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09/14/2023
07:13
President Andrzej Duda is continuing his visit to Krynica. At 9:00 AM, along with the Prime Minister of Korea, he will participate in the opening of the Poland-Korea Forum. At 9:35 AM, a meeting will take place, followed at 11:00 AM by a discussion panel with the participation of the President of the Republic of Poland and the President of Lithuania titled "Poland and Lithuania – A Bulwark Against Tyranny from the East. Heritage, Cooperation, Future.” At 11:45 AM, the presidents will meet with the media, and at 4:00 PM, PAD will participate in a panel on the future of NATO.
As we hear, today an event concerning pensions will take place with the participation of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Minister Marlena Maląg.
At 9:00 AM, the leader of the Polish People's Party (PSL), Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, will attend a session of the Tarnów City Council, during which Wincenty Witos will be awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Tarnów. At 10:30 AM, a press conference by the PSL leader on the current political situation will be held.
As part of the "Women for Elections" campaign, events will be held with the participation of Civic Coalition (KO) MPs Barbara Nowacka, Agnieszka Pomaska, and Kinga Gajewska – including a conference at 10:00 AM, as well as meetings with, among others, language school attendees, environmentalists, a beauty industry entrepreneur, and residents of Piaseczno.
At 9:30 AM in Warsaw, a press conference will be held with the participation of KO MPs Jan Grabiec and Marcin Kierwiński.
At 12:00 PM in Bydgoszcz, a press conference by The Left will take place with the participation of, among others, Krzysztof Gkowski, Jan Szopiński, Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus, and Anna-Maria Żukowska. Topic: The PiS government. A new day, a new scandal.
At 12:15 PM in Warsaw, a press briefing by Szymon Hołownia's Poland 2050 will be held with the participation of Szymon Hołownia and Michał Kobosko. Topic: Investments instead of handouts. We will fix Polish finances.
At 12:00 PM in Rome, the Marshal of the Sejm, Elżbieta Witek, will meet with the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic, Lorenzo Fontana. In Rome, at 1:00 PM, a working breakfast will be held.
At 2:15 PM, the Marshal will meet with the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, Giulio Tremonti, and at 3:00 PM – with the President of the Italian Senate, Ignazio La Russa. At 5:15 PM, a meeting will take place with members of the Italian-Polish Interparliamentary Friendship Group and the Foreign Affairs Committees of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Italian Republic.
The last item on the agenda is participation in the premiere of the TVP Polonia film "The Commandment of Love. The Story of the Ulma Family” at 7:00 PM.
07:29
Morawiecki:
We Will Introduce Service Pensions. It is an Expression of Our Gratitude for the Hard Work of Millions of Poles
- They are the ones who get up every morning, sometimes before dawn, and build our homeland. They must have a choice, they must have a chance to catch their breath. We will introduce service pensions for these hard-working people: 38 years of contribution periods for women and 43 years for men - he continued.
- Let it be their choice when to retire. This is an expression of our gratitude for your hard work. And today, we want to turn this gratitude into service pensions - he concluded.
? Tusk told Poles to work until 67!
— Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (@pisorgpl) September 14, 2023
PiS lowered the retirement age, and now proposes service pensions for hard-working Poles!
On October 15, you will decide whether Tusk's coercion will return or whether you will have a free choice regarding retirement.#NieDlaPrzymusuTuska… pic.twitter.com/Y4iQNIFSE9
07:45
07:52
08:01
Szydło:
Tusk Said He's Invalidating the Referendum, We Need to Start Wondering Why
08:12
Kobosko:
We are working hard for The Third Way's result to be significantly better than currently. 15% is achievable
08:29
Kobosko:
Sometimes I hear we should pity the Third Way and vote for them. We don't rely on pity, but on persuading people
08:36
- The decision will be last-minute. Decisions of this type, concerning opening or closing markets, are made without much advance notice to avoid speculation. Today I heard an argument that farmers need to know. Of course, these decisions concern farmers, but the consequences of these decisions concern farmers in the future – stated Janusz Wojciechowski in the program “Sygnały dnia” on PR1.
- The matter is not on my desk, it is on the desk of the President of the European Commission, she will decide – he added.
08:40
- Such rumors are circulating among various politicians [that Rafał Trzaskowski will be the candidate for prime minister]. I have already heard from several sources, it's not impossible. Of course, knowing Donald Tusk and how despotically he rules the party, I doubt he would be willing to cede leadership to anyone. Especially since it's no secret that Rafał Trzaskowski, and especially his inner circle, have ambitions to take over the Civic Platform, and perhaps Tusk would fear he would have nowhere to return later. But indeed, Rafał Trzaskowski, as the chairman aptly put it, is a player from the bench. He was already called from that bench once when Marshal Kidawa-Błońska wasn't doing particularly well in the campaign. Who knows, but indeed, he is a politician who would implement exactly the same program, probably with a more left-wing inclination - stated Radosław Fogiel in an interview with Dariusz Ociepa on Polsat News' "Graffiti".
- Rafał Trzaskowski, despite already having some experience in politics, is like the golden child of the Civic Platform. They still look at him with a certain hope, and I think that here too, some are simply suggesting it, whether it would be worthwhile. The Civic Platform is the Civic Platform regardless of the face. It's the Civic Platform that doesn't keep its promises, it's the Civic Platform that wants to tell people to work almost until they die. It's the Civic Platform that raises taxes, regardless of who puts a face to it - he added.
08:42
- We've already defeated him [Rafał Trzaskowski] once, and if necessary, we'll defeat him a second time. Simply put, we're letting voters know that there might be various maneuvers from the other side, but the core issue is paramount. Whether it's Donald Tusk at the podium, Rafał Trzaskowski, Marshal Kidawa-Błońska, or any other Civic Platform leader, one must ask who is hiding in the shadows. Janusz Lewandowski and privatization. This terrible, thieving privatization of the '90s. [Another villain of this campaign - said the host] It's not my fault that this party is composed mostly of villains - stated Radosław Fogiel on Polsat News' "Graffiti".
08:43
Fogiel:
PO sent Kołodziejczak to 'wander around and take photos with important people.' It's a farce.
– It's a shame he didn't take that tractor he was riding around the EU flag with not too long ago. Now that Donald Tusk invited him to the table, he's become a big shot in European circles. It's a farce. Civic Platform sent Kołodziejczak to wander around and take photos with a few important people. They sent him to Strasbourg, where the European Parliament is meeting, even though the European Commission will be making the decisions – stated Radosław Fogiel on Polsat News' "Graffiti."
– I've seen various degrees of hypocrisy and deceit in politics, but this is quite high up there. Unless his new Civic Platform colleagues genuinely didn't tell Kołodziejczak. The guy is going to the European Parliament, which doesn't make decisions on this matter, and he's surprised he doesn't see the Polish Prime Minister and Polish Minister, because they are where the real decisions are made, not where they're posing in the corridors – he added.
08:44
Fogiel:
Dozens of Civic Platform activists bent over backwards recently to ensure all of Poland heard that Tusk is no more and those times are over
- Yesterday the chairman responded to this, which only shows that our message landed on fertile ground. [He is very meme-generating - said the host]. But not every meme is bad. What amused me the most in all of this was that dozens of Civic Platform activists yesterday and the day before yesterday bent over backwards to ensure all of Poland heard that Tusk is no more and those times are over. May it stay that way - stated Radosław Fogiel on Polsat News' "Graffiti".
08:44
Kobosko:
I Still Feel Uncertainty About Kołodziejczak's Plans in the Sejm
08:46
Wojciechowski:
Likely Extension of Ukrainian Grain Import Embargo
- Many months of hard work, significant efforts, numerous meetings on this matter at almost every Council of Ministers for Agriculture, this issue kept coming up. There were letters from initially 14 or 15 ministers, then a few more joined, around 20 of them - stated Janusz Wojciechowski on the PR1 program “Sygnały dnia” (Signals of the Day).
- In short, without the Polish government's effort, without the initiative and effort of the Polish Commissioner, this ban would not have been introduced, nor would its first extension have occurred. There will likely be a second extension [of the embargo on Ukrainian grain imports], everything is heading in that direction. The arguments are too strong to be disregarded - he added.
08:57
Kobosko:
A Unilateral Ban on Ukrainian Grain is Solely a PiS Election Tactic
09:04
- An announcement was made yesterday [regarding the meeting of President Andrzej Duda and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky] from the Presidential Palace, through Minister Paweł Szrot. Talks are ongoing, and I cannot yet provide a date, especially since it is not my role. It is not my role to anticipate events here - stated Radosław Fogiel on Polsat News' "Graffiti".
09:08
Bielan:
All Signs Point to the Embargo Being Extended
- Indeed, many signs in heaven and on earth here in Strasbourg, where the European Parliament session is taking place, and where the so-called College of Commissioners, meaning all the commissioners, members of the EC, has also convened, all indicate that this embargo will be extended. This is because the Commission is fully aware that with such a firm stance from the Polish government, publicly presented, for instance, in a speech by Prime Minister Morawiecki, even if this embargo is not extended, Poland will maintain its own embargo, its own ban anyway. Therefore, I believe the EC will want to avoid the impression that the EU is divided on this matter – stated Adam Bielan in an interview with Beata Michniewicz on "Trójka Political Salon".
09:28
– This is a foolish statement [by the Ukrainian Prime Minister]. We do not wish for such remarks from politicians of a country that owes us so much. However, we must understand that if Mr. Shmyhal speaks of populism, we must realize what mechanisms still unfortunately govern Ukrainian politics. Ukrainian agriculture is extremely oligarchic, controlled by a few, a dozen or so very wealthy Ukrainians, and large international corporations. These entities have a tremendous influence on Ukrainian politics – stated Adam Bielan in the “Trójka Political Salon”.
09:31
Bielan:
Ukrainian Agriculture Likely Has the Most 'On-Call' Politicians in the Verkhovna Rada
- I don't want to dwell on the corruption that has been present in Ukrainian politics for many years, but the fact is that probably no other sector has as many politicians in the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada on call as Ukrainian agriculture. Hence these kinds of undiplomatic, not to say outright very foolish statements from our partners - stated Adam Bielan in "Trójka's Political Salon".
09:41
Verbal interventions have resulted in the stabilization of the zloty's exchange rate - state analysts from PKO BP Bank.
Yesterday's verbal interventions by @PawelBorys_ and @sobonartur resulted in the stabilization of the zloty's exchange rate. It was clearly indicated that the preferred trading range for #EURPLN is 4.40-4.60. Zloty liquidity management may be used for this purpose, among other measures. pic.twitter.com/gTkRIHcYS3
— PKO Research (@PKO_Research) September 14, 2023
09:42
- Tusk did it once, and I'm convinced he'll do it again. Tusk cannot be trusted, because he already deceived Poles once, and I am convinced that he will do it again to curry favor with his allies here in Brussels, who will certainly pressure him again. In recent days, a note from Tusk's scandalous conversation with Angela Merkel has been revealed - stated Adam Bielan in "Trójka Political Salon."
09:44
Jarubas:
The March of a Million Hearts is a Civic Platform Event; Our Task is to Utilize Every Hour for Hundreds of Meetings, Not One Rally in Warsaw
09:52
10:08
BGK:
Trade Balance Returns to Growth Path
10:20
Czarzasty:
You wouldn't convince the Left to govern with Hitler
- Never, never, never, never. Sir, Konfederacja is a brown party, a brown force, and a court recently stated that as well. We have always stated that, and a court confirmed it. You will not convince the Polish Left to shake hands with people who hold such views on women, on gay people, on the EU, never – stated Włodzimierz Czarzasty on Radio Zet.
- I will give an example. You wouldn't convince the Left to govern with Hitler. No, I said historically, absolutely not [Konfederacja is not a modern-day version of Hitler]. I am not suggesting anything, I am just stating what the court generally ruled about Konfederacja - he added.
10:24
Czarzasty:
The Left Isn't Afraid of Trzaskowski as Head of PO; Tusk is Currently the Undisputed Leader
10:28
Czarzasty:
Taxes Exist to Solve Poland's Most Important Problems
- Taxes exist to solve Poland's most important problems. One of the most significant problems in Poland is the lack of two million apartments. No, there's no need to introduce any new taxes. We simply need to allocate the taxes currently collected reasonably. What's more, I believe we need to persuade the EU to implement a pan-European housing program. Because if the EU subsidizes and considers it crucial for infrastructure, as it does for road construction and various other things, why shouldn't the EU, with a strong Polish government, introduce such a principle to solve the housing problem in Europe – Taxes exist to solve Poland's most important problems – said Włodzimierz Czarzasty on Radio Zet.
10:31
Czarzasty:
The Opposition Wants All These Leaders to Stand Together
- These are too serious matters [elections] to simply get into petty grievances, someone is resentful, someone is not resentful. I am 63 years old, I observe what people are saying and what people want. The opposition, for God's sake, wants all these leaders to stand together, not to boo, not to be offended with each other, not to be too proud - said Włodzimierz Czarzasty on Radio Zet.
- Being the leader of the largest opposition party is a great privilege and a great skill. Yes, it means access to the media, certain poll numbers, certain influences, but also immense responsibility. Therefore, at this moment, I am speaking very seriously from this place. Poles, men and women, expect that the representatives of the three forces on one stage [on October 1st in Warsaw] will shake hands and say, we are leading Poland to a place where we know we will co-govern together, we are signing a parliamentary pact - he continued.
10:36
- These elections will be won by women, but for us to win these elections, for us, for our daughters, sisters, friends, mothers, grandmothers, colleagues, for all Polish women, we also need our great mobilization, great activity, and our positive programmatic message. Today, the women's bus, 'Women for Elections,' the KO bus, is starting its tour. It will be visiting the whole of Poland in these final days before the elections, where we will showcase our wonderful candidates, our program that comprehensively supports Polish women - stated Barbara Nowacka at a press briefing.
11:11
Grabiec:
We Have Proof the PiS Government is a Government of Thieves and Cheats. Poland Has Become the Largest Transit Hub in the EU, Especially for Immigrants from Asia and Africa
11:15
Kierwiński:
I Say With Full Responsibility - Mr. Bochenek, You Are a Liar
11:21
Grabiec:
If Any Number or Information We Present is False, We Await a Lawsuit Under Electoral Proceedings
11:27
Kosiniak-Kamysz:
Third Way Was in Strasbourg During EP Debates. We Have Several Proposals, I've Sent Them to the EC President
- The whole team, the entire PSL delegation, the Third Way, was in Strasbourg during the parliament's debates. They met with the head of the agriculture committee, with MEPs, with representatives of the European Commission. We have several proposals, and I sent these proposals to the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in a letter a few days ago. We are speaking plainly: the embargo must be extended and expanded to include further products, including soft fruits, honey, other types of grain, bran, and groats, i.e., processed grain, which is still flowing into Poland today - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz during a press conference in Tarnów.
- The first point – expanding the embargo and extending its duration. The second point – designating corridors and ports across Europe for the transport of this grain, so it doesn't remain on the European market. The third point – introducing a deposit system, which would solve all problems. If a deposit of 1,000 zlotys were imposed per tonne of grain, it would not be profitable to leave this grain here in Poland. The fourth point – the European Union should undertake intervention purchases for humanitarian needs in countries threatened by hunger, where this grain would be truly useful, and this would also halt the wave of migration to Europe, which has intensified again in recent months - he added.
11:27
11:29
12:22
Kościelnik:
Candidate for Parliament on Civic Coalition List. 'I Want to Restore the Original Meaning of the Words Law and Justice'
12:26
Budka:
Mr. Kaczyński, Do You Want to Discuss Service Pensions? We Invite You to a Debate with Tusk
12:30
Budka:
I am convinced Trzaskowski will replace Duda in the Presidential Palace
12:52
Gawkowski:
Wawrzyk Orchestrated and Covered Up the MFA Scandal, Rau is the Main Culprit
12:56
- I cannot reveal details about my knowledge of suspicions regarding such a scheme. I can only say that my decisions, which were made and reported by the media not so long ago, concerning the staffing of Polish diplomatic missions and decisions that could be made in this regard, were not conditioned by any of my personal ambitions whatsoever, but simply by state interests, by objective state knowledge that I possessed at the stage of articulating my decisions in this area. I kindly ask you to try to avoid speculation, and especially to try to avoid unfounded accusations, of which there have been many lately. I can say that absolutely, to my knowledge, at least some of the information appearing in the media is untrue - stated President Andrzej Duda at a press briefing.
- Appropriate services are conducting proceedings, and I am also waiting for the results of these proceedings, calmly and consistently, because I see that these proceedings are being conducted effectively. I think that only then will we be able to talk about making any specific decisions - he added.
13:02
Żukowska:
I Heard Tusk Was the First in Poland to Propose Reducing Working Hours. When the Razem Party Collected Signatures for a Bill on This Matter, Budka Was Roaring with Laughter.
13:10
Duda:
The President of Lithuania and I will soon travel to New York for the UN Assembly
13:13
Gawkowski:
Konfederacja is a political formula with views that often defy comprehension
14:02
14:02
Tusk Poses 5 Questions:
The Biggest Scandal of the 21st Century in Poland.
- There isn't a day, or rather, an hour, that the media doesn't uncover another layer of what is arguably the biggest scandal of the 21st century in Poland, known as the visa scandal or the immigration scandal. Even today, threads are emerging concerning migrants from India, who were allegedly illegally facilitated through the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be transferred from India ultimately to the USA. Let's call a spade a spade – the PiS government, and we're talking about the actions of the highest state officials here, became involved in the process of transferring hundreds of thousands of people equipped with Polish visas to our country. We are talking about truly unbelievable, yet unfortunately true, numbers derived from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' documents. Over 30 months, 250,000 visas were issued concerning African and Asian countries. To fully grasp the scale of this operation organized by PiS officials, advertised in dozens of African and Asian capitals – this was also revealed online yesterday, with numerous videos promoting Polish visas as if they were fresh bread – stated Donald Tusk at a press briefing.
- Roughly every 10 days, PiS allowed as many people, as many migrants from Africa and Asia into Poland as they are asking about in the referendum. In reality, PiS should be organizing a referendum approximately every two weeks asking if we can admit another 2, 3, or 4 thousand. Weekly, every week for two years, a rather substantial town was allowed into Poland from Asia and Africa. Every month, PiS offices in Poland allowed a town of considerable size into Poland on Polish visas from Asia and Africa – the PO leader continued.
- To this day, we have received no answer from any of the highest state officials responsible for this situation, no information on what actually happened, or who was behind it. Therefore, I must today pose 5 questions to 5 of the highest state officials responsible for border security, our territory, our citizens, and foreign policy. These are President Duda, Deputy Prime Minister Kaczyński, who was responsible for security in his government when the procedure began, Prime Minister Morawiecki, Minister Rau, and Minister Kamiński. To these five gentlemen, I have five obvious questions: When did you become aware of this procedure? Of its scale, its directions of migration? Which of your collaborators, your officials, profited materially from the transfer of a record number of migrants through Poland, using Polish visas. Where is Minister Wawrzyk? Did you receive signals, information from NATO allied states that among the hundreds of thousands of migrants from Africa and Asia whom you allowed in, there were also several hundred individuals suspected of terrorism? And when will you answer these questions to the Polish public? – Tusk emphasized.
14:04
Tusk = Inwazja nielegalnych imigrantów pic.twitter.com/lL4CdAq94L
— Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (@pisorgpl) September 14, 2023
14:05
- In a moment, you will have the opportunity to ask Prime Minister Morawiecki 5 questions. Mateusz Morawiecki will soon talk about wanting early retirement based on years of service. Listen, don't ask him about it, check the parliamentary documents. The bill for early retirement based on years of service was submitted as a citizens' initiative almost 2 years ago to the Sejm, and as a presidential bill almost 2 years ago, and it was frozen by Morawiecki and Kaczyński. For 2 years, they did nothing with this project, and now, during the campaign, on the eve of the elections, they will pretend to be dealing with early retirement by service - stated Donald Tusk at a press briefing.
14:07
Tusk:
We have a multi-variant plan with Trzaskowski
- I have variants prepared for every situation and every circumstance. For now, I would very much like Jarosław Kaczyński to make himself available to the public and answer questions concerning the here and now, what this government is doing in our country. Rafał Trzaskowski and I have a multi-variant plan, and you can rest assured about our strategy – stated Donald Tusk at a press conference.
14:12
Hołownia:
We Encourage Other Committees - Tell Us Where You Plan to Get the Money for Your Promises
14:18
- We are all deeply ashamed today of what the PiS government has done in recent years, throughout its entire term. For this information, especially for state television, to reach you, I hope you will convey it. We are talking about a quarter of a million visas for residents of Africa and Asia issued by the PiS government over 6 years. Over 6,000 visas during their PiS rule, which gives an idea of the scale we are dealing with today. I am absolutely convinced that no propaganda techniques, not even by such talented propagandists as those working in state television today, can obscure this fact - stated Donald Tusk at a press conference.
14:23
Tusk:
I am ready to meet with Kaczynski and debate him, even on TVP Info
- On the matter of both migration policy and my views, as well as Jaroslaw Kaczynski's views, on any issue without exception, including my activity as Prime Minister, as head of the European Council. I am ready to meet with Jaroslaw Kaczynski and conduct a debate with him, even on TVP Info - stated Donald Tusk at a press conference.
14:58
Morawiecki:
The Crucial Question: Will Poles Decide Their Own Fate, or Will Decisions on Social, Economic, and Financial Policies Be Made in Foreign Offices?
15:07
Czarnek:
'We Have No Illegal Immigrants, and We Won't Have Them. You, however, stubbornly try to convince the public otherwise, just like TVN does as a PO organ.'
- The journalist is from Zwierzyniec, I believe, right? [From Zamość]. Zamojszczyzna is beautiful, have you been there recently? Did you see any Bollywood there, or illegal migrants occupying the Zamość market, attacking women on the Zamość market, or have you heard about rapes of Polish women from Zamość by illegal migrants? No, you know why, because we have no illegal immigrants and we won't have them. However, you, with stubbornness worthy of a better cause, are trying to convince the public – which is what you in this TVN, as an organ of Civic Platform, do – that something that shows the Polish state functioning, because the Central Anticorruption Bureau is functioning. The Prosecutor's Office issued a statement on this matter and speaks precisely about several hundred applications. You mention several hundred applications that were indeed detected by Polish services. Wawrzyk resigned from his position, and you are trying to present this as the main problem, and replace that problem with the actions of the Polish state, the good actions of the Polish state, the problem that truly exists today – stated Przemysław Czarnek during a press conference.
- Today there are 7,000 illegal, unknown immigrants on Lampedusa; these people would also be in our beautiful Zamojszczyzna today if Tusk were in power. That is the main problem, and regarding the problem you are talking about, the Polish state is functioning perfectly. Polish services have taken appropriate action and are clarifying the matter, which has nothing to do with the forced relocation of illegal migrants – he added.
15:09
- We emphasize once again - in such situations, when we receive any signals about irregularities in any public institutions, whether it takes place in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or any other ministry, services automatically initiate their actions. The irregularities you are talking about, concerning several dozen or several hundred visas, will ultimately be identified by the services, but we are talking about the maximum numbers that the prosecution is mentioning. We will burn out every example, every case of such actions with a hot iron, and every person who has broken the law will be punished. And in a political sense, there has been a resignation of the deputy minister responsible for this area in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so political consequences have also been incurred, and now legal consequences for everyone who contributed to these abuses, if these individuals are identified, will be punished, and I hope that those who have broken the law in any way will end up where they belong - stated Piotr Müller during a press conference.
15:10
- If I had such a media company as the one you work for and started spitting on you and throwing mud every day, every week, and then asked public opinion if the editor had been sufficiently covered in mud, even then this result would be excellent. Spit less, speak more truth, and you will have different poll results – stated Przemysław Czarnek during a press conference.
15:10
- Regarding the European Commission's proposal, the European Commission must communicate. Based on yesterday's statement by President von der Leyen, these decisions will be made tomorrow - stated Piotr Müller during a press conference.
15:11
Müller:
No Talk of Unconditional Ukrainian EU Accession
- We are in favour of the European Union eventually expanding to include Ukraine. However, within the framework of accession negotiations and the agreements that will be negotiated during such a process, the interests of Poland, including Polish agriculture, must be adequately protected. Therefore, there can be no talk of admitting Ukraine in blank, without transitional regulations that must be settled, or permanent regulations that will apply, just as was the case with every country's application to the European Union - stated Piotr Müller during a press conference.
15:12
- At this moment, primarily, the Sejm's term is ending, and consequently, if any decisions are to be made, they will be in the next term of the Sejm. Elections are imminent, so this is the primary reason why no decisions in this regard can be made anyway, because there is a discontinuation of the Sejm's work - stated Piotr Müller during a press conference.
15:13
Czarnek:
I Cannot Verify a Program You Invented at TVN
- I cannot verify the program you invented at TVN [Willa plus]. Verify it yourselves; there is no such program. However, there is the 'Investments in Education' program. Shortly, there will be an announcement of 150 million [PLN] for further foundations and associations to conduct educational policy, for the construction and expansion of schools. This is truly for Polish children; focus on that, not on creating programs that don't exist - stated Przemysław Czarnek during a press conference.
15:13
15:20
Morawiecki:
PiS Rule is a Choice, Tusk and PO Rule is Coercion. I Want All My Compatriots to Remember This
15:20
15:48
16:01
Morawiecki:
Tusk Wanted to Let In Immigrants, and if He Gains Power, He'll Admit as Many as Germany Dictates
- A massive invasion of thousands of young men, immigrants from Africa, is the price of the catastrophic immigration policy of Donald Tusk's friends: Merkel and Weber. The migration policy initiated by Germany is causing repercussions throughout Europe. The eyes of the entire continent are turned towards the island of Lampedusa. 160 boats and 8,000 illegal immigrants in two days – more than the island's residents. Fear, chaos, riots, cities being demolished. This is what Western Europe looks like today. We do not want this in Poland. Poles will not pay for this with their security, because the PiS government will not allow it. When Donald Tusk wanted to forcibly relocate immigrants to Poland, we foresaw the consequences many steps ahead. Tusk wanted to let them in, and if he comes to power, he will let in as many immigrants as Germany tells him to. He wanted to do it once, he would do it again. We cannot allow this pest to return to power. We will not allow the import of fear and violence into Poland. Polish families are and will remain safe as long as PiS governs – stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in a recording published on social media.
Tusk chciał wpuścić do Polski tylu nielegalnych migrantów, ilu każą mu Niemcy. Chciał to zrobić raz, zrobiłby to znowu – jeśli tylko znów dojdzie do władzy. Nie możemy pozwolić na powrót tego szkodnika. pic.twitter.com/YJP0mOwMTo
— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) September 14, 2023
16:29
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17:27
Hołownia Calls for ABW Intervention at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Regarding Visas:
This Could Be PiS's Tapes Scandal.
17:34
Kwieciński:
Strong Emphasis on Financing Bilateral Trade Through Cooperation with Korea's Largest Bank, KB Kookmin
17:37
- This is a pseudo-scandal concocted by PO and the media that favor them. I will refer to Onet, the article in Onet, if you examine it closely, begins with some horrendous sum of alleged visas that were issued, and ends with a few dozen visas, supposedly for some filmmakers. That's what the authors of this article claim - stated Rafał Bochenek in an interview with Beata Lubecka on the program 'Gość Radia Zet'.
- This is an attempt to distract attention from what is happening in the world today, which is very important and worries many people, because of this flood of illegal migrants on Lampedusa - he added.
17:38
Bochenek:
This is the Only Real Number Today - 8,000 Illegal Migrants in Several Dozen Hours
17:42
Bochenek:
Services Have Been Acting on the Visa Affair Since Spring This Year
- This matter was detected by Polish state services. At the head of this state, of these institutions, stands the PiS government. Services have been acting [visa affair] since spring this year, the prosecutor's office has been acting on this matter since March, meaning much earlier than the media have spoken out on this issue, or any PO politicians have spoken out. The Central Anticorruption Bureau acted in July, also much earlier - stated Rafał Bochenek on the program “Gość Radia Zet”.
20:14
– It is absolutely clear, not from yesterday and not from today, that whether it's the Supreme Audit Office, the Central Anticorruption Bureau, or the prosecutor's office, but of course a depoliticized prosecutor's office, should essentially enter every Ministry, every department managed by Law and Justice, because whether it's the Ministry of Education and the "Will plus" scandal and the transfer of money to party cronies or parishioners by Minister Czarnek. Whether it's the swindling of terminally ill people by Łukasz Mejza. Whether it's the respirator scandal, or a major scandal concerning visas, and in reality concerning Poland's security, then yes, these services, the prosecutor's office, should have dealt with all these scandals, and thus with all these departments. It is good that the prosecutor's office has started to deal with them, but it is clear that this is a prosecutor's office managed by Zbigniew Ziobro, so as soon as it stops being politically pleasing, they will stop dealing with it. The only hope that the prosecutor's office will bring this to fruition is the October 15th election – stated Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk in "Fakty po faktach" on TVN24.
20:16
Dziemianowicz-Bąk:
The Border Wall is a Business Project, Explaining PiS's Stubborn Fight Against EU Migration Policy
- Legalized bribery doesn't stop being bribery, a legalized scandal doesn't stop being a scandal. This whole story showed that at the same time when Law and Justice politicians are full of phrases about security, when they are building a wall on the border with Belarus, when they say what a danger mothers and children are, who, harmed by Lukashenka's regime, are being shuttled back and forth across the Polish-Belarusian border. At precisely that same time, it turns out that the fault and mistake and harm to these mothers with children who are being shuttled across these borders is not that they decided to try to reach a better world. No, they simply paid a bribe to Lukashenka's regime, not to Law and Justice's business - stated Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk in TVN24's "Fakty po faktach" (Facts After Facts).
- It is evident that this border wall is a business project, and it is finally evident and finally explained why Law and Justice, with a stubbornness worthy of a greater cause, fights against the European Union's migration policy. Why it refuses solidarity mechanisms. Why it did not want to agree to mechanisms that would have been beneficial for Poland as a border state. Well, because they simply want to profit from this migration policy - she added.
20:19
Zgorzelski:
Polish Farmers Have Been Left Alone and Without Any Support by the Polish Government
20:21
Zgorzelski:
Wojciechowski is an incompetent. He can't even solve the simplest issue, he only writes to opposition politicians
- Mr. Wojciechowski, who is such an incompetent that he can't even solve the simplest issue and only writes to opposition politicians, for instance to the leader of PSL. He wants to talk to the opposition because he is helpless. We already knew that, he didn't have to tell us about it - said Piotr Zgorzelski on Polsat News' "Gość Wydarzeń" program.
20:21
Zgorzelski:
Confederation is not a democratic party, we have nothing in common with them
- We will not talk with Confederation because we are a democratic party. Confederation is not a democratic party, we have nothing in common with them, and we have people to talk to within the camp of democratic parties – said Piotr Zgorzelski in Polsat News's "Gość Wydarzeń".
- Perhaps he [Adam Jarubas] has a greater imagination, you know, he is an MEP. Perhaps he knows more than I do, but we have people to talk to, and that is certainly not Confederation. TD will certainly take third place, because sir editor, whether Poland will be a country of closed authoritarianism will depend on who takes third place – he added.
20:30
- PiS still has a chance to try and take this matter seriously, to dismiss Minister Rau. Of course, in a normal country, the prime minister would be dismissed. It is political responsibility; if something happens within the structures of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the head of the ministry is the constitutional minister, and he bears full responsibility – stated Szymon Hołownia in an interview with Monika Olejnik on TVN24's "Kropka nad i" (The Dot Over the i).
- However, knowing them, they will try to wait it out and see if this issue really reaches their voters. I assume it will, because this is such a significant matter, something that hasn't happened to them in many, many months – he continued.
20:59
- I bet they are now sitting and discussing what is more beneficial for them. Whether to make a drastic cut, fire half the government, Morawiecki will beat his chest, they will all be led out in handcuffs, Wawrzyk and others, and shown to the crowds. I don't know what they will do, but I assume that for now they might play the "Czarnikism" card - stated Szymon Hołownia on TVN24's "Kropka nad i".
21:05
Hołownia:
I Don't Believe Polls at This Stage
- I simply don't believe polls at this stage, because if on Monday we experience collective euphoria because the first IBRiS poll suddenly shows a great victory for the opposition, and on Tuesday IPSOS shows that Kaczyński has 234 seats and rules alone, which is a great tragedy, then I think this chasing from euphoria to euphoria, instead of emitting the scent of victory, giving people faith that we will win, rather than pondering what will happen if we lose, is counterproductive. Thermometers today, with the feverish temperature of dispute and the speed of politicians at the end of the election campaign, simply don't always show the right temperature – stated Szymon Hołownia in TVN24's "Kropka nad i".
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