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10/06/2020

01:09

Tuesday's Political Agenda: Government Reshuffle Amidst Sanitary Restrictions, Constitutional Tribunal on De-UB (Former Security Service) Pensions

At 2:00 PM, President Andrzej Duda will make changes to the composition of the Council of Ministers. The changes will be carried out with consideration for sanitary restrictions.

In October, two hearings of the Constitutional Tribunal will be held concerning the so-called de-UB pension law. The first will take place at 11:00 AM with the full bench. The initiating party for the proceedings is the District Court in Warsaw, Section XIII of the Social Insurance Division. The second hearing will be held next week with a 5-judge panel.


07:53

Czarzasty:

After Morawiecki's scandalous and foolish statement that the disease has passed, it will be difficult to mobilize people to follow all directives.

- It will be difficult at this moment to mobilize people to follow all directives, because after Prime Minister Morawiecki's scandalous and, frankly, foolish statement that the disease has passed, I know that statement was made in July, but at the same time everyone was saying that the disease would return in the autumn, it will be difficult to mobilize people - said Włodzimierz Czarzasty in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24's "Piasecki's Conversation".


07:57

Czarzasty:

Sejm Presidium Today. I Believe Restrictions Should Return. Especially Since Participation in the Sejm is Possible Online

- Today there will be a Sejm Presidium, in which I will participate, I don't know if remotely or in person. I believe these restrictions should return. Especially since it is possible to vote and participate in the Sejm via the internet - stated Włodzimierz Czarzasty on TVN24.


08:02

Czarzasty:

This is not a good government and these changes are not good. There should be one leader. In this government, there will be two and a half leaders.

- This is not a good government and these changes are not good – said Włodzimierz Czarzasty on TVN24.

- I believe there should be one leader. In this government, there will be two and a half leaders. It will be Mr. Morawiecki, who is nominally the prime minister, there will be the real prime minister, who is Mr. Kaczyński, and then there will be someone aspiring to that role, for now, half of Mr. Ziobro – he added.


08:10

Spychalski:

We are fully prepared to carry out changes in the Council of Ministers. We have prepared for this ceremony in a special way.
"We have prepared for this ceremony in a special way. Of course, also adhering to all GIS recommendations. We have considerable experience in this regard, many events have been held in the gardens of the Presidential Palace. Judicial nominations were carried out there. We have experience, we have strict conditions. We are fully prepared to carry out changes in the Council of Ministers" - said the President's spokesperson, Błażej Spychalski, in an interview with Marcin Fijłok on Polsat News.

08:13

Spychalski:

The President is tested like any person in Poland when doctors recommend it
“The President is tested like any person in Poland when there are such recommendations from doctors. If there were such recommendations, then such a test was performed. There is no such thing as a preventative examination of anyone in the Presidential Palace,” - said the President’s spokesperson, Błażej Spychalski, in Polsat News.

08:17

Spychalski:

Our Assessment of Ardanowski's Work and His Contributions to Polish Agriculture is Very High, However, Selecting Cabinet Members is the Prime Minister's Decision

We assess Minister Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski very well. We have been cooperating with the minister for a long time. Our assessment of the minister and what he has done for Polish agriculture is very high, however, selecting collaborators in the Council of Ministers is the Prime Minister's decision. It is the Prime Minister's decision when it comes to dismissing ministers,” said the President's spokesperson, Błażej Spychalski, on Polsat News.


08:45

Sobolewski on Government Changes: "With All Sanitary Precautions, the Swearing-in Should Proceed. The Government's Continuity is Essential, and That's the Primary Argument for Today's Ceremony to Take Place."

- With all sanitary precautions observed, [the government change ceremony] should take place. This is because we are currently in a situation where we have had a government reconstruction and it is necessary to continue the actions already undertaken by ministers. They have either been dismissed or new ones appointed. So, with [sanitary measures] observed, of course, with the exception of one of the ministers, Professor Czarnek, but as they say, "better late than never." As far as I know, [the ceremony] will take place in the gardens of the Presidential Palace, with social distancing. The government's continuity must be maintained, and that is the primary argument for today's ceremony to proceed - stated Krzysztof Sobolewski in an interview with Krzysztof Ziemiec on TVP1's "Political Quarter Hour."


08:51

Sobolewski on the Upcoming Sejm Session: I Don't Know if a Return to Restrictions Like Those at the Beginning of COVID-19 Won't Be Necessary

- This also presents us with another challenge, namely the organization of the upcoming Sejm session, which is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, and I don't know if a return to restrictions like those that were in place when COVID first appeared in March and April of this year won't be necessary - stated Krzysztof Sobolewski on TVP1's "Political Quarter Hour".


08:55

Sobolewski:

I Met with PJK and PMM Yesterday. They Feel Well, So There's No Need to Worry. They Will Attend the Swearing-in of New Ministers Today

- As far as I know, I met with both gentlemen [Jarosław Kaczyński and Mateusz Morawiecki] yesterday and they feel well. So there's no need to worry. They will attend the swearing-in of the new government, the appointment of ministers in Prime Minister Morawiecki's government today. The President will be accepting his appointment as Deputy Prime Minister - stated Krzysztof Sobolewski on TVP1's "Political Quarter Hour".


09:06

Sobolewski Asked About Potential State of Emergency: "Various Scenarios Are Being Analyzed, But Currently, as the Finance Minister Said, We Are Far from a Lockdown or Drastic Measures, Because a State of Emergency Would Be a Last Resort."

- Such decisions [regarding a potential state of emergency] are, of course, decisions made by the government. Various scenarios are being analyzed, but at the moment, as the finance minister also said yesterday, we are far from a lockdown and last-resort measures, because a state of emergency would be a last resort - stated Krzysztof Sobolewski on TVP1's "Political Quarter Hour."


09:11

Sobolewski:

The Judiciary is Something That Will Be Among the First Actions. Continuation of Judicial Reform. But All of This is Largely Dependent on the Effectiveness of the Fight Against COVID.

We would like to say something about this already, but we are waiting for the government’s inauguration. We will submit draft bills to the Marshal's Office, but at the moment, the most important point of our actions is the fight against COVID, and this will be one of the first points of the upcoming Sejm session, where a budget amendment is planned, which is necessary due to the coronavirus pandemic, and further actions will depend on how successful this fight against COVID is. We will certainly inform about the first actions soon. The judiciary, Mr. Editor, the judiciary and once again the judiciary, this is something that will certainly be among the first actions. Continuation of judicial reform. But all of this is also largely dependent on the effectiveness of the fight against COVID – stated Krzysztof Sobolewski in TVP1's "Political Quarter Hour".


09:15

Sobolewski on Media Bill Project: Stay Tuned

- I am not calling this a media law, but a broadly understood term 'media' and regulations concerning media. On Twitter, I often use the hashtag #staytuned, and here, in response to your questions, I can only say: stay tuned - stated Krzysztof Sobolewski on TVP1's "Political Quarter Hour".


09:24

Sobolewski on Suspended PiS MPs: A Test is Coming to See if They Understand Why They're Suspended, or If More Drastic Actions Will Be Needed. We'll See the Fate of the Animal Protection Act.

- Regarding the future of the parliamentarians who have been suspended from PiS membership rights. I hope a test is coming soon to see if they will understand why they are suspended, or if we will have to take even more drastic actions. We will see the further fate of the animal protection act. It is currently in the Senate. I don't know when the Senate will finally deal with it and with what outcome, because if there are amendments, the act will return to the Sejm. If, however, there are no such amendments, it will go to the President's desk, where we also don't have a final decision on what the President will do with this act. If it were to happen, which we hope it won't, a veto, it would also go back to the Sejm. There will then be an opportunity to amend the errors - stated Krzysztof Sobolewski in TVP1's "Political Quarter Hour".


10:05

Schetyna on Government Changes: I Don't See a Stable Cabinet in This Configuration Until the Elections in 3 Years

I don't see a stable government in this configuration until the elections in 3 years. A crisis of the ruling majority will certainly occur. A lot will happen here. We see how this government is unable to work, unable to anticipate problems, even on the issue of Covid” - said Grzegorz Schetyna of Civic Coalition in a conversation with Dariusz Wieczorkowski on Radio Wrocław.


10:10

Schetyna:

The explosion of infected politicians – ministers, and soon parliamentarians, MPs, and senators – will become increasingly painful. The scale is enormous.

I see desperate, dramatic SMS messages to MPs from the Marshal's Guard. I see a complete lack of strategic thinking. The explosion of infected politicians – ministers, and soon parliamentarians, MPs, and senators – will become increasingly painful. The scale is enormous” – said Grzegorz Schetyna of the Civic Coalition on Radio Wrocław.


10:19

Kidawa-Błońska:

"It's a Good Move Because Kaczyński Will Finally Take Responsibility for His Decisions"
It's a good move because Jarosław Kaczyński will finally take responsibility for the decisions he makes. Indeed, when he was only the leader of PiS, only a politician directing from Nowogrodzka Street, he did not bear responsibility for decisions that, according to the opposition and many Poles, were contrary to the law and the Polish Constitution. For me, in reality, Jarosław Kaczyński is in the most difficult position in this situation, because Jarosław Gowin is pleased that he is returning to the government, Zbigniew Ziobro is pleased because he has maintained his strong position in the government. As is Prime Minister Morawiecki. However, Jarosław Kaczyński had to give up his freedom and independence and will have to take responsibility for the government's actions every day and will no longer be able to say: others are making these decisions – stated Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska in a conversation with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus.

10:39

Ministry of Health: 2,236 new coronavirus cases in Poland, 58 deaths

https://twitter.com/MZ_GOV_PL/status/1313398131447541761

https://twitter.com/MZ_GOV_PL/status/1313398134433894402

https://twitter.com/MZ_GOV_PL/status/1313398137839595521


11:52

Jackowski on Suspended PiS MPs: Of Course They Should Be Reinstated. It Cannot Be the Case That Individuals from the Club Who Voted Against Party Discipline Become Ministers, While Rank-and-File PiS MPs Face Party Sanctions

"Of course they should be reinstated [PiS MPs who voted against party discipline regarding the Animal Protection Act]. It cannot be the case that we are dealing with a situation where individuals who did not vote according to discipline become ministers, being members of the PiS club, while rank-and-file PiS MPs who voted against discipline face party sanctions. Either or. Either this discipline exists, or this discipline does not exist," said Senator Jan Maria Jackowski of PiS in an interview with journalists in the Sejm.


12:36

Czarzasty:

Presidium to Propose One-Day Sejm Session to Convention of Seniors. Limit of 55 People in Plenary Hall and Mandatory Masks

The Presidium will propose to the Convention of Seniors, and I think it will be accepted, the following solutions. Firstly, that the Sejm be a one-day session and that this Sejm take place tomorrow. The next Sejm session would be convened on October 27th and 28th. We have decided to limit the number of people in the main hall to 55 people, in accordance with the quotas of individual caucuses. At the same time, if MPs are present in the Sejm, rooms will be available for them to sit and deliberate in. Tomorrow, the main topic will be matters related to the budget” - said Deputy Marshal Włodzimierz Czarzasty from Lewica in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.

We have decided that all individuals, including those presiding, in the main hall will be required to wear masks” - he added. 


12:52

Niedzielski:

We Aim to Announce a Zero-Tolerance Policy for Non-Compliance with Strict Rules on Restrictions and Social Coexistence Regarding DDM

- Together with the [Chief] Police Commander, we want to announce a zero-tolerance policy for non-compliance with these strict rules concerning restrictions and social coexistence related to adhering to DDM, which stands for disinfection, distance, and mask - stated Adam Niedzielski at a press briefing.

- In an era of escalating pandemic, there is no room for selfishness, because that means encroaching on another person's zone of safety. Adhering to these restrictions is not just our duty towards ourselves. It is also our responsibility for other people. Of course, for these restrictions and rules to be followed, they must be relatively transparent, and over the past week, we have established a team where lawyers from the Ministry of Health and lawyers from the police have worked together on the issue of constructing such regulations or such formulas for restrictions that will be easier to enforce - the Minister of Health continued.


12:52

Niedzielski:

Only individuals with a medical certificate or other documentation proving inability to wear a mask will be exempt in necessary situations

- Without a mask in places where it is necessary, only a person who possesses an appropriate medical certificate or other document confirming the impossibility of wearing this mask will be allowed. Any person without a mask who does not possess such a document will be punished with the utmost severity within the framework of this zero-tolerance or lack of tolerance policy - stated Adam Niedzielski at a press briefing.


12:53

Niedzielski:

We Have Decided to Introduce a Minimum 100-Meter Distance Requirement Between Assemblies

- The second area where we want to improve the quality of regulations concerns assemblies. We have decided to introduce a minimum 100-meter distance requirement between assemblies - stated Adam Niedzielski at a press briefing.


12:54

Niedzielski:

Ban on Making Venues Available for Parties

- The third issue is the ban on making venues available for parties and other such gatherings. Unfortunately, some venues, whose economic activity does not inherently involve organizing parties which are banned in all zones, were unfortunately making this space available. We are introducing clear regulations here that will cause every such party, which takes place incidentally, as it was put during the explanation, will be a violation of the regulation's provisions - stated Adam Niedzielski at a press briefing.


12:56

Terlecki on Mandatory Mask-Wearing in Sejm Sessions: So Far, No Objections, But One Club Needs to Discuss It

“Tomorrow the Sejm session will proceed as planned, but with a slight change, as it will be only one day long. We will conclude it tomorrow evening with votes, and an additional Sejm session will be held on October 27th and 28th. This is dictated by technical difficulties related to the pandemic, as well as the absence of the Marshal, who is at home for personal and family reasons. The session will be shorter, but intense. We want to limit the number of MPs in the main hall. There will be 55 of them. The division will be according to club parity. We agree that everyone will be wearing masks. So far, no one has raised an objection, but one club has declared that they need to discuss this matter,” said Deputy Marshal Ryszard Terlecki of PiS in an interview with journalists in the Sejm. 


13:00

Niedzielski:

New Restrictions to Take Effect from This Saturday

- I would also like to remind you that a new package of restrictions will come into effect from this Saturday. These restrictions are, of course, related to the escalation in the number of infections. I remind you that in the red zone, local catering establishments will only be allowed to operate until 10 PM. I remind you that masks will become mandatory from Saturday not only in the red zone, I'm referring here to open spaces, but also in the yellow zone. Finally, we are limiting the number of participants in occasional events, such as weddings, post-funeral gatherings, and other similar meetings. Here, we are introducing restrictions such that in the green zone, we are reducing the number of participants from 150 to 100, in the yellow zone from 100 to 75, and in the red zone, it remains at 50, which is the previous number. However, this last restriction will enter into force with a one-week legislative vacation, so as to provide an opportunity to postpone the event, reorganize, and not introduce such a restriction from Friday to Saturday, surprising everyone – stated Adam Niedzielski at a press briefing.


13:03

Niedzielski:

We Want to Use the Alert System, i.e., SMS Messages Sent by RCB, to Inform Residents About the Introduction of a Specific Zone

- We want to use the alert system, which involves SMS messages sent by the Government Security Centre (RCB), to inform residents about the introduction of a specific zone - stated Adam Niedzielski at a press conference.


13:07

Szymczyk:

Polish Police Officers Will Rigorously Enforce Mask-Wearing Mandate

- Today, this project will mandate from Saturday that individuals present a certificate confirming ailments or dysfunctions [making it impossible to cover the mouth and nose], and we, as officers of the Polish police, will approach the obligation to cover the mouth and nose very rigorously, precisely in those circumstances indicated by the regulation - said Jarosław Szymczyk during a joint press conference with the Minister of Health.


13:14

Niedzielski on All Saints' Day: Mask-Wearing Mandatory at Cemeteries, Independent of Zone. We Will Focus on Promoting This Information, and the Police Will Also Be Vigilant.
At this moment, if you analyze the current regulations regarding restrictions in this area, wearing a mask at a cemetery is mandatory and is independent of the zone. I think, especially in the context of the upcoming November 1st holidays, we will pay special attention on the one hand to popularizing this information, but on the other hand, we also discussed this topic with the police chief, and it will also be a subject of police interest – said Adam Niedzielski during a joint press conference with the chief commander of the police.

13:30

Niedzielski:

We Want Third-Level Hospitals to Have a Different Character, Fully Dedicated to Fighting COVID. They Will Be Called Coordinating Hospitals and Will Bear the Burden of Coordinating Patient Flow in the Region

- We are currently working on redefining the model, and especially the role of third-level hospitals in this regard, which are those hospitals that have so far been called specialized. Because we see that as we are getting closer and closer to a significant occupancy rate, which is testing our capacity limit, we want these hospitals to have a slightly different character. This means that, firstly, they will be fully dedicated to fighting COVID, thus somewhat resembling the earlier single-profile hospitals, but the most important is the second function. We will call these hospitals coordinating hospitals, because they will bear the burden of coordinating patient flow in the region. This will involve managing ambulance traffic, as well as informing doctors, for example, of primary healthcare, where to direct a patient who is in poor condition with a positive test result – said Adam Niedzielski during a joint press conference with the Chief Commander of the Police.

- There will be 16 such hospitals, whereas we had nine until now, so we will move to a system of one hospital per voivodeship. Consultations are currently underway, but it's a matter of days, at the latest next week – he added.


14:20

New Government Sworn In. Ceremony in the Gardens of the Presidential Palace

Jarosław Kaczyński - Deputy Prime Minister

Mateusz Morawiecki - Minister of Digital Affairs

Piotr Gliński - Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Culture, National Heritage and Sport, and Chairman of the Public Benefit Committee

Jarosław Gowin - Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Development, Labour and Technology

Tadeusz Kościński - Minister of Finance, Funds and Regional Policy

Michał Kurtyka - Minister of Climate and Environment

Marlena Maląg - Minister of Family and Social Policy

Grzegorz Puda - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

Michał Cieślak - Minister-Member of the Council of Ministers

Michał Wójcik - Minister-Member of the Council of Ministers


14:36

Sasin:

It's immensely pleasing that PiS Chairman Jarosław Kaczyński has joined the Council of Ministers. Difficult times require the toughest characters and experienced politicians

https://twitter.com/SasinJacek/status/1313457134349299713


14:42

President Duda on Government Reshuffle: A Very Solemn, Even Historic Moment. Government Reconstruction is Not an Everyday Occurrence in Our Country

"This is a very solemn, you could even say historic, moment. Government reconstruction is not an everyday occurrence in our country, and therefore it is undoubtedly an important moment, which I hope has been met today with this beautiful weather as a good omen, so that such beautiful weather, in the broadest sense of the word, will shine upon Poland, Polish society, the United Right, and the Polish government for the entire duration of their upcoming years in office. I sincerely wish this for you all. This date today is in a sense significant because it is almost a year since the last parliamentary elections, since the United Right achieved its second consecutive spectacular electoral victory, gaining an independent parliamentary majority and taking responsibility for Polish affairs into its own hands for the next 4 years, and I am convinced that many in our country believe for much longer, after the effective governance of the previous 4 years" - said President Andrzej Duda.

"Many Poles, with their votes, thanked us for the previous four-year term from 2015 to 2019, for fulfilled commitments, implemented social programs, for what many people did not believe was even possible during the 2015 election campaign. This is a great achievement of the United Right, both in the government and in parliament. This is a great achievement, first of Prime Minister Beata Szydło, then of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, and all those who collaborated with them" - he added.


14:43

Duda:

I wanted to thank everyone for the past 4 years and for this nearly year-long period since the parliamentary elections, for an incredibly brave and often very courageous stance that demanded great responsibility, mental resilience, and effort.

The new government, constituted after those 2019 elections, encountered enormous difficulties almost immediately with the coronavirus pandemic, which affected the entire world, including, unfortunately, our country. The issue of citizens' lives and health, and secondly, the issue of saving the Polish economy. This work was and is being carried out. I wanted to thank you all from the bottom of my heart for those 4 years, for all those who participated in them, and for this nearly year-long period of an incredibly brave and often very courageous stance, which demanded great responsibility, mental resilience, but above all, it demanded extraordinary effort,” said President Andrzej Duda.


14:43

President Duda: Thank You to the Entire Polish Government, to the Entire United Right. I Also Thank Those Ministers We Are Saying Goodbye To. I Wanted to Mention Ms. Emilewicz and Mr. Ardanowski Among Them.

Thank you to the entire Polish government, to the entire United Right. I thank those ministers who remain in the government, I thank the Prime Minister, the former Prime Ministers, but I also thank those ministers whom we are saying goodbye to, who are ending their service. From my perspective, I wanted to mention among them Deputy Prime Minister Jadwiga Emilewicz and Minister Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski. I worked most closely with them during this time. With the Deputy Prime Minister, we worked and spent many hours developing solutions for anti-epidemic packages, packages to combat the coronavirus crisis, specifically in the economic sphere, discussing all solutions to save the labor market. With Minister Ardanowski, we worked on matters concerning Polish agriculture, which are very important, so that this agriculture can develop, so that it flourishes, so that people in rural Poland feel that they are treated with dignity and that Poland thanks them for their great effort” - said President Andrzej Duda.


14:44

President Duda: "I Want to Assure Everyone – Both the United Right and All My Compatriots – That Every Bill Before Parliament Will Be Closely Monitored by Me, Guided by the Good of Citizens and the Republic"

I want to assure everyone – both the United Right and all my compatriots – that every bill and every voice directed towards me, every bill that will be processed in the Sejm, will be closely monitored by me from a substantive perspective, and on that basis I will make decisions. Firstly, I will be guided by the commitments I have made, that we have made, but in every case I will be guided by what we call the good of the citizens and the good of the Republic” - said President Andrzej Duda.


15:13

Nitras to PiS: I have one plea. After 5 weeks of focusing on yourselves and creating ministries for unknown reasons, gentlemen, perhaps it's time to finally get to work.
We witnessed a rather embarrassing spectacle. Please note that all these gentlemen and one lady were very pleased with themselves. That's something that struck me very much at this meeting, that everyone was, especially the president, very pleased with themselves. Meanwhile, every day we hear reports that the Polish healthcare system is at the limit of its capacity, that there is a shortage of staff, available ventilators, and a lack of funds. Parents are afraid to send their children to school, there are no general rules, and they are all satisfied. And the president talks about how we have a beautiful day today, beautiful weather, and reminisces about 5 years of good governance, in his opinion of course, by PiS. I would like to note that today we have a record mortality rate due to coronavirus. There wasn't a word about that. I truly have one plea. After these 5 weeks of focusing on yourselves, creating ministries for unknown reasons, gentlemen, perhaps it's time to finally get to work, because the enormity of the task that awaits you, related to the pandemic, the education problem, the state budget problem, a record deficit, is immense, and perhaps it's time to end the good feelings and face the real problems that Poles grapple with every day - stated Sławomir Nitras at a press briefing in the Sejm.

16:14

Witek:

Due to personal reasons, I will not be able to chair sessions or participate in the upcoming Sejm sitting. My absence is not related to the SARS-COV-2 virus epidemic.

Opublikowany link do tweeta: https://twitter.com/elzbietawitek/status/1313480952363061252


16:52

Fogiel on Inauguration: I Hope This Ends the Predominantly Media Speculations on Positions and Names, Allowing Us to Focus on Important Issues

- I would say everyone is getting down to work now. Although, this statement is a bit ahead of reality, as the act on government administration departments still needs to be amended for these new ministries to start operating in their full capacity. However, everyone sworn in today, except for Minister Czarnek, who is awaiting a green light from epidemiologists, is heading to their duties. I hope this ends the predominantly media speculations on positions and names, allowing us to focus on important issues, on projects – said Radosław Fogiel in an interview with Adrian Klarenbach on Polskie Radio 24.


19:48

Fogiel on Government Swearing-In: Disinfectant Was Available at the Presidential Chancellery, Both at the Entrance and Before Entering the Gardens. Gloves are an Accessory. You Can Have Them, but They Are Not Required

- Doctors' recommendations, we all probably know them, we should know them, they talk about frequent hand washing and disinfection. I specifically inquired, guessing that the editor would raise this topic. Disinfectant was available at the Presidential Chancellery, both at the entrance and before entering the gardens. Gloves are an accessory. You can have them, but they are not required - stated Radosław Fogiel in a conversation with Piotr Kraśko on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".


19:51

Fogiel:

There was no request; I specifically checked with the Presidential Chancellery regarding wearing gloves. It was entirely voluntary.

- Naturally, the President [Kaczyński] realizes the gravity of the situation, both individually and collectively. But there was no request; I specifically checked with the Presidential Chancellery regarding wearing gloves. It was entirely voluntary - stated Radosław Fogiel on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".


19:51

Bosak:

Konfederacja's Seat Count Drops to One, Forcing Rotation to Participate in Sessions

- Today, journalists were misled by politicians who filled the Sejm's Presidium, and I lament the situation that occurred. I requested, as I participated in the Convention of Seniors where this matter was discussed, that we receive in writing the decision made by the Sejm's Presidium. It turned out that the Sejm's Presidium dealt with this on September 30th, and the obligation to wear masks would apply when there were over 150 people in the chamber. Today, we learned that only a little over fifty people will be authorized to enter the chamber, and the number of Konfederacja MPs who can enter at all will drop to one. Therefore, to participate normally in the Sejm session, we will have to take turns tomorrow. I hope it won't be like before, when the Marshal's guard made it difficult for us - said Krzysztof Bosak in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program 'Gość Wydarzeń' on Polsat News.


19:54

Bosak:

A Significant Portion of Government Restrictions Are Legally Unfounded or Hastily Implemented, Causing Legal Chaos

- We believe that a significant portion of the restrictions introduced by the government is either legally unfounded or implemented "on the fly," leading to considerable legal chaos that pits citizens against each other or even results in tragedies - said Krzysztof Bosak on Polsat News.


19:56

Fogiel on Government Swearing-in: All Security Principles Were Adhered To

- All security principles were adhered to [during today's government swearing-in], so the problem we are discussing is, frankly, forgive me, a bit far-fetched - stated Radosław Fogiel on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach".


19:58

Bosak:

It's Clear There's Tension. President Duda Had to Appoint a Minister of Agriculture Who Piloted Anti-Livestock Farming Bills in the Sejm

- It's clear there's tension. President Andrzej Duda had to appoint a man today to the position of Minister of Agriculture who actually piloted anti-livestock farming bills in the Sejm, namely MP Puda. An MP who is not accepted by the agricultural community and will not be - said Krzysztof Bosak in Polsat News.


20:03

Bosak:

By opposing Kaczyński, Minister Ardanowski built his authority. The question now is how he intends to manage it.

- Everyone writes their own political biography. However, with this decision, his opposition to Jarosław Kaczyński, Minister Ardanowski has built his authority. The question now is how he intends to manage this authority. As a careful observer of the political situation and social moods, I simply stated that this authority exists - Krzysztof Bosak said on Polsat News.

- If he were interested in cooperating with us, then we would have to sit down and calmly discuss such a matter - he added. 


20:06

Gowin:

Cooperation between Kaczyński and Morawiecki has been excellent for years, I foresee no sparks

In every government, in every Polish government, the most important person is the Prime Minister, while every government also has parliamentary backing, and here the leader of the entire camp is Jarosław Kaczyński. Cooperation between Jarosław Kaczyński and Mateusz Morawiecki has been excellent for years, I foresee no sparks” - said Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin from Porozumienie in an interview with Monika Olejnik on "Kropka nad i" on TVN24.


20:09

Fogiel:

There is no constitutional obligation for a party leader to consult with the president on taking the position of Deputy Prime Minister
- Please point out one legal provision that obliges the leader of any party to consult whether they can become Deputy Prime Minister. There is no such [provision] - stated Radosław Fogiel in TVN24's "Fakty po faktach". - The key word here is "must". There is no constitutional obligation for a party leader to consult with the president on taking the position of Deputy Prime Minister - he continued.

20:09

Gowin:

I believe Morawiecki and Ziobro don't need any referee to play for the same team

"I believe that Prime Minister Morawiecki and Minister Ziobro do not need any referee to play for the same team. Difficult times are ahead. In these difficult times, each of the United Right parties has decided to designate its leader to the government in order to solve all problems and to leave absolutely no one behind in these difficult times," said Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin of Agreement on TVN24.


20:10

Gowin:

To My Knowledge, Kaczyński Never Considered Becoming Prime Minister. If We Discussed Him Joining the Government, It Was Always as Deputy Prime Minister

It is obvious that within the United Right camp, the party enjoying by far the greatest support is PiS, and it is this party that nominates the candidate for Prime Minister. The decision was unequivocal. To my knowledge, Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński never considered taking the position of Prime Minister. If we discussed him joining the government, it was always in the role of Deputy Prime Minister” – said Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin from Agreement on TVN24.


20:11

Fogiel:

I believe PJK had a tight schedule still tied to his role as PiS chairman

- I believe that [Jarosław Kaczyński] had a tight schedule still tied to his role as PiS chairman. But this is another example. We are on air in prime time on a major news station. Do you really think the crucial matter we should be discussing is whether Jarosław Kaczyński stayed 5 minutes longer at the swearing-in ceremony or not... - stated Radosław Fogiel on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach" (Facts after the Facts).


20:15

Gowin:

As Deputy Prime Minister, I Will Do Everything to Prevent Anyone's Dictate. Neither the Dictate of Trade Unions Nor Employees.

As Deputy Prime Minister, I will do everything to prevent anyone's dictate. Neither the dictate of trade unions nor employees. My duty as Minister of Development and Labour is to protect safe workplaces for Poles” – said Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin of the Agreement party on TVN24.


20:20

Niedzielski:

We Must Realize That Borders Will Soon Be Tested at Such High Daily Infection Rates
"Our healthcare system is currently securing the pandemic situation, but we must realize that these borders, with such high daily infection rates, will soon be tested. This testing naturally requires us to take decisive actions, including what we presented with the police – strengthening the enforcement of regulations, as well as increasing the number of beds and personnel for COVID treatment, and improving coordination so that patient transfers from one location to another become rarer. We are cooperating closely with voivodes and the Ministry of Interior and Administration on this. We want to propose facilitating the directing of patients to where a bed is available," said Adam Niedzielski, Minister of Health, on Gość Wiadomości.

20:22

Gowin on Restrictions: They are Necessary and Won't End Here, Though as Minister Responsible for the Economy, I Absolutely Rule Out Any Lockdown

"I think the most credible person to announce restrictions, and they are necessary and won't end with the current ones, although I absolutely rule out, categorically rule out as the minister responsible for the economy any lockdown. The minister who should announce restrictions is the Minister of Health" - said Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin of Agreement on TVN24.


20:23

Niedzielski:

Even on weekends, we perform nearly 20,000 tests; once we exceeded 30,000
- Even on weekends, we perform nearly 20,000 tests; once we exceeded 30,000. We are testing new individuals. We have seen significant progress in referrals for testing by family doctors, which is a new element of our strategy; on Monday, we had 8,000 such referrals - said Adam Niedzielski, the Minister of Health, on Gość Wiadomości. - The number of beds has exceeded 9,000, we have significantly increased this base by over three thousand, and we have doubled the number of ventilators from 400, but it is not the beds that heal, but the personnel - said Niedzielski.

20:28

Niedzielski on Whether Czarnek Received Special Treatment in Testing: "The Fact That the MP Received Results Within Hours is a New Standard for Testing. Initially, People Waited Much Longer."
"First and foremost, MP and prospective minister Czarnek acted very responsibly and decided to get tested considering the risk of infecting the Council of Ministers. Regarding the time it took to conduct the test, initially one had to wait a day or two, but at the moment, for example, a device is being tested in a Krakow hospital that provides results within an hour, and the fact that the MP received results within a few hours is a new standard for testing," said Adam Niedzielski on Gość Wiadomości.

20:44

DAY'S PICTURE: Fijołek: A Chill Between the Palace and Nowogrodzka, Skórzyński: Even within PiS, they jokingly say Kaczyński will be Deputy PM for Ziobro, TVP: Germany Hasn't Paid for Poland's Plunder
-- 300POLITYKA LIVEBLOG: NIEDZIELSKI ON THE PANDEMIC BORDERS SOON BEING TESTED AND ACCUSATIONS OF CZARNEK RECEIVING SPECIAL TREATMENT GOWIN ON DEEPER RESTRICTIONS BUT NO LOCKDOWN FOGIEL RIDICULES TVN ACCUSATIONS ABOUT GLOVES AND KACZYŃSKI'S EARLY DEPARTURE https://300polityka.pl/live/2020/10/06/ ***** POLSAT EVENTS -- WITH DISTANCING, ADHERENCE TO SANITARY REGULATIONS, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE PRESIDENTIAL GARDENS INSTEAD OF THE PALACE – THIS IS HOW THE SWEARING-IN OF THE CHANGED GOVERNMENT LOOKED. -- THIS IS THE ONLY MOMENT THE PRESIDENT TOOK OFF HIS GLOVE TO SHAKE HANDS WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER JAROSŁAW KACZYŃSKI – Marcin Fijołek. -- GLOVED OR NOT, THE RULERS HAD TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES – Fijołek continues. -- THE TWO MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES FOR THE GOVERNMENT AFTER THE CHANGES ARE THE FIGHT AGAINST THE SECOND WAVE OF THE CORONAVIRUS AND THE REBUILDING OF THE ECONOMY AFTER THE SPRING CRISIS – Fijołek. -- THE PRESIDENT EMPHASIZED THE NECESSITY OF COOPERATION WITH THE OPPOSITION, RETURNING TO THE IDEA OF A COALITION FOR POLISH AFFAIRS – Fijołek. -- THIS IS ANOTHER SCENE FROM THE CEREMONY – IT WAS ABOUT THE COMMEMORATIVE PHOTO, WHICH THE NEW DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DECLINED – Fijołek continues. -- THE RECORDING SHOWS JAROSŁAW KACZYŃSKI LEAVING THE CEREMONY WITHOUT AN EFFUSIVE FAREWELL FROM THE HEAD OF STATE – Fijołek. -- IN THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE, SUCH GESTURES ARE PERCEIVED AS FURTHER CONFIRMATION OF THE COOLING RELATIONS WITH NOWOGRODZKA – Fijołek continues. -- TODAY, 58 CORONAVIRUS VICTIMS – THIS IS THE HIGHEST DAILY NUMBER OF DEATHS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE EPIDEMIC. ***** TVN FACTS -- PRIME MINISTER MORAWIECKI, DEPUTY PRIME MINISTERS KACZYŃSKI, GOWIN, AND GLIŃSKI. THE MOST IMPORTANT, ALTHOUGH NOT ALL, GOVERNMENT CHANGES TOOK PLACE IN THE GARDENS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE – announcement. -- THE CHAIRMAN OF PiS WILL FORMALLY BE SUBORDINATE TO THE PRIME MINISTER; HIS INFORMAL ROLE WILL BE MORE IMPORTANT – Kajdanowicz continues. -- IT WAS DIFFERENT THAN USUAL BECAUSE THE CIRCUMSTANCES WERE DIFFERENT THAN USUAL – Krzysztof Skórzyński. -- EVERYONE WAS WEARING MASKS AND AN EFFORT WAS MADE TO MAINTAIN A SLIGHTLY GREATER DISTANCE – Skórzyński. -- IT DIDN'T END WITH COURTESY CONGRATULATIONS – Skórzyński. -- KACZYŃSKI'S NOMINATION CHANGES ALMOST EVERYTHING IN THE GOVERNMENT – Skórzyński: The entry into the government was forced by the conflict between the Prime Minister and Zbigniew Ziobro. -- ZIOBRO WAS NOT PRESENT IN THE PALACE GARDENS. HE DIDN'T HAVE TO BE, BUT HE COULD HAVE BEEN, LIKE OTHER MINISTERS WHO REMAIN IN OFFICE – Skórzyński. -- EVEN WITHIN PiS, THEY JOKINGLY SAY THAT KACZYŃSKI WILL BE THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER FOR ZBIGNIEW ZIOBRO – Skórzyński: Outside of PiS, people are already talking about it less jokingly. -- THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT A SOCIAL CLUB. THERE IS NO REQUIREMENT THAT EVERYONE HAS TO LIKE EACH OTHER – Radosław Fogiel. -- ONLY KACZYŃSKI DIDN'T WEAR GLOVES. THE PRESIDENT TOOK OFF HIS OWN, CONGRATULATING THE CHAIRMAN – Skórzyński. -- IT WAS NOT A VIOLATION OF ANY EPIDEMIC RULES, BUT IF WE ARE TO ASSESS THE POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS NOMINATION THROUGH THE PRISM OF THIS GESTURE, THE CHAIRMAN'S IMPORTANCE IN THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN EMPHATICALLY HIGHLIGHTED HERE – Skórzyński. -- FOR MORAWIECKI, KACZYŃSKI IN THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT AN IDEAL SITUATION, BUT HE HAD NO INFLUENCE OVER IT – Skórzyński. -- KACZYŃSKI WAS NOT IN THE GROUP PHOTO BECAUSE HE SIMPLY LEFT AFTER THE CEREMONY – Skórzyński. -- TOMORROW'S SEJM SESSION HAS BEEN SHORTENED AND WILL BE HELD UNDER STRICTER SANITARY REGULATIONS – announcement. -- STRIKER SANITARY REGULATIONS ARE RETURNING TO THE SEJM, WHICH WE EXPERIENCED DURING THE FIRST SESSIONS AFTER THE PANDEMIC BEGAN – Paweł Płuska. -- TODAY, SOME POLITICIANS, DESPITE ALARMING DATA, DID NOT WEAR MASKS IN THE SEJM – Płuska. -- CONTACTS WITH ZGORZELSKI AND CZARNEK EXCLUDED SEVERAL PEOPLE FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE DEBATES – Płuska. -- ADDITIONAL SESSION ON OCTOBER 27 AND 28 – Płuska. -- 58 PEOPLE HAVE DIED – THIS IS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS VICTIMS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC. NEW INFECTIONS EXCEED 2200, AND HOSPITALS ARE ALREADY RUNNING OUT OF BEDS FOR PATIENTS – announcement. -- THE BLACK SCENARIO IS STARTING TO MATERIALIZE – Marzanna Zielińska. -- IT IS INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS NOT AN INFECTION HOTSPOT – Zielińska. -- THERE WILL BE NO FAVORITISM FOR THOSE WHO NEGLECT CORONAVIRUS RESTRICTIONS – in the announcement: The Minister of Health and the Commander-in-Chief of the Police have announced a "zero tolerance" policy. ***** TVP NEWS -- SWEARING-IN OF THE GOVERNMENT WITH STRICT SANITARY MEASURES AND IN AN EXCEPTIONAL LOCATION – on the front page. -- THE GOVERNMENT RECONSTRUCTION HAS BECOME A REALITY – in announcements. -- ZERO TOLERANCE FOR NON-COMPLIANCE WITH RESTRICTIONS – Minister of Health in one of the announcements. -- THE GOVERNMENT IN A NEW GUISE -- CZARNEK TEASES WAITING FOR NOMINATION, THE NEW STRUCTURE IS MEANT TO HELP IMPLEMENT THE ANNOUNCED REFORMS AND IMPROVE STATE FUNCTIONING -- THE MAIN CHANGE IS THE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF MINISTRIES; NEW NAMES HAVE ALSO APPEARED – Maksymilian Maszenda. -- THE CHAIRMAN OF PiS – ARCHITECT OF THE UNITED RIGHT'S ELECTORAL SUCCESSES – HAS JOINED THE GOVERNMENT – Maszenda. -- A PARTICIPANT IN STRIKES, DETAINED AND MONITORED BY THE SB. HAS ALWAYS SET BUILDING A DEMOCRATIC, JUST, AND EFFICIENT STATE AS HIS PRIMARY GOAL – Maszenda. -- THE MOST TRAGIC BALANCE SHEET SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE EPIDEMIC – in the announcement. -- THE MINISTER OF HEALTH SPEAKS OF PANDEMIC ESCALATION – in a report by Szypszak. -- TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION IN HEATING. -- HOMAGE TO THE PRIMATE OF THE MILLENNIUM. -- BRUSSELS ELITES WANT TO SUBJUGATE POLAND – in announcements. -- WHO IS AGAINST POLAND'S SOVEREIGNTY? – banner. -- FINANCIAL BLACKMAIL IS, ACCORDING TO PiS MPS, AN ATTEMPT AT FEDERALIZATION – in announcement. -- IT'S AN IDEOLOGICAL CLUB FOR COUNTRIES THAT DON'T SUBMIT TO GENERAL CURRENTS – Zbigniew Kuźmiuk. -- YOU COULD LEARN FROM POLAND TODAY – Patryk Jaki. -- FALSE INFORMATION REPEATED BY THE OPPOSITION IN BRUSSELS – Wąż. -- I INVITE MS. BARLEY, WE WILL SHOW HER THE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE WERE STARVED – MEP B. Rzońca. -- GERMANY HAS NOT PAID FOR POLAND'S PLUNDER – banner. -- HENCE THE QUESTIONS ABOUT WAR REPARATIONS – in announcement. -- GERMANY EXPORTED EVERYTHING OF VALUE – Jan Korab. -- JADWIGA WIŚNIEWSKA IN THE EP ON POLISH VICTIMS OF WWII.