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09/06/2023

06:55

Political Wednesday's Agenda: PiS's Third Proposal, Morawiecki at the Economic Forum, Candidate List Registration Deadline, Duda in Bucharest, Senate Session Begins, Lewica on Tour, RPP's Second Day
In the morning, PiS will present its next, third programmatic proposal. Individual elements are to be presented until the ruling party's Saturday convention. Lewica's press conferences will be held at 9:00 AM in Gniezno - with the participation of Włodzimierz Czarzasty, Anna-Maria Żukowska, and Tadeusz Tomaszewski, at 1:00 PM in Leszno - with the participation of Włodzimierz Czarzasty, Magdalena Biejat, and Wiesław Szczepański, and at 5:00 PM in Leszno - with the participation of Włodzimierz Czarzasty and Magdalena Biejat in an open meeting format. At 10:00 AM in Warsaw, a press conference of Civic Coalition will take place with the participation of MP Aleksandra Gajewska and the Vice-Chairwoman of the Warsaw City Council, Magdalena Roguska. The topic: Another unfulfilled promise by PiS. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will participate in the XXXII Economic Forum in Karpacz. The Prime Minister's address is scheduled for approximately 12:35 PM in the Carpathian Europe zone. President Andrzej Duda and his wife Agata Kornhauser-Duda will travel to Bucharest, where the President will participate in the 8th Summit and Business Forum of the Three Seas Initiative. At 2:55 PM Polish time, a welcome will be extended by the President of Romania, Klaus Werner Iohannis, followed at 2:58 PM by a joint photo of the heads of state and government of the Three Seas Initiative countries. At 3:00 PM, the President will participate in the opening session. At 5:40 PM, a meeting of the Presidents of Poland, Romania, Lithuania, and Croatia with media representatives will take place, and at 6:15 PM, the President will attend the official dinner. Electoral committees can submit lists of candidates for members of parliament and candidates for senators until 4:00 PM today. In practice, any changes to the lists will be impossible after this hour, so the campaign will enter its next stage. At 5:00 PM, a two-day Senate session begins. The agenda includes two citizen bills - an amendment to the Education Law - more commonly known as the "Let's Protect Children" act, and an amendment to the Forests Act. Another item is the act on the principles of granting guarantees by the State Treasury for the liabilities of the National Energy Security Agency. At 4:50 PM, a press briefing by Marshal Tomasz Grodzki will be held. Wednesday is the second day of the Monetary Policy Council's session, during which a decision to lower interest rates may be made. A press conference by the NBP President is scheduled for tomorrow.

07:25

PiS Presents its Third Programmatic Proposal:

This Change Affects Every Pole.

- This change affects every Pole because every one of us loves tasty, healthy Polish food. That's why we are introducing the "Local Shelf" program. We will oblige retail chains to cooperate with local food producers. No more low-quality vegetables and fruits. No more profit at all costs. The most important must be the quality of food and the health of customers - says Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski in a recording shared by PiS on social media.

- Farmers will gain because they will have easy access to local markets, without intermediaries, with low transportation costs for goods. More money will remain in their pockets. Customers will gain because they will have better access to fresh and tasty products, and their money will stay in their immediate vicinity. It will be possible to check on receipts which country a product comes from - he continues.

PiS proposes that at least 2/3 of fruits, vegetables, dairy and meat products, and bread in supermarkets should come from local suppliers.


07:47

Tusk:

Lukashenko is an amateur compared to them

- To whip up anti-migrant hysteria, bring in a record number of migrants, make millions on visas, and finally, to hold a referendum on migration. Lukashenko is an amateur compared to them - Donald Tusk wrote on Twitter.


08:29

Śliwka on "Tusk's 100 Specifics": Knowing PO Politicians, It Will Be Typical Hate Speech
The opposition has no program, Donald Tusk doesn't even remember that he wants to raise the tax-free allowance. I think these 100 specifics will focus on politics and knowing PO politicians, it will be typical hate speech, it will be that typical traveling hate-monger Donald Tusk, who travels around Poland and does nothing else but divide Poles and insult Polish families. I think Poles will see the difference between PiS, a party that, if it promises something, delivers it, and we saw that after the last programmatic buzz of PiS – stated Andrzej Śliwka in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on Polsat News' "Grafitti".

08:37

Śliwka:

It's Worth Correcting the Fake News Spread by PO

- It's worth correcting this fake news that is being spread by PO politicians, claiming that energy prices in Poland are among the highest. This is untrue. It is precisely thanks to the decisions made and the introduction of the energy shield that energy prices in Poland have been frozen - stated Andrzej Śliwka on Polsat News' "Grafitti".

- We are working on it. Moreover, it has been repeatedly stated by Minister Sasin, Prime Minister Sasin, that we will not leave Polish families to fend for themselves. In the fourth quarter, there will be [proposals] - the Deputy Head of MAP continued.

08:39

Further Actions to Secure the Polish Agricultural Market After September 15. Government Spokesperson Announces Meeting

- Today at 9:30 AM, a meeting will take place between Prime Minister Morawiecki, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Robert Telus, and representatives of other ministries. The meeting is connected with the informal Council of the EU for Agriculture that concluded yesterday. Further actions aimed at securing the Polish agricultural market after September 15 will be discussed during this meeting - informed government spokesperson Piotr Müller on Twitter.

08:53

Śliwka:

Tusk Behaves Like an Internet Hater

- Donald Tusk is behaving like an internet hater. If we look at the migration policy in Poland, the information disseminated by Civic Platform (PO) turned out to be a lie. The Ministry of Interior and Administration has been correcting these lies related to admissions, because it's a confusion of a visa application with an admission, and often these applications were submitted multiple times, in many places – stated Andrzej Śliwka in "Grafitti" on Polsat News.

08:58

Kosiniak-Kamysz on Augustyniak: He broke the Senate Pact, so he cannot be a member of the PSL as he is running from a different electoral committee

- If someone runs from a different committee than the one formed by the PSL, the procedure for their exclusion automatically begins; they are effectively excluded from the ranks of PSL members. He broke the Senate Pact, so he cannot be a member of the PSL because he is running from a different electoral committee than the one the PSL is running from in these elections. This was information, there was a signature collection, but this is an individual decision. This decision entails the end of his career in the PSL - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program 'Gość Radia Zet'.

09:00

Kosiniak-Kamysz:

PSL's 3 Guarantees for Safe Agriculture and Consumers

- PSL's 3 guarantees for safe agriculture and consumers. Firstly, blocking uncontrolled grain and other product inflows from Ukraine, increasing agricultural production in Poland and Europe, no restrictions, appreciating active farmers. This is a real program for agriculture. It's good that PiS is implementing not only our demands, but also a postulate written into the KPO. Shortening the supply chain. I didn't realize that in this campaign, a love for the EU would come from PiS's lips - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on the program "Gość Radia Zet".

09:05

BGK Receives "Company of the Year" Award
- This is recognition for an important institution that has been operating for 100 years. The programs we implement aim not only to increase financial capital, but also social capital - said BGK President Beata Daszyńska-Muzyczka, upon receiving the award from the Economic Forum.

09:10

Petru on Running with the Third Way List: Frankly Speaking – This Grouping is Currently the Closest to Me on Economic Issues
- Today I am running with the Third Way from the last place on the Warsaw list. Frankly speaking, this grouping is currently the closest to me when it comes to economic issues. I believe that as a broadly understood opposition, we can win these elections in a scenario where the Third Way is in third place on the podium, beating Confederation and taking responsibility for the economy in the future government – stated Ryszard Petru in an interview with Robert Mazurek on the RMF FM program "Morning Interview".

09:10

Petru:

I would be a much better Minister of Finance than Mentzen

- If you ask me whether I would like to be Minister of Finance, should such an offer be made, I believe I would be significantly better than Mentzen, who wants to be Minister of Finance – stated Ryszard Petru in the program “Morning Conversation” on RMF FM.

09:11

Telus:

"Local Shelf" is Heading Towards Having Processing, Our Small Polish Ones Will Be Much Better

- I've said this many times, that this is how it is. Precisely because in Poland we have large [food] concerns and they decide on product prices, and that is the biggest thing. And that's why this "local shelf" is also heading in this direction, so that we have processing, our small Polish ones. Our Polish, small processing will be much better. We lost this during the transformation, when we were being introduced to the EU, Polish processing was squandered, sold off - said Robert Telus on the program "Sygnały Dnia".

09:12

Telus:

If the EU Makes Political Decisions, the Interests of Polish Farmers Are More Important to Us

- If the decision to extend the [ban on grain imports from Ukraine] had been made by agriculture ministers, they would have certainly extended it. Because agriculture ministers understand the issue and speak factually. Therefore, everyone I spoke with understood the problem that here in this part of Europe – we are talking about these five frontline countries – this ban must be extended. But you know, I am now convinced that this decision is a political decision, not a substantive one, and I don't know what decision the European Commission will make – said Robert Telus in the program 'Sygnały Dnia' (Signals of the Day).

- If [the ban on Ukrainian grain imports] is lifted, we will. I have said this many times, but I will repeat it once more. We will introduce our own, and I told the ministers this yesterday as well: if we are fighting for European solidarity, we should extend it. Because we care about European solidarity, but if the EU makes political decisions, the interests of Polish farmers are more important to us – he added.

09:17

Kosiniak-Kamysz:

Hetman, Our Number Two in Lublin, Even Organized an Event and Legally Pledged an End to Political Prostitution

- Krzysztof Hetman, our number two in Lublin, a Member of the European Parliament, and now a candidate, even organized an event and legally pledged an end to political prostitution, an end to changing allegiances. People are furious about this - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on the program “Guest of Radio Zet.”

09:39

Soboń:

'Friendly Housing Estate' Program to Cost at Least PLN 5 Billion in 2024
- We assume that in the first year [the cost of the 'Friendly Housing Estate' program] will be at least 5 billion zlotys. [...] I think that after this pilot year, when we see what the interest and budgetary needs are for the coming years, it will obviously be an amount adequate to the demand for this idea. It seems to me that it could easily be more than 1 billion zlotys, but we'll see. Annually, of course - said Artur Soboń in an interview with Beata Michniewicz on "Political Salon of Trójka" PR3. - Today we face the challenge of developing these housing estates to an ever greater extent according to 21st-century standards. So, the idea we are announcing today is, in my opinion, an idea that should not raise doubts from local governments, housing cooperatives, or the opposition - he stated. - This type of housing program was financed through Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego. It seems to me that this is the most competent entity today that could secure and properly account for such funds - he added.

09:48

Soboń:

This Year We Have a Correction, Economic Growth Will Be Around 1%
- We had an economy that grew 2.5 times faster in previous years, in all years of our government, than the average of other European Union economies. Our GDP has increased by 32% during all these years of our government, despite a truly difficult – I think everyone will admit – external situation, related to the war, or COVID, or the energy crisis. In short, this year we have a correction, meaning this economic growth will be around 1% – said Artur Soboń in “Salon polityczny Trójki” on PR3. - Next year it will already be the growth we know, probably around 3% – he added.

10:02

Czarzasty to Morawiecki: Idea Thief, I Understand You're Sitting and Looking at the Best
- I wanted to say a few words and direct them directly to the idea thief, as I call Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, because today we learned about the third concrete proposal that Prime Minister Morawiecki, on behalf of the PiS government, submitted as part of his program [...] It's good that elections are held every four years, because once every four years you find out how things really are. But you surprised me today by submitting the postulate that there should be Polish products in supermarkets. I believe you are an idea thief [...] MP Arkadiusz Iwaniak, a year and a half ago, submitted a bill on behalf of Lewica, which clearly and explicitly states that we want Polish products to constitute 70% of food items in stores, that they should be marked as Polish products, and that the sugar content should also be indicated - said Włodzimierz Czarzasty at a press conference. - Idea thief, I understand you're sitting and looking at the best. You're looking at their postulates. You're looking at their bills. You were probably surprised that the third club in parliament submitted 230 bills, and you were probably surprised that these bills contain various good things for Poles. Let me remind you, idea thief, that there is a citizen's initiative regarding widow's pensions - he continued. - I will end by addressing the last thing that PiS is proposing to us. They are proposing a safe Poland under their slogan. I ask the idea thief and his boss, Mr. Kaczyński. Where is housing security if one and a half million people in Poland do not have homes? Where is healthcare security, if medicines are still expensive and you refuse to use our legislative proposals [...] Where is the elimination of queues for specialist medical services, where is a well-functioning school, and where, finally, is well-functioning transport? [...] The safety of Poles is not just about buying two tanks - he continued.

10:08

Żukowska to PiS Politicians: Get Your Heads Examined
- Is the care provided by the brown-shirted Bąkiewicz supposed to encourage us to have children? Is he now going to fight for our rights, as I hear, for women's rights? Law and Justice, really, get your heads examined, because if you want Poland to remain one of the five largest nations in the European Union, this is not the path we should be following - said Anna Maria Żukowska at a press conference.

10:13

Czarzasty:

I Wish Maciejewska Well
- I will not comment on people who once cooperated with us and have now decided to go their own way [...] they must either explain themselves, or formulate their own thoughts and simply take responsibility for what they say [...] I wish Ms. Maciejewska well, I wish everyone well who once cooperated with us. Everyone is going their own way - Włodzimierz Czarzasty said at a press conference.

11:37

"The Scale of This Practice is Gigantic." Civic Coalition on the "MSZ Affair"

- On the one hand, PiS terrifies us with migrants, but on the other, they hand out thousands of work permits and visas for migrants from Muslim countries. It turns out that there might also be corruption in the background, hence the resignation of Minister Wawrzyk. Today, we are coming once again to demand this data, today we are coming to ask about the great corruption affair connected with this practice – said Marcin Kierwiński at a press conference in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

- The scale of this practice is gigantic. These 135,000 work permits were most likely issued in 2022 or 2023. I say or 2023 because officials from this ministry tell us directly – the system is inefficient, sometimes it takes months for these political orders to be implemented, but we issue them on an ongoing basis – he continued.

- Today, the Central Anticorruption Bureau (CBA) is dealing with this matter, but if you think that it is dealing with this matter in order to clarify it, nothing could be further from the truth. Today, the CBA is dealing with this matter in order to withhold information from the public for these last few weeks until the elections (…) We will extract this data from this ministry and show the scale of PiS's hypocrisy and the scale of the scam – he stated.

11:40

Hello Mateusz, It's Me, Poland. Civic Coalition Presents New Ad

The Civic Coalition has presented a new advertisement that includes references to the program proposals presented by PiS (Law and Justice party) in recent days. The recipient of the words spoken in the recording is Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

- Hello Mateusz, it's me, Poland. The PiS government has been ruling me for eight years, but it's clear we still don't know each other well. I've managed without you, although money from the EU, which you're mindlessly blocking, would greatly help me with the thermal modernization of buildings, which you supposedly worry so much about [...] You want better meals in hospitals? Then why have you been serving stale bread for eight years [...] Suddenly you started caring about farmers? So where were you when illegal grain was flooding Poland? - says the narrator.

- After eight years, you remembered that you need to take care of everyone, not just your own. Interesting, what will you remember tomorrow - she continues.

11:41

Kierwiński:

We will retrieve this data; it exposes the scale of PiS's lies and, most importantly, the dangers this government brings upon Poles

- We agreed to conduct a parliamentary oversight here. This oversight will have another dimension; we have simultaneously requested oversight at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. There, we were informed that they have nothing to do with it. Well, it's evident that Morawiecki has completely lost control of what's happening in his government, but we were told that the Minister of the Interior has all the data, I emphasize, has it. Tomorrow, we will go with oversight to the Ministry of the Interior. We will cross-reference this data and retrieve it. Because it exposes the scale of PiS's lies, but above all, the scale of the danger that this government is bringing upon Poles - said Marcin Kierwiński at a press conference in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

12:16

Telus on the "Local Shelf" Program: It's Shortening the Path from Field to Table, the EU Agrees
- The "Local Shelf" point, a very important point for Polish agriculture, for the Polish farmer, is that the Polish farmer will be able to sell their product in their own shop, in the nearest shop. This is shortening the path from field to table, something that even the European Union talks about. The EU very often talks about shortening the path from field to table because the average distance a product is transported is about 170 kilometers in the EU - said Robert Telus at a press conference in Bałków. - We are shortening this path, giving the Polish farmer a chance to sell in our local shops. This is beneficial for the Polish farmer, but also beneficial for the Polish customer - he added.

12:29

Telus:

Food in the 'Good Meal' Program to Come from Local Farmers and Processors
- This point of the program ['Local Shelf'] restores Polish processing. This is very important for the Polish economy. The Polish economy will be strong when agriculture is strong. We are moving in this direction [...]. Yesterday we announced a point - healthy food in Polish hospitals ['Good Meal']. Of course, this also goes in this direction, because this healthy food will also come from local farmers, local processors - said Robert Telus at a press conference in Bałków.

12:41

Telus:

I Declare This Very Firmly – There Will Be No Ukrainian Grain Imports to Poland After September 15th
- Had this decision been a substantive one, made by ministers of agriculture, then this ban would certainly have been extended. Ministers of agriculture understand the problem that the solidarity corridor is a corridor through which products travel from Ukraine to the depths of Europe or beyond Europe, and this is very important. If this decision were a typically substantive one, it would be in favour of extension […]. No one has ever given us any substantive explanation as to why it is September 15th, which is why it was a political decision. If the European Union makes such a political decision that it will not extend this ban until the end of the year, then we know how it is done. We showed that on April 15th - stated Robert Telus during a press conference in Bałków. - For us, the interests of Polish farmers are paramount, the interests of Poland are paramount, and there will certainly be no [Ukrainian] grain imports to Poland after September 15th, and I declare this very firmly. I also declare this after today's meeting with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. The Prime Minister has clearly stated, and has said this several times already, and also at today's meeting, that the interests of Polish farmers are most important to us. Even if the European Union or anyone else does not like it, we will do it, because it is in the interest of Polish farmers - he added.

13:54

ORLEN to Store CO2 Beneath the Seabed

ORLEN Group will offer clients new services related to the collection and management of industrial carbon dioxide emissions. CO2 storage in Poland, including beneath the Baltic Sea, will be crucial for maintaining the competitiveness of the national industry in sectors burdened by high emission costs. To develop these services, ORLEN Group intends to leverage experience gained in the Barents Sea. The concern has signed an agreement with Norway's Horisont Energi AS regarding potential cooperation on one of the most advanced CO2 storage projects on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

"Effective and safe carbon dioxide storage is key to maintaining the competitiveness of industries exposed to high emission-related costs. The metallurgical, fertilizer, and cement industries, if they wish to continue operating in Poland, or more broadly, in the European Union, must find a way to manage carbon dioxide emissions. In line with ORLEN Group's strategy, within a few years, we will build strong competencies in comprehensive industrial emissions management. The experience we aim to gather off the coast of Norway will also be utilized in Poland. It will allow us to effectively implement proven and safe technologies and prepare a competitive offer for Polish industry. In practice, this means lower costs for Polish enterprises and the preservation of thousands of jobs in Poland," says Daniel Obajtek, CEO of ORLEN S.A.

ORLEN Group's strategy anticipates that by 2030, the concern will have the capacity to store or manage 3 million tons of carbon dioxide annually. This potential will be used to reduce its own emissions and to provide carbon management services to external entities. Carbon capture and storage or utilization is one of the solutions that will allow ORLEN to reduce emissions related to its refining, petrochemical, and extraction activities by 25% by the end of 2030.

In turn, ORLEN's carbon management service will primarily benefit those industries that are major CO2 emitters but have limited opportunities to reduce their carbon footprint due to technological reasons. These include cement plants, metallurgy, and the chemical industry, especially fertilizer production. For companies in these sectors, the possibility of CO2 storage may be the most effective way to reduce emissions and thus lower the costs associated with purchasing CO2 emission allowances.

Norway is a leader in the development of carbon capture and storage technologies. As early as 1996, the capture and reinjection of CO2 from gas production at the Sleipner field into subsea geological formations began. Injection is also conducted at the Snøhvit field. These are the only currently operational projects of this type in Europe.

ORLEN Group has signed a letter of intent with the Norwegian company Horisont Energi AS, the holder of a license for the Polaris field, where a well confirming the possibility of safe CO2 injection has already been drilled. According to the agreement, PGNiG Upstream Norway, a Norwegian subsidiary of ORLEN Group with experience in field management gained through oil and natural gas exploration and production activities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, will acquire up to a 50% stake in the license and the role of operator of the Polaris field.

"Joining forces with ORLEN Group is a milestone for us in the area of emission reduction and building the foundations for the carbon storage industry. ORLEN Group is a solid, specialized partner with extensive experience operating on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The partnership formed should help us in the development of the clean ammonia production project by ensuring the availability of CO2 storage capacity. We are very pleased to be joining forces with such an experienced and competent team," says Gabriel Clemens, Chairman of the Board of Horisont Energi, CEO of E.ON Green Gas.

The capacity of the Polaris field is estimated at approximately 100 million tons of carbon dioxide in total, which will enable storage operations for 12-25 years. PGNiG Upstream Norway has already conducted technical and economic analyses of the Polaris project and is preparing to commence detailed due diligence. The schedule for a potential investment assumes the selection of a development concept in 2024 and the commencement of injection at the turn of 2028 and 2029.

The partner in the Polaris project, Horisont Energi, aims to launch ammonia production plants in northern Norway using hydrogen produced from natural gas. This process generates significant amounts of carbon dioxide, which Horisont Energi plans to store to reduce emissions. As a result, the CO2 injection project into the Polaris field, in which ORLEN Group is participating, will have guaranteed demand for the offered service. The remaining storage capacity will be made available to external entities. For logistical reasons, these will primarily be companies operating in Norway.

The Norwegian Continental Shelf is one of the key foreign markets where ORLEN Group operates. Through the Baltic Pipe pipeline, the concern can supply over 8 billion cubic meters of Norwegian gas annually to Poland, with a growing share of its own extraction. By the end of 2030, the concern aims to increase gas production from its Norwegian fields to approximately 6 billion cubic meters per year. This will mean an almost twofold increase compared to 2022, when production amounted to 3.5 billion cubic meters. As a result of the integration of ORLEN Group's Norwegian assets, previously belonging to PGNiG and LOTOS, which concluded in May this year, the concern is now among the top ten largest players in this market in terms of oil and gas reserves and production levels.

PARTNER CONTENT

14:51

Non-Partisan Local Government Officials Form Nationwide Committee. "We Will Field Lists in All Constituencies for the Sejm"
- What we expected, what we were certain of, has happened – Non-Partisan Local Government Officials are now a nationwide committee. We will field lists in all 41 constituencies [in the Sejm elections], and we will also nominate candidates for senators. We want to give Poles hope for a normal Poland, where they can live peacefully, cooperate, and create beautiful things – said Cezary Przybylski, Marshal of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, at a press conference in Karpacz. - We have had thousands of conversations, convincing thousands of people to participate in our Non-Partisan Local Government Officials movement. […] The result is the collection of over 300,000 signatures by a formation that nobody saw coming. We are not an invisible hand; we are present […]. Poles want us to be present and visible in politics – emphasized Robert Raczyński, Mayor of Lubin.

15:14

Daszyńska-Muzyczka:

Reliable Partners Crucial for Transition to Safe, Clean, and Affordable Nuclear Energy; BGH Part of Transatlantic Partnership

15:30

Monetary Policy Council Cuts Interest Rates

Today and yesterday, a meeting of the Monetary Policy Council took place, during which the council decided to lower NBP interest rates by 0.75 percentage points, meaning the reference rate is now 6.00% annually.

15:30

Obajtek:

We are preparing to launch extraction from further fields in Norway

- We are preparing to launch extraction from further fields in Norway. In the coming months, we will commence exploitation of the Tommeliten Alpha field, which will provide an additional 0.5 billion cubic meters of gas annually. The raw material will be transported to Poland via the Baltic Pipe, strengthening our energy security - informed Orlen CEO Daniel Obajtek.

15:37

Morawiecki:

I spoke with Commissioner Wojciechowski, arming him with additional arguments and recommending a very strong and unambiguous intervention

- This ban on imports expires precisely now, on September 15th, which is why today I spoke with the Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, before he entered the College of Commissioners, arming him with additional arguments on our side and recommending a very strong and unambiguous intervention. Similarly, Minister Telus fought very hard at the EU Council in Spain for the rights of Polish agriculture to defend our market and for price stabilization from the perspective of agricultural produce reception - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during a Facebook Live.

15:40

Morawiecki:

Today marks 8 years since Komorowski's referendum, which proved to be the biggest electoral dud in Europe since WWII

- Today marks exactly 8 years since the referendum. A topic that has been very loud recently. What kind of referendum was it, does anyone remember? Few of us remember, that's the truth. This is because it was a lifeline that Bronisław Komorowski and Civic Platform (PO) threw together to save the electoral chances of the then-president Komorowski. This referendum turned out to be the biggest electoral dud in Europe since World War II - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during a Facebook Live session.

15:42

Sobolewski:

Over 2 Million Signatures of Support for PiS Candidates

- PiS lists for the Sejm of the Republic of Poland in 41 constituencies and for the Senate of the Republic of Poland have been submitted. Thank you for over 2,000,000 signatures of support for PiS candidates - informed Krzysztof Sobolewski on Twitter.

15:49

Pekao Analysts: We Have an Interest Rate Cut, but on a Scale Nobody Expected

– We have an interest rate cut, but on a scale nobody expected. The Monetary Policy Council (RPP) decided to cut rates by 75 basis points. Whether this is a forecast for the rest of the cycle, we will likely learn tomorrow at the NBP President's press conference – wrote Pekao analysts on Twitter, commenting on today's RPP decision.


15:58

Civic Coalition Launches "100 PiS Scandals" Website

Just days before Donald Tusk's promised "100 Concrete Actions for 100 Days" is to be presented, Civic Coalition is launching the "100 PiS Scandals" website.

16:17

Tusk Calls on Kaczyński for Debate on Migrants: "You Have an Obligation to Answer Questions. Don't Be a Coward"
- Do you know who in Europe attracts the most Muslim immigrants? The government that frightens the most with them - the PiS government. Just last year, it issued 135,000 permits for arrivals from Muslim countries - said Donald Tusk in a recording published on Twitter. - When it comes to the influx of people from abroad, Poland has even left behind countries like France or Germany. Poles have just learned why they are doing this. Because someone receives five thousand dollars per head. Calculate for yourselves how much they are making from this - the Civic Platform leader continued. - Jarosław Kaczyński, have you completely lost control of your people and what they are up to, or are you participating in it yourself? You have an obligation to answer these questions, in a debate with me, before all Poles. Don't be a coward, because your weakness and your fear are today the greatest threat to Polish families - he stated.

17:18

Grodzki:

It's not ruled out that we will establish a special committee to investigate Russian influence at this session

- It is not ruled out that at this session we will establish a special committee to investigate Russian influence on the decisions of public authorities in Poland from 2005-2023, i.e., up to the present moment. This committee, if it is established, will be entirely compliant with the constitution and the rules of procedure of the Senate. Unlike the committee established by the Sejm, which appointed a committee of people who are beyond punishment, exempt from all responsibility. I would like to emphasize that if this committee is established, it will be a completely legal committee, a special Senate committee to investigate these influences. This is the planned agenda. This is the last planned session of the Senate; if nothing unexpected happens, there will be no further session until the elections - stated Tomasz Grodzki at a press briefing before the 67th session of the Senate.

17:21

Gdula:

Rumors Circulated Today That Lewica Had Not Registered Election Lists. Curious Who Benefited From Such Rumors?

- Rumors circulated today that Lewica had not registered its election lists. The PKW (National Electoral Commission) website has just announced the registration of 21 lists, which also means the registration of Lewica's lists in all districts. This is obvious given the hundreds of thousands of signatures collected. Curious who benefited from such rumors? - wrote Maciej Gdula on Twitter.

17:44

Biejat:

Konfederacja is a homophobic, antisemitic force that condones child beating. This has been established by a court
- On August 26th, we were in Częstochowa for an election rally, and at that rally, I spoke about Konfederacja. I said that the decision in these elections is between Konfederacja and The Left, between whether a brown force, which is against women, against the European Union, against democracy, will take power, or The Left, which fights for Poland to be a good home for everyone. One of the leaders of Konfederacja's lists, Mr. Płaczek, took offense at these words and filed a lawsuit against me in an election proceeding – Magdalena Biejat said in Leszno. - Today, this motion was dismissed by the court. Today, we have it in writing: yes, Konfederacja is a homophobic force, yes, Konfederacja is a brown force, an antisemitic force, yes, Konfederacja condones child beating. All of this is in writing; it has been established by the court. Today, this verdict is not yet legally binding – she continued.

17:51

PiS Sees Significant Gains in New Kantar Poll for TVN

PiS - 37%

KO - 31%

Konfederacja - 9%

Trzecia Droga - 8%

Lewica - 6%

Don't know/hard to say 7

18:09

Czarzasty to the Confederation: How Dare You Spout Such Nonsense?
- Never believe those who have simple answers to complex questions. Never believe those who say: don't pay taxes or pay low taxes, and you'll be happy, don't believe those who say: let there be any ZUS (Social Insurance Institution) – said Włodzimierz Czarzasty in Leszno. - How dare you, I say to the Confederation, how dare you tell people such nonsense? It is simply nonsense. How can you offer people a 4,000 zloty health voucher when keeping a premature baby alive costs 130,000 zlotys? How dare you tell the older generation about a 4,000 zloty health voucher when cancer therapies cost tens of times more? How dare you tell the younger generation that they will support their grandparents, their sick or needy parents with their own money? – he continued.

18:14

Czarzasty:

Liberalism is Nice When There's Prosperity, But When Problems Arise, Companies Turn to the State for Help
- Liberalism is nice when there is peace in the state, when there is prosperity in the state, but the moment problems begin, all companies, even private ones, go to the state and say "help us". They say this to state institutions. We, as the Left, believe in the state's institutions, we, as the Left, believe in good public services, we believe that taxes can be spent wisely - said Włodzimierz Czarzasty in Leszno.

18:19

Czarzasty on Supporters' Opinions of Shifting Votes to Civic Platform: 'That's Bullshit'
- I want to say one thing and address all those people who, for various reasons and motivations, say, "Vote only for one party in the opposition, because if one strong party enters the opposition, the opposition will win." I want to tell you clearly and precisely: this is, ladies and gentlemen, bullshit. This is because we have such a situation in history where one of the opposition parties, a democratic one, did not enter the Sejm, and that was the Left. That was eight years ago, and since that moment, PiS has been ruling - said Włodzimierz Czarzasty in Leszno. - If the Third Way doesn't enter, if the Left doesn't enter, which is impossible, if even Civic Platform enters with a good result, PiS will continue to govern with Konfederacja. We have this on paper, we have this in our experiences, we have this in our hearts, we have lived through this - he continued.

18:29

Czarzasty:

What Kind of Idiot Would Say Women in Poland Aren't Having Children Because They Drink?
- I accuse Morawiecki of this, I accuse Kaczyński of this, I accuse Duda of this: you have led to the two worst states for our nation. Firstly, men live 2.4 years less than eight years ago. Secondly, women live 2.1 years less than eight years ago. Thirdly, fewer children are being born than since World War II; do you hear this? Can this be dismissed with the topic that women aren't having children because they drink alcohol? What kind of idiot, what kind of person, how little family must one have, how little empathy must one have, to say that women in Poland aren't having children because they drink, because they 'give it a go' [idiom for drinking heavily]? - stated Włodzimierz Czarzasty in Leszno.

18:42

Duda:

The Three Seas Initiative Has a New Member – A Success for This Year's Summit
- The meeting today was very well-attended, with not only long-standing member states of the Three Seas Initiative present, but also Three Seas Initiative partners, and also countries that wish to become these Three Seas Initiative partners. An exceptionally large representation of guests, but above all, the success of this summit, namely the accession of Greece to the Three Seas Initiative – said President Andrzej Duda during the Three Seas Initiative summit in Bucharest. - Greece has been admitted as a full member state of the European Union to the Three Seas Initiative. But also the accession of Moldova as an associated, cooperating partner alongside Ukraine, and therefore two countries […] that are on the path to joining the EU – he continued.

18:49

Czarzasty:

My Dream is for the Left to Contribute to Solving Poland's Housing Problem
- The Left gave Poland its Constitution, the Left brought Poland into the European Union, Aleksander Kwaśniewski signed the agreement with NATO. And my dream is [...] for the Left to contribute to solving Poland's housing problem. We want to build good quality apartments for cheap rent, because ownership is not the most important thing in this matter for the younger generation. [...] we are in the European Union, today I work here, tomorrow I work there, the day after tomorrow I work in Amsterdam, and the day after that in Madrid [...] housing is not solely an investment of capital - said Włodzimierz Czarzasty in Leszno.

19:00

Duda:

Representatives from the US and Japan, among others, sat with us at the Three Seas table. This shows the immense value of the cooperation we are undertaking here
- Today, with us at the Three Seas table sat representatives from Turkey, France, Germany, the United States, Great Britain, and also major financial institutions and banks. Japan […]. This shows how immensely great is the value of the cooperation we are undertaking here - said President Andrzej Duda during the Three Seas Initiative summit in Bucharest.

20:33

Sienkiewicz on PiS Actions, Including Towards Brejza: This is Putin-esque Conduct
- This is happening [the prosecution wants to lift Senator Brejza's immunity] practically at the moment when the Senate committee has just concluded its work on the Pegasus case. It's a situation where the materials formulate conclusions for the prosecution, including named conclusions regarding specific individuals, specific state officials, specific ministers, but also specific intelligence officers known only by pseudonyms, and practically on the same day, the Polish state suddenly brings charges against the person most wronged in this affair – concerning an office from years ago, with suspicion of exceeding authority towards officials of some department – Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz said in an interview with Monika Olejnik on TVN24's "Kropka nad i" (The Dot Over the 'i'). - This is a mechanism that has accompanied PiS practically from the beginning [...] resident doctors were supposed to go on expensive holidays and eat caviar [...] they eavesdropped on Brejza, so now we will drag Brejza through the mud. Frankly speaking, this is Putin-esque conduct – he continued.

20:39

Kosiniak-Kamysz on Interest Rate Cut: "Typically Political"
- This doesn't surprise me at all, because all public institutions are involved in promoting only one party. I think that there [in the Monetary Policy Council] the roles are already very clearly defined, this division of roles has happened. There were no indications, no recommendations. Now, the cut is typically political. It will only be felt in a few months, but the propaganda effect of 'look, things are already much better' can already be announced – stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in an interview with Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska on the program “Fakty po Faktach” on TVN24.

20:41

Sienkiewicz on Giertych's Run with KO List: It's About Annoying Kaczyński
- Roman Giertych is a person who causes controversy within a part of the democratic opposition, and there's nothing we can do about it. But the truth is: it's about Kaczyński stopping running away from the truth. It's about, directly, about annoying Jarosław Kaczyński, so he doesn't feel impunity that he went to a PiS district and can comfortably visit his own people there. No, just as he runs away from confrontation with Donald Tusk, just as he runs away from debate, the point was to ensure he doesn't run away any longer, that it won't be without consequence - Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz said on TVN24.

20:43

Kosiniak-Kamysz on PiS's Poll Results: A Result of TV Propaganda and Vast Funds
- This is the effect of television propaganda [PiS's result in the Kantar poll]. State television, from dawn till dusk, for 8 years, has been doing its job. I see it in my constituency, how many people are being deceived, lied to. This propaganda is being injected, and they cannot confront it. This often particularly concerns rural areas, where there is no access to other news televisions. If someone has been repeating a lie for 8 years, it's hard to convince them of your reasoning in just a few conversations – stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on the program “Fakty po Faktach” on TVN24. - The second reason why this is happening is the enormous amount of money involved on the ruling party's side. After all, they have an entire institutional, research apparatus that is used for microtargeting specific groups. They use the government's tools; the government is this research institute. Professor Maliszewski [...] is conducting it for the ruling party. Of course, he works in a government institution, but all these resources are used by those working for the election campaign staff – he continued.

20:45

Obajtek:

Gas Storage Facilities Are 96% Full, Business Cannot Be Separated from Poles' Security

- Today I checked – we are already secured regarding gas storage, they are 96% full. That's 3 months faster than generally recommended by the EU directive in this regard. Therefore, we continue to conduct business, but this business truly cannot be separated from the security of Poles – stated Daniel Obajtek on TVP Info's "Gość Wiadomości".

20:47

Obajtek:

The company spends PLN 36 billion on investments annually. Between 2008 and 2014, it spent PLN 2-3 billion.
The company, between 2008 and 2014, spent PLN 2-3 billion annually on investments. Now, the company spends PLN 36 billion annually on investments. And regarding what Poles get from this? These are also contributions to the state. For the first half of the year, these are PLN 36 billion in various contributions that have flowed into the state, meaning we all benefit from this – stated Daniel Obajtek on TVP Info's "Gość Wiadomości".

20:48

Sienkiewicz:

We Can Create Border Defenses That Are Effective Without Increasing Cruelty
- Firstly, it's not a wall [on the Polish-Belarusian border], it's a fence. Secondly, it's a porous, weak, and in some ways cruel fence, and we are capable of creating border defenses that will be effective without increasing cruelty, and through which hundreds of migrants won't pass weekly at night to end up, for example, in Germany. This is no security; it's a fiction of security. They boast about it and pose for photos against the backdrop of a porous fence. Pure propaganda - stated Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz on TVN24.

20:49

Kosiniak-Kamysz on "Local Shelf": Villagers and Farmers, I Beg You – Don't Be Fooled, Don't Be Deceived
- First, they liquidated over 130,000 farms, particularly those raising pigs. They brought things to such a state that in the Lublin region, I saw a sign saying "please pick without asking and without paying," because harvesting raspberries simply wasn't worth it due to extremely low prices. They brought it to the point where farmers lost hope. For example, during our government, there were over twenty thousand applications for young farmer subsidies, while in 2022, there were only two thousand. This means young people have also lost the desire to engage in farming. So, who is supposed to supply these products, who will be supplying them, after they've brought agriculture to such a situation? I am very much in favor of [this idea]. It is also an effect of the European Commission's actions, because in the KPO (National Reconstruction Plan), in its milestones, shortening the supply chain is indeed inscribed. The current rulers will never admit that the inspiration comes either from us, because we've been talking about it for a long time, or from the European Union – stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in the program "Fakty po Faktach" on TVN24. - Let's repeat these words one more time, because this is the true political doctrine and political strategy of PiS for the countryside. Dear villagers, dear farmers – I beg you, don't be fooled, don't be deceived. Their strategy is this: throw a few pennies before the elections, peasants are greedy, they'll buy it anyway – he added.

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