The latest spot from PiS (Law and Justice party) harks back to the style of "Ucho prezesa" (The Boss's Ear). The sound of a Nokia phone rings out, and a cat is shown on a windowsill.

Jarosław Kaczyński answers a call from the German ambassador, who wishes to connect him with the German Chancellor regarding "rentenalter" – the retirement age in Poland, which "should be the same as during Prime Minister Tusk's tenure." Kaczyński, who "plays" himself in the spot, states: "Please apologize to the Chancellor, but Poles will decide this matter in a referendum. Tusk is no longer in office, and those customs have ended."

☎ Dzwoni Kanclerz Niemiec…#PodmiotowaPolska pic.twitter.com/ll70lWTSIm

— Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (@pisorgpl) September 11, 2023

?Donald Tusk rozmawiał telefonicznie z Angelą Merkel o „powiązaniu wieku emerytalnego z sytuacją demograficzną” na pół roku przed ogłoszeniem decyzji o podwyższeniu wieku emerytalnego w Polsce (ogłosił ten plan w październiku 2011 w expose).

?Premier Tusk w odpowiedzi… pic.twitter.com/NRGFjZpGyn

— michal.rachon (@michalrachon) September 4, 2023

• So far, it's been doldrums, you're right. This extended holiday, in fact this weekend, the clash of conventions was a campaign restart, the beginning of the campaign's proper moment, and the political oxygen was entirely absorbed by the two largest parties. I can only wonder why Lewica and Trzecia Droga organized their conventions on the same day, because it looked like this. The horses are being shod, the frog is offering its leg. Where are you, little tiger, offering your leg, when PO and PiS are clashing – stated Marcin Mastalerek in an interview with Robert Mazurek on RMF FM.

- For now, [Donald Tusk] has inflated a bubble, and that's enough for him at this stage. He showed that he has returned, that he seems to be able to say he controls the situation, that he has a certain idea, and he made a very good move for his bubble - stated Marcin Mastalerek on RMF FM.

- When we last met [3 months ago], PiS had a completely demobilized [electorate], the base did not believe victory was possible, and thanks to what happened, thanks to the idea of a referendum being put forward, as well as the focus on security, which was showcased during the large parade, PiS has returned and today it seems they have a great chance to govern independently again - stated Marcin Mastalerek on RMF FM.

- PiS should prepare for the fact that the day after the elections, Donald Tusk will announce that the elections were unfair and will invite parties to conduct fair elections. That is why we must win these elections independently, and PiS should pursue three parallel policies. On the one hand, absolutely mobilizing its voters and maximizing its result; the second policy is to show that Konfederacja might join forces with them, and if they do, they will end up like Jobbik; and the third – an attempt to cleverly push Trzecia Droga below the electoral threshold – stated Marcin Mastalerek on RMF FM.

- Nothing currently indicates that the Third Way won't be in the Sejm. While three months ago it was more probable they might fall below that threshold, today there's nothing to suggest that. This is because elections aren't just decided in the media or in polls, but primarily on the electoral lists - stated Marcin Mastalerek on RMF FM.

- This is a gigantic scandal [regarding visas for migrants], and I think that when people see how PiS approaches migrants, Poland's security [...] it looks like a gigantic scandal, almost human trafficking, because it's like making money off of someone wanting to escape from somewhere, and on the other hand, putting Poland at risk [...] it looks terrible, and I think that the fact Wawrzyk was immediately removed with a bang, while Cieszyński was running around with respirators and is now the 'number one' candidate for the Law and Justice party, shows that this Wawrzyk is a truly significant burden for PiS - Adam Szłapka said on TVN24.

- If it [length-of-service pensions] is meant for all workers, then we are decidedly opposed, because it is de facto a proposal to further lower the retirement age, when we already have one of the lowest retirement ages in the entire European Union and we have dramatically bad forecasts from ZUS [Social Insurance Institution] regarding the amount of money for pensions - stated Krzysztof Bosak on "Graffiti" Polsat News.

- I won't say no, because I want to be honest in politics. I believe that regardless of who rules Poland, it will affect us. That is, if people live longer and longer, if we have ever-increasing expenses, because expected healthcare standards are rising, healthcare costs are rising, who will pay for it - stated Krzysztof Bosak on the Polsat News program “Graffiti”.

- Primarily, as a man, I have a big problem with the fact that we have such a huge difference in retirement age between women and men. Women live longer, retire earlier, which statistically causes women to receive lower pensions, but additionally, and above all, it causes them to spend a significant part of their lives unfortunately in retirement rather than being professionally active. This is where I have the biggest problem, and I wonder what causes it. Traditionally, it was explained by the fact that women bear significant burdens associated with having children, and this is certainly true for the current generation of pensioners. However, when we look at the younger generation, where the inclination towards having children is decreasing, this justification seems to cease applying to the entire generational cohort. We need to rethink this problem anew here - he emphasized.

- The narrative of PSL and Szymon Hołownia is something like this: low taxes, inflating social benefits, indebting the state, no budget cuts. This is for the naive, who believes this? - stated Krzysztof Bosak in "Graffiti" on Polsat News.

- Referring to specifics, to this dance of specifics with dreams, such a dance of needle and thread, I wanted to tell you that in these specifics, I missed one thing. I missed a clear and concrete statement that we will sign a parliamentary pact, that we, the opposition, Third Way, Civic Platform, and the Left, which I have the pleasure of representing, will govern together after the elections. I also missed the specific point that my friend Adrian Zandberg emphasized last Saturday, that no democratic force will co-create a government with the Confederation. I repeat, here in Szczecin, the Left will never stand, sit, or lie beside the Confederation in any government. I truly believe that all democratic forces should say this before the elections. We are saying it clearly because we know what a brown force means – stated Włodzimierz Czarzasty at a press conference in Szczecin.

Since its inception, the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund (3SIIF) has committed capital to five investments. Their cumulative economic impact is projected to reach €6 billion, a figure confirmed in a presidential declaration summarizing the 8th Three Seas Summit in Bucharest (September 6-7).

- The fund has so far invested in projects within areas such as renewable energy (Enery, R. Power), railway transport (Cargounit), infrastructure (Port of Burgas), and data centers (Greenergy). The cumulative economic impact of these projects amounts to €6 billion. This is a substantial sum that demonstrates the economic potential of the entire Three Seas region. In recent years, the fund has analyzed nearly 300 projects, which also confirms the continued high demand for investments in infrastructure, energy, and digitalization – states Beata Daszyńska-Muzyczka, President of BGK and Ambassador-Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Poland for the Three Seas Initiative, who was also part of the presidential delegation during the event.

- Mr. Mateusz, I have a very simple piece of advice for you. Today, the media are reporting on your wife's additional plots of land. There's nothing wrong with that, it's good that you are so entrepreneurial, but there is a very simple, legal method by which the public would learn about your joint assets with your wife. This involves a notarial deed from 2013. When I became a Member of Parliament, my wife and I went to a notary and expanded our marital property community. Precisely so that all our assets would be transparent to the public. We believed at the time that since I held the honorable position of Member of Parliament for the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, we should exercise all due diligence to ensure that my wife's assets were also transparent. We went to a notary, we signed the expansion of our community - stated Borys Budka during a press conference in Katowice.

- Mr. Mateusz, this cost less than 500 zlotys, such a notarial deed. You don't need to change any regulations to sort this out, it takes 15 minutes. If you can't afford it, I'll gladly pay for this notarial deed. 500 zlotys, I can manage. However, here in Silesia, voters highly value honesty. Here in Silesia, voters highly value responsibility. Here in Silesia, voters highly value it if someone keeps their word. You made a promise 4 years ago that you would disclose your assets and your wife's assets. You have not kept this promise, citing regulations. This is another lie. The regulations allow for the possibility for you to disclose your assets even this week. This notarial deed is proof of that, and please take an example from us who live here in the Silesian Voivodeship - he continued.

- For us, clarity, honesty, and transparency are truly values that we adhere to. You are running as a candidate from here, you have not fulfilled many promises, so you have the opportunity, at least this one, to fulfill it very quickly. I invite you to the notary, please disclose your assets and your wife's assets - emphasized Borys Budka.

- There is increasingly more noise in various European capitals. These voices of concern that the PiS government may lead to this – if a change does not occur in Poland – that we will also lose these so-called structural funds. Because PiS is breaking all possible European, and above all, Polish, constitutional regulations. This is mainly the problem of the independent judiciary and constitutional regulations concerning the rule of law – Donald Tusk said at a press briefing in Kędzierzyn-Koźle.

- We secured the largest funds. No country received as much money as Poland from the EU when I was prime minister. These were absolute records. And today we genuinely risk losing gigantic amounts – he added.

- I have no doubt that these elections on October 15 will truly be a referendum, and I'm not talking about those four questions, which essentially amount to one big mockery, especially the one about immigrants. But in reality, these elections will be a referendum on whether we remain in the EU or allow PiS to lead us out. Therefore, only this profound political change in Poland can unblock our very positive European adventure – Donald Tusk said at a press briefing in Kędzierzyn-Koźle.

- Considering the entirety of the relationship between Tusk and Merkel, these were not suggestions, but rather, of course, commands given in diplomatic language. So we were dealing with a situation not only of striking the Polish society, particularly the older generation, but we were dealing with a situation where this blow was initiated from the outside, and this is a scandalous situation, absolutely impossible to accept. We simply cannot agree to this, and this is yet another argument for a referendum on this matter. I want to say very clearly that those times have ended, that our government is the government of a sovereign state, and neither German suggestions nor any others will influence these kinds of issues, problems that concern all Poles – stated Jarosław Kaczyński during a press briefing.

- In connection with the Senate blocking the bill, which proposed a 5% reduction in electricity prices, the government has decided to introduce a solution involving energy retailers granting households a discount of over PLN 120. We keep our word - Jacek Sasin wrote on Twitter.

W związku z zablokowaniem przez Senat ustawy, która zakładała 5% obniżkę cen za energię elektryczną, rząd postanowił wprowadzić rozwiązanie polegające na przyznaniu gospodarstwom domowym przez sprzedawców energii upustu w wysokości ponad 120 zł. My dotrzymujemy słowa.

— Jacek Sasin (@SasinJacek) September 11, 2023

- There isn't an hour, there isn't a day, when new things don't come to light. Today, our MPs entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to force the release of documents, to begin investigations into what this visa trade is really about, and more strange leads are emerging. The company commissioned by the Polish government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the one that signed the agreement for this visa trade, also seems to have its headquarters in Lukashenko's Minsk. Listen, this is no longer a joke - said Donald Tusk in Opole.

- Only today has the magnitude of these facts reached me when we learned that by 2016, they had issued nearly 600,000 visas solely for residents of Asia and Africa, while simultaneously building a fence and pretending to care deeply about a secure border and the protection of Polish territory. And it turns out, in the end, that they are conducting some very serious, very ambiguous dealings with it - he added.

- This is truly not just a play on words on my part. I really want to defend PiS voters who have a distorted view of reality because they only watch TVP Info and are taught family morality by Adamczyks, Kłęczkowskis, Rachoniis, what else can I tell you - stated Donald Tusk in Opole.

- I've been chasing him for I don't know, 8, 9, 10 years and I say: stop insulting me, degrading me, lying about me. Let's talk, let's show who is right. So it will probably be indeed difficult to convince him, but at least help me get this information to everyone, including PiS supporters. Kaczyński is a coward, he fears me, he fears you, and he fears the truth. They all fear the truth like fire - stated Donald Tusk in Opole.

– Jarosław, these people [gathered here in Opole] will come to you. Perhaps then you will dare to speak to them directly, face to face. Here, to all of us, and to those hundreds of thousands, because there will be hundreds of thousands of us in Warsaw. Perhaps then you will finally understand that you must look Poles directly in the eye and confess about these eight years. About this shame that grew with each passing year, about this unaffordability, about Poland's economy finding itself at a crossroads once again. About this disregard, about the fall of the Polish government's reputation, about the contempt for ordinary people (...) Confess all of this before you face this day of ultimate judgment, because October 15th, I have no doubt, will be precisely such a political day of reckoning for the PiS government – said Donald Tusk in Opole.

- Today Poles are unequivocally saying they fear the return of PO and PSL to power, they fear that mass sell-off of state assets that took place during the time of those governments, when almost a thousand different entities were privatized, sold off, key, very often strategic state treasury companies. They fear that you will tamper with the retirement age once again, because how can one interpret the words of opposition politicians who say they want to encourage Poles to work longer. Well, how else can this be interpreted - stated Rafał Bochenek on the program “Gość Wiadomości” on TVP Info.

- The PiS program convention is all about concrete solutions, specific programs and proposals aimed at, for example, residents of prefabricated housing estates, those who shop in large retail stores, the 'local shelf' initiative, good meals in hospitals, or also early retirement pensions. These are very concrete solutions that we have presented over the past week. The entire program is dozens of pages long and contains really hundreds of various proposals, including economic ones, related to the reform of the judiciary, the economy, and various kinds of solutions for Polish society - stated Rafał Bochenek on the program "Gość Wiadomości" on TVP Info.