At 12:00, the Presidential Palace will host a ceremony where President Andrzej Duda will present general nominations to officers of the Polish Army, Military Counterintelligence Service, State Protection Service, Border Guard, and Prison Service.

At 15:00, NBP President Adam Glapiński will hold a press conference dedicated to assessing the current economic situation in Poland.

Today, as announced by Marek Sawicki, President Andrzej Duda is scheduled to present appointments for the Senior Marshal of the Sejm and the Senate. Furthermore, the first meeting of the PSL club has been convened for 15:00, where MPs may learn the shape of the coalition agreement.

- In reality, when we talk about coalition talks regarding support for the future government, they will likely begin on Monday. We will present our programmatic offer, our program for how the next government could function, and we will look for individuals who are ready to support the program we present. Informal talks have already taken place some time ago - stated Piotr Müller in an interview with Dariusz Ociepa on Polsat News' "Graffiti".

- What we will do now, after the formal designation, because today there was an announcement of designation, but after the formal designation, we will present the potential program of Prime Minister Morawiecki's government, for which we will appeal for support to the remaining members of parliament - stated Piotr Müller in "Graffiti" Polsat News.

- Let's remember that Poles entrusted us with the victory in the election, but they also said clearly: look for coalition partners. If we don't undertake this mission, we will be unfair to our voters. We will be able to say with a clear conscience: we tried, but the programmatic offer was not acceptable to the other political forces - stated Piotr Müller in "Graffiti" on Polsat News.

- Whether such a decision will be made – I don't know. The Prime Minister has not yet decided on this matter, neither on the fact of whether he will appoint the Chairman of the KNF, nor who he will be, if he decides to appoint. Second thing – even if such an appointment were to happen, I don't understand the panic from the opposition. That is, are they afraid of a person who will supervise the financial market, because they will be associated with PiS, appointed by PiS? - stated Piotr Müller in Polsat News's "Graffiti".

- They all [proposals for changing the creation of treaties in the European Union] are justifiably contrary to the Polish constitution, but that is not a big deal, because the rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union are also contrary to the Polish constitution, and subsequently the proceedings of some Polish courts in accordance with these rulings, which are not sources of law in Poland. So the confusion regarding the regulations of European Union law is already so terrible - stated Przemysław Czarnek in a conversation with Michał Rachoń on the TVP Info program “Jedziemy”.

- They were very confusing from the very beginning, because the regulations themselves, which are created in the treaties, have such a general form that is subject to such powerful overinterpretations, that one could always expect this, that today we can truly only expect that if Tusk were the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, this type of situation, some one-time consent for a qualified majority instead of unanimity in foreign policy, would certainly happen - he added.

- I would not downplay this threat in the sense that these are people who, theoretically, appointed Constitutional Tribunal judges in 2015 in advance. That is, going beyond the scope of the Sejm's competencies, which was then ending its term in 2015. Let's remember, the whole crisis began with them brutally breaking the rule of law by appointing judges for a period for which the Sejm, which was ending its term, could not appoint these judges. So, if they did it premeditatedly while losing power, do you think they won't be capable of breaking constitutional law if they gain power? They are the ones who are not respecting the rule of law; it is we who have demonstrated rule of law and democracy - stated Przemysław Czarnek on TVP Info.

- For 8 years, PiS trampled on political customs in Poland. If someone, and I'll say this brutally, crawled out of the sewer, they should wash themselves first, and only then lecture others on the rules of personal hygiene. This isn't about Ms. Witek personally, but about the entire PiS political camp - stated Michał Kamiński in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the "Gość Radia Zet" program.

- The days when the Sejm's rules and work were tailored to Jarosław Kaczyński's whims are over. I looked with indignation at the fact that the Marshals would suspend sessions for several minutes so that the party leader would deign to arrive in the chamber. All MPs waited simply because the leader had to get from Żoliborz - stated Michał Kamiński on the program "Gość Radia Zet".

- I believe that Confederation should have its representative in the Sejm presidium. You are not asking me what my colleagues think, but what I think. On many points, my point of view in various opposition configurations can be a minority one, because everyone has a minority view on some matters - stated Michał Kamiński on the program "Guest of Radio Zet".

- The President of the Republic of Poland incites political corruption. After the elections, President Andrzej Duda could, colloquially speaking, play dumb and pretend not to know the election results. But after all the leaders went to him and very clearly declared that their parties did not want to work with PiS, the president knows that the person to whom he entrusts the mission of forming a government will only be able to realize this mission through political corruption - stated Michał Kamiński on the program “Guest of Radio Zet”.

A full disgrace won't happen if Morawiecki, shall we say, pulls himself together. He'll run around to his colleagues for a bit. He'll realize that he's unable to present a cabinet, you know, to the President – he continued.

- It would, of course, be better if the speaker served the entire term, there's no doubt about that. But we know that such cases have happened. In the European Parliament, for example, so we didn't invent this. The second thing, and the second point of my statement, is that in my opinion, it would be best if the leaders of all four parties were in the government – stated Marek Borowski on TVN24.

- I understand that there is impatience, but absolutely not [the talks are not going too slowly]. It's going relatively quickly anyway. We have to remember that there are four parties. Each ran with its own program; there are common elements and elements that are, let's say, not necessarily different, but distinct. So these talks have to take time, but they are not taking too long at all – Marek Borowski said on TVN24.

- I have just left the courtroom in Sopot. The man who planned an attack on me and my family testified that he acted under the influence of TVP Info, Wiadomości, and TV Republika. More of a victim than an attacker - Donald Tusk wrote on Twitter.

Właśnie wyszedłem z sali sądowej w Sopocie. Człowiek, który planował zamach na mnie i moją rodzinę zeznał, że działał pod wpływem TVP Info, Wiadomości i TV Republika. Bardziej ofiara niż zamachowiec.

— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) November 9, 2023

- The departure of President Kaczyński from politics today would be a major blow to us, and certainly what we need today, after these elections, is greater consolidation, as much unity as possible, and leadership, and I am counting on such leadership from Jarosław Kaczyński - stated Adam Bielan on Radio Plus.

Stan Gry: ? Kombinacja poluzowania fiskalnego (to nasz scenariusz na 2024) i bardziej restrykcyjnej pol. monetarnej powinna wspierać złotego. ? Aprecjacja złotego będzie natomiast pomagać dezinflacji (nie zmieniamy prognozowanej ścieżki). ? Skutkiem utrzymania spadającej…

— Analizy Pekao (@Pekao_Analizy) November 9, 2023

- On November 13th, when the democratic majority jointly elects the Marshal, this 'chocholi taniec' (chochel dance) by PiS around the PSL will end - wrote Piotr Zgorzelski on Twitter.

13 listopada, kiedy większość demokratyczna wybierze wspólnie marszałka, zakończy się ten chocholi taniec PiS wokół PSL-u.

— Piotr Zgorzelski (@PZgorzelskiP) November 9, 2023

- I don't think so. The 3-opposition-list formula worked, it gave us a majority, it gave us a majority in the Senate, where we didn't exactly have one list, but we reached an agreement. When we talk about local elections, I not only don't rule it out, but I am convinced that in local elections, such an agreement will happen in many cities - stated Michał Kamiński on the program 'Gość Radia Zet'.

Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) has been supporting Ukraine since the very beginning of Russian aggression. One of the projects being implemented is emergency aid, made possible through the bank's cooperation with the European Commission (EC) and the International Solidarity Foundation (ISF). This support has enabled, among other things, the delivery of 100 school buses to Ukraine.

We are pleased that we could utilize a portion of the aid that was allocated for vaccines. Following an agreement with the European Commission, we were able to provide extensive support to Ukraine, as evidenced by today's buses. We must support Ukraine in its fight for independence - says Beata Daszyńska-Muzyczka, CEO of BGK.

We see with what responsibility, with what readiness Ukrainians are thinking about the future of their country after the war. There is perhaps no greater symbol of this future than school buses for children. Children are the guarantee of Ukraine's victory in this war, and they are the guarantee that Ukraine will be the country that Skovoroda and Stus dreamed of: a country of free and proud citizens - says Rafał Dzięciołowski, President of the International Solidarity Foundation.

- Radosław Sikorski should hold a position where he can best serve the Republic of Poland. If I were Prime Minister, I would certainly offer Radosław Sikorski the position of Foreign Minister. If I were Prime Minister, but as you know, that is not a threat to me - stated Michał Kamiński on the program 'Gość Radia Zet'.

- Ladies and gentlemen, PiS is clearly showing why these two weeks were a gift from Duda. It was to secure positions for their cronies, their people, and as we know, according to PiS, the best positions are in that much-hated EU. For two years, the PiS government was unable to fill the position of a judge at the Court of Justice of the EU. Perhaps because PiS did not recognize the CJEU's rulings, perhaps because in the long run, they intended to lead Poland out [of the EU]. But now that Poles have so clearly said stop to Polexit in the elections, PiS has thought, maybe it's worth having their own mole in the CJEU. Maybe it's worth having their own people in the court of first instance, and they are hastily putting forward weak candidacies of people politically connected to them – stated Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz at a press conference in the Sejm.


- What kind of candidates do we have? We have a theology graduate who heads the Centre for Canon Law at the University of Warsaw. An expert from Ordo Iuris, a person with no practical experience in applying European law, never a judge, never a lawyer. On the other hand, she did advise the Prime Minister's Office, the Senate Chancellery of the Republic of Poland, and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Her husband, however, is a former PiS minister and currently a neo-judge at the Supreme Administrative Court – she continued.

In the prestigious "Fortune 500 Europe" ranking, ORLEN has secured the 44th position, confirming the concern's strong standing in the region. The list was compiled by the renowned American magazine "Fortune" based on company revenues in 2022.

"ORLEN's high position among Europe's largest companies demonstrates the new business opportunities we have gained through our mergers with Energa, LOTOS, and PGNiG. As a large, multi-energy group built on sustainable financing and a stable balance sheet, we have become a significant international player. This gives us, among other things, a better negotiating position when entering into contracts with the largest entities in the market. Thanks to diversification of its operations, the ORLEN Group is developing its competitive advantages and has the potential to implement investments that strengthen the energy security of Poland and the region," says Daniel Obajtek, President of the Management Board of ORLEN.

With revenues of $62.3 billion in 2022, ORLEN is the highest-ranked Polish company in the Fortune ranking. The concern operates in 9 core markets – Poland, the Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Slovakia, Hungary, as well as Canada, Norway, and Pakistan, with Austria to follow soon. The ORLEN Group's offering reaches over 100 countries on 6 continents. The concern possesses modern, integrated assets capable of processing over 45 million tons of crude oil of various grades annually, and its retail sales are conducted through the largest network of over 3,150 petrol stations in Central and Eastern Europe. ORLEN is also a significant player in the electricity market in Poland, with a capacity of 5.1 GW, including 1.7 GWe in modern gas sources and 0.8 GW in RES. In the exploration and production sector, the Group has its own reserves of oil and gas (2P), which at the end of 2022 amounted to nearly 1.3 billion boe.

ORLEN is the first fuel and energy concern in the region to declare achieving full emission neutrality by 2050. Investments are to primarily support this goal. In 2022, a record sum of PLN 19.6 billion was allocated to the implementation of the concern's largest investment program to date. This year, it is expected to increase to as much as PLN 36 billion. According to the updated strategy, by the end of this decade, the concern will invest over PLN 320 billion, of which approximately PLN 120 billion (i.e., about 40%) will be designated for green investments, including offshore and onshore wind power, photovoltaics, biogas and biomethane, biofuels, electromobility, and green hydrogen. It will also develop modern petrochemicals and secure nuclear energy.

"Fortune" is one of the most important business publications in the world, valued for its in-depth analysis of featured topics. The magazine's specialty is its rankings of the largest companies, published for almost 70 years. This year, for the first time, a list covering only European entities has been released. Since 1995, the "Global 500" ranking has included companies from around the world. In the last such compilation, ORLEN ranked 216th, marking a leap of 208 places compared to the previous edition. This placed it among the five fastest-growing companies in the ranking. ORLEN was also the only company from Poland to be included in this list.

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- What the female MPs have spoken about, namely the issue of judges who, at the last minute, are to be appointed to the most important European courts by a Council of Ministers decision, is just one of the elements that we see and which will unfold today at 11 AM. But we also have elections to the KNF ahead of us, in order to stop all these Misiewiczes and Pisiczes in state-owned companies. And I would like everyone who is watching us today to be aware of this. People associated with PiS should have the awareness that this will truly achieve nothing, that all these decisions that are being made today contrary to Polish law. All these decisions that are being made contrary to the democratic mandate, because PiS lost the election, will either be reversed or frozen – said Cezary Tomczyk in the Sejm.

- I am pleased with today's ceremony and immensely pleased with its composition. It also demonstrates how our thinking about the Republic of Poland's security is changing, how it is evolving. We have generals here not only from the Polish Army, but also generals from other service formations, we have military counterintelligence, we have the Border Guard, we have state protection, and finally, we have the Polish prison service. This is, in essence, the core of the Republic of Poland's security, which we see so perfectly, especially in recent times, in the face of the threats that life has presented and created. Fortunately, outside the borders of the Republic of Poland, to which we must respond today – stated Andrzej Duda during the awarding of general promotions.

- Hence today's broad participation of the Prime Minister and ministers responsible for individual departments and spheres of state activity concerning security. But I am glad that we are showcasing something that has recently become obvious to us, and most importantly, has also become a reality, because if anyone knows, it's you gentlemen who know this best, you have implemented it in practice. The frequent, and essentially constant, excellent cooperation, coordination, and collaboration of both the Polish Army and individual services, soldiers, officers, commanders, the ability to act together, the ability to cooperate, and the ability to share responsibilities in various areas, in different places, and in different situations – he continued.

- Since 1989, there has been no doubt, the Republic of Poland has not found itself in such a specific security situation as it is in, which we all know perfectly well since February 24, 2022, since Russia attacked Ukraine, since a full-scale war, one might boldly say, has been raging beyond our eastern border, where Ukraine is defending itself against Russian aggression. On the one hand, we are supporting Ukraine, but on the other hand, we are supporting it not only by sending aid in that direction, but also by accepting those who are seeking refuge here from the war. Those who arrive, but obviously, we must also combat the resulting threats, and we are doing so. Simultaneously, we are observing, acting, and drawing conclusions from what is happening beyond our eastern border. This necessitates obvious modernization efforts, both in terms of equipment for the Polish Army and Polish services, but also in educational, structural, and every other aspect – he added.

- We have decisively defeated the hydra of high inflation during this historic time. I hope it doesn't return quickly, but I don't want to predict anything. There is no high inflation in Poland. Global shocks led to this inflation, as in almost all countries of the world, and all European ones - stated Adam Glapiński at a press conference.

- As you know, yesterday the Monetary Policy Council (MPC) decided to keep the National Bank of Poland's (NBP) interest rates unchanged. I will present to you the most important arguments that the Council took into account when making this decision. To begin, I would like to remind you, because it is worth recalling, that in September and October we significantly adjusted the NBP's interest rates, lowering them by a total of one percentage point. This action was necessary because economic growth and demand pressure turned out to be lower than we expected, lower than our projections and forecasts anticipated, and inflation decreased very clearly - stated Adam Glapiński at a press conference.

- Regarding the presentation of the composition of the new Council of Ministers, we are giving ourselves two weeks for this. Certain changes are likely to appear – stated Piotr Müller at a press briefing in the Sejm.

— We would like this vote [on the vote of confidence] to take place. But of course, whatever the Prime Minister's decision will be, we will inform you after these two weeks. We would like to form a government, so the base scenario is that after two weeks we present the composition of the Council of Ministers, and after another two weeks, we ask for a vote of confidence – the government spokesperson added.

- Recently, uncertainty about the pace of disinflation in the coming quarters has significantly increased. In general, the word 'uncertainty' written in capital letters is now the main word that can be placed on the facades of all Western central banks - stated Adam Glapiński at a press conference.

- Here in Poland, this uncertainty has a dual dimension. Firstly, it concerns the shape of fiscal and regulatory policy. We are meeting and the report is being prepared during a period of such an information vacuum that we do not know what the fiscal and regulatory policy will be next year. Elections have taken place, as every four years, and the policy of this or the next government is unknown, what shields they will decide to grant and which ones they will not - he added.

- The latest NBP projection, which was briefly presented yesterday in the communiqué. In the information following the meeting, and tomorrow it will be presented in its entirety to all Polish analysts. And which I am presenting today in a connected speech. This latest inflation shows that inflation in Poland will continue to decrease, although its further decline, as we predicted in previous projections, will be slower than before. The decline in inflation is observed all over the world. It will now proceed more slowly, but it will continue to progress – said Adam Glapiński at the NBP conference.

- The NBP's inflation target, meaning 2.5 plus or minus 1, will only be achieved by the end of 2025 – he added.

- Whatever new government is formed, it must adopt the current budget and then introduce an amendment. It doesn't matter what kind of government it is. Whether it's Prime Minister Morawiecki, or Mr. Zandberg's or Mentzen's government. For now, the budget will be as it is. Moreover, we will cooperate with every government in the same way as we have done so far. The NBP is independent, it pursues policy for Poland, for Polish finances – stated Adam Glapiński at the NBP press conference.

- I believe it's worth trying. It's worth trying, it's worth appealing, searching for MPs who would be united... One cannot give up. The constitution clearly states everything. If it turns out that Prime Minister Morawiecki cannot build this majority, then the opposition will have its time - stated Radosław Fogiel in an interview with Marek Tejchman on RMF FM.

- In this new world, you are good if you support this new communist European state, you are bad if you don't. And whether you are truly a good or bad person, whether you are fighting for a just or unjust cause, is absolutely irrelevant. That's precisely why a criminal can become a good person here, and individuals who defend the interests of the Polish state are bad characters because they oppose this communist project – stated Patryk Jaki on TVP Info.

- Mr. Gaweł is a person who has been convicted of many different kinds of crimes. He defrauded dozens of people, forged documents, and was sentenced to unconditional imprisonment, then fled the European Union. He is wanted by arrest warrants precisely for this reason, but for the European Parliament, such a person can be considered good if they serve the communist cause – he continued.

- This all looks like a setup between a criminal and a judge from Iustitia, who, as we know, are not actually judges, but rather PO [Civic Platform] judges from Tusk's camp, who are politically involved along with political adherents of communism – he added.

– Seeing the Germans' determination to push this through, I believe it may not take long, and we must be prepared to defend Poland in this final step, because this is truly a matter of Polish independence. Either we retain the right to make decisions, the right for Poles to be citizens in their own country, or we hand over to the Germans, without a single shot fired, what they have always dreamed of, namely real power in Poland, because that is exactly what is written in this treaty – stated Patryk Jaki on TVP Info.

– In reality, while reading this new treaty, I wondered what Poland would still be able to do independently, without European bureaucracy, and it turned out that at best we could organize some festival, of course, provided that this festival is about LGBT or gender, because if it's about family policy, some further sanctions could await us – he added.