At 7:00 AM, PiS will present its next, fourth program proposal. Individual elements are to be unveiled until the ruling party's Saturday convention.

At 8:50 AM Polish time, President Andrzej Duda will be welcomed by Romanian Prime Minister Ion–Marcel Ciolacu. A joint photo of participants of the opening session of the Three Seas Initiative High-Level Business Forum is scheduled for 8:58 AM, followed by the session itself at 9:00 AM, which will include a speech by the head of state. At 10:05 AM, the President will meet with Romanian Prime Minister Ion–Marcel Ciolacu.

At 9:00 AM in Kórnik, a press conference of Lewica will be held with the participation of Magdalena Biejat, Katarzyna Ueberhan, and Katarzyna Kretkowska. The topic: Mortgage credit installments must be predictable, and Glapiński's NBP is part of the PiS staff. Another Lewica press conference will take place at 12:00 PM in the village of Komorniki. The topic: The collapse of Polish schools under Minister Czarnek's rule.

The Senate will resume its deliberations at 10:00 AM and will review the report from the extraordinary committee's work on clarifying cases of illegal surveillance, their impact on the electoral process in the Republic of Poland, and the reform of special services. A press conference by senators on this matter will be held at 9:30 AM.

At 10:00 AM in Józefów, a press briefing by Polska 2050 will take place with the participation of Szymon Hołownia, Paweł Zalewski, and candidates for the Sejm from the Warsaw suburban constituency.

At 10:30 AM in the Sieradz district, a press briefing by PO chairman Donald Tusk and Michał Kołodziejczak will be held.

At 10:40 AM, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will participate in the XXXI International Defence Industry Exhibition MSPO in Kielce.

PSL leader Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz will visit the Małopolskie Voivodeship. At 11:00 AM in Krakow, a press conference on the program of new investments will be held, and at 2:00 PM in Tarnów – a presentation of the Trzecia Droga team in this constituency.

At 3:00 PM, a press conference by NBP President Adam Glapiński will be held, dedicated to assessing the current economic situation in Poland.

- Poland is beautiful and has a magnificent history, and being Polish is a great pride. The education system should support this. Knowledge of Polish culture and history should form the basis of patriotic and civic education. I call this the pedagogy of pride. Therefore, starting from the spring of next year, as part of the "School Voucher - Discover Poland" program, we will finance 1-2 day educational trips for every class and every student in Poland. This means that next year, almost 5 million students will visit the most important places in Poland. We want every young person to be able to proudly refer to their own culture and Poland's achievements, to be proud of our beautiful language and national symbols. To this end, we will utilize the educational potential of Polish museums, science centers, historical city sites, and the beauty of the Polish countryside on an even larger scale - stated Przemysław Czarnek in a recording shared by PiS on social media.

- "School Voucher - Discover Poland" is also excellent news for the tourism sector and the Polish transport industry. Only the PiS government will implement this ambitious program - he added.

4⃣ konkret PiS to „Bon szkolny - Poznaj Polskę”. Dofinansujemy dwudniowe wycieczki edukacyjne dla każdej klasy, każdego ucznia w Polsce. Inwestujemy w młodych ludzi, aby mogli z dumą odwoływać się do własnej kultury, historii, osiągnięć Polski, a także czuli dumę z bycia… pic.twitter.com/HcFEq6TU8n

— Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (@pisorgpl) September 7, 2023

- These will be trips primarily aimed at 5 million students in primary and secondary schools. One-day or two-day trips, parents and parent councils will decide on the specifics. The co-financing will amount to up to 80% for these trips, and we know very well that it is often the case that many families simply cannot afford to send their children on school trips or short educational excursions. The biggest costs are usually accommodation, travel, insurance, and entry fees to museums or various attractive tourist sites. This program is intended to provide a source of co-financing for students. We want every student in Polish schools to be able to benefit from this program, and for every school to be able to apply for such co-financing – stated Rafał Bochenek in PR1's "Sygnały dnia".

- Now we're waiting for reactions from outraged celebrities and stars from 'Pudelek' [a Polish gossip website], who gave their hearts to Tusk, and adorned their social media profiles with little stars and arrows. We'll read again that they can't calmly walk along promenades or sunbathe topless on the beach because thanks to PiS, these brats have invaded and they're screaming over their heads - wrote Joachim Brudziński on Twitter.

No teraz czekamy na reakcje oburzonych celebrytów i gwiazdek z Pudełka, które oddały swoje serca Tuskowi a swoje profile społecznościowe okrasiła gwiazdkami i strzałkami. Znowu przeczytamy, że nie mogą spokojnie spacerować po deptakach i promenadach , czy opalać się toples na… https://t.co/SiCCE12ASk

— Joachim Brudziński ?? (@jbrudzinski) September 7, 2023

- We don't look at polls, we're simply working very hard on the ground, persuading people, reminding them of our demands. […] I maintain a healthy distance from polls. I was almost a sociologist myself and am aware that what we are measuring today has no bearing on what will happen in a few weeks. We are still in the post-holiday effect, people are just returning, the campaign hasn't really kicked off yet, and it must also be admitted that the PiS's recent offensive days might have been reflected in the poll, which, again, is dated September 7th. However, what happens on October 15th could be a completely different world - said Barbara Nowacka in TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".

- We also want to address the most important problems of Poles in detail, within specific areas, because over the past months we have been touring Poland, talking to Poles, not only through direct dialogue but also by allowing participants of these meetings to fill out surveys, and Poles reported various issues. Based on this, among other things, further solutions have been prepared, which will be presented by our leader, Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński, in Końskie this coming Saturday at 12 PM, where we will kick off our presentation - stated Rafał Bochenek in PR1's "Sygnały dnia" (Signals of the Day).

- A very important event from the perspective of, for instance, the upcoming term, but a perspective of even 8 years or more will also be presented regarding these strategic ventures from the point of view of Poland's development and the direction Poland should take - stated Rafał Bochenek in "Sygnały dnia" (Signals of the Day) on PR1.

- I will not be impressed by PiS's campaign. Not only because we are simply running a different campaign, but also because they treat people with great contempt, believing that people will buy any foolishness, and the media will swallow every piece of nonsense they have to offer like pelicans - said Barbara Nowacka in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24. - They are reheating ideas, specifically these meals in hospitals. Is this a reform of the healthcare system, or is it a way to improve patient well-being? No, this is some snippet, which, moreover, they had 8 years to sort out and presented over a year ago - she continued.

- Law and Justice has incorporated all my demands into their program, including the electoral system, and that's why I'm running together with Law and Justice. [...] Of course [I am going to Końskie on Saturday], to announce these demands [...] the key thing [PiS promised] is changing the electoral system to a mixed model, with 230 MPs elected directly by citizens in the sense of single-member constituencies, and the second part from party lists [...] This is already included in the program of the entire United Right [...] It looks like [Zbigniew Ziobro agreed to this], also [lay judges are in the program] - said Paweł Kukiz in an interview with Robert Mazurek on RMF FM's "Morning Talk".

- Yesterday, so to speak, I wanted to spoil my day and I briefly turned on that station [TVN], and honestly, there was no positive information, not even neutral. I had the impression that everything was falling apart - stated Rafał Bochenek in PR1's "Sygnały dnia".

- Everyone can say - our lists have some rough edges. […] We would all want to be beautiful, ideal, but politics is unfortunately a game where you have to come to terms with various things that we don't always agree with, in order to maximize gains - said Barbara Nowacka in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24. - I am not changing my views and my critical assessment [regarding Roman Giertych]. However, campaign time is also not the time to ponder over who dislikes whom on the lists, but rather to see if we are able to gain. Donald Tusk internally guarantees us that Roman Giertych will bring gains and, moreover, that he will vote like us - she continued. - I, while keeping my distance from Roman Giertych, do not keep my distance from Donald Tusk and I know that if he says so, he will stick to it - she added.

- I came here to change the systemic foundations. If I succeed, I'll simply be the world champion. If I don't succeed, then I'm simply going home after this term, what's the philosophy? - said Paweł Kukiz on RMF FM. - I exchanged, I don't know, a million a year for 150 thousand a year, people, have you gone crazy? I apologize for speaking so strongly, but I'm returning to that rock and roll, I was talking about earnings from the rock and roll era. 'Kukiz went for the money,' or 'he let himself be bought,' I let myself be bought for these laws that are meant to ensure normal justice for your children and grandchildren in the future - he continued.

- Absolutely not. No, because I don't know anything about that, I said. I definitely won't be in the government, I can guarantee that. If I get into the Sejm, of course - Paweł Kukiz said on RMF FM.

- We believe there will be success, we see that success is coming. It will be a success for all of us, of course, as success always has many fathers and many mothers. Of course, Donald Tusk is the head of PO, the largest party in the Civic Coalition (KO), which is the largest opposition bloc. We have, I'm serious, absolute trust in him that he knows what he's doing. He is a wise, experienced politician - said Barbara Nowacka in the "Piasecki Interview" on TVN24.

- I will sue Wipler [...] that's why I will sue him [because he said I took a 4 million zloty bribe], just as lawsuits have already been filed, but unfortunately, that's how the judiciary has been 'reformed' [...] by everyone, from Civic Platform to Ziobro - said Paweł Kukiz on RMF FM.

- It is a great honor to run in such an excellent electoral district [Chełm], because PiS has enormous support there. In the previous elections, PiS won 8 out of 12 seats. Our goal is, defending our results is not enough, to gain more seats, and I am a rather natural candidate in this district because it is a border district – said Mariusz Kamiński in the program "Sygnały Dnia" on Polish Radio.

We are publishing an excerpt from the latest book by Kultura Liberalna Publishing House – "Honorable Mr. Deputy Sienkiewicz from the Diarist's Fragment". Is there still room for intellectual openness and freedom of thought in politics? How does historical perspective facilitate the understanding of Poland, torn between the symbolism of Sigismund's Column in Warsaw and the symbolism of the Palm at the de Gaulle roundabout? Why are young faces appearing precisely on the fringes of the political spectrum? The book opens with a premiere, extensive essay on contemporary Polishness titled "Between the Column and the Palm". In it, the author discusses the history of two locations on the Royal Route in Warsaw – Sigismund's Column in Castle Square and the Palm at the de Gaulle roundabout – to reflect on our contemporary conflicts over politics and culture, as well as on our own engagement in the public sphere. *** When Władysław IV ascended the Polish throne, he inherited a seemingly powerful state, yet already showing signs of crisis. His father, Sigismund III Vasa, had sat on the throne of the King of Poles and Lithuanians for nearly half a century, fostering the belief that a new dynasty, akin to the Jagiellons, had emerged. The son continued this dynastic ideological project, and thus, in 1644, in Warsaw, the capital moved from Kraków, a stone column dedicated to his father was erected. Sigismund's Column quickly became a central point of reference for the city and its symbol. This continued for centuries until modern times. In 2002, an artistic installation in the form of a palm tree, titled "Greetings from Jerusalem Avenue," was placed at the General de Gaulle roundabout in Warsaw. Made of plastic, not stone, it became another "symbolic pillar" of the capital of Poles, whose most important space was enclosed between Sigismund's Column in Castle Square and the palm tree at the intersection of Jerusalem Avenue and Nowy Świat, on the Royal Route. Joanna Rajkowska, the installation's author, initially considered it a one-year sculptural performance. Unexpectedly for everyone, the palm tree was accepted by Varsovians. A discussion began about leaving it permanently, and eventually, the city decided to keep it. It quickly became accustomed to, a kind of familiarity. Just as Sigismund's Column, a witness to the most important historical events for centuries, the palm tree began to accumulate its own collection of references. The Women's Strike marched here, the Independence March on November 11th circles around it annually, and the same was true for the large opposition rally on June 4, 2023. There is no major demonstration in the Polish capital that does not pass by the palm tree. Sigismund's Column is a clear ideological project – the glorification of the king as the defender of the Christian faith and the founder of a dynasty. The figure of Sigismund III Vasa holds a saber in his right hand, as if ready for use, and with his left hand, he supports a Latin cross – a deposit of faith and belonging to Western civilization. Let us add that he was a king who ruled over Catholics, Orthodox Christians, Muslims, and Protestants, Armenians and Karaites of their own rites, as well as a large Jewish community, faithful to the Mosaic religion. The Commonwealth was a great melting pot of cultures, nations, and religions, but the figure of the state's ruler unequivocally emphasized the prevailing religion. This was the era of the Counter-Reformation, the last offensive of the Catholic Church as a religious and political power before the era of secularization. There was another additional circumstance – Władysław IV Vasa, "the warlike Lord," as Pan Wołodyjowski respectfully calls him in "Fire and Sword," dreamed of an offensive war against Turkey, the ultimate defeat of the Tatars and the conquest of Crimea, and an end to the Ottoman presence threatening southeastern Europe. The ideological dimension of Sigismund's Column was like an illustration of these crusader plans. Due to the nobility's reluctance towards any offensive wars, these plans came to naught. Regardless of who was king, the nobility feared the strengthening of central power as a result of foreign military expeditions, which could lead to the limitation of their privileges and an increase in taxes. In any case, the message of Sigismund's Column was clear. During the years of partition, only nostalgia remained of this symbol: a nation without its own state perceived the column in Castle Square as a reminder of its past greatness, a visible sign that what was great and strong could still come to pass, that not all was lost, since we had such a glorious past. But it is entirely different with the palm tree at the de Gaulle roundabout. The author herself considered her project to be "left-wing," but did not specify its meaning. Thus, she created a space open to any interpretation. Some saw in the palm tree a reminder of the presence of Jews in Poland, murdered during the Holocaust; others saw in it the longing of northern people for the warmth and sun of the south – in a country where one cannot drink an espresso outdoors for half the year. This was a time when the aspirational exodus of Poles to holidays abroad, to Egypt, Greece, and Italy, was emerging. Or perhaps the strength of this installation lies in its absurdity? Taken out of its previous meanings, it is simply an artifact as if from a different civilization – alien, out of context, and beyond the Poles' previous emotional habits. In this context, the palm tree is a counterpoint to Sigismund's Column, an illustration of the path we have traveled with Western civilization through time, in a convulsive process of defeats and development, from the idea of one faith, one ruler, one worldview. Perhaps the Varsovians, who accepted it so quickly, subconsciously sensed that the lack of a clear message is like the present in which we are immersed. The present of various orders coexisting simultaneously, a multiplicity of ideas and choices exceeding any traditional community. How differently Mircea Eliade, the great scholar of religiosity and cultural anthropologist, described the human world. Eliade presented us, the modern people of the fulfilled industrial revolution, with an image of a world that not only lasted for thousands of years but, to some extent, still exists alongside us. A world of social rituals, rites, and customs protecting people from the unbearable uncertainty of our fate. He showed us why, without rituals, we are naked before chance, how much we need them during the great moments of human life such as birth, death, or starting a family. And how these impulses of communal life practice, expressing ancient beliefs and religions, are permanently and strongly rooted in us. For millennia, they accompanied human communities, providing support and security to everyone who was their member and accepted their rules as their own. Eliade is the creator of the concept of axis mundi – the axis of the world, a central place where what is above us – heaven, gods – connects with our reality and reaches under the earth, where other powers reside and another world exists. Axis mundi is a pillar, an obelisk, a soaring building, a pyramid, or a tree that marks a point connecting all worlds in a vertical connection. In cultures on all continents, we can find this motif. Pillars that Aborigines placed among their nomadic camps, Indian totems, sacred trees of Celtic, Germanic, or Slavic tribes in the forests of the Northern Hemisphere, Egyptian obelisks, or free-standing Greek and Roman columns. These various types of vertical signs marked the central place of people's lives – everything around was "their world," whose starting point was a totemic pillar or a sacred tree. When on Christmas Eve, we gather as a family around the Christmas tree, the "tree of life" – evergreen – we unconsciously recreate ancient axis mundi rituals, defining our space of what is most important, closest. Following Eliade, we cannot renounce them. Without them, it is impossible to form any lasting community capable of joint action. Their shapes are secondary; they are merely visible signs of the unending longing for a herd, our human circle that supports and protects us. If they are missing, because they have faded or become incomprehensible, people will find them in other religions, other communities, other symbols. At most, instead of stone columns, they will be made of plastic, but they will still be erected. For liberalism, the old kind, this was obvious: people live in communities, and both the individual and their community should be the point of reference for politics. For Adam Smith, John Stuart Mill, or other classics, there was no other world. Even more extraordinary is the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. Suddenly, due to economic neoliberalism, the idea of ruthless individualism became the point of reference. The individual consumer, making "rational" market decisions, abstracted from their own culture, identity, and community. This anthropological error weighed heavily on the understanding of liberal thought, which allowed itself to be reduced to a primitive concept of a free market without any barriers. Consequently, human communities, our natural habitus for millennia, ceased to matter, becoming a collection of individuals devoid of any other characteristics. The ahistoricism of such an attitude was best summarized by John Gray, a thoroughly liberal philosopher: "The detachment of economics from history has led to widespread unreality in this field of knowledge. Classical economists knew that market laws are merely derivatives of human behavior. As such, they have limitations typical of all kinds of historical knowledge. History indicates significant regularity in human behavior, but at the same time, it reveals so much diversity that the search for universal truths becomes a futile endeavor. Yet recently, 'laws of economics' are invoked to support the idea that one type of behavior, the 'free market,' which has occurred sporadically in a small number of countries over the last few centuries – should become a model for life in every corner of the world. [...] The idea that the free market is the most effective way of functioning of economic life is one of the pillars of the campaign for a global free market. However, there are many methods of defining efficiency, none of which is free from value judgments." Gray saw, immediately after the attacks on the World Trade Center, the trap into which we had fallen, yielding to the force of politics and money harnessed to a universal idea that had subjugated the world. As further events showed, the reaction to this violence of ideas encountered resistance. Its source is the human predisposition to live in historical-cultural communities, which reluctantly yield to external attempts at transformation. *** Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz's book is available in bookstores and at the Kultura Liberalna publishing house's bookstore.

- We demonstrated effectiveness, a lightning-fast reaction. That soldier didn't manage to do anything. He immediately fled upon seeing our officers approaching, who weren't there by chance. They were there precisely because our barrier is operational, because the electronic barrier, incredibly modern, which we built at breakneck speed, is working. Despite the opposition's resistance, despite their objections in parliament. Despite Donald Tusk's malicious remarks, absolutely unacceptable ones, suggesting it wouldn't be a barrier but a mound, implying corruption would take place here – Mariusz Kamiński said on Polish Radio. - He also doubted that we would build it at all, looking at himself and his experiences. The governments of Civic Platform and Prime Minister Tusk left nothing behind, no major infrastructure projects – he continued.

- This film, which has unfortunately already been made, which is being shown at international festivals, is an untrue film, it is a false film. It is a testament, in fact, to the political views of Ms. Agnieszka Holland, who is consciously manipulating our emotions. I am immensely outraged, I have seen trailers for this film online, but I have also seen reviews and opinions of people who have seen the film, and it is unacceptable. This is a brutal attack on the Polish Border Guard, on the Polish uniform. It falsely depicts what is happening there – said Mariusz Kamiński on Polish Radio.

- I assure you that all actions of our special services are fully legal. Regarding so-called operational control, meaning so-called wiretapping in Poland, it always takes place with the consent of the prosecutor's office and the consent of the court. It is the court that makes decisions on the application of such offensive operational methods – said Mariusz Kamiński on Polish Radio. - Gentlemen from the Senate, this is a typical election campaign, typical politics. They are amateurs who have no idea what they are talking about, about what sphere they are talking about. We use the same technologies that the whole of Europe and services throughout Europe use – he added.

- Parliamentary elections are incredibly important, and I don't think anyone needs convincing, but the presidential elections will be no less important. It may turn out after the parliamentary elections that they will be even more important, and Trzaskowski is consistently preparing for the presidential campaign. It seems to me, [that] on this matter, as a candidate, he is many lengths ahead of all competitors – stated Sławomir Nitras in a conversation with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program “Gość Radia Zet”.

- Czarnek, the villain of Polish education - that's what teachers call him. Villas+ for colleagues, a two-day trip for students, and Polish schools are dying. Prime Minister Morawiecki sends his child to a private school and even brags about it (...). The Prime Minister should set an example; if Polish schools are good, why do the children of PiS politicians attend private schools? Polish schools are collapsing, local governments are being robbed, the education subsidy does not cover the costs of financing education, and this is the state's responsibility. Teachers earn meager amounts and have been reduced to the role of people earning the minimum wage, and Czarnek, during the campaign, is capable of promising a two-day trip - stated Sławomir Nitras on the program "Gość Radia Zet". - A school year lasts 10 months, not a two-day trip. The state's task is to finance 10 months of children's education, so that schools are good enough that there is no need for tutoring, so that parents don't have to send their children to private schools, so that teachers earn a decent living, and after 8 years of rule, and what they have led to, they are proposing a two-day trip. This is a complete disgrace - he added.

- If you recall the pre-campaign, which lasted all spring, we visited all the voivodeships, and the visit to each voivodeship was connected with presenting our program: for women, a program for the economy, a program for entrepreneurs, issues of public finance, agriculture. We presented proposals. This convention is a reminder of the work we did in the first half of the year - stated Sławomir Nitras on the program “Gość Radia Zet”. - Saturday, noon, in Tarnów. The location is also not accidental, because cities like Tarnów were most affected by PiS reforms concerning local governments - he added.

- For 2 months now, I've been carefully following the polls, and I haven't seen any that would allow Kaczyński to form a government. If you see a smile and satisfaction on my face right now, it's because on October 15th, Kaczyński will realize he is unable to form a government in Poland. If I were to divide our goals into two, this is the first goal: we will do everything to form a government - stated Sławomir Nitras on the program “Gość Radia Zet”.

- I'll tell you what I'm truly afraid of. When Kaczyński can't form a government. Just like today, please see, the Sejm hasn't been working for 2 months because they don't have a parliamentary majority after showing their lists, while the Senate is working. I'm afraid Kaczyński will do everything to delay the first Sejm sitting [after the elections] - stated Sławomir Nitras on the program “Gość Radia Zet”.

- Poczta Polska is collapsing; today it's pledging its main distribution center worth half a billion zlotys to a bank because it lacks funds for current operations. At the same time, Poczta Polska is conducting PiS's election campaign. I am a customer of PGE, and it turns out I'm paying bills for PiS's campaign, because PGE banners, billboards, and commercials are running on television and are displayed on our streets. This is some kind of circus. This is Belarus – stated Sławomir Nitras on the program “Gość Radia Zet”. - Regarding election standards today. I have seen elections in Belarus; there, the entire state is engaged to ensure Lukashenka wins, including the election commission. […] The State Election Commission says there's nothing wrong with LOT, PKO BP… I am a customer of PKO BP; I do not wish for PKO BP to finance Kaczyński's and Brudziński's campaigns. These are Belarusian standards – he added.

- If today Kaczyński could become the head of the European Council and guarantee us the largest budget in history, larger than Tusk's, I would applaud and support him with both hands. The problem is that he will never be elected because he has done nothing in this regard, and his ministers do not travel for negotiations and negotiate nothing. Thanks to [Tusk becoming the head of the European Council], Kaczyński had money in the budget to distribute. It's a shame he didn't secure the next tranche - stated Sławomir Nitras on the program “Gość Radia Zet”.

- We must create and strengthen our capabilities for producing various types of ammunition and weapons, here in Poland. […] Today, here, we have signed a very important agreement with the President of [Polish Armaments Group], Sebastian Chwałek. The Government of the Republic of Poland is allocating 850 million PLN to the Bumar-Łabędy enterprise in Gliwice. These funds will allow for the equipping of new production halls, so that in the near future, as soon as we are able to organize the technological process, approximately 50 Krab howitzers will be produced at Bumar-Łabędy - said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during the XXXI International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce. - Krabs are weapons tested on the front lines, in Ukraine. They are weapons that are currently in high demand by European countries, and around the world. Excellently tested, precise weapons […]. Alongside Stalowa Wola, which already demonstrates its ability to produce state-of-the-art Krabs, new Krabs will also soon be produced in Gliwice, in Silesia, at Bumar-Łabędy - he emphasized.

✍️ W #Kielce podczas XXXI Międzynarodowego Salonu Przemysłu Obronnego premier @MorawieckiM podpisał list intencyjny ws. dofinansowania budowy drugiej linii produkcyjnej KRABA w @PGZ_pl Bumar-Łabędy. pic.twitter.com/kSLbOZiOQU

— Kancelaria Premiera (@PremierRP) September 7, 2023

- Our partner, the head of AgroUnia, has in his hands a letter that we prepared together, and we are jointly preparing for Michał Kołodziejczak's visit to Brussels. This is a letter that we have signed to the President of the European Parliament. There will be an opportunity for your meeting in Brussels, possibly also with representatives of the European Commission, because I know you are working on this, and it concerns the very pressing issue of the still uncontrolled influx, and of increasingly diverse food products from Ukraine. As you know, this is a very serious matter for me, and I am glad that our partner, President Kołodziejczak, shares an identical point of view, or rather, we share a similar point of view to his. It is unnecessary to emphasize that we are wholeheartedly with Ukraine in the war with Russia, but we are also wholeheartedly with Polish producers and farmers, and it cannot be that they accidentally become victims of this situation at the border, and the situation is becoming increasingly serious - stated Donald Tusk in the Sieradz county.

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Treść listu skierowanego przez @donaldtusk i @EKOlodziejczak_ do przewodniczącej @EP_President @RobertaMetsola w sprawie wsparcia przez @Europarl_EN dla wydłużenia zakazu importu z Ukrainy pszenicy, kukurydzy, rzepaku i słonecznika.#rolnictwo #KoalicjaObywatelska pic.twitter.com/V75FIRW233

— Andrzej Halicki MEP (@AndrzejHalicki) September 7, 2023

The ORLEN Group is strengthening its position in Norway and preparing to launch production from new fields. In the coming months, the concern will commence exploitation of the Tommeliten Alpha field, which will provide it with an additional 0.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually. This is one of nine investment projects initiated in the last two years, aimed at increasing gas production by the ORLEN Group on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The raw material extracted from the new fields will be transported via the Baltic Pipe pipeline to Poland, bolstering the country's energy security and independence.

"We have built a strong concern capable of executing ambitious investment projects, crucial for Poland's energy independence. Norway is a strategic foreign market for us concerning natural gas production development. By the end of 2030, our own production of this raw material from our fields on the Norwegian Continental Shelf will almost double, reaching 6 billion cubic meters of gas annually. In just a few months, we plan to launch production from the Tommeliten Alpha field. In terms of resources, this is our second-largest field in Norway, which will provide us with half a billion cubic meters of gas per year. Simultaneously, we are developing further fields, which will ensure stable natural gas supplies for Polish industry and Polish families. Following the acquisitions of LOTOS and PGNiG, ORLEN has integrated their Norwegian assets to leverage synergies and increase our investment capacity in oil and gas exploration and production in this country. We have created an entity that ranks among the top 10 exploration companies in Norway in terms of resources and production volume," says Daniel Obajtek, CEO of ORLEN S.A.

Tommeliten Alpha is one of the larger investment projects currently underway on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The final preparations for production launch are already in progress on the field. PGNiG Upstream Norway from the ORLEN Group holds over 42% stake in Tommeliten Alpha. The field's resources are estimated at 80-174 million barrels of oil equivalent, with the ORLEN Group's share amounting to 33-73 million barrels. In addition to natural gas, condensate and crude oil will also be extracted from Tommeliten Alpha.

PGNiG Upstream Norway (PUN) is already conducting production from 18 fields. In May this year, the company took over the assets of LOTOS Exploration & Production Norge – ORLEN's second Norwegian exploration company. The integration resulted in the creation of an entity that ranks among the top ten companies, out of nearly 30 actively operating on the Shelf, in terms of oil and gas resources and production. Specifically, the company ranks 8th in terms of natural gas resources and production, and fifth in terms of the number of licenses. PUN holds stakes in 91 licenses. In the last quarter of 2022, the production of ORLEN Group's Norwegian companies reached 88,000 barrels per day. Throughout 2022, the concern produced 3.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas from its Norwegian fields, which corresponded to over 20% of Poland's gas demand last year. Currently, ORLEN's oil and gas reserves on the Norwegian Continental Shelf amount to over 346 million barrels of oil equivalent.

In addition to Tommeliten Alpha, the ORLEN Group is implementing a number of other projects related to the launch of new fields. This year alone, the concern has obtained administrative approvals to commence preparations for the exploitation of the Alve Nord, Orn, Fenris, Tyrving, Andvare, and Verdande fields, as well as the Yggdrasil area. Their development will provide the concern with approximately 9 billion cubic meters of gas over the entire exploitation period. The fields are scheduled to be launched between 2024 and 2027.

In line with ORLEN's Strategy, by the end of 2030, the concern's production will increase to 12 billion cubic meters of gas annually, up from 7.7 billion cubic meters last year. Half of this raw material will come from fields in Norway. To ensure further dynamic production growth, the ORLEN Group plans to invest approximately 3 billion dollars on the Shelf over the next five years. This will translate into strengthened energy security for Poland, as gas produced in Norway is transported to Poland via the Baltic Pipe pipeline. ORLEN has reserved over 8 billion cubic meters of annual capacity within it. The concern aims for the largest possible portion of gas transported this way to originate from its own production.

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-There's no time for this sort of silly PiS propaganda. If you want to know what Mr. Kołodziejczak and the entire Civic Coalition and AgroUnia want, then agree to an open debate. Kaczyński has been running from me for years and doesn't want to debate. It's not a pleasure for me to debate with Mr. Kaczyński, but it is the only way for all Poles to see where the dispute truly lies, what it's really about, and what the facts are. Mr. Kołodziejczak would very much like to debate with Minister Telus, tomorrow, the day after, at any time, on open television channels, so that rural Poland can see what AgroUnia and Mr. Kołodziejczak's honest criticism of the PiS government is all about - stated Donald Tusk in the Sieradz district.

- Poland borders a completely unpredictable regime, and we see the consequences of our geographical location. We were starkly reminded of this in February 2022. We are continuing, accelerating, and strengthening the armament program for the Polish army, reinforcing the defensive power of the Polish Army and the Republic of Poland - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said during the XXXI International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce. - We know perfectly well that Russia's plan is to rebuild the fallen evil empire. [...] For years, Poland has appeared in the war-mongering, annexationist, aggressive propaganda of official Russian activists, Russian propagandists from the Kremlin. They do not hide their hostile intentions towards Poland. What should every responsible government of the Republic of Poland do in such a situation? It should primarily focus on modern armament of the Polish army. How should this modern armament be acquired? Primarily from Polish producers - he continued. - How is it possible that today we can create completely new technological solutions, open new production halls? [...] The primary source of our development model is one thing - the repair of public finances, which has allowed us to spend and allocate enormous funds to the Polish army - he emphasized. - Let me compare: 2015 - 37 billion. 2024, the newly budgeted year - over 150, around 155 billion. This is roughly four times as much, an increase of 400% compared to spending during the PO era - stressed the head of government.

- There is no doubt that Governor Glapiński has made a decision that borrowers may like, and he didn't make this decision by chance, and at a surprising scale, a month before the elections. Why should we deceive ourselves when we all know why they waited so long, and now they've really gone all out with the interest rate cut. Everyone without exception, who has even an elementary understanding of inflation and the economy, knows that this is a very risky step. The effect of this could be persistently high inflation, meaning very serious high prices" - stated Donald Tusk during a press conference. - We have no doubt today that Glapiński is fully committed to politics and the elections. I hope people don't pay too high a price for it" - he added.

- This grinding halt is heard today throughout healthcare, which has been managed for 8 years by the United Right government (…) It's not as if we've pulled this topic out of a hat right now. Because you all know well that I spoke about this, and from this very spot during the presidential campaign and even later, we repeatedly called for this matter, which for a normal person, for a person with a heart, for a person who has children, who has empathy within them, is an absolutely fundamental thing. There is nothing more important than a child's health and life – said Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

- Today, in the election campaign, we hear that PiS has offered the first concrete plan. In reality, for healthcare, this concrete plan sounds like after 8 years of governing, they will finally feed people in hospitals. This is what we have on the table today, finally a promise. PiS makes many more promises. After 8 years, they've noticed that there are large panel housing estates in Poland that need attention. After 8 years, suddenly before the election, in this pre-election mating dance, they've noticed that something must be promised to those who have no way to get to school and work. Suddenly, after 8 years in government, they feel like working and talking about dreams of what they will do, while reality is ruthless - said Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

- They can deceive us and talk about millions they've spent here, billions they've spent there. Tell all those sweet nothings and sweet babble. Create more institutes, rebuild more Saxon palaces, while our children are dying, and that is something for which they will burn in hell. For having money for everything, but not for helping children who want to check out of this world. A world that we adults have constructed for them and which is today managed by people who should not be entrusted with responsibility for other people if they do not understand this simple truth. There is no right to spend a penny on anything else if the rights of the weakest, the rights of suffering children, have not first been secured - he continued.

- Therefore, we pledge that if you do not receive an appointment under the National Health Fund (NFZ) within 60 days, the state will reimburse you for a private visit. This also applies if it's for a psychiatrist for your child. A significant challenge for Polish healthcare, and for those who will manage it, is of course to ensure there are more psychiatrists in Poland, especially child psychiatrists – said Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

– This all shows once again how much we need an independent prosecution service in Poland today. A prosecution service that will actually concern itself with whether the law is being observed in Poland, not with persecuting and harassing political opponents. The prosecution service under Zbigniew Ziobro has become a caricature of a prosecution service (…) We will cope with them, we will outpace and surpass them. However, it is sad that we have to witness such degradation of state institutions in the final weeks of this regime's government, as we are currently experiencing – said Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

- It's not the case that Polish farmers, or families in Polish villages, are voting en masse for Law and Justice, especially after these years of experience with them. In rural Poland, PiS is certainly no longer the leader, and definitely not in every region. On Saturday, together with Michał Kołodziejczak, we will announce 100 concrete proposals for the first 100 days, including a package for rural Poland. We are well prepared for this - stated Donald Tusk during a press conference. - Polish rural areas and Polish agriculture will also be at the center of our attention, also concerning these first 100 concrete proposals for the first 100 days - he added.

- I am an honest person, I am a person who always acts in accordance with the law and speaks the truth. I stand in defense of truth and I will fight for truth. I am not afraid of anything, and I am certainly not afraid of Jarosław Kaczyński or Zbigniew Ziobro, which is why I have submitted a statement to Marshal Tomasz Grodzki regarding my resignation from senatorial immunity - said Krzysztof Brejza at a press conference. - The motion, submitted yesterday, one hour after the Pegasus commission adopted its report, is based on lies. I want to confront these lies. I am resigning my immunity for the sake of truth, I am a person who will fight for that truth. The motion is based on slander from a former PiS activist, and the motion is also based on very general slander from Ziobro's people, because one of these individuals is a very close colleague of Zbigniew Ziobro, and one of the individuals slandering me in this proceeding is an assistant to the PiS voivode, Mikołaj Bogdanowicz - he continued. - The case concerns the so-called matter of invoices in the city offices of Inowrocław and Kruszwica from 8 years ago, invoices for plush squirrels, invoices for calendars. In this case, the services used cyber-weapons worth 20 million to scour my life to find anything on me. They found nothing - he continued.

- Of course, [the troll farm in the Inowrocław City Hall] didn't exist. In this matter, I have sued TVP for publishing false content from my phone, and I have also sued politicians from Solidarna Polska and an employee of TVP. I stand by the truth, and as a victim in this proceeding, I believe that Zbigniew Ziobro and Jarosław Kaczyński will eventually be questioned - Krzysztof Brejza said at a press conference.

- First and foremost, we want to create a new generator that will allow you to ask Jarosław Kaczyński about what he discussed with Angela Merkel in 2016 at a secret meeting in Germany. Imagine, ladies and gentlemen, a concealed Kaczyński-Merkel meeting, and no one knows what they talked about. That's why we will prepare it so that everyone can ask such a question. Therefore, Jarosław Kaczyński should come to his party's bulletin, which is the regime television, and explain why the public still doesn't know what he discussed with Angela Merkel, whether he renounced reparations on behalf of Poland at that time, and if subsequent actions were merely a fiction - Borys Budka said at a press conference.

This morning, we announced the fourth concrete initiative of the PiS program. The "School Voucher – Discover Poland", the "Discover Poland" program, was launched two years ago. This program has so far enabled 920,000 children to travel across Poland with 182 million PLN in co-funding. We have indeed seen them in many museums. This is an educational program. We want to utilize the great potential of the museums that are being established, and many modern museums have been created in recent years, as well as places related to our science and tradition, but also the beauty of the Polish countryside, the beauty of Poland in general. We want children and youth, students of all schools, to get to know Poland. This program enjoys enormous popularity. Every time we allocated funds, it took literally a few hours for the schools to utilize them - stated Przemysław Czarnek at a press conference. Therefore, seeing the popularity of this program, seeing the great desire of students in all schools, the desire to enjoy the charms of Poland, to get to know it, Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki decided that we would allocate significantly more money and, based on the "Discover Poland" program, create the "School Voucher – Discover Poland". How will this differ? Well, it will be different because everyone will receive financial resources. There will be no need to wait in the morning and click to submit an application and obtain funds as quickly as possible, but rather everyone. Consequently, starting in the spring, 5 million children and young people, if schools and managing bodies wish, will submit applications and travel across Poland to learn about its culture and traditions. All this to be proud of being Polish. A pedagogy of pride, instead of a pedagogy of shame. Patriotic education, very effective using the potential of museums, science centers, culture, and everything that is beautiful in Poland - he added. "School Voucher – Discover Poland" is a great step forward from a patriotic perspective and in the pedagogy of pride, which we ultimately want to continue in order to replace the pedagogy of shame that was served to us for several decades - he continued.

The Senate has established an Extraordinary Commission to investigate Russian influence on the decisions of public authorities in Poland. Forty-nine senators voted in favor of establishing the Commission, with no votes against and one abstention.

The members of the Commission will be Senators Agnieszka Kołacz-Leszczyńska, Wojciech Konieczny, Krzysztof Kwiatkowski, Gabriela Morawska-Stanecka, Aleksander Pociej, Sławomir Rybicki, and Kazimierz Ujazdowski. The PiS parliamentary club did not nominate any candidates for the commission.

The commission will select a candidate for its chairperson later today, who will then be formally appointed by a vote of the entire Senate.

Senat powołał Komisję Nadzwyczajną do spraw zbadania wpływów rosyjskich na decyzje organów władzy publicznej w Polsce.
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? zbadanie wpływów rosyjskich w procesie stanowienia i stosowania prawa w Polsce od
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— Senat RP ?? (@PolskiSenat) September 7, 2023

Our StopCafe brand, one of the largest coffee shop chains in Europe, is entering the Hungarian market. We have just opened 11 new locations here, and in total, we now have nearly 2,200 across 6 countries. As the chain develops and stations are unified in the European market, we will continue to expand this format – announced Orlen CEO Daniel Obajtek.

- Not only the opposition, but TVN as well, I would say, because not so long ago TVN complained about rising interest rates, and today, as the NBP lowers them, they are also complaining. This is a very interesting situation, but of course, it doesn't stop you from repeating these kinds of things over and over - stated Piotr Müller at a press conference.

- Since February, step by step, inflation in Poland has been consistently falling, and this is good news, of course. I assume that based on this decision, these macroeconomic and inflationary data that you see on the screen, the Monetary Policy Council decided to make such a move - he continued.

- We expect that in the fourth quarter of this year, in line with predictions, inflation will be single-digit. That's all I can say as a comment, and the opposition once complained that the Monetary Policy Council (RPP) wasn't raising interest rates, we remember those calls for rate hikes. Today, the opposition complains that interest rates are falling. Whatever the decision, they will always criticize - stated Piotr Müller at a press briefing.

- Another episode of total stupidity by the total opposition. Marshal Grodzki's team in the Senate rejected the bill finalizing the creation of NABE in its entirety. You are the threat to Poland, to its energy security and further development. Shame - Jacek Sasin wrote on Twitter.

Kolejna odsłona totalnej głupoty w wykonaniu totalnej opozycji. Ekipa Marszałka Grodzkiego w Senacie odrzuciła w całości ustawę finalizującą proces powstawania NABE. To Wy stanowicie zagrożenie dla Polski, dla jej bezpieczeństwa energetycznego i dalszego rozwoju. Wstyd.

— Jacek Sasin (@SasinJacek) September 7, 2023

- I understand that Mr. Kołodziejczak serves as the designated agricultural representative in Civic Platform, but gentlemen and ladies from Civic Platform, lobbying for this issue should have been done many, many weeks ago. We are doing it consistently. And we repeat, that if the European Commission and the Council of the EU do not agree to this embargo, we will simply adopt these solutions at the national level. So I understand that Mr. Tusk and Mr. Kołodziejczak want to put on a certain kind of show, but only a few people who are not closely following these issues will buy into it - stated Piotr Müller at a press briefing.

- Inflation in Poland today, just as it was yesterday when we made decisions as the Monetary Policy Council, is already single-digit. The inflation you are provided with, this annual inflation, CPI, is inflation that covers the average rate for the entire month [...] inflation for September will likely be slightly above 8.5%, which means that today this inflation is single-digit - said Adam Glapiński at a press conference.

- As I predicted, head over heels. Inflation from 18.4 to below 10 in less than 5 months – that's head over heels. And of course, the same interest rates at 18.4 and 9.5 are completely different, let's be clear about that. A 6.75 [interest rate] with 9.5 means a much more restrictive monetary policy. Rates have already become, or will soon become, positively real – stated Adam Glapiński at a press conference.

- At the end of this year, inflation might be around 6%. According to our projection, it will be between 6 and 7%, but various other centers, surprisingly even banking ones, predict 6% - stated Adam Glapiński at a press conference.

- The conditions I spoke about at previous conferences, announcing interest rate cuts, have been fully met. These sufficient and necessary conditions were single-digit inflation and forecasts, projections – both ours and external – which unequivocally state that inflation will rapidly decline in the coming quarters – said Adam Glapiński at a press conference. - Both of these conditions have been met, so there is no room for surprise. Due to the politically tense atmosphere in Poland before the elections, some unserious analyses and statements are emerging – he added.

- For 5 months we have not seen a change in prices. Literally for 4 months, because over the last 4 months, inflation has decreased by 0.2 - month-on-month - and counting from 5 months ago, it has increased by 0.5, which is imperceptible. This means that the average price level in Poland over the last 5 months, almost half a year, has not changed - said Adam Glapiński at a press conference.

- Those who want interest rate hikes at this moment, and there are such people. Not in this room, but within the Monetary Policy Council, representatives, some representatives sent by the so-called opposition. Indeed, a total opposition in this case. They still demand rate hikes, both at 18.4 [percent] and with already moderate inflation - stated Adam Glapiński during a press conference.

- We have entered what is textbookedly called moderate inflation. Single-digit inflation below 10% is moderate inflation. You must admit, it even sounds different. This is moderate inflation. It can be persistent one way or another, but that's another matter. And by the end of this year, we will approach what is most often called creeping inflation, meaning 5% or even lower. Under normal circumstances, if it wasn't after a period of such high inflation, inflation up to 5% is imperceptible to society as a whole – stated Adam Glapiński at a press conference.

I could say, like a certain political leader, ladies and gentlemen, that today I solemnly invalidate high inflation. There is no high inflation. There is moderate inflation, and we are rapidly moving towards creeping inflation – stated Adam Glapiński at a press conference.

- The 'Total Opposition' showed their true colors today. The Senate rejected an additional 5 percent cut to electricity bills. We know YOUR Poland is for the elites. You can tell fairy tales about improving the lives of Poles. Nobody believes you. Words are one thing, actions another. May you never return to power - Jacek Sasin wrote on Twitter.

Totalni pokazali dzisiaj prawdziwą twarz. Senat odrzucił obniżkę cen rachunków za prąd o dodatkowe 5 proc. My znamy Waszą Polskę dla elit. Możecie opowiadać bajeczki o poprawie życia Polaków. Nikt Wam nie wierzy. Słowa jedno, czyny drugie. Obyście nigdy nie wrócili do władzy.

— Jacek Sasin (@SasinJacek) September 7, 2023

The decision by US authorities to co-finance the ORLEN Synthos Green Energy small nuclear reactor construction program from the Phoenix project is an important step for Polish-American technological cooperation and strengthening the region's energy security. The growing coalition of partners supporting our program means it has strong business foundations. Securing additional funds will facilitate the effective implementation of an innovative project aimed at providing clean and affordable energy for our customers - informed ORLEN CEO Daniel Obajtek.

- Our projections, all other projections from European and global institutions, indicate that inflation in Poland, and in all of Europe, but we are talking about Poland, will be decreasing. When it reaches the upper band of the inflation target, according to our projection, this will happen in 2025. However, various other forecasts and projections are emerging, suggesting it will happen sooner, perhaps as early as next year, in the middle of next year – said Adam Glapiński during a press conference.

- While Polish families were carefree spending the last summer weekend, and Polish children were welcoming the new school year, terrible things were happening beyond our western borders. Riots, burned cars, rapes of women, and lynchings of police officers. This is the reality in countries like Sweden or Germany - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said in a recording published on social media. - These countries pursued a policy that Donald Tusk wanted to introduce here in Poland. It is clearly visible that his plan was written in Berlin and Brussels. For the mistakes of Tusk's patrons, such as Angela Merkel or Manfred Weber, their societies are paying a huge price - he continued. - We do not want such scenes in Polish cities, and that is why we are asking Poles to cast their vote on this matter in the referendum on October 15 - the Prime Minister concluded.

Za błędy patronów Tuska, takich jak Angela Merkel czy Manfred Weber, ogromną cenę płacą mieszkańcy Europy. Polska będzie BEZPIECZNA tylko pod rządami @pisorgpl. pic.twitter.com/EG6ClKIkr6

— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) September 7, 2023

- This decision by the Monetary Policy Council is a mistake. Of course, as a borrower, I am happy that I will be paying lower installments, but as an economist, I know that this decision will cause significantly higher inflation than it would have been without this deep [interest rate] cut - said Ryszard Petru at a press conference.

- During [Adam Glapiński's] press conference, the Polish złoty weakened at one point by as much as 5 groszy, ultimately by 4 groszy. This shows that Governor Glapiński is an economic ignoramus, because everyone knows that if the złoty weakens, prices will be higher afterwards. Therefore, both the [Monetary Policy Council's] decision and his [Glapiński's] conference were pro-inflationary actions - Ryszard Petru said at a press conference. - The Monetary Policy Council, and particularly the NBP governor, has broken its constitutional mandate, which is to maintain low prices. I will remind you, his goal, the goal of the NBP is 2.5% annual inflation, calculated year-on-year, not month-on-month. Saying that prices are stable and Poles should be happy about it is deceiving Poles, because prices have risen by over 10% compared to August last year - he continued. - Today, unfortunately, bad communist habits are returning, namely the NBP governor acting in favor of a political party. The National Bank of Poland and Governor Glapiński are not fighting inflation, but fighting Poles and fighting the opposition - he went on to say.

We have announced the cumulative economic effect of the 3S Investment Fund valued at 6 billion euros - informed BGK President Beata Daszyńska-Muzyczka after the summit in Bucharest.

8th Three Seas Summit in Bucharest was a success!?

?We announced EUR 6bn accumulated economic effect of 3S Investment Fund
?Many thanks to all our 3 Seas friends and transatlantic partners, who join us in proving the potential of our region pic.twitter.com/VONRQYJ2eJ

— Beata Daszyńska-Muzyczka (@BDaszynska) September 7, 2023

Well, it's entirely for the elections because Mr. Glapiński and his council, but Mr. Glapiński primarily, are acting on political orders. Kaczyński and Morawiecki decided it would be nice if loan installments were a bit lower in October, we'll show that something has been achieved, and boom, we have a larger interest rate cut than the market expected. If inflation doesn't rise, and if this move turns out to be good for the market in the future, then I will come to you and say okay. This is the right direction, but today I think to myself: Glapiński is the biggest scourge of the Polish economy - Krzysztof Gawkowski said on Radio Zet. Cumulative inflation, meaning year-on-year over two years, is 30%. Because today, of course, you can hang a poster on the NBP and say we've had a 1 percentage point reduction in three months, but over three years we're paying 30% more (...). This is Mr. Glapiński's fault, and his patrons Mr. Kaczyński and Mr. Morawiecki are allowing it - he added.

- There was no such poll. I'm saying this directly, the editor who prepared it lied in this article, there was no such poll, it's untrue. We have our own polls reaching 8-10%, we conduct focus groups every week, just like any other political party. We meet with groups of electors, people want to vote for The Left – said Krzysztof Gawkowski on Radio Zet.

No, because I believe Roman Giertych should not be in government. This is because he has a past in the PiS government, in coalition with PiS. He has a bigger stain on his honor, and I will speak of it now; the biggest stain on his honor is what he did as Minister of Education - Krzysztof Gawkowski said on Radio Zet.

- This is some kind of fake, I spoke with Magda Biejat. Firstly, we do not have this in our program, period, I am closing this now. Secondly, we are not planning free electricity for Poles, period. Thirdly, we believe that from the taxes which are excessive for companies, and which have been introduced, we should change, reduce the price of electricity, because it is a big problem for Poles - said Krzysztof Gawkowski on Radio Zet.

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On September 4, 2023, during the PFR Green Investment Forum conference, representatives of the company and its partners summarized the activities undertaken so far within the PFR Green Hub strategy. Its objective is to support Poland's energy transformation through investments in projects related to renewable energy sources, heating, and new technologies.

The meeting provided an opportunity to present specific actions and investments carried out together with key partners.

Three years ago, we incorporated energy transformation into PFR's strategy as a significant element. Within PFR Green Hub, we actively operate in several areas: direct investments, Venture Capital funds, support for green innovation, and ecological investments in companies and local governments. We are committed to ensuring that Poland's economy undergoes a swift and efficient energy transformation. This will be one of our priorities for the coming years- summarized Paweł Borys, CEO of PFR S.A., during his speech titled “PFR Green Hub – From Strategy to Green Economy,” which opened the conference.We invited our clients to participate in the discussion panel “PFR Partners: Potential and Challenges of Energy Transformation”:

• Łukasz Dziekoński – Managing Partner at Montis Capital sp. z o.o.,
• Konrad Nowak – CEO of MPEC Olsztyn sp. z o.o.,
• Tomasz Sęk – Management Board Member of R.Power S.A., and
• Krzysztof Zdziarski – CEO of PESA Bydgoszcz S.A.

The speakers discussed the development prospects of their companies, opportunities for cooperation within the PFR partnership, challenges and key factors for the development of RES, the future of green hydrogen, and the role of VC funds in these processes. The discussion with the guests was led by Piotr Bogus – Managing Director of the Investment Division at PFR S.A.The conference also provided an opportunity to showcase PFR's commitment and the diversity of its green project areas, which was highlighted during the discussion panel “Green Hub People: Comprehensive Support for Polish Companies,” featuring:

• Eliza Kruczkowska – Director of the Innovation Development Department, PFR S.A.
• Małgorzata Walczak – Investment Director, PFR Ventures sp. z o.o.,
• Dariusz Samolej – Office Director in the Investment Department, PFR S.A.,
• Marcin Borek – Director of the Local Government Investment Department, PFR S.A.,
• Tomasz Tomasiak – Director of the Energy Transformation Department, PFR S.A.

Representatives of PFR discussed the challenges associated with their activities from the perspective of cooperation with local governments, private partners, funds, as well as the startup and innovation sectors.The conference was summarized by Bartłomiej Pawlak – Vice-President of PFR and originator of the PFR Green Hub strategy, in his presentation “From Biogas Plants to Electromobility – How to Benefit from the Energy Transformation?”.Without access to RES, Poland will increasingly lose its attractiveness in attracting and retaining technologically advanced companies on its market. The assumption of Green Hub is to integrate institutions, local governments, and companies operating in the energy market to jointly strive for the development of the Polish value chain and contribute to improving the quality of life for Poles
​- summarized Bartłomiej Pawlak, also thanking all individuals involved in the development and functioning of the strategy.The event was attended by high-level business representatives, startups, local governments, as well as investors and technology partners.
More about the strategy on the website: https://pfr.pl/pfr-green-hub.html

- We have obtained the Civic Platform's program and will begin presenting it tomorrow. We will preempt Donald Tusk's planned announcement for Saturday and show Poles what the Civic Platform's actual program is. I invite you tomorrow to our social media accounts, the Law and Justice accounts, where we will systematically present the Civic Platform's program throughout the day, which we have obtained. I think many people will be surprised, perhaps even a little disappointed, by what the Civic Platform is presenting and how they have actually created their election program - stated Rafał Bochenek on the program “Minęła 20” on TVP Info.

- The PSL has changed significantly over the past few years. It has become very liberalized, and has truly detached itself from small towns and villages. Today, it walks hand-in-hand with Szymon Hołownia, who is a fervent advocate and supporter of the euro currency in Poland. This is a postulate. He wants to introduce cashless transactions in our country, also in the agricultural sector, as he speaks about such transactions functioning entirely within the Polish economy. He is a fervent advocate, and his representatives in the European Parliament, such as Róża Thun, are fervent supporters, for example, of the Fit for 55 package. This is an extremely unfavorable, harmful package for Polish agriculture, with additional taxes, obstacles, and requirements that could lead to the destruction, the plowing under of the Polish farmer and the Polish countryside - stated Rafał Bochenek on TVP Info.

- Unfortunately, the PSL accepts all of this. You have long ago forgotten about the Polish countryside, you have long ago forgotten about Polish farmers, and you showed this also when you governed with Donald Tusk - he added.

- Those who are directed to the Monetary Policy Council by the Senate, from the very beginning, have been calling for interest rates to be raised. Ms. Tyrowicz appealed and directly stated in interviews that interest rates should be above the inflation rate. What does this mean? Bankruptcies for many Polish families and the confiscation of Polish assets - stated Rafał Bochenek on TVP Info.