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09/29/2020
07:18
The two-day Senate session begins at 11:00. On the agenda is the so-called "Five for Animals" bill, although it's already known that the upper house will not adopt this proposal at this time. The Marshal of the Senate has announced a special session for next week dedicated specifically to the amendment of the animal protection act. Also on the schedule is another amendment to the so-called "COVID-19 bill." A briefing by Tomasz Grodzki before the session is planned for 10:45.
At 12:00, a press conference will be held in Warsaw, where the leader of the Poland 2050 movement, Szymon Hołownia, will deliver an important statement regarding the movement's plans and long-term development directions. He will be accompanied at the meeting by key figures from the movement and regional leaders. Hołownia will also comment on current events.
According to the announcement by PiS spokesperson Anita Czerwińska, a meeting of the Coalition Council is scheduled for today, which will discuss and approve the final government composition following the reconstruction. Also today, a meeting of the authorities of Porozumienie is scheduled, as informed by Kamil Bortniczuk yesterday. - Tomorrow, we will decide on the ministerial positions that fall to us at a meeting of the presidium of our party's national board - he said on Polsat News.
08:02
Sasin:
"Within PiS, we've settled the composition of the new government. Today we will present it to our coalition partners. The Prime Minister will inform about this. I think this information will be conveyed to the public in the coming days."
- The composition of the government is still subject to agreement, as there is a meeting of the Coalition Council today, which will ultimately approve the composition of the new government. Indeed, within PiS, we have settled the composition of the new government, both in terms of personnel and also regarding the matter you are asking about, namely the number of Deputy Prime Ministers. Today we will present this to our coalition partners, but please forgive me. There is a certain order - stated Jacek Sasin in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.
- It is highly possible that this will be the case [that there will be 4 Deputy Prime Ministers]. The Prime Minister is responsible for announcing the personnel. The Prime Minister will inform about this. I think this information will be conveyed to the public in the coming days. I really wouldn't want to get ahead of myself here. That would simply be unserious and impolite - continued the Deputy Prime Minister.
08:04
- They have to stabilize sentiments in the electorate by saying that they signed something on Saturday, but these under-the-rug fights are still going on, and the rift that has occurred is already real. It's not like it can be smoothed over or papered over anymore. Jarosław Kaczyński's position has weakened, Zbigniew Ziobro's position has strengthened, and Mateusz Morawiecki's position has completely flown off into some other orbit - said Szymon Hołownia in an interview with Piotr Witwicki on Polsat News's 'Graffiti'.
- In my opinion, this will last a year and a half, maybe a year. I don't know if the Sejm will end half a year earlier, or two years earlier. In my opinion, I'd give it another year - he added.
08:07
- I think this is indeed an extremely probable scenario [that Jarosław Kaczyński will join the government] and a very good one, by the way. I think the Prime Minister will announce it. He will inform about what the government will look like after the changes. However, if it ultimately happens, meaning that President Jarosław Kaczyński joins this government, it is very good news because it means that all the political leaders of the three groupings forming this government will be in the government, and this will lead to a concentration of abilities and decision-making capabilities within the Council of Ministers, which is what we were aiming for - stated Jacek Sasin in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.
08:10
Hołownia:
I Hope I'll Have the Opportunity to Shape Reality More Than Before, So I Can Peacefully Exit and Return to Describing the World. I'm Not Entering Politics for Eternity.
- Politics is a tool, which, of course, in the very long term – and it is a truly exhausting and lengthy endeavor, as one works, builds structures, gathers people for a common goal – but it can also provide a sense of agency. For 20 years, I commented on reality, described it, named it, but now I am entering a sphere where, I hope, I will have the opportunity to shape that reality even more than before with my words. So that I can later peacefully exit it and return to describing the world, commenting, and reading. I am not entering politics for eternity – said Szymon Hołownia on Polsat News.
08:13
- As announced, there will be significantly fewer [ministries]. Everything indicates that it will be 14 ministries. The ultimate goal is 14, because certain legal changes are also needed. There is the Law on Public Administration Departments, which must be amended in this situation, so perhaps it will proceed in stages. The target is 14 - stated Jacek Sasin in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.
08:15
Fogiel:
Today, the Coalition Council, where our coalition partners will present their side. I believe we will agree on the shape of the government
“We have agreed on our position. We have our proposals regarding the reconstruction, how we would like the government to look. Today, the Coalition Council will meet, where our coalition partners will present the same from their side. I believe we will manage to agree on the shape of the government. I am talking about systemic, formal issues, how ministries will function, how they will be divided, who will be responsible for which department of state administration. Regarding this, I am hopeful that we will succeed” – said PiS Deputy Spokesperson Radosław Fogiel on Polskie Radio Jedynka.
08:16
Fogiel:
I hope we might learn the names for the Council of Ministers this week. I won't promise appointments will happen this week.
“I hope we might learn the names for the Council of Ministers this week. I realize that the President may have a busy schedule, and the European summit in Brussels also engages Prime Minister Morawiecki, which is why I won't promise, I won't bet my life on it, that the appointments will happen this week. We will see what is realistic, whether it will only be possible next week” - said Radosław Fogiel, Deputy Spokesperson for PiS, in an interview with Jedynka radio.
08:17
08:18
Fogiel:
We're Planning the PiS Congress for November
“We are planning the PiS Congress for November. Indeed, it will be a time when we will first be able to talk amongst ourselves, among the delegates elected by the party's regional structures, about where we are today, what we have managed to achieve in recent years, and what challenges await us in the future, and how PiS, as a political party, should prepare for these challenges. Perhaps change, in order to better meet the expectations of Poles” – said PiS Deputy Spokesperson Radosław Fogiel on Radio Jedynka.
08:20
Sasin:
We Agreed Not to Announce 'Virtual Bills,' Only Concrete Ones. Bills Will Be Presented Publicly and in Parliament, Then Everything Will Be Clear
08:27
- The so-called first COVID Act gave the Prime Minister full grounds to make such a decision. The Prime Minister made the decision based on this act. There was no exceeding of regulations or authority here, and there is no need for any act that would grant some mythical impunity - stated Jacek Sasin in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.
08:30
Müller:
We are finalizing the government reshuffle. Yesterday, the political committee already agreed on all ministerial appointments.
- Indeed, today are the final discussions concerning the presentation of all political recommendations within the ministries, and we are essentially finalizing the matter of government changes. [The ministerial appointments] have already been agreed upon. Yesterday, the political committee had already determined all the names. Today, a meeting with coalition partners is taking place, but that is more a matter of informing each other about mutual agreements - said Piotr Müller in an interview with Beata Michniewicz on Polskie Radio Trójka's "Political Salon".
08:31
- There were legal grounds. I refer you to the Constitution, which precisely indicated the date of these elections, when they were to take place. I refer you to the ordinance of the Marshal of the Sejm, who set the elections for a specific date, and these two legal acts obliged the government administration to undertake such preparations, and Prime Minister Morawiecki made such a decision out of responsibility for the state and the Constitution - stated Jacek Sasin in "Piasecki's Conversation" on TVN24.
08:34
Müller:
One Minister in the Ministry of Justice and One Minister Without Portfolio Designated for Solidary Poland
- As has already been published, [the coalition partners] each have two ministers. One in a ministry, the second so-called minister without portfolio - said Piotr Müller on Radio Trójka.
- One minister in the Ministry of Justice and one minister without portfolio, with a specific portfolio that will be published in the coming days, is designated for Solidary Poland - he added.
08:38
Müller:
Deputy PM Gowin Has Already Spoken About This. Ministry of Development, Plus the Labour Department. Tourism is Already in Development, and Construction Too
08:41
- This is someone who will definitely cope in this role. Someone who has appeared in some media speculations. However, as I say, this is a matter for the Prime Minister's communication - said Piotr Müller on Radio Trójka.
08:45
Müller:
Emilewicz's Recent Loyalty to the United Right Camp Should Be Appreciated, but Coalition Building Has Its Rules
- First and foremost, I would like to emphasize that Prime Minister Jadwiga Emilewicz has acted very loyally towards the United Right camp recently. Both in May, during the dispute surrounding the presidential elections and the holding of elections by correspondence. I believe this should be appreciated. However, the form of this appreciation is another matter, as we also have specific principles for coalition building - said Piotr Müller on Radio Trójka.
09:06
Kierwiński:
It's quite unserious to believe Trzaskowski is responsible for whether a pump works or not
„If someone believes that President Trzaskowski is responsible for whether a pump works or not, that's quite unserious. I hope the failure will be quickly repaired, that the target transmission system under the Vistula will be very quickly fixed, and that a certain technological and design flaw, which unfortunately has become part of this system, will be resolved once and for all” - said the Secretary General of Civic Platform (PO), Marcin Kierwiński, in an interview with Krzysztof Ziemiec on the program „Kwadrans polityczny” (Political Quarter Hour) on TVP1.
09:08
Kierwiński:
Whether Kaczyński is in government or not changes little for the opposition's strategy. Kaczyński at Nowogrodzka and Kaczyński in the Deputy Prime Minister's office are the same Kaczyński pulling all the strings from the back seat.
„We, as the opposition, will do our thing. We will scrutinize this government. We will present good solutions for Poles. Whether Kaczyński is in government or not changes little from the perspective of the opposition's strategy. Kaczyński at Nowogrodzka and Kaczyński in the Deputy Prime Minister's office are the same Kaczyński pulling all the strings from the back seat” - said PO Secretary General Marcin Kierwiński on TVP1.
09:21
Kierwiński:
It would be good if Hołownia finally focused on PiS, not the opposition. There are no adversaries in the opposition.
“It would be good if Mr. Szymon Hołownia finally focused on PiS, not on the opposition. There are no adversaries in the opposition. There’s no point in exchanging malicious remarks, especially through the media. We need to get to work, build a broad consensus, because only a broad consensus can remove PiS from power,” said Marcin Kierwiński, Secretary General of Civic Platform (PO), on TVP1.
09:23
Kierwiński:
Looking at the statements concerning Nowak, I must say the prosecution confirms all the worst opinions about it circulating in public life
10:35
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10:44
10:50
Karczewski:
I spoke with Szumowski. He feels great, shows no symptoms
- I can say that I spoke with Minister Szumowski yesterday. He feels great, shows no symptoms. Like most infected individuals, he is asymptomatic - stated Stanisław Karczewski in an interview with Robert Mazurek on RMF FM.
11:05
Grodzki:
Point Regarding Animal Protection Act Moved to an Additional Day of the Same Session, October 13th
- The Convention of Seniors has decided to move the points concerning animal protection to an additional day of the same session, which is October 13th. For one simple reason, or rather more than one. Both committees, the Agriculture Committee and the Legislative Committee, have not yet concluded their work. They have requested numerous expert opinions, including from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, and as you know, there is an intense discussion among the senators regarding this act. Once we gather all of this, this point will be finally discussed and put to a vote within the framework of the same session on October 13th - stated Tomasz Grodzki at a press briefing in the Senate.
11:36
- As of now, I can say that I expect senators to propose many amendments to this [Animal Protection] bill, but this is an opinion as of today, the end of September. Much can still change by October 13 - stated Tomasz Grodzki at a press briefing in the Senate.
12:31
Hołownia:
We Are Starting the Process of Registering a Political Party. Michał Kobosko Will Be Its Head
- Polska 2050 brings together citizens, it unites citizens who want to take on part of their responsibility for Poland. I have the honor of being the head of this association, the president of this association, and shortly, which I wanted to inform you about today, we are beginning the process of registering a political party. This is the third element whose creation we announced, and I spoke about it directly during the election campaign; now it is becoming reality. We are commencing this procedure. Consequently, we will also not be able to provide you with the name of this political party today - said Szymon Hołownia during a press conference.
- The heart of the movement remains in the Polska 2050 association; I am staying in the Polska 2050 association. Not because I am particularly important or the most important in this entire structure, but because I want to show that we are still gathering in this place - he continued.
- The head of the hands, i.e., the party 2050, which will have a different name than 2050, but we will not tell you that today, will be Michał Kobosko, my closest collaborator, who was my electoral proxy during the last campaign - he added.
12:43
Kobosko:
The preliminary agreement among coalition parties does not in any way guarantee the political system's stabilization. For this reason, we have decided to initiate the party registration process.
14:26
Niedzielski:
Actions Taken Last Week Significantly Increased Bed Availability; This Increase is Proactive, Not Reactive
„We have over 800 beds nationwide that provide respiratory support. This is the current situation as of today. It is very important that we have been seeing an escalation in the number of infections for a week now. In this regard, the actions we took last week have significantly and effectively contributed to increasing the number of beds. This increase is proactive, not reactive, because the base of beds we currently have was predicted for this scale of infections” - said Minister Adam Niedzielski at a press conference.
„The largest scale of infections recently concerns the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. In cooperation with the Lesser Poland Voivode and the Ministry of Interior and Administration, we managed to increase the capacity of beds in the COVID network by 335 places, which means an increase of over 70% compared to the number of beds available a week ago. Because we are treating this region with special attention, we have a preliminary announcement that the number of beds will be increased by another 211” - he added.
14:57
Niedzielski:
We wanted to propose a modification to the pandemic strategy. A patient with a positive result returns to their GP or a first-level hospital. The doctor at this level makes the assessment.
15:05
Niedzielski:
We Are Introducing New Restrictions
- Of course, the basis for formulating these new restrictions is the pandemic situation we are facing, the escalation in the number of infections, but I want to emphasize that we are still maintaining the logic of interventions tailored to the scale of the phenomenon and, above all, interventions that are targeted rather than nationwide. This means that we will primarily react in specific zones and in response to the types of zones we are dealing with. A very important point is that until now, our policy of restrictions has essentially been stable, not anticipating any loosening of measures recently, nor any tightening. Earlier, during the holiday or pre-holiday period, we were dealing with a loosening of the tools we used because we were emerging from a complete or total lockdown - stated Adam Niedzielski at a press conference.
- Today, we are changing our approach. This means that looking at the trajectory of the pandemic's development, we will be tightening this policy, but we will be tightening it zone by zone. Depending on the zone, the scale of infections, depending on the number of new cases in the last 2 weeks, because that's how zones are defined, we will apply new tools. The proposal for new tools that we will apply is as follows. Firstly, regarding the limitation of gatherings and weddings in the green zone, we will reduce the limit, which so far was 150 people, to 100 people. I want to clearly emphasize that recently, especially in Małopolska, weddings and such gatherings were responsible for over 10% of new infections. This is not intuitive; it is an indication derived from our data analysis and the impact of this phenomenon on the spread of the pandemic. Regarding the yellow zone, the limit was 100 people until now. We want to reduce it to 75. Meanwhile, in the red zone, this limit was 50 people, and it remains unchanged - the Minister of Health continued.
- A new restriction will appear in the red zone. This is a new type of restriction that has not yet been in our regulations. Here, drawing on examples and analysis of the tools used in other countries, we want to introduce a solution concerning the limitation of the operation of catering establishments, restaurants, bars, and pubs. We want to limit them, exclusively in the red zone, until 10:00 PM. This is because the summer season is ending. Unfortunately, outdoor seating is gradually being eliminated, and outdoor seating provided a greater level of safety and thus a lower risk of coronavirus transmission. Since these events, if one can call them that, will be moving indoors, we want this to happen within a limited timeframe, until 10:00 PM - he noted.
- The third modification of the restrictions is the obligation to cover the mouth and nose in the open air. Until now, such an obligation existed only in the red zone. We want to extend this obligation to the yellow zone as well - said Niedzielski.
15:24
PM:
Others Only Talk About Lowering Taxes. We Are Realistically and Successively Lowering Them
15:47
Czerwińska:
Coalition Council Meeting Held, Government Composition Finally Accepted
https://twitter.com/RzecznikPiS/status/1310937713068179457
17:01
Sawicki:
We're Waiting for the Government to Finally Be Appointed and Ordinary Governance to Begin. Poland Deserves This, and We as the Opposition Also Expect It, Because a Well-Governed Poland is Also in the Opposition's Interest
18:02
“As of today, the Minister of Science is Mr. Minister Murdzek, and the Minister of Education is Minister Piontkowski. This is the current situation,” said Przemysław Czarnek from PiS in an interview with Adrian Klarenbach on Polish Radio 24.
“I can tell our colleagues and friends from the opposition: Do not be afraid. I am a very kind person, and regardless of whether I become some minister or remain an ordinary rank-and-file MP and vice-chairman of the Justice Committee, I truly love people. There is nothing to fear,” he added.
18:07
„I do not want to step on the toes of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the government, but as a citizen, I can say that Madam Ambassador should consider what she says to a nation with over a thousand years of history, and what she says to a nation that has experienced truly immense dramas in its history, and has been the bulwark of Christianity and Latin civilization in many instances, for example, in the case of the Battle of Warsaw, the Polish-Bolshevik War of 1920. Saying that we are on the wrong side of history should not come from anyone, not just Ambassador Mosbacher” - said Przemysław Czarnek of PiS on Polish Radio 24.
18:15
„According to all the information circulating online, on the internet, I think an announcement can be expected even tomorrow. Please listen carefully to the press office communications from PiS and the leadership of our party” - said Przemysław Czarnek from PiS on Polish Radio 24.
19:30
Bielan:
Michał Cieślak Received the Presidency's Recommendation and Will Be Our Representative in the Council of Ministers Alongside Gowin
https://twitter.com/JanStrzezek/status/1310995586716401664
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19:52
Grodzki:
The Principle in Mature Democracies is that the Ruling Party Leader is the Prime Minister. This Will Be an Uncomfortable, Awkward Situation for Cabinet Members When the Formal Head is PMM, But Everyone Will Know the Deputy PM is Truly in Charge.
- The principle in mature democracies is that the leader of the ruling party is the prime minister, and I believe it will be an uncomfortable, awkward situation for the members of the Council of Ministers when the formal head is Prime Minister Morawiecki, but in reality, everyone will know that the deputy prime minister is the one in charge. This is not a correct situation. It portends trouble, and if President Kaczyński had decided to be prime minister, it would have been entirely... - stated Tomasz Grodzki in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Polsat News' "Gość Wydarzeń".
19:53
19:55
Grodzki:
If I were in Kaczyński's shoes, I would have become Prime Minister
- If I were in the place of President Kaczyński, I would have become Prime Minister. Mateusz Morawiecki could have been the first Deputy Prime Minister with some powers and prerogatives, and from the perspective of democratic maturity, this would have been a much clearer situation - stated Tomasz Grodzki in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Polsat News's "Gość Wydarzeń".
20:02
- I don't consider it in terms of surprise [Przemysław Czarnek's potential entry into government]. I treat it more as a kind of provocation. Because let's remember, and I say this quite seriously. There is a saying: the Republic will be as its youth is raised. If a man who took away other people's right to be equal, who as the Lublin Voivode and as a Member of Parliament was known for controversial statements, is to raise our children, my grandchildren, then I am deeply against it - stated Tomasz Grodzki in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on "Gość Wydarzeń" Polsat News.
20:04
- This stance is somewhere between brazenness and ignorance. Why brazenness? Because I remind you that as late as 2003, homosexuality was penalized in some states of the United States, while in Poland we never dealt with such things. Therefore, if today they try to teach us about tolerance, and I believe this also applies to other Western countries where such penalization was still in effect in their criminal codes a few decades ago, I consider it truly brazenness - said Patryk Jaki on TVN24.
20:05
“The case concerns a prominent PO activist, a member of the PO government under the leadership of Donald Tusk, so this is indeed a scandal of the PO-PSL governments and we are learning more about it. Of course, the court will ultimately decide on guilt, but today the information reaching us reveals what happened between 2008 and 2015” - said Przemysław Czarnek from Law and Justice on “Gość Wiadomości” on TVP Info.
20:11
- In my assessment, it's a form of blackmail, that if you don't accept what we're saying, then perhaps there will be bad investment decisions for you. But I want to tell you that the most important thing is that we operate within the bounds of truth. When asked for specifics, she was unable to provide any, apart from the LGBT zones, which I want to reiterate do not exist - said Patryk Jaki on TVN24.
20:26
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