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09/23/2023

04:47

Saturday's Political Schedule: "Spodek Will Take Off": Confederation Convention, The Left in Vienna, Third Way, and Kaczyński in Gorzów Wielkopolski and Szczecin, Morawiecki and Trzaskowski on the Road

At 8:35, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will visit the Municipal Market in Knurów, at 9:20 – a panel housing estate in Katowice, and at 14:30 – the train station in Racibórz.

At 10:00, the Third Way's program convention will be held in Kielce.

At 10:00, a meeting with Deputy Chairman of Civic Platform, Rafał Trzaskowski, will take place in Wałcz, and at 13:00 – an open meeting in Szamotuły.

At 10:20, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will be visiting Imielin.

At 12:00, The Left is organizing its program convention "Housing as a Right, Not a Commodity." As the organizers state, this will be the first convention in the history of election campaigns organized outside of Poland. The leaders of The Left will discuss their housing program directly from the Austrian capital.

Vienna is a model to follow in the field of affordable rental housing construction. The Austrian capital has approximately 220,000 such apartments in its stock. The Left's convention will be held on one of these housing estates. Speakers will include: Włodzimierz Czarzasty, Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus, Robert Biedroń, Anna-Maria Żukowska, and Adrian Zandberg.

At 12:00, a press conference and an open meeting with residents will be held on the market square in Turek, with the participation of Michał Kołodziejczak.

At 12:30, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will be visiting Bielsko-Biała.

At 13:00, the Confederation's election convention will take place at the Spodek arena in Katowice. – This will be an unforgettable event. A legendary place and a unique moment – just before the elections and overturning the table on the systemic parties that have been plundering Poles for many years. This will be a SHOW that Polish politics has never seen before – announce the organizers.

PiS's regional conventions with the participation of leader Jarosław Kaczyński will be held at 14:00 in Gorzów Wielkopolski and at 16:30 in Szczecin.

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08:25 - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's visit to the Municipal Market in Knurów

09:20 - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's visit to a panel housing estate in Katowice

10:00 - Third Way's program convention in Kielce

10:00 - Meeting with Rafał Trzaskowski in Wałcz

10:20 - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's visit to Imielin

12:00 - The Left's convention in Vienna

12:30 - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's visit to Bielsko-Biała

13:00 - Open meeting with Rafał Trzaskowski in Szamotuły

13:00 - Confederation convention in Katowice

14:00 - PiS regional convention with the participation of Jarosław Kaczyński in Gorzów Wielkopolski

14:30 - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's visit to the train station in Racibórz

16:30 - PiS regional convention with the participation of Jarosław Kaczyński in Szczecin


08:58

"Organizational Carbon Footprint": PFR's New Free Online Course

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09:36

New PiS Spot:

Tusk Doesn't Deserve Another Chance.

- When Tusk was the head of the European Council, he tried to force Poland to accept illegal immigrants. He even went as far as threats. PiS changed this and resisted the pressure from Tusk and other EU bureaucrats who were trying to force us to accept illegal immigrants into our country. This is why there are no terrorist attacks in Poland, nor riots or many crimes. For PiS, the safety of Poles is paramount, but now Tusk is back. If he comes to power again, he will immediately bow to EU bureaucrats and accept illegal immigrants into Poland. He did it once, he would do it again. Tusk doesn't deserve another chance - says the narrator in the new PiS clip, published on social media.


10:26

Morawiecki:

In a Third Term, Our Top Priority Will Be Even More Housing
Housing is absolutely the most important thing, not just for young people, but for society as a whole. We all know how crucial housing is, which is why I wanted to start by presenting a few basic facts, because I'm aware that propaganda is flooding everyone from all sides. This propaganda from TVN, the propaganda from Gazeta Wyborcza, so let's stick to the facts. On average, annually during the Tusk era, 147,000 housing units were built and commissioned – this is the most reliable indicator. In the first 4 years of Tusk's government, the number of commissioned housing units decreased. In the last year, 237,000 housing units were commissioned, which means 90,000 more housing units were commissioned, including various apartments and houses, built by different entities through various means: individual construction, economic construction, but also by TBS (Social Housing Associations), cooperatives, and of course, the private market – stated Mateusz Morawiecki in Katowice. - Why was this possible, despite the criticism from our various political opponents? I will mention a few changes that have taken place. Firstly, we have significantly reduced the scope of formalities. This is our project: houses up to 70 m2 are built based on a notification, without any formalities. There are many more such houses. The PCC (tax on civil law transactions) for the purchase of a first apartment or first house has been abolished, meaning several, or even a dozen or so thousand zlotys, have remained in the pockets of our citizens, Poles. This is also a very important matter. The level of municipal housing construction, which is so dear to all our hearts – we remember municipal housing from many, many years ago. Here, in this year alone, compared to 2014, which was the Tusk year, state budget expenditure on municipal housing has increased 16 times – he continued. - I also want to promise all Poles that despite missteps, despite various mistakes we have made, firstly. These numbers speak for us, they show that we have done a lot, but I also want to promise that if the voters decide so in the third term, this will be an absolute priority for us, a priority task, to have even more than 230,000 housing units commissioned annually. Even today, these indicators have significantly improved compared to Europe over the last 8 years, but I am aware that there are still too few apartments on the Polish market, too few for rent, and too few for sale, and therefore this will be the primary task – he added.

10:27

Morawiecki:

We will expand the strategic investment program with initiatives serving residents of large housing estates
- Elevators, acoustics, green spaces, garage spaces, parking spaces, replacement of various types of installations, as well as building insulation and, of course, photovoltaics, meaning thermal modernization and photovoltaics so that Poles pay less for bills, less for heating, less for electricity. This is our great program for all residents of housing estates in Poland. If voters decide so on October 15th, it will be based on the programs you know. Construction of district and municipal roads, reconstruction, roundabouts, road traffic safety, municipal community centers, district community centers, district cultural centers, but also senior centers, various types of institutions that we have co-financed and financed – this is our entire strategic investment program. We will expand this program with precisely those programs that are intended to serve the residents of large housing estates. This is not just a promise, because we are showing how much has been achieved so far – stated Mateusz Morawiecki in Katowice.

10:40

Kosiniak-Kamysz:

There will be camps, groups that will strive for polarization at all costs. We must mobilize, all people of goodwill must go to the polls

- Exactly, Third Way. There will be such camps, such groups, that will strive for polarization at all costs. They will emphasize this atmosphere in the coming days. We must mobilize, all people of goodwill must go to the polls, both the young and the elderly, from the smallest village and the largest metropolis. We are going to the polls, we are going the third way, we are going towards peace, tranquility, and normality - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at the Third Way convention.


10:47

Kosiniak-Kamysz:

Enough Waste, Enough Handouts, Enough Indebting Future Generations, and Also Enough False Prescriptions

- Enough waste, enough handouts, enough of indebting future generations, but also enough of false prescriptions that populists are carrying elsewhere in Poland today - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at the Third Way convention.


10:48

Hołownia:

The Third Way Offers a State That Will Simply Start Working, Replacing the Current One That's All Limbs and No Brain

- Today I say to all those who are already with us, the 2 million Poles, and to all those who are hesitating to join us. This is a safe path, here no one will tell you what to think, how to live, what to do. This is the path that will help you be who you want to be, who you dream of being. We are here for you, not to take your place in life like politicians often want to, the Third Way leads to you and offers you a state that will finally just start working, replacing the current one that today has a hand here, a leg there, but no brain. There is nothing that would connect it into a cohesive whole. It even has a beating heart of a party, as we could recently see in my hometown of Otwock - stated Szymon Hołownia during the Third Way's program convention in Kielce.


10:55

Kosiniak-Kamysz:

We are a party, we are a coalition for working people, entrepreneurs, and employees

- Social policy must strongly emphasize and promote activity. Today, I have a feeling that this is lacking, that those who lie on the couch, who are inactive, receive the same promotion as those who work two jobs. This must end. We are a party, we are a coalition for working people, entrepreneurs, and employees, for those who have it easier and for those who need help. We must remember about adults with disabilities, their parents, and children with disabilities – said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in Kielce.


10:56

Kosiniak-Kamysz:

The Shortest Path to Poland's De-Christianization Leads Through PiS

- I want to say something important. The shortest path to Poland's de-Christianization leads through PiS - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at the Third Way convention.


11:02

ORLEN and Yokogawa to Develop Advanced Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Technology

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ORLEN and Yokogawa Europe, the regional headquarters of Japan's Yokogawa Electric Corporation, will collaborate on launching industrial production of carbon-neutral synthetic aviation fuels. The companies have signed an agreement aimed at optimizing the technological process for synthesizing fuel from carbon dioxide and green hydrogen. ORLEN aims to become a leader in this new market segment and contribute to achieving emission neutrality for the aviation sector in Poland.

ORLEN is investing in technologies that represent the future of the economy. Synthetic fuels are crucial for making air transport climate-neutral, and their production does not require the use of fossil fuels. The concern's goal is to achieve a production capacity of 70,000 tons of these fuels annually by the end of 2030.

“The cooperation with Yokogawa is a milestone in realizing ORLEN's strategic aspirations related to launching synthetic fuel production. The project we will be undertaking together will enable the development of a detailed process for manufacturing such fuels on an industrial scale. We are already cooperating with our Japanese partner on optimizing refining and petrochemical processes. I am pleased that such a competent and proven partner will support the development of ORLEN's new business line,” says Daniel Obajtek, CEO of ORLEN.

As part of the collaboration, ORLEN and Yokogawa will develop an integrated synthetic fuel production system. The undertaking will involve creating a virtual replica of the production plant, known as a “digital twin,” which will enable simulation and optimization of production processes to select the most profitable and environmentally sustainable synthesis method. This solution will be applied in a new synthetic fuel production facility that will be established by the end of 2030.

Sustainable synthetic fuels are produced by combining hydrogen, generated through electrolysis powered by renewable energy, with carbon dioxide molecules sourced from various industrial processes, including biomass production plants, cement plants, steel mills, and fertilizer plants. Consequently, the production of synthetic fuels can significantly reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions.

One of the advantages of synthetic fuels is that they have virtually identical properties to conventional petroleum-derived products, such as gasoline, diesel fuel, and jet fuel, while simultaneously helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This similarity allows them to be used in existing internal combustion engines. Furthermore, the existing infrastructure for storing, transporting, and distributing petroleum-derived fuels can be used without modification for the logistics of synthetic fuels. This will fundamentally facilitate decarbonization, particularly in air transport. ORLEN expects the aviation industry to be the main recipient of synthetic fuels.

“Through our cooperation with ORLEN, we will accelerate the achievement of emission neutrality in the aviation industry. Together, we will create innovative, integrated, and highly autonomous digital systems,” says Takayuki Matsubara, President of Yokogawa Europe.

Yokogawa already provides comprehensive solutions for the ORLEN Group, including automation technology, software for modeling refining and petrochemical processes, and tools for optimizing energy consumption in production plants.


11:03

Kosiniak-Kamysz:

Today They Hide Behind a Portrait of Karol Wojtyła to Cover Up Their Nefarious Intentions, Hatred, Deceit, and Hypocrisy

- Many have also forgotten the words of Holy Father John Paul II, from the Union of Lublin to the European Union. Today they hide behind a portrait of Karol Wojtyła to cover up their nefarious intentions, hatred, deceit, and hypocrisy. We cannot allow this because it is also the destruction of our tradition. It's about what Szymon Hołownia said with God on his lips, but hatred in his heart – said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in Kielce.


12:15

"Housing is a Right, Not a Commodity'. Czarzasty Inaugurates the Left Convention in Vienna

- As the Left, we consistently present our program. We think that this program must be very, very credible; the program we present should have a reference to the places where these things happen – stated Włodzimierz Czarzasty at the Left convention in Vienna.

- Why are we in Vienna? Because housing is a right, not a commodity. Vienna has a million apartments, of which 774,000 are rental apartments. 222 are owned by the city. What does this mean? It means that 774,000 apartments are subject to regulated rent, meaning that from one day to the next, this rent cannot be increased by 40% or 50%. Such situations do not happen. There are categories of rental apartments, such as apartments owned by the city, cooperatives, or community apartments, where the rent cannot exceed 6 euros – he emphasized.

- We show you that it can be done. We are in a place where it has been done. When the Left proposes a project for affordable rental housing, these apartments are in this housing estate, in one of the many estates that are here. Excellently organized estates, with the provision of nurseries and kindergartens – all this can be done, it is simply credible. When we propose this project, we say: this is a credible project because it can be done this way – he continued.


13:05

Biedroń:

On October 15th, We Will Evict PiS. Lewica is Ready to Take Responsibility for Polish Families and Housing

- Ladies and gentlemen, there are 1.8 million vacant properties in Poland, owned by local governments, cooperatives, and various other owners, who are waiting for someone, some force, to ensure these vacant properties are renovated (...) Ladies and gentlemen, on October 15th, speaking of housing, we will evict PiS. Lewica is ready to take responsibility for Polish families, for housing. For the Polish-Polish war – said Robert Biedroń at the Lewica convention in Vienna.


13:06

Zandberg:

We Will Allocate 1% of GDP to Social Housing Program

– Many of you are asking how it was achieved here and why it wasn't achieved in Poland. We have a very specific answer. The first issue is money. PiS has not invested money in a housing program, and houses don't grow for free. We will allocate 1% of GDP for this purpose. A significant amount of money, but on very strict rules. We will finance – Robert spoke about this a moment ago – 100% of the construction costs of these apartments. But under an important condition. Local governments will only be able to spend this money on building new buildings and renovating vacant properties, and pay attention, an important matter. If we finance these apartments from the state budget, they will never be able to be privatized again – stated Adrian Zandberg at the Left (Lewica) convention in Vienna.


13:07

Zandberg:

Poland Needs to Reinstate a Ministry of Housing with One Simple Task – Solving the Housing Crisis

We will establish a Public Housing Agency that will assist local governments in organizing these constructions. It will implement new technologies, such as modular construction, to build quickly, with good quality, and at the same time quite affordably – stated Adrian Zandberg at the Lewica convention in Vienna.

Poland needs to reinstate a Ministry of Housing with one very simple task, one simple goal: solving the housing crisis. Such a ministry will implement, under a Lewica government, a program of social construction, building 300,000 apartments within the first term, and then we will go further – he continued.


13:12

Morawiecki:

PiS Government Will Continue Broad Senior Policy

- These seniors here are truly happy, knowing how important it is for places like this one here in Bielsko-Biała to be established, for there to be as many such places as possible where the lives of our seniors are animated and organized. Our predecessors were largely ungrateful – that's a word I heard here – ungrateful towards seniors who, as I just heard, know life best, best understand what is happening around us, because they have lived through different eras in our homeland and know perfectly well how hard it is to make ends meet, and thus they appreciate places like this even more, as well as our policy. A policy of financial support on the one hand, these are the highest revaluations, there is the tax-free pension up to 2,500 zlotys per month, there is also the 13th pension, and most recently the 14th pension, which will reach pensioners' accounts in September - stated Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Bielsko-Biała.

- The Law and Justice government has reminded us of whom we owe our homeland today. To these hardworking hands of the ladies and gentlemen who are here with me and across all of Poland. It has recalled the actual etymology of the word 'emeryt' (pensioner), 'emerytowany' (retired). Emeritus means deserving, and therefore pensioners are the most deserving seniors, the most deserving of Polish society. The Law and Justice government will do everything, if such is the verdict of the voters and such is the decision on October 15th, to continue our great, broad senior policy for the good of seniors, but also of all families who are then happy, because by lowering the retirement age, we have brought back many grandmothers and grandfathers to their grandchildren (...), and not, as some say, to work until death, as under Tusk. We want to continue this senior policy and we will, if such is the decision on October 15th - he added.


13:20

Bosak:

There are no equal rules. Every message from us will be distorted, every sentence will be taken out of context

- This message must break through to society in our election campaign - none of us has any illusions, there are no equal rules of the game here, no level playing field on which we compete. Every message from us will be distorted, every sentence will be taken out of context, so that regardless of this, despite the censorship in the mainstream media, over a year of censorship on the most popular social media platform, despite various attempts to manipulate algorithms, we will still reach society with what is the truth, because people have a natural desire for truth within them, especially when they are deceived - stated Krzysztof Bosak at the Confederation convention.


13:22

Bosak:

We are the only ones presenting a counter-program beneficial for Poles, and detrimental to Eurocrats

- We are going to the elections together in order to overturn this table, at which all other political parties sit, to overturn this table, at which the Sejm presidium sits, only Konfederacja is not there. To overturn this table, at which PiS and the so-called total opposition sit together on TVP, because only there Konfederacja has 0 hours, 0 minutes, and 0 seconds, to overturn their table, at which they sit together in the European Parliament, because we are the only parliamentary force that does not have its representation there and where they all play for the same team. We are the only ones presenting a counter-program beneficial for Poles and detrimental to Eurocrats - stated Krzysztof Bosak during the programmatic convention in Katowice.


13:23

Trzaskowski:

No one wants or requires us to accept tens of thousands of migrants right now. This problem doesn't exist.

- We hear that immigration is the most important issue today. We have already done everything we were supposed to do. We opened our hearts and welcomed millions of our neighbors from Ukraine, supporting them. No one wants, requires, or asks us to accept tens of thousands of migrants right now; this problem doesn't exist – said Rafał Trzaskowski in Szamotuły.


13:27

Bosak:

The True Third Way in This Political System is and Will Be Konfederacja

- Look at the so-called Third Way, which has never been a third way. First, they acted as seconds for Civic Platform and The Left in all disputes, then, to get above the electoral threshold, they recruited a former presenter from a popular television station, who has no clear stance on almost any issue. On every matter, he answers that his prescription is dialogue, talking, and let everyone decide for themselves – what kind of political stance is that? The true third way in this political system is and will be Konfederacja – stated Krzysztof Bosak during the programmatic convention in Katowice.


13:49

Bosak:

We Want to Combine Ideals with a Sensible Economic and State Program

- There is nothing wrong with us wanting to convince [people] with material arguments that Confederation is the best political option. Because that is the truth. Because we are the only ones with the right solutions and we want to combine ideals with a sensible economic and state program. And we are doing it, and over the last 3 weeks of the election campaign, we have been reaching [people] with this message, convincing them - stated Krzysztof Bosak at the Confederation's convention.


13:49

Bosak:

Today We Unveil Our Election Slogan

- This is our election slogan, which we are unveiling today: “We Can Do Anything.” It demonstrates our faith in our own abilities. If we didn’t have this faith, we wouldn’t have formed our parties, standing alone against everyone. We wouldn’t have reached agreements, we wouldn’t have entered parliament in 2019, we wouldn’t have maintained our unity – stated Krzysztof Bosak at the Confederation convention.


13:52

Bosak:

Konfederacja was the only one to correctly read the dynamics of Polish-Ukrainian relations

- The myth of this [Polish-Ukrainian] partnership, not to mention friendship and back-slapping, has crumbled. It is evident that Konfederacja was the only one to correctly read the dynamics of relations between Poland and Ukraine, which were based on exploiting Polish naivety, exploiting the naivety of politicians in power – naivety being the most favorable interpretation for them – naivety or betrayal that they committed, and on real rivalry. Rivalry in the political arena, rivalry in the economic arena. Now, this is clearly visible with immense force, and one thing must be said again – stated Krzysztof Bosak during the programmatic convention in Katowice.

- Konfederacja was the only political force in Poland that did not advocate for the unconditional opening of the market to products from Ukraine. Civic Platform, Law and Justice, The Left, Polish People's Party – they were all for it. What's more, they knew that this would lead to economic damage. Pretending to be surprised is a complete misunderstanding – he added.


14:19

Mentzen:

I'd always want to 'fail' like this, being the third force in polls with 11%
In July of this year, our poll numbers reached 14%. We managed to climb out of that polling slump again, because if you want something, you can really achieve anything. Now, our poll numbers have slightly dropped again to 11%. People say 11% is more than we've ever had in the history of our circles, but people are talking about panic, that things are going badly, that Konfederacja is failing. I'd always want to fail like this, being the third force in polls and having 11% – stated Sławomir Mentzen during a programmatic convention in Katowice.

14:20

Mentzen:

We need 2 to 2.5 million votes, and that is entirely possible

- We are not buying into the idea that we will have 11%. There are 3 weeks left in the campaign, and there is no reason why we shouldn't return to 15%. We need between 2 and 2.5 million votes, and that is entirely possible – stated Sławomir Mentzen during the programmatic convention in Katowice.


14:25

Kaczyński:

Tusk Started Talking About Introducing German Order

- Yesterday, Tusk started talking about introducing German order here. It is worth considering these words very seriously. Because German order could mean what we experienced during the partitions. I do not think these were good orders, these children persecuted for wanting to pray in Polish. This Kulturkampf, the war against Polishness, against the Church, all that Poles experienced then, the denial of the right to be Polish, Germanization, these were the German orders - stated Jarosław Kaczyński in Gorzów Wielkopolski.


14:26

Kaczyński:

I hope Tusk, through these German arrangements, understands reparations, but he has somehow never mentioned it
I hope that perhaps Tusk, through these German arrangements, understands reparations, but somehow he has never said anything about it. He is discreet in this matter. Because if that's the case, then it's fine - stated Jarosław Kaczyński in Gorzów Wielkopolski.

14:30

Kaczyński:

There are people who have a complex towards the stronger, an inner sense of weakness. Tusk certainly belongs to them

- I don't know if Tusk is aware, in such an uncertain way, of who he actually is, whether he has a German consciousness, or if it's some other variant, a very deep complex towards the stronger, because there are such types of people who have a complex towards the stronger, they have such an inner sense of weakness, subservience. Tusk certainly belongs to such people, but what's even deeper there, it's difficult for me to say at the moment - stated Jarosław Kaczyński in Gorzów Wielkopolski.


14:32

Kaczyński:

We Eliminated the Plundering of Public Finances. That Was Tusk's Era, That Was German Order

- Eight years of our rule – we didn't rule under German leadership, we ruled ourselves, and the results were such that we managed to eliminate what was the ultimate disorder from the times of that German order. Massive plundering of public finances, because that was precisely Donald Tusk's era, that was German order – stated Jarosław Kaczyński in Gorzów Wielkopolski.


14:33

Mentzen:

If We Were Like Them, It Would Make No Sense, Because If We Gained Any Influence in Power, We Would Do Exactly What They Do, Which is Nothing

- Our opponents constantly tell us that nothing good will come of us, that we will sell out, just like previous groups that tried to enter politics from outside the major parties, that we will end up like Kukiz, like Petru, like Palikot. We are just another one of their one-off, temporary protest groups, a fleeting rebellion that will soon fade away and cease to exist. That's exactly how they see us - stated Sławomir Mentzen during a program convention in Katowice.

- They think we will sell out for state-owned company money, for assistants, for cars, for offices, because apparently that's why we are entering politics. But why do they think that? Because they themselves have gone through it, because that's precisely what they are like. They know that if they were in our shoes, that's exactly what they would do. But I have a surprise for them. We are not like them, we are different. We are not at all similar to them. If we were like them, none of this would make any sense, because even if we gained some influence in power someday, we would do exactly what they do, which is nothing, but we are different from them - he added.


14:45

Mentzen:

Don't Enter into a Coalition with PiS

- In 2005, both Samoobrona and the League of Polish Families had about 10% support, roughly like us now, and what did they do with it? They entered into a coalition with PiS. How did it end? Where is Giertych now, where is Lepper now, certainly not in a place where I would like to be. We don't want to repeat the fate of either Samoobrona or LPR. Look at what happened to them after 2 years of dining with PiS. Both parties dropped to 1% and completely fell out of politics. This is a clear instruction for us on what not to do. Do not enter into a coalition with PiS - stated Sławomir Mentzen during a program convention in Katowice.


14:47

Kaczyński:

Tusk's 'German Order' is Meant to Destroy the Chance for a Truly Strong, Secure State

- These German ways, Tusk's Western ways, are meant to destroy this chance. The chance for a truly strong, secure state to exist here, a secure future for Poles, secure but also good - stated Jarosław Kaczyński in Gorzów Wielkopolski.


14:53

Mentzen:

Women, Just Like Men, Build the Prosperity of This State, and Our Program is the Best for Women

- Who came up with the idea that our program is directed against women? After all, women in Poland build professional careers, start businesses, achieve tremendous success, and we want to help them in this. Women pay high and complicated taxes, they face these bureaucratic obstacles just like men. Women are not individuals requiring special care, for whom quotas, special rights, or privileges are needed, as the Left would like. Women, just like men, build the prosperity of this state, and our program is the best program for women – stated Sławomir Mentzen during the program convention in Katowice.


14:54

Kaczyński on the PO-PSL Government's Defense Plan: 'I Heard the Word Shame. Yes, It Was Shame, It Was Treason, It Is Tusk's Line of Treason'

- This map shows that a huge part of the territory, with only minor so-called delaying actions, was to be surrendered. Almost half of our homeland was to be given to the Russians. Well, what would have happened there, Ukraine shows, and no one should have any doubts about that. And that, ladies and gentlemen, is where I actually heard those words: shame. Yes, it was shame, it was treason, it is Tusk's line of treason – said Jarosław Kaczyński in Gorzów Wielkopolski.


14:54

Kaczyński on Holland: For some reasons I don't understand, she has a great aversion to this civilization, especially in its Polish version.

– If, for example, Ms. Holland were asked about her stance on such an elementary, fundamental issue as women's rights. Well, she would certainly say that she is absolutely for women's rights, that she believes equality between women and men is a given. Unless she has gone even further, is even more progressive, meaning she believes there are no such differences at all. For some reasons I don't understand and cannot explain, she has a great aversion to this civilization, and especially in its Polish version – said Jarosław Kaczyński in Gorzów Wielkopolski.


15:59

Morawiecki:

We've Shown Sustainable, Even Development is Possible

- We've shown that it is possible, meaning sustainable development, even development, development that redirects funds saved from VAT mafias towards social groups that were deprived of them. I'm coming to you straight from Bielsko-Biała, from a meeting at a very active senior center, so funds transferred to seniors, but also to families – soon 800+, family care capital – that this development will be continued, but with a special focus on cities like Racibórz, Rybnik, Żory, Wodzisław, and other towns and cities here in the south of the Silesian Voivodeship – stated Mateusz Morawiecki in Racibórz.

- Ladies and gentlemen, see that these are not just empty words. Over the past 8 years, despite stumbles, despite mistakes we made, for which we also apologize to the residents of Silesia, much has still been achieved. It's no longer just the development of Warsaw, Wrocław, or Krakow, but all of Silesia is becoming the industrial heart of Poland. Here, we saved Rafako; recently, we facilitated an agreement between Rafako and Tauron, and Rafako stands on the eve of a great era or epoch of energy investments in Poland – he continued.

- For me, the most important thing is that Poland can develop justly and in solidarity, also in such cities – he emphasized.


17:26

Kaczyński:

Our opponents are not ordinary adversaries; their actions are driven by external inspiration
Our opponents are not ordinary adversaries, the kind every ruling party in a democratic country must have. Because that is the essence of democracy: there is power and there is opposition, and the opposition criticizes, and even attacks the power, though it doesn't always do so fairly or truthfully. (...) But in our case, this situation is, one might say, different in the bad sense of the word, meaning these obstacles are very often built as a result of external inspiration, external inspiration which is frequently quite overt. It's the kind about which there can be no doubt – stated Jarosław Kaczyński in Szczecin.

17:27

Kaczyński:

This is the upward path we've been on for 8 years, leading to a truly strong and secure Poland

- We have a situation in Poland today that can be somewhat linked to the words of our national anthem, although of course it's a distant analogy. The anthem spoke of a path to the homeland, led by Dąbrowski. This is about a completely different path, but one that is also immensely important for Poland. It's an upward path we've been on for 8 years. A path that leads to a truly strong, truly secure Poland, to a secure future for Poles. To what our slogan expresses - stated Jarosław Kaczyński during a provincial convention in Szczecin.

- It's steeply uphill, not only because it's fast, but also because it's a difficult path, and these difficulties are created not only by the steepness but also by those who hinder us, who, at all costs, want to prevent this peak from being reached. So that Poland cannot become a country truly prosperous on a European scale, truly strong militarily, meaning secure, well-organized, a country that matters, without which the affairs of Europe in general, and the affairs of Central and Central-Eastern Europe, cannot be settled. This is, I repeat, a steep, difficult path, on which our march is hindered by those who, one might say, throw stones. They throw stones not without reason, because such a Poland simply gets in the way of some people, it stands in the way of their plans, in the way of their political goals - he continued.

- Unfortunately, history has so turned out that those who hinder us are most often our neighbors, both from the east and the west. Although it seemed that our entry into NATO, and later into the European Union, would change this situation, we know today that it has not changed - he emphasized.


17:28

Kaczyński:

Holland's Film Aims to Portray Us as a Savage, Brutal, Cruel, Xenophobic Nation
This is the film [Green Border] which is intended to play a role not only in the immediate sense, to discredit this operation. It is meant to open the way to dismantling this barrier, so that this operation planned by Putin and his colleagues, his stooges in Minsk, can be realized. This is beyond any doubt, and there is also a second operation, which is perhaps spoken of less often. Namely, Poland, thanks to this great help for Ukraine, this simply unprecedented act of our society, accepting millions, but migrants without creating camps, in private apartments, various hotels, guesthouses, rooms intended for normal human habitation or at least for holidays, this has been noticed in the world and has greatly raised our moral standing – Jarosław Kaczyński said in Szczecin. Agnieszka Holland's film is simply meant to destroy that. It is being shown not only in Poland; it is meant to destroy it, it is meant to portray us as a savage, brutal, cruel nation, of course xenophobic, essentially racist – he continued.

17:36

Kaczyński:

They were Tusk's private prisoners. But it wasn't his initiative. As one can assume, it was Putin who said: you have no right to touch our fans.

- I would like to remind you not only of the conversation recently shown, meaning the documents concerning it were shown with Merkel regarding pensions, but there was, for example, such a conversation, I would also like documents relating to it to be found one day, between Putin and Tusk, but not about the most important matters, 'Reset' speaks about that, but about Russian fans in Poland. Russian fans, after that conversation, arrests followed, and people sat in prison for a very long time, actually not knowing why. Of course, it was the rule of law. Those judges who, on demand, locked people up in prison for, in essence, I want to say again, it was not known for what. It was the rule of law. They were, one could say, Tusk's private prisoners. But it wasn't Tusk's initiative, as one can assume, it was simply Putin who said: you have no right to touch our fans, because they are Russians and this is a nation that you must reckon with or you must simply recognize its superiority, and they walked brazenly across Poniatowski Bridge, clearly provoking - said Jarosław Kaczyński in Szczecin.


17:37

Kaczyński:

Tusk said – I will introduce Western, German order here. Remember what that order looked like

- Tusk said, I will introduce Western order, German order here, so remember what that order looked like. I was just talking about it, the 5 zlotys, complete ruin of public finances, total robbery, that's what that order looked like. Sell-off, liquidation - stated Jarosław Kaczyński during the provincial convention in Szczecin.


17:42

Kaczyński:

When our neighbors didn't like something, an operation against Poland was carried out. A classic example was Jedwabne. Holland's film is the same kind of work
This is a truly significant threat. After all, it's not the first time that when something happened here that certain centers, but mainly our neighbors, didn't like, an operation, some kind of operation against Poland was carried out. Jedwabne was a classic example of this. So, remember, ladies and gentlemen, that [Agnieszka Holland's] film is simply the same kind of work - said Jarosław Kaczyński in Szczecin.

17:45

Kaczyński on Trzaskowski: He is a staunch leftist

- Please, ladies and gentlemen, do not be deceived right before the elections. Because there can be all sorts of tricks. For instance, Tusk suddenly announces that he will not be prime minister and Trzaskowski will be. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a substitution of one person of the same kind [Tusk] for another of the same kind, only the second one is an even more staunch leftist – stated Jarosław Kaczyński in Szczecin.