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07/15/2020
07:34
The Sejm will commence its session at 11:00 with the second reading of the government's draft law on support for the trade credit insurance market in response to the economic effects of COVID-19.
Also on the agenda is the first reading of the President's draft law on financial benefits for persons deported or exiled to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics between 1939 and 1956, scheduled for 13:00.
At 16:00, a three-hour block of voting will begin, during which, among other things, the Senate's amendments to the Polish Tourist Voucher Act will be considered. Members of parliament will also elect three members of the so-called pedophilia commission.
At 19:00, the Sejm will consider the Civic Platform's motion of no-confidence against the Minister of the Interior and Administration, Mariusz Kamiński, and at 20:30, the Civic Platform's motion of no-confidence against the Minister of Justice, Zbigniew Ziobro. The vote will take place between 22:00 and 22:15.
President Andrzej Duda and the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, will participate in the celebrations of the 610th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald. The solemn observances will begin at 11:00, with the unveiling and consecration of a stone commemorating the battle at 12:30. The presidents' discussions are scheduled for 13:15.
At 12:00, the Marshal of the Senate, Tomasz Grodzki, and Deputy Marshals of the Senate, Gabriela Morawska-Stanecka and Michał Kamiński, will attend a meeting aimed at establishing a Local Government Committee for the commemoration of the Battle of Warsaw in 1920. Following the meeting, a press briefing will be held at 13:00. During the briefing, a declaration on the establishment of the Local Government Committee for the commemoration of the Battle of Warsaw in 1920 will be signed.
At 18:00, the Sejm's State Control Committee will provide its opinion to the Marshal of the Sejm on the applications of the President of NIK (Supreme Audit Office) for the appointment of members to the College of the Supreme Audit Office: Tomasz Sobecki, Janusz Pawelczyk, Piotr Walczak, Michał Jędrzejczyk, and Włodzimierz Broński.
07:55
Fogiel:
Insulting words directed at Poles by PO supporters, politicians, and journalists; these Poles decided to show they can exercise their democratic rights
- In the final days of the campaign, insulting words were directed at some Poles by some supporters, some politicians, and also journalists supporting Civic Platform (PO), suggesting that their choices were inferior, that due to their profession or place of origin they had less to say. I think these Poles decided to show that they can exercise their democratic rights - said Radosław Fogiel in an interview with Michał Rachoń on TVP Info's program "Jedziemy".
08:16
Tomczyk:
We Recognize the Election Result, but the Supreme Court Must Determine the Scale of Irregularities
“We have no doubts about the final result. We recognize the election result, but the Supreme Court must determine the scale of irregularities. The result as such is not in doubt, but these individual cases, which may add up to a certain mass, are in doubt. We actually don’t know the scale of irregularities. Only the Supreme Court can determine this scale” – said Cezary Tomczyk from Civic Coalition in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24.
08:27
Gawkowski:
Government Reshuffle Expected Immediately After Next Sejm Session Next Week. Finance Minister Likely to Change.
- There will be a government reshuffle. Yesterday, I spoke in the Sejm corridors with several prominent PiS MPs, and the government reshuffle is planned for immediately after the next Sejm session next week, which will adopt the budget execution report. I learned that there will likely be a change in the Minister of Finance - said Krzysztof Gawkowski in an interview with Grzegorz Jankowski on Polskie Radio’s Jedynka program "Sygnały dnia".
08:31
Gawkowski:
It's not like we lost something today. PO fielded a supposed Tusk 2.0 in the elections, and they lost too
- We will conduct an assessment, but it will be a programmatic one. The result was poor, and one must recover from poor results. You win some, you lose some in politics. It's not like we lost something today. Civic Platform fielded a supposed Tusk 2.0 in the elections, and they lost too - said Krzysztof Gawkowski on Radio Jedynka.
08:33
Tomczyk:
We Need to Integrate the 10 Million People Who Voted for Trzaskowski. Trzaskowski's Meeting in Gdynia on Friday. We Will Be Able to Say More There.
08:34
Gawkowski:
Elections are decided at the ballot box, not in courts
- The Left takes the position that elections are decided at the ballot box, not in courts. Of course, protests can be filed, but a difference of over 400,000 votes shows that Duda clearly won them – Krzysztof Gawkowski said on Radio Jedynka.
08:55
Gowin:
We Would Have Natural Allies in Confederation MPs on Economic Matters. It's No Secret I Cheered for Kosiniak-Kamysz's Slogan to End the Polish-Polish War. In This Sense, I Would Welcome the Expansion of the United Right Government's Political Base.
„Why should he fear the addition of, for example, [Confederation] MPs to the government coalition? Together with Confederation MPs, and without Porozumienie MPs, there is no majority. Confederation MPs represent a position very close to Porozumienie on economic matters. We would have natural allies in them. It's no secret that I have good personal relations with Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, and I very much cheered not for his candidacy, but for his election slogan to end the Polish-Polish war. In this sense, I myself would welcome the expansion of the political and social base of the United Right government with openness” - said Jarosław Gowin, leader of Porozumienie, in an interview with Piotr Kraśko on Radio TOK FM's Poranek.
09:20
Müller:
No Government Reshuffle Decisions Currently Being Made; None Expected Soon
- At the moment, there are no decisions regarding a government reshuffle. I do not expect any decisions to be made in this regard in the near future. We also have time. We have time to prepare a strategy concerning the implementation schedule of laws, and all programs that were announced during this concluding campaign, as well as last year's campaign - stated Piotr Müller in "Piasecki's Conversation" on TVN24.
11:06
The Ministry of Health has reported 264 new cases of coronavirus infection in Poland. Six people have died as a result of the virus. Further details can be found in the following tweets from the official Ministry of Health Twitter account:
https://twitter.com/MZ_GOV_PL/status/1283318022376226816
https://twitter.com/MZ_GOV_PL/status/1283318024989286400
11:35
Witek:
Banas's Motion to Dismiss Dziuba Will Be Sent to Committee. A Meeting Might Be Necessary. I'm Not Ruling It Out, But I'm Not Confirming It Yet.
„President Banas's motion reached me on Friday. It is a motion to dismiss Vice-President Tadeusz Dziuba. It will be sent to the committee. The committee will deal with this motion. I cannot decide at the moment, because it is only a letter from President Banas. Perhaps some meeting will have to take place. I am not ruling it out for now, but I am also not confirming that such a meeting will take place. I received it on Friday. I need to consider it, but it will certainly go to the committee for analysis according to procedure” - said the Marshal of the Sejm, Elżbieta Witek, at a press conference.
11:36
„We've had satirical recordings of this type many times globally with various personalities. What can I say? [The special services] are the best under the rule of Law and Justice. I don't think it's anything extraordinary” - said Sejm Marshal Elżbieta Witek at a press conference.
11:37
Witek:
"I've Just Received a Letter from Vice-President Dziuba. I Haven't Had Time to Read It Yet. I'll See Both Sides."
„I have a request from President Banaś, but just a moment ago, I haven't had time to familiarize myself with it yet, I also received a letter from Vice-President Dziuba. The matter needs to be analyzed. I will see what one side and the other says, and then pass it to the committee so that the committee can deal with it and investigate. Then I will make a decision. I need to have the committee's opinion” – said the Marshal of the Sejm, Elżbieta Witek, at a press conference.
11:43
- I am immensely pleased that our Lithuanian friends are with us today to showcase these symbolic ties, but above all, I am immensely pleased with the flourishing Polish-Lithuanian friendship - said President Andrzej Duda during the celebrations of the 610th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald.
- Symbols may seem insignificant at first glance, but anyone who thinks so is mistaken. Symbols build politics, symbols build history, symbols build relationships. I am immensely pleased that the President and the Prime Minister are with us today, because this is precisely a symbolic presence. Let it be a sign on this 610th anniversary of our shared struggle that today, Poland and Lithuania, without swords but in friendship, co-create Europe, the North Atlantic Alliance, and the developing world - added the president.
12:08
- I wish to emphasize today's community of interests between the Republic of Lithuania and the Republic of Poland. A common and nearly identical strategy regarding our interests in the European Union and full unity within the North Atlantic Alliance, but also building contemporary, new dimensions of cooperation, such as cooperation within the Three Seas Initiative, Via Carpatia, Rail Baltica, or the construction of gas interconnectors - said Mateusz Morawiecki during the celebrations of the 610th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald.
13:53
Sobolewski:
PiS Elective Congress Likely in Autumn. District Conventions to Also Select Territorial PiS Authorities
13:56
The first post-recess session of the Sejm – unless an additional one is convened – will take place on September 16th and 17th. Until almost the end of the year, sessions will be held once a month – on October 7th-8th and November 4th-5th. Two sessions are planned only for December: the 9th-10th and the 15th-17th.
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13:57
“All decisions that will be made in the context of the election results, a very long, five-month campaign, are currently ahead of us. We are in the process of analyzing the election outcome, the involvement of all individuals in these elections, and I also want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the PiS structures, regional leaders, PiS members, sympathizers, and volunteers for their commitment,” said Krzysztof Sobolewski, head of the PiS Executive Committee, on Polskie Radio 24.
14:02
Today, during the voting block between 4:00 PM and 7:00 PM, the Sejm will appoint three members to the state commission for investigating cases of acts against sexual freedom and decency towards a minor under 15 years of age, the so-called pedophilia commission. In turn, during next week's three-day session beginning on Wednesday, the members of the aforementioned commission will be sworn in, and a chairman will be elected.
17:25
In a voting session, Members of Parliament considered the Senate's amendments to the presidential draft law on the Polish Tourism Voucher. The bill will now be sent to the President.
19:09
Members of parliament, during a block of votes, elected Barbara Chrobak, Hanna Elżanowska, and Andrzej Nowarski as members of the so-called "pedophilia commission." As we reported on 300POLITYCE, during next week's three-day session starting on Wednesday, the commission members are scheduled to take their oaths, and a chairperson will be elected.
19:49
Kosiniak-Kamysz:
Poland is Divided. I Hear People Say They Won't Buy from Polish Farmers or Visit Podlasie, Podkarpacie – That's Completely Off the Rails. I Cannot Agree to That
- He [Andrzej Duda] won the elections, and Poland is divided. Very much so, unfortunately. When I hear words that someone won't buy food from Polish farmers or that they won't travel to Podlasie or Podkarpacie, that's completely off the rails. I cannot agree to something like that. I cannot deviate from the path I have chosen. The path of seeking agreement and cooperation - said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in an interview with Dorota Gawryluk on the program “Gość Wydarzeń” on Polsat News.
19:53
Kosiniak-Kamysz:
I don't want to be a mere appendage to PiS or a side-building of the Civic Platform. We are building the Polish Coalition, we are going our own way.
- This does not mean that if there is no positive answer today, one should change and go where the wind blows, or in a direction of insulting voters because they voted differently, or some euphoria in the other direction. I don't want to be a mere appendage to PiS, nor a side-building of the Civic Platform. We are building the Polish Coalition, we are going our own way - said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on Polsat News.
19:57
Grodzki:
I Can't See Trzaskowski's Result as a Defeat, Because Over 10 Million Votes Represent Huge Potential. It's a Wave of Enthusiasm Comparable to 1989
„I cannot treat Rafał Trzaskowski's result as a defeat, because over 10 million votes represent huge potential. President Komorowski, Kwaśniewski twice, President Kaczyński won elections sometimes with fewer than 9 million votes. For me, this is the beginning of something new, a huge wave of enthusiastic, civic engagement, which I can only compare to the enthusiasm that accompanied us in the first, not entirely free elections of 1989. This fills me with optimism” - said the Marshal of the Senate, Tomasz Grodzki, in an interview with Piotr Marciniak on "Fakty po Faktach" on TVN24.
20:00
Obajtek responds to PO politicians’ accusations:
You managed Lotos so poorly in 2014 that the state treasury had to recapitalize it. Now neither Lotos nor Orlen has asked the state for any help during the pandemic.
20:02
Kosiniak-Kamysz:
There are elections we won as the opposition. These are the Senate elections. Only there did each partner retain their subjectivity
- His [Schetyna's] result is such today that he is not the head of Civic Platform today. He already had his elections and did not succeed in them, he did not even have the courage to stand as a candidate for prime minister internally. He did not run for president. That is the first point. The second point is the European Coalition. That was a loss by seven percentage points. But there are elections we won as the opposition. These are the Senate elections. Only there did each partner retain their subjectivity. Everyone had their place, everyone could present their values, but there was also cooperation, not getting in each other's way, not forcing a common denominator - said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on Polsat News.
20:05
"Releasing such news [about PiS's attempt to seize the Senate majority] is deplorable, not to say brazen. Senators of the democratic majority, and other senators too, are big personalities, individuals who are authorities in their circles, elected by the votes of tens, if not hundreds of thousands of their constituents, who entrusted them with their mandates. Openly inciting them to betray their voters and ideals is brazen. This is not even explained by some obsession or delusions of this or that PiS senator. This is not how one should behave" – said Senate Marshal Tomasz Grodzki on TVN24.
20:11
Grodzki:
Budka is the Undisputed Leader of the Civic Platform Party
"Borys Budka is the undisputed leader of the party named Civic Platform. We haven't discussed [a name change]. Using the Senate as an example, we proved that with four parties – the Polish Coalition, PSL, the Left, and independent senators – we found so many common grounds that, despite our differences, we haven't lost a single vote in the Senate for six months, even though many predicted a short lifespan for us. We would like to infect others with this example," said Senate Marshal Tomasz Grodzki on TVN24.
20:14
Sasin:
Poland Joins Countries with a Global Brand Through Multi-Energy Giant
20:18
Sasin:
I Remember Civic Platform Planning to Sell Lotos to Russians. It's a Shame They Had No Concerns When Municipal Companies in Gdańsk Were Privatized or When Management of SPEC, for Instance, Was Handed Over to Other Entities in Warsaw.
20:41
Morawiecki:
Kamiński is the best minister in the Third Republic for combating corruption and recovering assets from criminal groups
- Minister Kamiński is the best minister in the Third Republic for combating corruption, who strives to recover to the maximum extent possible those assets, that money, which have fallen into the hands of criminal groups. Do you want proof? Yes, in the years 2016-2019, over PLN 10 billion was seized from criminal groups by the ABW (Internal Security Agency). Over PLN 3.5 billion was seized by the CBA (Central Anticorruption Bureau). These are services subordinate to the minister. There would also be no success in limiting the role of VAT mafias and tax crimes associated with VAT mafias. These are crimes, concerning which you pretend to look at the ground right now, as I say, because they hurt you the most, as they amount to tens of billions of zlotys annually, confirmed by the European Commission, which has led to social policy being at a completely different level. This is also thanks to the services of Minister Kamiński. Thank you very much, Mr. Minister - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in the Sejm, during the debate on the motion of no confidence in Mariusz Kamiński.
20:41
- Minister. I could list your mistakes and omissions endlessly, but I've only been given five minutes. And I will say this directly. You are the worst Minister of Justice in Poland's history. That's why today, the only thing you should receive is not a vote of confidence, but a disciplinary dismissal. Here it is. This is the disciplinary dismissal that I am giving you on behalf of millions of Poles who are tired of turning a blind eye to scandals involving PiS officials. I am giving it to you on behalf of millions of Poles who are tired of the politicization of the courts. I am giving it on behalf of millions of Poles who are tired of the politicization of the prosecutor's office and its use for party purposes. I am giving it on behalf of millions of Poles who are tired of the destruction of European standards and the introduction here in Poland of standards previously known only from Russia and Belarus. I am giving it on behalf of millions of Poles who are tired of the paralysis of the Constitutional Tribunal – Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz said in the Sejm.
20:45
PMM:
I have a brief appeal. Be the opposition to the most luminous Polish Republic, not a total opposition.
- I have a brief appeal. Be the opposition to the most luminous Polish Republic, not a total opposition, because with the conclusions you submit, and also with the shameful formulations that were included in your motion, you are insulting the majesty of the Polish Republic and many Poles who, as Minister Kamiński rightly said, remember the times of the PRL well. But we will still try to modernize the uniformed services and improve the functioning of the state services all the time, so that they serve the common good, including yours, because the Polish state is our future, our common good - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in the Sejm, during the debate on the motion of no confidence in Mariusz Kamiński.
20:53
Myrcha:
More Prisoners Worked for Pay Before 2010 Than Now. There Were Lean Years Later, 2011-2013, But Gowin Was Then Responsible for the Prison System. We Thanked Him, and You Made Him Deputy Prime Minister
- Minister Wójcik spoke as if prisoners only started working from 2015 onwards. Mr. Minister, I will surprise you, they worked before. They worked before the Civic Platform and Law and Justice came into being. What's more, before 2010, more prisoners worked for pay than now. You have a result of 17,000. Please take a look, before 2010, 20,000 prisoners worked for pay. There were, admittedly, lean years later, 2011-2013, but then Jarosław Gowin was responsible for the prison system. The only difference between us is that we thanked him, and you made him Deputy Prime Minister - said Arkadiusz Myrcha in the Sejm.
21:18
HEADLINE:
Events: Sparks Fly Between PO and Lewica, TVN and Polsat on Pranksters and PAD at the Start, TVP at the End. News: Obajtek Immediately Reacts to PO's Conference
21:22
- You like to talk and accuse in your motions of politicizing courts, verdicts. Name just one example of a politicized judge, court, or verdict. I'm not asking for 50, not even 5. Name one example. You're silent? You can't do it. That's all on the topic of politicizing verdicts – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in the Sejm, during the debate on the motion of no confidence in Zbigniew Ziobro.
21:23
PMM:
Ziobro's judicial reform is difficult and arduous, but progressing at the right pace and in the right way
21:26
Morawiecki:
Ziobro's Efforts to Stricten Criminal Code Fully Supported; Harsher Sentences for Worst Offenders of Premeditated Crimes
- Minister Ziobro is making attempts to toughen the Penal Code, which I fully support. Harsher sentences for the worst offenders, for the worst premeditated crimes, and this is the direction we need to go – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in the Sejm during the debate on the motion of no confidence against Zbigniew Ziobro.
21:27
- The Amber Gold affair. From the moment the first notification reached the prosecutor's office during your time, over two years passed before an investigation was launched. Over 600 days. And during that time, people's assets and life's work were being stolen. During that time, human tragedies unfolded, during that time, some people took their own lives, and how did the prosecutor's office during your time, the law enforcement agencies, ABW, the police, which you controlled, operate? What did you do for these people, how did you help them? Where was your sensitivity, and where was your professionalism? Two years after filing the notification to initiate an investigation, and you have a problem that we initiate one the next day. So, is it bad when the prosecutor's office initiates proceedings the next day, and good when it takes two years? What do you want? Do you have a shred of honor? This is not a river, not a sea, but an ocean of hypocrisy, deceit, and cynicism. You can lie everywhere - said Zbigniew Ziobro in the Sejm.
22:15
During the evening voting session, Members of Parliament rejected the Civic Platform's (KO) motions to express no-confidence in the Minister of the Interior and Administration, Mariusz Kamiński, as well as in the Minister of Justice, Zbigniew Ziobro.
22:26
Members of Parliament Urszula Nowogórska, Zbigniew Ziejewski, and Paweł Kukiz abstained from voting on the motion of no confidence against the Minister of the Interior and Administration, Mariusz Kamiński. A similar situation occurred during the vote on the motion of no confidence against Zbigniew Ziobro – although Kukiz voted in favor, Nowogórska and Ziejewski also abstained from the vote.
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