with the escalation of this situation, we have been informing the President, along with Minister Czaputowicz, and consulting with the President on how to react to this escalating situation in the Middle East. We are also fully aware that any spark there can lead to an uncontrolled explosion, which is why we are trying to achieve de-escalation – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the Cabinet Council meeting.

– January 27th [is the International Holocaust Remembrance Day] and now we have the 75th anniversary, and it is in this context that we should view the recent statements by President Putin and other high-ranking officials of the Russian Federation. Statements with which we absolutely cannot agree. Statements that can indeed be called neo-Stalinist revisionism. Something that fundamentally aims to change the perception of one of the key moments in world history, it can safely be said, namely the outbreak of World War II. We know perfectly well how it was, and that is why, together with the President, we prepared a statement. I consulted on every stage of its content with the President, agreed on its text, and presented it to the world's public opinion, it can safely be said, because the resonance of this statement from a few days ago was indeed very positive for us, for our historical vision, for the historical truth that we are defending. This resonance was very positive worldwide – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the Cabinet Council meeting.

- We want to strongly emphasize that, in cooperation with the President's office, with the President, we will spread historical truth around the world, because it is an extremely important instrument of contemporary politics and also a tribute to the victims of gigantic, monstrous German crimes, and also Soviet crimes, which must be emphasized, because President Putin is trying to forget about this and falsify history in such a way that the world does not notice, bypasses Soviet crimes, Soviet communism. Fortunately, the Polish voice in Europe, in the world, is very strong, it is heard – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the Cabinet Council meeting.

At 7:00 PM today, President Andrzej Duda will meet with the Law and Justice (PiS) parliamentary club. Such meetings have occurred in previous years; last year's was postponed to February due to the murder of President Paweł Adamowicz.

Joanna Mucha, a Member of Parliament, stated that Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, the Civic Platform's presidential candidate, invited all individuals who ran in the internal elections to a meeting.

"Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska invited to a meeting all the candidates who participated in the internal elections in Civic Platform. That's a very important gesture," Mucha wrote on Twitter on January 7, 2020. She also published a link to her post on the social networking service.

„Tensions and uncertainties related to foreign policy are growing. It is worth confirming the absolute uniformity, the coherence of our policy. We all know that tensions have been rising in the Middle East for several months. We remember the attack on the refinery in Saudi Arabia, the attacks on ships in the Persian Gulf, and this is one of the key areas from which oil and gas are exported worldwide, so economic stability is also linked to this. That is why it was necessary to discuss this very thoroughly, in depth, as we did at the Cabinet Council” - said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

“We have agreed actions for the coming weeks, months, and quarters. This is very important because we do not know how the situation in the Middle East will develop, both from an economic perspective and also in terms of the hard security aspects,” said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki after the Cabinet Council meeting.

- This trip [to Brussels], the [Ministry of Foreign Affairs] is of course aware of it. I tried to reach Minister Czaputowicz all day today, but they were at this Council of Ministers meeting. The Bureau of International Affairs has been in contact for a long time, and such visits are always coordinated at the official level. However, today I wanted to discuss some details with him, because you need to know that on January 9th, the Ambassador of Iran was scheduled to visit. I wanted to consult with him about this, but I couldn't reach him – stated Tomasz Grodzki in an interview with Marcin Zaborski on RMF FM.

“I received an invitation as President of the Republic of Poland to the ceremony in Jerusalem, but in addition to this invitation, it was unequivocally clear from it and the context of the situation that no speech by the President of the Republic of Poland was foreseen. Through diplomatic channels, as is customary in such situations, I proposed and approached the Israeli side to allow the President the opportunity to speak among other presidents in connection with the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp. Unfortunately, despite numerous appeals through various diplomatic channels, this did not receive a positive response from the organizers of the ceremony. My decision as president was therefore unequivocal. I believed that the absence of a speech, the prevention of the President of the Republic of Poland, a country whose citizens constituted the majority of Holocaust victims, from speaking – 3 million Polish Jews were victims of the Holocaust out of 6 million Holocaust victims from all of Europe – shows how immense the loss was for the Polish state and society” - said President Andrzej Duda.


“The absence of a speech by the President of the Republic of Poland, who would speak about these victims and all Polish victims of the Holocaust and World War II, is not only an affront to the interests of the Republic of Poland and Poles, an affront to the interests and memory of those who saved Jews, but above all, it is a distortion of historical truth. I see no reason why the presidents of Russia, Germany, France, a representative of Great Britain, or the United States can speak on this great anniversary, and the President of the Republic of Poland could not, especially when President Putin is making accusations against Poland that are completely contrary to historical truth and which serve to attempt to humiliate us as a society” - he added. 

- This visit, I want to strongly deny this, has nothing to do with what I am accused of, with conducting foreign policy. We are going at the invitation of Commissioner Jourová. Secondly, I have been trying to call the minister [Czaputowicz] all day today. I haven't succeeded, we still have a chance tomorrow, however, the visit is a working one. I am taking lawyers with me, both from the Chancellery of the Senate and from outside the chancellery, so that out of concern for Poland, we can consider which paragraphs of the bill, which has been sent to the Senate, could be so dangerous that the CJEU considers them to be a violation of the rule of law - stated Tomasz Grodzki in an interview with Marcin Zaborski on RMF FM.

“The Polish president is an undesirable person on the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz camp. This means that Poland’s position is such that we are being told to sit in the second or third row. That is the truth about Polish foreign policy and Poland’s standing in Europe and the world. [The President’s non-attendance in Jerusalem] is a desperate attempt to draw attention to the fact that we are completely on the political outside. This is sad, unfortunate” – said Grzegorz Schetyna, the outgoing chairman of Civic Platform, in an interview with Dorota Gawryluk on “Gość Wydarzeń” on Polsat News.

"Things are not going well, as there will be no Polish voice [in Jerusalem]. It is unfortunate that the Polish president will not be there, that there is no possibility for him to speak. The question is who will represent Poland, because I believe there is a danger of another attack on President Putin's historical policy and on Poland. [Andrzej Duda] is not flying because he did not receive the right to speak. Such matters are arranged months in advance and are the result of diplomatic work. Diplomacy has failed here" - said the outgoing Civic Platform leader, Grzegorz Schetyna, in an interview with Dorota Gawryluk on "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News.

„[Had we been invited to the National Security Council meeting], we would have spoken [with the president] with one voice. I am convinced of this. Just as we are now working in the Sejm on the resolution drafted by Marshal Kidawa-Błońska regarding those mendacious statements by President Putin” – stated the outgoing leader of Civic Platform, Grzegorz Schetyna, in an interview with Dorota Gawryluk on “Gość Wydarzeń” on Polsat News.

“I believe that the 4 years of this term mark the end of a certain phase. Three elections – the ones won in the Senate and the recent ones lost in the Sejm – have led to a debate within Civic Platform, but mainly, often perhaps, in the media, about a new beginning, the necessity of starting a new chapter. Perhaps [a new chapter] would have been [possible with me as leader].  Perhaps if I had pushed my candidacy, and I was urged to, perhaps I would have won. I believed that the debate surrounding me and my candidacy would not serve Civic Platform. This is the most important project of my life, and I will do everything to make it [PO] stronger, not weakened by a debate about whether I should be the leader or not” – said the outgoing leader of Civic Platform, Grzegorz Schetyna, in an interview with Dorota Gawryluk on “Gość Wydarzeń” on Polsat News.

"I realized there's also a possibility of finding a place in Civic Platform, not necessarily at the forefront or at the very top. Perhaps one needs to have distance from oneself, helping Civic Platform, building it as I want to build it and will continue to do so. Not even from the sidelines, the back [seat], or the trunk. I am a person for whom Civic Platform is a grand project; I've dedicated my political life to it, and I will do everything to [work for Civic Platform]. Civic Platform is more than the ambitions or expectations of us politicians who have led it and will lead it," said the outgoing leader of Civic Platform, Grzegorz Schetyna, in a conversation with Dorota Gawryluk on "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News.

He [Grodzki] called me, and we discussed it. I want to say that this conversation and the reception of the ambassador took place before Vladimir Putin's speech. I want to say more generally. His actions on the international stage, his trip to Brussels, his appeal to the Venice Commission, which is essentially a state competence, show that his actions are harmful and legally questionable because he is a representative of the state – said Jacek Czaputowicz in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the Polsat News program “Wydarzenia i Opinie”. - He even called me on my mobile phone, surprising me, and we discussed it. Of course, he informed me that such a meeting was scheduled for that day. I said: well, of course, Mr. Marshal, you are absolutely right, I am also receiving the Russian ambassador. I want to say, today we look at this a bit differently, and this is also some explanation for Mr. Marshal. Because he certainly would not have made this decision if he had known Putin's speech, which came later – added the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda (PJK - President Jarosław Kaczyński, then leader of PiS), and the Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki (PMM), met with the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán.

The meeting, details of which were shared via a post on the official Twitter account of Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (PiS) on January 7, 2020, likely focused on ongoing political and strategic cooperation between Poland and Hungary within the European Union, particularly concerning their shared perspectives on key EU policies and challenges.

Given the context of 2020, discussions may have touched upon topics such as the future of the EU, migration policies, the rule of law debates, and bilateral relations.

- We can approach this more calmly. We will have the main commemorations in Poland; this event in Israel, in Jerusalem, has a political character. We want to focus on remembrance, on honoring the survivors. Few of them remain alive - said Jacek Czaputowicz in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program "Wydarzenia i Opinie" on Polsat News.

The situation where a representative of Poland cannot speak is quite incomprehensible. Therefore, I believe we should approach this pragmatically, not emotionally. We should wish this meeting well; Poland will definitely have a representative, and we should focus on the meeting that we want to organize and are organizing – said Jacek Czaputowicz in a conversation with Bogdan Rymanowski on Polsat News's program "Wydarzenia i Opinie".

- He will be the only candidate representing progressive views, to the left of center, because other candidates represent a spectrum that includes conservatives and individuals like Szymon Hołownia, who are closely linked to the Catholic Church - Adrian Zandberg stated on Kropka nad I. - With a good campaign, he has a real chance of reaching the second round - Zandberg added.

- When forming the coalition in the summer, we agreed on an action plan. Biedroń's candidacy was the realistic option that we agreed upon in the summer, which is why he did not run in the parliamentary elections. This decision is now being made by the party's statutory bodies, because this is not PiS, where decisions are made by the leader. On January 19th, the conventions of the three parties will jointly select the candidate - Adrian Zandberg said on Kropka nad I.

- It would have been wiser to appear there in this situation, even without being able to speak - Adrian Zandberg said on Kropka nad I.

- He has the right to do so. Ms. Jourová also has the right to receive the Marshal of the Senate. Although, generally, the partners for commissioners are the Prime Minister or the Minister of Foreign Affairs. I haven't met with her yet during this term. It's known that various actions are being undertaken there. Moreover, and this is a problem, the Marshal's initiative to approach the Venice Commission, and certain verifications here – I don't see good faith in this - said Jacek Czaputowicz in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program "Wydarzenia i Opinie" on Polsat News.

- The US government acted extremely irresponsibly. If we see a partner acting in a way that harms them, us, and peace in the Middle East, we should tell our partner: let's not go down this path. Poland should undertake broad actions together with its European partners to achieve de-escalation and return to negotiations. Dropping bombs, assassinations, or killing people in a clandestine manner do not solve problems and work in the opposite way to what was intended. If such behavior becomes widespread, where countries that are at odds with each other engage in clandestine actions on the territory of third countries, it will take us back to times we would not want to return to - said Adrian Zandberg in Kropka nad I.

- We are together within the North Atlantic Alliance in Iraq. This mission will be continued. Yesterday, a meeting of the North Atlantic Council was held, and everyone was in favour of continuing the mission. Due to some tension, the mission was suspended, but it will be continued - said Mariusz Błaszczak in an interview with Edyta Lewandowska on TVP Info's program "Gość Wiadomości".

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THE LAST TIME WAS IN 2016 - Skórzyński. -- 5 THOUSAND ZLOTYS FOR SLANDERING THE MARSHAL. A FORMER PATIENT OF TOMASZ GRODZKI TELLS A STORY THAT THE MARSHAL IS ASKING FOR HELP FROM THE INTERNAL SECURITY AGENCY AND THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE - preview. -- THE SENATE MARSHAL IS GOING ON THE OFFENSIVE - DENYING THE ACCUSATIONS THAT APPEARED IN PRO-GOVERNMENT MEDIA - Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska. -- NONE OF THOSE ACCUSING GRODZKI OF TAKING BRIBES HAVE REVEALED THEIR NAMES, AND THE MARSHAL IS PRESENTING A RECORDING OF A PATIENT WHO CLAIMS HE WAS INCITED TO SLANDER GRODZKI - Kolenda-Zaleska. -- THE MARSHAL DEMANDS CLARIFICATION OF THE MATTER BY THE INTERNAL SECURITY AGENCY, ALTHOUGH HE AND HIS REPRESENTATIVE HAVE SUSPICIONS AS TO WHO IS BEHIND IT - Kolenda-Zaleska: The Watergate suggestion is clear. -- PiS REJECTS SUGGESTIONS THAT IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE OPERATION TO DISCREDIT THE SENATE MARSHAL - Kolenda-Zaleska. -- PiS IS ALSO TRYING TO DISCREDIT THE PERSON OF TADEUSZ STASZCZYK - Kolenda-Zaleska. -- THE NEW JUDGES ACT BEGINS ITS WORK IN THE SENATE. THE COMMITTEE IS TRYING TO OPEN EYES TO THE VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND EU LAW, BUT PiS POLITICIANS ARE SHUTTING DOWN DISCUSSION - preview. -- SENATOR KARCZEWSKI'S SILENCE SUMS UP THE AUTHORITIES' POSITION - Maciej Knapik. -- REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE WERE ABSENT FROM THE SENATE COMMITTEE MEETING - Knapik. -- NO ONE FROM PiS WAS PRESENT AT THE ROUND TABLE ORGANIZED BY THE PSL - Knapik. -- PiS POLITICIANS ARE PARTICULARLY RELUCTANT ABOUT THE VENICE COMMISSION'S VISIT - Knapik. ***** TVP WIADOMOŚCI -- POLAND IS FIGHTING THE FALSIFICATION OF HISTORY - on the front page. -- The President will not participate in the ceremonies at the Yad Vashem Institute in Jerusalem, organized on January 23. This decision was made during a Cabinet Council meeting. Andrzej Duda would not be able to speak during the ceremony organized by a Russian oligarch. 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The Senate Marshal claims he may have fallen victim to a provocation by the special services. 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- First, there will be a conversation at the level of the Marshal and Deputy Marshals with Commissioner Jourová and Commissioner Reynders from the justice commission. Then, there will be an expert debate, as that is the main reason for the visit. I remind you that we are going to Brussels not to complain, as many might claim, but out of concern for Poland. This is because the EU budget is to be linked to the rule of law. And we want to avoid a situation where this bill, which is currently being processed in the Senate, could be accused of violating the rule of law in Poland, and thus we would be deprived of all or part of the EU funds. We cannot allow that. It is a great danger, and as the Senate, we must prevent this danger. So that we can continue to enjoy EU funds for the reconstruction of our country and support for our economy. That is also why I am going, among other things, to exchange views on which articles of this bill carry the danger of being recognized as violating the rule of law, and such articles can be found, for example, in the election of the First President of the Supreme Court - says Tomasz Grodzki in a special recording, which 300POLITYKA is the first to publish. The Marshal of the Senate thus announces tomorrow's visit to Brussels, during which he will meet with Věra Jourová.