At 8:30 AM, a joint press conference by President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will be held to discuss the so-called recovery fund. Later, at 6:00 PM, President Andrzej Duda will host another Q&A session on Facebook.

At 10:30 AM in the Sejm, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz will hold a press conference where the leader of the PSL will present proposals to resolve the situation concerning the presidential election date. Subsequently, at 12:00 PM in Warsaw, Robert Biedroń will hold a conference titled "The Bill for Postal Elections for Deputy Prime Minister Sasin".

The Sejm will resume its session at 9:00 AM with the second reading of the government's draft bill on subsidies for interest rates on bank loans granted to ensure financial liquidity for entrepreneurs affected by the consequences of COVID-19. At 10:00 AM, current affairs questions are scheduled, and at 12:00 PM, a current information session will take place regarding "implemented infrastructure, road, and railway investments, increasing the development potential of various regions of the Republic, and simultaneously stimulating our country's economic growth", submitted by the PiS club to the Minister of Infrastructure.

At 1:00 PM, the second reading of the draft resolution on amending the Sejm's standing orders will occur – this concerns the election of members to the so-called commission on pedophilia. At 2:30 PM, the second reading of the government's draft amendment to the Public Finance Act is scheduled, which envisages suspending the application of the financial stabilization rule. The first reading of this bill will take place at 10:00 AM during a meeting of the Sejm's public finance committee.

At 5:30 PM, a voting block will commence, which, according to the current plan, will last until 8:00 PM. At that time, the aforementioned draft bills are expected to be adopted. At 8:00 PM, the Sejm will consider the motion submitted by the PO-KO club to express no confidence in the Minister of State Assets, Jacek Sasin. The vote will take place between 9:30 PM and 9:45 PM.

The Senate always reviews bills, and this is also information for our viewers, within a week, a maximum of two weeks. The only bills that the Senate works on for a full 30 days, which the constitution allows it to do, are electoral laws – said Adam Bielan in a conversation with Piotr Witwicki on Polsat News's "Graffiti".

- Let us remember that the President has significantly greater powers in our constitution than the Senate. For example, the President can veto laws. If the opposition wins the Presidential Palace, we will face a major political dispute, a great war at the top, for at least the next 3.5 years, until the parliamentary elections in autumn 2023 – said Adam Bielan on Polsat News.

- Because we don't have, for example, prepared laws in this area, we don't have executive acts, we don't have sanitary guidelines from GIS. We don't actually know the rules under which these elections will take place. There are many unknowns. There is a pandemic at the moment. Moreover, this period is precisely the period of matriculation exams and school examinations, and most polling stations are located in schools and kindergartens - stated Jacek Jaśkowiak in a conversation with Robert Mazurek on RMF FM, when asked why the presidential elections could not be held on June 28th.

- Warsaw was the only local government that actually had problems paying out the 500 plus program. Today it has huge problems paying out anti-crisis shield funds to entrepreneurs, so-called micro-loans, on which the fate of small and medium-sized entrepreneurs, the self-employed, hairdressers, and artisans depends. These people in Warsaw very often have still not received the funds, and this is probably the worst municipality, the worst city in Poland, in terms of the payout of funds, which, let's recall, are provided to Warsaw by the government, and Warsaw is simply unable to transfer these funds - said Adam Bielan in Polsat News.

- Of course, he [Tusk] has raised successors. Rafał Trzaskowski, his deputy in the European People's Party, is a politician who is a worthy disciple of Donald Tusk when it comes to creating divisions in the political scene, when it comes to aggressive attacks on political opponents – said Adam Bielan in Polsat News.

- We are not saying that we will not hold these [presidential] elections. We are merely signaling that it is a very unfortunate decision and warning the government not to make that mistake a second time - stated Jacek Jaśkowiak in an interview with Robert Mazurek on RMF FM.

- Of course, the Sejm and Senate are capable of forcing us to do so through legislation, but then naturally those who will vote on a hastily prepared bill and give us a few days to prepare and organize these elections will bear responsibility for the potential outcome of these elections and the manner of their organization. We are warning against these elections, just as we warned against the May 10 elections - he continued.

- To prepare for these elections, to train the people who will be in the district election commissions, we would need at least a month from the moment the regulations come into force, not only the act but also all the ordinances, sanitary instructions, how polling stations should look, how these elements should look. Also, those aspects related to postal voting - stated Jacek Jaśkowiak in an interview with Robert Mazurek on RMF FM.

- We all need at least a month, and that is the period in which these elections should then be held, and we believe that July 19th, perhaps July 12th… We are talking about July 19th and July 12th as possible dates, provided, of course, that all these ordinances [will be published] - he continued.

- We are here with the Prime Minister, we met this morning to discuss in detail the new financial plan for the European Union for the upcoming budget perspective, announced yesterday by the European Commission. This is the first point, and the second, or perhaps foremost, is our response to the challenge thrown down to us and to all European countries by the coronavirus epidemic. I am thinking here of the economic consequences of this epidemic, which affect all our countries, and about which we are aware that a tough fight will be necessary to overcome them. This is not only to restore Europe to its previous standard of living for its inhabitants and to ensure that we do not feel the effects of the crisis, but above all, also to give Europe a new impulse for economic development, so that it can enter new tracks - said President Andrzej Duda during a statement.

- Paradoxically, a crisis and difficult times, thanks to people's firm stance and wise actions, have often also provided an impulse for later accelerated development and extraordinary prosperity. This is what happened after the Great Depression at the turn of the 1920s and 1930s in the United States and around the world, and also in Europe; this is what happened after World War II as well - added the president.

- In the shadow of the pandemic, very difficult negotiations took place concerning this very European fund for Europe's post-pandemic recovery. A recovery that may take a truly new form, and as the President said, I fully agree that Europe must also reinvent itself. - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during a statement.

- Based on this recovery fund, we want Europe to be great again, to be a key global player, without whom financial, economic, and political decisions will not be possible - PMM continued.

- This recovery fund, combined with the multiannual financial framework, meaning the EU budget, is a very large new initiative, a significant financial impulse that will truly provide a perspective for economic development in Europe, and above all, in Poland, such as we have not seen before - the Prime Minister emphasized, adding that this is the result of tough negotiation policy and arduous night-time discussions.

"It turns out that the European Commission has prepared a plan that is bigger than all 4 anti-crisis shields that our government is currently funding. This is the whole truth of what we should say. The European Union has risen to the occasion. This is a task that needs to be embraced today, and a wise government should praise it" – said the head of the Left club, Krzysztof Gawkowski, in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus.

“The Left has never considered, nor will it ever consider, changing its candidate, because we are convinced that together we can achieve more, without deceiving anyone, without testing them, without leaving them alone at press conferences. Robert Biedroń was, is, and will be the candidate of the entire Left, and all 4 parties – PPS, SLD, Wiosna, and Razem – have confirmed this. We have restarted our campaign. Step by step, we will rebuild this support” – said the head of The Left parliamentary club, Krzysztof Gawkowski, on Radio Plus.

"There should be an agreement among political parties that elections will not be questioned, regardless of the outcome. The Left has always held this position. I am convinced that if PiS rejects such amendments, it will not question the elections later because it will have no basis to do so. The Left will not question the elections" - said the head of the Left parliamentary club, Krzysztof Gawkowski, on Radio Plus.

The Ministry of Health has reported 127 new cases of coronavirus infection in Poland, with 69 of them recorded in the Silesia region. Two individuals have died as a result of the infection.

You can find more details on the Ministry of Health's official Twitter account:

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“We are not collecting signatures, but we are preparing for this action. What we can do is encourage people to be ready. They can have the lists, they can be ready, but collecting signatures can only begin when the committee is announced, and that will be the case here as well. We are waiting for Madam Marshal Witek to finally announce the elections, because we still don't have them. In reality, we don't know when they will be. I've seen a lot of things on public television. Regarding the ballot templates, they are widely known. They are available because the ballot template was established back in February by the National Electoral Commission, and nothing is changing here. You can have the ballots, but you cannot sign them, and collecting signatures is not allowed” – said Cezary Tomczyk from Civic Coalition in Onet Rano. 

- As Koalicja Polska, but also as a presidential candidate in the elections that did not take place, and one who will aspire and run in the next elections, regardless of when they are announced, I am presenting a compromise, a scenario that, if quickly implemented, gives our compatriots a chance to make a decision in the elections, and gives a chance for fair elections. This requires a declaration from all political forces. Yesterday, we could observe a press conference as if Jarosław Kaczyński's power wasn't the issue and he was twisting the narrative, claiming he doesn't make decisions. He has been making decisions in Poland for 5 years. He has his president and prime minister, and they carry out his every instruction or command. And he shouldn't pretend that this responsibility isn't in his hands. But setting all that aside, we expect cooperation, agreement, and compromise today in our approach to the elections, in giving a chance for fair elections - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at a briefing in the Sejm.

The elements of the plan include: the publication of the National Electoral Commission's (PKW) resolution, the parliament's adoption of a special act on presidential elections, the Speaker of the Sejm setting the date for the presidential elections, a fair election campaign on equal terms for everyone, and free, democratic elections on a date not contested by any of the candidates.

- I expect a clear declaration from all political forces, from Chairman Kaczyński, Chairman Budka, Włodzimierz Czarzasty, from Konfederacja, but also from candidates who have registered and want to continue their candidacy, like Szymon Hołownia. A clear declaration from everyone who will be a candidate. If this scenario is fulfilled, and the election date is set, whether it's June 28th or July 5th, it really won't matter much then. But if it is fulfilled, I expect no signing, no round tables. Only coming out to you, stating clearly and unequivocally to public opinion: we will not question the election date. Even if we have any complaints to the Supreme Court, they will never cover the date of holding the elections. And this is the key thing, so that we can approach these elections in a fair manner. Poles have had enough of this game, these political maneuvers, they've had enough of all that's going on. They want to know the election date, to be sure that when they go to vote on that date, it won't be due to the date itself and a constitutional vacuum, that it will be accepted - said the leader of PSL.

- I believe that it [the legislative process for the presidential election bill] should conclude this week. There's no need to delay or wait until the beginning of next week, although that's likely a small difference, but it would be an important and good gesture of goodwill, and that's what I'm urging Marshal Grodzki to do - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at a briefing in the Sejm.

- For me, there is no problem. I was ready for elections even when they tried, and I have never ceded Poland by walkover, nor will I ever cede Poland by walkover. June 28th, July 5th are not a problem for me. I've been in this election marathon since November 3rd. I have my election program, my path, and I don't need to change players mid-game. And I am certain of this. It suits me that Poles will have confidence in fair elections, that no one will later question the date. If today or tomorrow I hear from representatives of all political forces, from all candidates: yes, this plan is acceptable to us, if it's June 28th, we will not question it. I will not question it. Only they must say it clearly, publicly, because today they might have agreed somewhere, they didn't want to say it because it wasn't convenient for either side, and both sides will later open up and say: well, we had constitutional doubts about the date. We cannot allow that to happen. I am ready for elections, ready for elections since November 2019 - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at a briefing in the Sejm.

„Today is a certain symbolic day, as we have surpassed PLN 50 billion in direct aid for all entrepreneurs. I am pleased that over PLN 50 billion from the anti-crisis and financial shield has already been transferred to Polish entrepreneurs to save jobs. 4.7 million people, in various forms – downtime pay, exemption from social security contributions (ZUS), micro-loans, employment support, grants – have been supported over the last 1.5 months by the Polish state. If not for this support, let’s look at the situation in Spain, in Italy. In Spain, there is a sharp increase in the number of unemployed people. We primarily wanted to avoid this” – said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. 

“There must come a time when politicians start paying for their mistakes and failures. There must come a time when politicians who manage our money will be held accountable like ordinary Kowalski before the law. We cannot get used to this, because I have the impression that over the last 15 years of right-wing rule in Poland, we have started to get used to botch-ups, for which, at the end of the day, it is not politicians who pay the price, but ordinary people” - said Robert Biedroń, MEP and Lewica’s presidential candidate, at a press conference. “It cannot be that we will pass by this fact [spending PLN 68 million on elections] indifferently, that we will once again turn our heads away from the waste of money. Sometimes it happens – as PiS politicians say – that things don’t work out, but it’s been too long that they haven’t managed our money successfully and it’s been too long that they have managed to avoid responsibility. For nearly PLN 70 million, we could have bought 4 million school lunches. 4 million kids would have at least had lunch if Sasin hadn’t botched his job, 1000 respirators for hospitals. For me, as a local government official, this is particularly important – 12 nurseries could have been built. On behalf of Polish society, we are sending Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin an invoice for PLN 70 million” - he added.

- For many weeks, we have been dealing with a bizarre situation. The opposition, which for years has accused the United Right camp of authoritarian governing methods and anti-democratic actions, has for weeks been doing everything to deny Poles the right to choose. One of the most important civic rights, the right to choose the head of state, to participate in presidential elections. First, through its majority in the Senate, the opposition blocked the possibility of postal voting, claiming it would be a threat to citizens' health. Immediately after the National Electoral Commission ruled the May 10th election invalid, the opposition demanded traditional elections. Suddenly, it turned out that there was no longer a threat to the health and lives of citizens and elections could be held at polling stations. Immediately after that, the opposition declared it was ready to organize elections or participate in elections at the turn of June and July. But suddenly, this week, opposition representatives in the Senate began to use their old tricks again, familiar to us all, obstructing work on the electoral law, and Speaker Grodzki, despite the word given by Speaker Witek, postponed the vote on these important changes to electoral law once again, without which elections cannot be called and presidential elections cannot be conducted under these conditions. We appeal once again to the opposition to allow Poles to choose their head of state on time, which allows for the presidential office to be filled immediately after the term of the current President Duda ends. We, of course, as the president's campaign staff, will do everything for Andrzej Duda to be re-elected, but it is the Poles who will decide. We must do everything to prevent a great constitutional crisis on August 7th, and this is what will happen if a new president is not sworn in by August 7th - stated Adam Bielan at a press conference.

- Donald Tusk is becoming a grumpy political retiree, whose only remaining activity in politics is to issue such malicious comments on Twitter. He does not play a significant political role, although in this election, he is certainly rooting for his political protégé. Mr. Trzaskowski is his deputy in the EPP, he was very closely associated with Donald Tusk when Tusk was Prime Minister. And he certainly wants to help Trzaskowski become president, the head of state. But the fact that Donald Tusk is lurking behind Rafał Trzaskowski is a very good omen of what Trzaskowski's government as head of state would look like. It would be an eternal squabble, a political squabble, for at least the next 3.5 years. Parliamentary elections are scheduled for autumn 2023, meaning until autumn 2023, at a time when Poland and the whole world will be emerging from an economic crisis, at a time when we need harmonious cooperation between the president and the government, especially in the EU forum, where currently, thanks to the efforts of President Duda and Prime Minister Morawiecki, you heard what they said at the press conference today, we have a chance for a historic success. The largest funds that can go to Poland in our history of EU membership, but this requires harmonious cooperation between the president and the prime minister, not scenes like those we remember from 2007-2010, when Donald Tusk, as prime minister, constantly provoked disputes and quarrels with the late President Lech Kaczyński. I fear that the potential election of Rafał Trzaskowski to the office of president will mean such an eternal squabble, a dispute between the president and the government - stated Adam Bielan at a press briefing.

- We don't have that knowledge yet. Formal knowledge will come when there are deadlines for potentially re-registering old committees for new [presidential] elections. That deadline does not exist yet. Then we'll see, because I'm not convinced at all that Rafał Trzaskowski will run in these elections, nor that Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska won't run again. Anything is possible on the opposition – stated Przemysław Czarnek at a press briefing.

The opposition is mocking the constitutional legal order and trying to undermine the institutions of the Polish state. This is a dangerous path that leads to anarchy, said Jacek Sasin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State Assets.

He was referring to the opposition's criticism of the government's recent decisions, including the postponement of the presidential election originally scheduled for May 10th, 2020. The opposition argued that the decision violated the constitution and undermined democratic principles.

Sasin defended the government's actions, stating that they were taken in the best interest of public health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. He accused the opposition of prioritizing political gain over the well-being of the nation.

"The opposition's actions are a clear attempt to destabilize the country and sow discord," Sasin said. "They are not interested in the rule of law, but in seizing power by any means necessary."

He urged citizens to stand firm against what he described as the opposition's "destructive agenda" and to support the government's efforts to maintain stability and order.

- The presidents presented us with a series of information, pointed out a number of challenges they face, and assured us that these problems will be resolved by the city authorities within the next few weeks. We naturally reaffirm the declaration that if President Trzaskowski cannot cope with this situation, then of course, as the government, we can help – stated Michał Dworczyk after a parliamentary intervention at the Warsaw City Hall.

- On this occasion, I must appeal to President Trzaskowski, who was also absent today, or at least did not receive us, so we assume he was not present, to return to his duties and focus on what is most important today, and what is most important is aid for micro-entrepreneurs – Dworczyk added.

"Elections are the moment when we, the citizens of the Republic, remember that we are the ones who hold power in Poland, that these people we see discussing in the building next door [to the Sejm] and in all the palaces along the Royal Route, they are acting on our behalf, while the sovereign power holder is us. This is not Great Britain, where the monarch is sovereign. In Poland, the nation is sovereign. We are the ones who wield power and once every 4-5 years, depending on the term, we have the sacred right to express this, to vote. What we are observing at this moment is déjà vu, a rerun of what we observed two months ago when PiS passed election law overnight, and the opposition quarreled so much amongst themselves that they started tripping over their own feet, and it ended as it did. Today we are in a situation where we still don't know when the elections will be, because although Jarosław Kaczyński declares that he knows the elections will take place on June 28th, it is not Jarosław Kaczyński who manages elections in Poland, but the Marshal of the Sejm. The Marshal of the Sejm has not commented on this matter" - said presidential candidate Szymon Hołownia at a press conference. 

„The scale of mismanagement, amateurism, and shoddy work by Jacek Sasin will be permanently etched in Polish history. Never before have such vast sums of money been thrown away in this manner. What Jacek Sasin did, this envelope service worth 70 million zlotys from public funds, was nothing more than a service intended to please Jarosław Kaczyński” – said PO Secretary General Marcin Kierwiński at a press conference.

„The Sasin package consists of a ballot, a declaration, instructions, and three envelopes. In total, that's 9 A4 sheets. 30 million packages were printed, which are now lying around at Poczta Polska, and were meant to reach citizens. This gives us a total of 270 million A4 sheets. 540,000 reams of paper were used for printing. One ream of paper is exactly 5.5 cm high. If these sheets were stacked one on top of the other, we would have a Sasin tower 25 kilometers high. A Sasin tower compared to Mount Everest is nothing. This is the scale of waste” – added Cezary Tomczyk.

- I have the impression that my entire fortune, and my wife's as well, is already public, because the National Court Register entries are public, all shares and ownership are public. Therefore, I truly have nothing to hide. My wife, I suspect, also has nothing. I've spoken with her about it, by the way. She says: please, if you wish, I can reveal it, although she is an independent person, because we have had a separation of property since 2008 - stated Łukasz Szumowski in an interview with TVN.

When pressed on whether they would reveal it, the Minister of Health replied: - We are analyzing it. If my wife agrees, then yes.. It's not me revealing it, it's my wife. I hope [that will be the case].

- This is a minimum that should be [10 days]. But it's a minimum for potential candidates. If someone has a very efficient coalition party organization, like Civic Coalition, we will collect those signatures even in one day. This is about other candidates and about equality before the law - said Borys Budka in an interview with Karolina Lewicka in TOK FM's 'Political Interview'.

- Jacek Sasin, like in that movie 'The Career of Nikodem Dyzma,' assumes that if the Prime Minister dismisses Mateusz Morawiecki, he will ride in on a white horse, because he is such an antithesis of King Midas. He once tried for the presidency of Warsaw. It didn't work out. Later, he tried for the Warsaw metropolis. It didn't work out. Then he tried for postal elections. It didn't work out. Now what? State treasury companies under his supervision, worth 30 billion less, at least in terms of the state treasury's share - Borys Budka said on TOK FM.

- I am pleased that a man inspiring trust has been appointed. Editor Kuba Strzyczkowski is a person who enjoys authority within the Polish Radio 3 community. I hope the situation will normalize and Polish Radio 3 will continue to operate well, delighting its listeners - said President Andrzej Duda during an online Q&A.

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- I hope that no politician, especially from the opposition, because indeed various voices have been heard in recent days, will attempt to bring about constitutional disruptions in our country. It would undoubtedly be such a constitutional disruption if, after August 6th, or on August 6th, at the moment of expiration, the end of the five-year term of the President of the Republic of Poland, which is my term today, if there were no newly elected president – said President Andrzej Duda in an online Q&A.

"In our assessment, the Commission's proposal reduces the risk of intensifying disintegrative tendencies within the euro area and the entire EU," wrote PKO Bank Polski analysts in their commentary. The European Commission proposed yesterday to allocate a total of 750 billion euros for economic recovery in the EU member states following the crisis caused by the coronavirus epidemic. 500 billion euros will be disbursed as grants, and 250 billion euros as loans. Poland is set to receive support amounting to just under 64 billion euros, which is almost 14% of Poland's annual GDP. Only Spain and Italy are slated to receive more funds from the "Next Generation EU" instrument. "To avoid a situation where the EC demands higher national contributions, additional financing proposals for the instrument have been presented (new EU own resources, not from member states): a tax on large corporations, the extension of emission rights for CO2 to maritime and air transport, a border 'carbon' tax, a tax on plastic waste, and a digital tax. Some of these proposals fulfill Polish demands," wrote PKO BP economists. According to PKO BP, the fact that the aid instruments were developed at the level of the entire European Union, and not, for example, exclusively for the euro area, will reduce the risk of integration solely within that zone and decrease the probability of realizing the scenario of a "multi-speed Europe." "Adopting the plan could increase market confidence in the euro area as a project per se (more solidarity through a larger EU budget and greater EU own revenues translates to lower risk of EU and euro area disintegration)," PKO BP economists commented on the EC's decision.

- I would like us to be a good partner in every respect within the European Union, and that is the position I am striving for Poland to hold. But I am also a member of a proud, 38-million-strong nation living in the heart of Europe, because, as I said, the center of Europe is here with us. We are one of the larger European countries, and certainly the largest country in Central Europe, especially among those states that broke free from behind the Iron Curtain after 1989. We will not allow solutions to be imposed on us here that fall outside the scope of the treaties, meaning what we all agreed to as citizens when we voted for EU membership in the referendum. We voted for the treaties and for a Union that was a Union of nation-states, not a federation – said President Andrzej Duda in an online Q&A.

The operation was successful, but the patient died… Is this what awaits us if, while rejoicing in the funds allocated under government rescue shields, we forget about the payment chain and focus only on our own backyard, disregarding our obligations to other contractors? - writes Cezary Kazimierczak from the ZPP.

"A Pole (specifically, a Polish entrepreneur) can do it" – this old adage should guide us, especially in the current crisis. However, for a Pole to truly be able to do it, one must not hinder them, and ideally, offer at least some help.

The crisis that has hit us like no other in contemporary history will likely find its place in textbooks. We should do everything possible to ensure these are not "dark chapters," but a time of another breakthrough in our country. A period that will not only not halt thirty years of rebuilding but will become an opportunity for unprecedented growth. This requires: wise, thoughtful, and concrete state support, necessitating a series of reforms across many areas of the economy and law. The simplification of tax settlements, which we have been advocating for years, is of particular importance. The current accrual basis for VAT settlement, i.e., the obligation to pay tax on issued, but unpaid invoices, is one of the causes of payment backlogs that worsen the financial liquidity of enterprises. The cash-based accounting method we propose could contribute to improving financial liquidity and, consequently, the situation of companies. I am convinced that such simple and transparent rules will not only make life easier for businesses but also provide the state with a greater ability to identify irregularities.

Since the beginning of the crisis caused by the coronavirus, we have been calling for solutions to improve liquidity by providing companies with cash, especially those that were cut off from it overnight. A study conducted at the beginning of April this year by the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers shows that as many as 65% of SMEs declared that the epidemic has already worsened their business operations and condition, and 58% predict a worsening of their condition by the end of the third quarter of this year.

We are in the process of "unfreezing" further sectors of the economy whose activities were restricted or even closed due to administrative decisions. I understand – this was necessary, as people's health and lives are the most important matters. However, it is also extremely important to ensure the functioning of companies, which after all build societal prosperity. Without their contribution, the state could not meet even the basic needs of Poles. It is primarily small and medium-sized enterprises that sustain the state treasury. It is they, thanks to entrepreneurship and economic patriotism, who provide about 70% of GDP. Small, family-owned businesses employ over 75% of working Poles! Furthermore, 70% of SMEs have no credit exposure, meaning they must finance their entire operations with their own funds. In such a situation, any delay in payments poses a serious barrier to their ongoing operations.

There is also financial assistance from the state. However, the financial shield proposed by the government is just the beginning. We don't know how long the pandemic will last, and time is a key variable here. State aid will not last forever, so it needs to be supported by other actions. In addition to sensible reforms that reduce bureaucracy, accelerate digitalization, and adapt the country to new economic and social challenges, there should be something else – something that can be described as business solidarity. Because if a company is making a profit, it cannot set aside all earned money for a "rainy day" without paying contractors on time for services rendered. And if they haven't received payment, how are they supposed to cover their tax obligations? That's not the way! Cash flow in the system must continue.

It is worth fighting for "payment morality" by all means. In addition to ensuring liquidity through shield subsidies, if we can, we should pay our obligations. This is particularly important now, during the coronavirus pandemic, as payment backlogs are the bane of many Polish entrepreneurs. This is especially true when considering the results of the Coface Payment Survey, which show that Polish companies in 2019, i.e., even before the crisis, experienced delays in payments received, which averaged as much as 57.2 days, compared to 35.5 days in Germany. Looking at the economy from a long-term perspective, we should appeal for this entrepreneur solidarity to shorten payment terms, not extend them, if it is possible. Managing liquidity by not paying obligations is not a good solution. It is bad for the economy and will sooner or later backfire on whoever acts this way.

It is said that a positive consequence of the pandemic will be greater social solidarity and sensitivity, a willingness to help others. We will see how long this positive energy and empathy, including economic empathy, will last. We all know the worn-out saying that you can't get blood from a stone. The question remains whether, when the stone has something to drink, it will share it with others? For the good of our entire economy and our common good – it should.

Cezary Kaźmierczak, President, Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers

The #nowliquidity campaign, initiated by the Institute of Economic Thought Exchange, aims to draw entrepreneurs' attention to the fact that one of the elements guaranteeing a relatively safe passage through the crisis and maintaining financial liquidity is the timely payment of invoices and obligations by all enterprises that are able to do so, thereby counteracting payment backlogs.

- If someone raises a question about constitutionality during the legislative process, it is not unusual. I want full responsibility today. Will PO and PiS not contest the elections if they lose, citing the timing of their holding? This is crucial. Today, I expect an answer to this question - said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in an interview with Dorota Gawryluk on the program "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News.

- Elections could be on June 28, but there must also be cooperation with local government. And today I don't see a joint government and local government commission, I don't see this openness for local government Poland. Without this, it's impossible to conduct elections - said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on Polsat News.

- One must not collect signatures before the official start; elections have not been announced. Anyone doing so is breaking the law. That declaration [regarding signature collection] was made in response to a question about a hypothetical 24-hour signature drive. That would not be right. I will win in a fair fight against Rafał Trzaskowski because I know he will not lead Poland out of this brawl, he will not lift politics out of the gutter of hypocrisy and hatred - said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on Polsat News. 

- For me, however, the most important thing is that these elections are held as soon as possible. We are all tired of this - stated Robert Biedroń in an interview with Anita Werner on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach". - It is not President Kaczyński who decides when elections should be held. At least in theory, it shouldn't be that way - he continued.

- The elections should take place on June 28th. Elections should be held on June 28th, of course in a constitutional and democratic manner, and fortunately, the Senate is currently examining this. Why June 28th? Because today we are all tired. I would like the state, if it agrees on certain dates, to adhere to them. Yes, I believe that [presidential elections] should be held as soon as possible. June 28th seems like a reasonable date to me - he emphasized.

- No, I would like a date [for the presidential elections] that is constitutional and announced by Marshal Witek. As we know, Marshal Witek is still failing to fulfill her duties in implementing the election calendar. We are practically a month before elections that were announced right and left by PiS, and we don't really know when they will take place - stated Robert Biedroń on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".

- I regret that I cannot look Minister Szumowski in the eye and ask him directly if he is not ashamed of what he has done. If he is not ashamed of how he has thrown over 70 million PLN down the drain. Do you know what this money could have been used for? It would be minimum wage for over 26,000 people who lost their jobs. It would be furlough payments for over 33,000 employees. It would be 138,000 coronavirus tests for healthcare and education workers. It would be 850 ventilators that could have ended up in Polish hospitals. It would be over 1.6 million masks, but that's at that inflated price from Mr. Szumowski's colleague, because at a normal price it would have been 17 million masks. Ladies and gentlemen, but what did the PiS government prefer to do? What did the PiS government prefer to do through Minister Sasin? They preferred to allocate those 70 million to pseudo-elections - said Borys Budka in the Sejm.

- I promise you, Mr. Minister, that we will help you find those 30 million ballots. Do you know why? Because in this law, you wrote that for losing one ballot, one can go to prison for three years. We will save you. Instead of 90 million years in prison, you will only be responsible for exceeding authority and causing financial damage, and for that, one goes to prison for a few years - Borys Budka said in the Sejm.

- Borys Budka, seemingly crushed by the arguments, fled the committee [regarding the motion of no confidence in Jacek Sasin], leaving his troops without command, one could say, on the battlefield of a lost battle, because that battle was lost. There were various accusations. That the elections were being prepared. And the second accusation, that there were no elections. Well, there were accusations that the Prime Minister was not dealing with the fight against COVID, and a plague reigned in Mazovia. These are truly divine attributes, because if he had dealt with it, there would have been no pandemic. But he probably also had diabolical attributes, because as soon as he started printing those deadly envelopes, the pandemic broke out. One could say that hypocrisy bordering, one could say, on a disregard for logic - stated Marek Suski in the Sejm, during the debate on the PO-KO motion to dismiss Jacek Sasin.

- In reality, the bill for the unheld elections should be paid by the Senate and by local government officials who refused to even provide premises for placing ballot boxes in these elections. That's how your local government officials have inscribed themselves, by destroying Polish democracy, because one can say that this was the destruction of Polish democracy – stated Marek Suski in the Sejm, during the debate on the PO-KO motion to dismiss Jacek Sasin.

-- LIVEBLOG 300POLITYKI: BIEDROŃ DIFFERENTLY THAN THE LEFT IN THE SENATE: ELECTIONS JUNE 28 BUDKA ON A MINIMUM OF 10 DAYS FOR SIGNATURES KOSINIAK ON CONDITIONS FOR ELECTIONS ON JUNE 28 https://300polityka.pl/live/2020/05/28/ ***** POLSAT NEWS -- EXCHANGE OF BLOWS BETWEEN ANDRZEJ DUDA'S AND RAFAŁ TRZASKOWSKI'S CAMPS. -- PIS POLITICIANS ENTERED THE WARSAW CITY HALL WITH A CONTROL, IN RESPONSE, KO DEPUTIES DEMANDED THE DISCLOSURE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CHANCELLERY'S EXPENDITURES. -- WHILE THE POLL LEADERS WERE CONDUCTING AN INFORMAL CAMPAIGN, THEIR COLLEAGUES WERE NOT IDLE - Grzegorz Kępka. -- WARSAW CITY HALL WAS VISITED BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE, WHO WERE DEMANDING MICRO-LOANS FOR ENTREPRENEURS - Kępka continues. -- THIS IS PLATFORMA'S RESPONSE: AN APPEAL FOR TRANSPARENCY OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CHANCELLERY'S EXPENDITURES SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE TERM - Kępka. -- A HUGE TRANSFER FROM BRUSSELS IS COMING, POLAND IS TO BE THE THIRD LARGEST RECIPIENT OF THE EUROPEAN RECOVERY FUND AFTER SPAIN AND ITALY. -- TODAY, THE DETAILS OF THIS GIGANTIC AID WERE PRESENTED JOINTLY BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRIME MINISTER. ***** FAKTY TVN -- Electoral rivalries, and within them, an exchange of words between Jarosław Kaczyński and Donald Tusk, is just the tip of the iceberg. The official date of the presidential elections has not yet been announced, but at least it is known what will happen if the date is different from June 28. -- WALKS THROUGH THE STREETS, WORKING VISITS, WITH AN ELECTORAL LOGO IN THE INTERNET - Maciej Knapik. -- PAD: As part of the 30th anniversary of local government. -- TRZASKOWSKI WAS ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE ELECTIONS AT THE METRO CONSTRUCTION SITE - Knapik. -- TUSK-KACZYŃSKI. -- THE FACT THAT THE PARTY LEADER PREEMPTED THE MARSHAL OF THE SEJM OUTRAGES THE OPPOSITION - Knapik. -- AND WHAT RIGHT DO THEY HAVE TO IMPOSE? - Klich. -- THEY ARE PANICKING IN THE RIGHT-WING CAMP - Trela. -- DUDA'S POLLS ARE FALLING, TRZASKOWSKI'S ARE RISING, HENCE PIS, WITH UNDISGUISED ANGER, ACCUSES THE SENATE OF SLOWING THINGS DOWN - Knapik. -- TRZASKOWSKI HAS NO TIME TO LOSE FOR GATHERING SIGNATURES - Knapik. -- I SEE FULL MOBILIZATION AND GRASSROOTS ACTION - Nowacka. -- THE SENATE IS WORKING TO PREVENT ELECTIONS ON JUNE 21 - Knapik. -- THIS IS PROCEDURAL CAUTION - Lubnauer. -- THE INFECTION CURVE IS NOT FALLING: THE COVID-19 INFECTION CURVE IN POLAND STILL HAS NO DOWNWARD TREND – ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH. POLAND'S CHARTS AND CHARTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY, BUT EACH SHOWS THE DYNAMICS OF THE EPIDEMIC'S DEVELOPMENT. THE SITUATION IN POLAND, HOWEVER, RAISES EXPERTS' CONCERNS ABOUT THE FURTHER RELAXATION OF RESTRICTIONS. -- THE SZUMOWSKI CASE: HEALTH MINISTER ŁUKASZ SZUMOWSKI ADMITS HE DISCUSSED DISCLOSING HIS ASSETS WITH HIS WIFE BECAUSE HE IS TIRED OF POLITICAL ATTACKS. OPPOSITION DEPUTIES ARE NOW TALKING ABOUT THREE HUNDRED MILLION ZŁOTYS IN GRANTS FOR COMPANIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MINISTER'S FAMILY. THE HEALTH MINISTER SAYS HE HAD NO INFLUENCE ON THEIR AWARD AND SHOWS A LIST OF GRANTS THAT ONE OF THE COMPANIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SZUMOWSKI FAMILY RECEIVED FROM NCBR. -- SZUMOWSKI AT NOWOGRODZKA: ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON, HEALTH MINISTER ŁUKASZ SZUMOWSKI VISITED THE PIS HEADQUARTERS AT NOWOGRODZKA STREET. IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE THAT DURING THIS MEETING, MINISTER SZUMOWSKI ONLY DISCUSSED THE SITUATION REGARDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AND NOT THE MATTER OF HIS FAMILY'S ASSETS - Paweł Płuska. ***** WIADOMOŚCI TVP -- POLAND IS TO BE IN THIRD PLACE AMONG RECIPIENTS OF THE EU RECOVERY FUND AFTER THE CORONAVIRUS - ANNOUNCEMENT: 64 BILLION EUROS ARE TO GO TO POLAND. ACCORDING TO THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRIME MINISTER, THIS IS A SUCCESS AND PROOF THAT POLAND CAN EFFECTIVELY DEFEND ITS INTERESTS IN EUROPE. -- POLAND IS CURRENTLY COPING BEST WITH THE EPIDEMIC AND CRISIS IN EUROPE - Damian Diaz. -- PRESIDENT ANDRZEJ DUDA APPEALED FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FUND IN A LETTER - Diaz. -- NOW THE GOVERNMENT FACES DIFFICULT NEGOTIATIONS - Diaz. -- THE REBOUND OF THE POLISH ECONOMY WILL BE SUPPORTED BY INTEREST RATE CUTS ALMOST TO ZERO, DECIDED BY THE NBP. GOVERNMENT SHIELDS WILL ALSO HELP - Diaz. -- IN WARSAW, 14% OF APPLICATIONS WERE PROCESSED, IN ŁÓDŹ, 70%. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES INTERVENED AT THE CAPITAL'S CITY HALL, APPEALING TO TRZASKOWSKI TO RETURN TO HIS DUTIES - Diaz. -- POLL POLLSTER FOR "SE": THE MAJORITY OF POLES BELIEVE THAT THE PRESIDENT AND THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD COOPERATE ON IMPORTANT MATTERS. -- POLES DO NOT WANT POLITICAL WARFARE BETWEEN THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE AND THE PRESIDENTIAL CHANCELLERY - Edyta Lewandowska. -- TODAY IN PIĄTEK, YESTERDAY IN ALVERNIA. TODAY ANDRZEJ DUDA VISITED A MUNICIPALITY NOT GOVERNED BY PIS. THIS IS THE NEED FOR NATIONAL COMMUNITY OVER POLITICAL DIVISIONS, ESPECIALLY AS POLISH LOCAL GOVERNMENT CELEBRATES ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY - Maciej Sawicki. -- ANDRZEJ DUDA, AS A CRACOW COUNCILLOR, FOUGHT FOR THE INTERESTS OF ORDINARY PEOPLE. HE DEFENDED THEM, AMONG OTHER THINGS, FROM FEE INCREASES - Sawicki. -- ANDRZEJ DUDA CONSISTENTLY STOOD GUARD OVER LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT, BOTH IN THE CRACOW COUNCIL AND AS PRESIDENT - Sawicki. -- IN 2017, DUDA VETOED AN AMENDMENT TO THE LAW ON RIO, WHICH WAS PASSED BY PIS. THE PRESIDENT LISTENED TO THE VOICES OF LOCAL OFFICIALS - Sawicki. -- TRZASKOWSKI IS OPENLY FIGHTING THE POLISH GOVERNMENT AND ADVOCATES FOR THE BREAKDOWN OF POLAND INTO LOOSELY CONNECTED REGIONS - Sawicki. -- TRZASKOWSKI IS AGAINST INVESTMENTS THAT GUARANTEE POLAND'S LEAPFROG DEVELOPMENT, SUCH AS THE VISTULA SPIT CUT OR THE CPK CONSTRUCTION - Sawicki. -- REGARDING BLOCKING THE CPK CONSTRUCTION, TRZASKOWSKI HAS BEEN CONSISTENT FOR YEARS - Sawicki recalls a statement from TOK FM about the airport in Berlin. -- THERE IS NO LACK OF OPINION THAT OPPOSITION POLITICIANS HAVE DISTORTED THE IDEA OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT, TREATING THE REGIONS OR MUNICIPALITIES WHERE THEY GOVERN AS BEACHHEADS FOR ATTACKING THE POLISH GOVERNMENT - Sawicki. -- THE SIGNING OF THE 21 LOCAL GOVERNMENT THESES IS PROOF OF THIS - Sawicki. -- POLES ARE AGREED: THEY DO NOT WANT THEIR HOMELANDS TO BE USED FOR POLITICAL WARFARE AND QUARRELS - Sawicki. -- Sawicki recalls the results of the poll for "SE" for the second time in one edition of "Wiadomości". -- THE FOURTH PHASE OF LIFTING RESTRICTIONS IS AHEAD OF US, BUT MAINTAINING DISTANCE, BECAUSE THE VIRUS IS STILL PRESENT, ALTHOUGH ALREADY UNDER CONTROL - announcement. -- OBSTRUCTION - THIS IS THE OPPOSITION'S PLAN OF ACTION REGARDING THE ELECTIONS. WORK IN THE SENATE IS BEING DRAGGED OUT AGAIN - announcement: Commentators note that this is a path to chaos. -- ZP ASSURES THAT THE ELECTIONS WILL BE HELD ON TIME AND WILL NOT ALLOW A STATE CRISIS - Lewandowska. -- MEANWHILE, TRZASKOWSKI IS EXPLAINING THE ILLEGAL COLLECTION OF SIGNATURES FOR HIS CANDIDACY - Lewandowska continues. -- A QUICK ESCAPE FROM SIMPLE, BUT UNCOMFORTABLE QUESTIONS - Marcin Tulicki shows an attempt by a TVP Info reporter to "get into" the office of Bożena Manarczyk. -- THE COLLECTION OF SIGNATURES IS ILLEGAL - Tulicki. -- WHERE THE LAW IS BEING BROKEN, NO ONE WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IT - Tulicki. -- TRZASKOWSKI WAS ALSO NOT TALKATIVE DURING THE PRESS CONFERENCE - Tulicki. -- TRZASKOWSKI CALLED IT A GRASSROOTS INITIATIVE, AND TRZASKOWSKI HIMSELF STOOD SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH MANARCZYK DURING THE CAMPAIGN - Tulicki. -- TRZASKOWSKI DID NOT ANSWER FURTHER QUESTIONS - Tulicki. -- ELECTION OBSTRUCTION BY THE OPPOSITION HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME - Tulicki. -- PIS ASSURES THAT IT WILL NOT ALLOW CHAOS TO BE CAUSED. ELECTIONS MUST BE HELD NO LATER THAN JUNE 28 - Tulicki. -- IN THE OPPOSITION CAMP, INCREASINGLY CALLED ANTI-DEMOCRATIC, FRUSTRATION IS GROWING - Tulicki. -- KO DEPUTIES WANT TO REMOVE joten JASZEK SASIN FROM THE POSITION OF MINISTER OF STATE ASSETS. THE MOTION STATES THAT IT IS AN EXPRESSION OF OBJECTION TO THE MINISTER'S ACTIONS - Lewandowska: ZP defends Sasin and indicates that the motion is purely political. -- A POLITICAL ATTACK ON MINISTER JASZEK SASIN FOR EFFECTIVE FIGHT AGAINST THE EPIDEMIC? - banner. -- THE CARDS THAT WERE CREATED FOR MAY 10 CANNOT BE USED BECAUSE THE CIVIC COALITION REPLACED THE CANDIDATE - Magdalena Wierzchowska. -- INSTEAD OF KIDAWĄ-BŁOŃSKĄ, DUBLER IS TO START - Wierzchowska. -- BUDKA LEFT THE ROOM DURING THE COMMISSION'S SESSION REGARDING THE MOTION FOR SASIN'S DISMISSAL - Wierzchowska. -- WHAT SUCCESSES JASZEK SASIN HAS ARE CONVINCED BY SPECIFIC NUMBERS AND FACTS - Wierzchowska. -- THE MONEY FOR FIGHTING CORONAVIRUS TRANSFERRED BY STATE TREASURY COMPANIES SUPERVISED BY SASIN IS DIFFICULT TO OVERESTIMATE - Wierzchowska.

„This motion is not a motion against only one minister, a deputy prime minister, a brave soldier of PiS. It is a motion against the system of governance you have introduced. He is merely a cog in this pathological, corrupt world of PiS, in this pathological, corrupt machine, in this system and arrangement that you have created. It is not Sasin who is primarily to be dismissed, but his masters. They have turned the presidential election into a Czech film” - said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, the Polish Coalition's presidential candidate and the leader of PSL, during the debate on the motion of no confidence in Minister Jacek Sasin. 

"Perhaps it's worth stating the real reason you want to dismiss me from the position of Minister of State Assets. These are actions that have been undertaken for half a year, since MAP's inception, by the ZP government. This represents a complete change in philosophy regarding state treasury assets. We have ceased the sell-off of national assets, which was your hallmark; today, we are repolonizing the assets that you sold off, bringing companies that were sold back into the state treasury" - said Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Sasin during a parliamentary session.

I've been wondering for some time how it is that rational people behave irrationally. How does your system work? And I know. "The Emperor", Kapuściński, Ethiopia, Haile Selassie. "All changes could only come from the monarch. His consent and support were required, otherwise they became treason. There were three groups seeking the Emperor's favour. Those who think they can do anything, the sycophants, and those who know that they will either rule or be imprisoned." They will start with those who think they can do anything. The Prime Minister is having lunch. No mask. No family either. No one else can, but he eats, because he can. Because this is the group of all those who can do anything. Mr. Kuchciński and his flights. He flies back and forth with his family. He doesn't pay for it. Why? Because he can. Monthly commemoration. I saw 15 people last time and 1000 police officers. Roughly. The entire city center closed. And why is this happening? Because they can. Kaczyński and the cemetery. Mr. President Kaczyński goes to the cemetery. Others cannot. They have mothers, fathers buried there, they have families buried there, they cannot. He can. Ms. Lichocka, a Member of Parliament. She showed the middle finger to all of Poland, to all the opposition, to everyone. To all honest people. 100 million views online. And Marshal Witek didn't see it. That's why she didn't punish her. And do you know why she didn't punish her? Because she could. Because she belongs to the caste of people who can. Let's talk about the sycophants. Trójka (Radio Three). Do you know, ladies and gentlemen, how much this young man had to manipulate, invent, to curry favour with this president, to find this song and think to himself: the president will hear this, and it will be number one on Trójka, if I take it down, maybe he will glance at me, maybe he will smile at me, maybe he will say "hello" to me, maybe he will notice me at all. TVP. Flattery and money. The more money, the more flattery. The police. They are performing their role well, except for those who check bicycles. Or maybe someone will see that I'm checking a bicycle. They will see that someone has something in that bicycle, that someone wrote some bad poster about the president. I'll see how that goes. Officials. They take money and what they decided. They decided that 500 plus (child benefit) is "Jarek's" (referring to Jarosław Kaczyński). By the way, aren't you ashamed of that? There's a quote about this. "When it comes to generosity, it is better to be generous with someone else's property, stingy with your own goods, better to inspire fear than love." Now the third group. Those who will either rule or be imprisoned. Mr. Sasin is printing ballots, because early elections are needed. He knows that if Duda loses, the empire will crumble. He knows that the palace is a den of mediocrity, a gathering of secondary people, and they, in times of crisis, always lose their heads and try only to save their own skin. You came for power, telling everyone you represented the people and fought the elites. Today, it's clear, you are the elite who fight the people, who have filled ministers' pockets with public money, censor songs, and beat people at protests. You treat Poland like your palace. You have turned Poland into an eastern satrapy. That is why, in this state, a minister like Mr. Sasin should be dismissed - said Włodzimierz Czarzasty in the Sejm.