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11/22/2023
07:37
At 11:00, the first reading of the citizen's bill amending the Act on healthcare benefits financed from public funds will take place - in practice, this is the "Yes to IVF" project.
President Andrzej Duda will participate in a meeting of the presidents of the Visegrad Group countries in Prague. At 10:20, the official ceremony will be held, at 10:30 - a joint photo of the presidents, and at 10:40 - an entry into the Book of Memories of Prague Castle.
At 11:00, the plenary session will begin, at 12:40 the presidents will attend the V4 String Quartet concert, and at 13:15 - a working breakfast. A press conference of the presidents is scheduled for 15:00, and the presidents' farewell at 16:00.
07:51
Mastalerek:
It's Good That the Prime Minister Is Fighting
- First and foremost, the Prime Minister really wanted this, and it speaks well of him that he wanted to undertake this mission, because one must always fight to the end, try, and attempt. The Prime Minister will have the opportunity to present, and we already know this, a new cabinet that will differ from the previous one, and then he will be able to present both the achievements of himself and Prime Minister Szydło from the last 8 years, as well as his plans for the future. Of course, the chances of this are not high, because both Lewica, and the so-called Third Way and Civic Coalition (KO) have announced that they will vote together. However, not all political actions are undertaken with today in mind. It's good that the Prime Minister is fighting - stated Marcin Mastalerek on "Sygnały dnia" (Signals of the Day) on PR1.
07:52
Mastalerek:
We are dealing with a situation where one part of the coalition is not entering the government
- Before the elections, the Together Party, which is part of the Left, announced that Donald Tusk would not be Prime Minister, that they would veto, and today we are dealing with a situation where the Together Party is not entering this government. Of course, as we have learned, which I find rather strange, it will be supporting this cabinet. On the one hand, they are not entering the government, and on the other hand, they are voting for it. Before the elections, they said something else, so before the government was formed, we are already now dealing with a situation where one part of the coalition is not entering the government - stated Marcin Mastalerek on PR1's "Sygnały dnia".
07:53
Mastalerek:
In 2020, a Coalition Change Was Close
- Few people in Poland know the behind-the-scenes story, but I can reveal that in 2020, as early as spring, a change in the ruling coalition was genuinely close, and this was before the presidential elections. Because it was obvious that if President Duda hadn't secured re-election, this coalition would have changed within a few months, but I'm talking about events around the so-called postal ballot elections. Just a few months after the elections, the coalition could have been reversed. Anything can happen, one must be prepared for all scenarios – stated Marcin Mastalerek in PR1's "Sygnały dnia" (Signals of the Day).
- At that time, President Duda played the most important role as a stabilizer for all of this. I was close to these events then, and I think if the President hadn't taken certain steps at that time, things could have turned out very differently – continued the Head of the Presidential Cabinet.
07:58
Hetman:
We Will Certainly Have to Consider Within the Parliamentary Majority What to Do with the Commission for Investigating Russian Influence
08:02
Hetman:
We will want to settle accounts and show Poles how they tried to falsify the presidential election
08:04
Hetman:
The Ministry of Defence Needs a Responsible, Predictable Politician Capable of Dialogue. Kosiniak-Kamysz is Such a Person
08:04
Hetman:
Peasants in the EPP will naturally vote against treaty changes. In Poland, we are preoccupied with this topic because PiS imposed such rhetoric after losing the elections
08:07
- Prime Minister Tusk, once speaking on a television station, before a program, was recorded and it was released online, as if he had spoken about his aversion to the Polish Sejm and how reluctantly he thinks about returning to the Sejm. He has tasted European politics and I think he would like to return there, however, he held the position of President of the European Council and he won't return as a commissioner or deputy head of the commission. If it turns out, and this is very likely today, because we hear about it, that there's no chance for the position of President of the European Commission, he will probably delegate someone else as a commissioner or deputy head, and he's left with two options - either go for new elections and govern independently or try to become president - stated Marcin Mastalerek in "Sygnały dnia" PR1.
- It seems to me that the presidency or a dream of the presidency could be a kind of political capstone for Donald Tusk, and he is definitely seriously considering it as one of the options - he continued.
08:57
Mentzen:
Sasin and Ziobro Should Stand Before the Tribunal of State
09:00
09:02
Mentzen:
I Will Raise My Hand with the Greatest Pleasure for Glapiński to Stand Before the State Tribunal
09:07
09:09
Mentzen:
I Received an Invitation from the Prime Minister Yesterday
09:10
Mentzen:
Korwin-Mikke's Potential is Currently Limited to Destruction
09:25
Dziemianowicz-Bąk:
We Should Do Everything for Teachers' Leapfrog Salary Increases to Appear at Every Career Level from January 1, 2024
- We should do everything to ensure that indeed, from January 1, 2024, these leapfrog salary increases for teachers, for teachers at every career level, appear. This is such a necessary condition, though not yet final, to rebuild the prestige of the teaching profession and to stop the outflow from this profession. In our opinion, as The Left, an interesting and worthy solution to support, when it comes to teachers' salaries, is what ZNP once proposed by submitting a citizens' bill to link teachers' salaries with average wages in the economy - stated Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk on Radio Wrocław.
09:28
11:18
- You are like usurpers, you are trying to steal the election result, you are preventing the real government from working. And now the minister is trying to blame us for not doing your job on time. Why, Mr. Minister [Buda], were these credit holidays not adopted by the Sejm of the previous term? They expire at the end of this year, but it would be good to familiarize yourselves with what was adopted in that term. Today you are coming with 0% VAT on food, while in the state budget you have entered a tax increase on food. Ladies and gentlemen, this is called dissociative identity disorder and it really needs to be treated, so a little responsibility. Stop usurping the right to power, because the citizens did not entrust it to you. Let the next government work - stated Paulina Hennig-Kloska in the Sejm.
11:19
Zandberg:
We Must Stop Accepting the Nonsense Spouted by the Right and Far-Right About the EU's Future
11:21
- This is a great day, an exceptionally important day. When we were collecting signatures for the citizen-initiated bill 'Yes to IVF', we promised that sooner or later this project, this law, would come into effect, and today we are doing it, we are doing it on the first possible day, at the earliest possible moment - stated Agnieszka Pomaska in the Sejm.
11:22
Pomaska:
We Came to the New Sejm to Implement Only Good Projects at Express Speed
- We came to the new Sejm to implement only good projects at express speed. Not like it was for the last 8 years. Not like when here in this hall, at express speed, with the hands of today's Constitutional Tribunal member, Mr. Piotrowicz, the so-called Constitutional Tribunal dismantled the justice system in Poland, the rule of law, and independent judiciary in Poland. We are today restoring Poles' right to happiness, which is a child, at such a speed - stated Agnieszka Pomaska in the Sejm.
11:25
Pomaska:
On October 15th, the era of questioning Poles' consciences in Poland ended
- I have very good news. On October 15th, the era of questioning the consciences of Polish women and men in Poland ended - stated Agnieszka Pomaska in the Sejm.
11:26
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11:29
Pomaska:
Today We Restore the Right to Happiness
- Today we are restoring the right to happiness, the right to the unique happiness that is a child - stated Agnieszka Pomaska in the Sejm.
11:37
- Today, a fundamentally important vote on treaty changes will take place in the European Parliament, which will determine whether we can maintain Polish statehood. I have signaled to you how important these changes are. I believe there is no reason why the Sejm should not take a position on this matter. Yesterday, we submitted a draft resolution on this issue, and the Sejm should debate and vote on this draft resolution to express its position. Yesterday, the Sejm deliberated for two hours. The Sejm was supposed to work hard here; yesterday it deliberated for 2 hours, and the European Union Affairs Committee, to which this motion was referred, closed its proceedings without even bothering to address this fundamentally important project - stated Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk.
- I appeal for the Sejm to speak on this matter and take a clear stance. And to Mr. Donald Tusk, the former chairman of the European People's Party, I appeal not only to oblige Polish MEPs to oppose these treaty changes, as they have taken different stances and expressed varying opinions in committees, but to convince his colleagues from the European People's Party to oppose these changes. Today's vote will be a test of your effectiveness in this regard - he added.
11:40
Biedroń and Mentzen Respond to Prime Minister's Invitation:
We Have Nothing to Discuss.
Robert Biedroń published on social media a letter he received from Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
- In reference to my appointment as Prime Minister and the mission entrusted to me by the President of the Republic of Poland to form a Government, I would like to cordially invite representatives of your grouping to the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. The purpose of the meeting is to build a Coalition of Polish Affairs - the Prime Minister wrote.
- Thank you, I will not accept - this is how Biedroń commented on the invitation he received.
Dziękuję, nie skorzystam. pic.twitter.com/1YNEjfy7on
— Robert Biedroń (@RobertBiedron) November 22, 2023
Sławomir Mentzen also boasted on Twitter about receiving the same invitation from the Prime Minister.
- Of course, I am not going to any meeting. Throughout the election campaign, I said that I want to end, not prolong, the PiS government. I have not changed my mind. [...] We have nothing to discuss. Morawiecki must go - wrote Mentzen.
Premier Morawiecki zaprosił mnie na rozmowy w sprawie tworzenia koalicji.
— Sławomir Mentzen (@SlawomirMentzen) November 22, 2023
Oczywiście na żadne spotkanie się nie wybieram. Całą kampanię wyborczą mówiłem, że chcę zakończyć, a nie przedłużać rządy PiS. Zdania nie zmieniłem. Wybraliście mnie do Sejmu właśnie po to, żeby… pic.twitter.com/bAH4f0fS8H
11:41
- Given that this bill largely requires further clarification and specification of the rules for carrying out these procedures to be funded from the state budget, the PiS parliamentary club recommends to the high chamber further work on this law - stated Józefa Szczurek-Żelazko in the Sejm.
11:50
Müller:
I Will Vote for the IVF Act Because That's My Stance on the Matter
- I will vote for the IVF act because that's my stance on the matter (…). In the PiS parliamentary club, there is no party discipline regarding ideological, principled matters such as IVF, abortion, and other similar issues. There is no discipline, unlike, for example, in the Civic Platform parliamentary club, where people are expelled from the club for voting one way or another on such matters. In our case, decisions in this regard are made individually by each PiS MP – stated Piotr Müller in the Sejm.
11:53
12:01
Nowacka:
A Historic Moment is Unfolding. We Are Restoring an Element of Social Justice
12:03
NASK:
Suspicious SMS messages can now be reported to new number 8080
Zgłoszenie nadużyć to ważny element systemu zwalczania cyberprzestępstw. Podejrzane SMS-y można zgłaszać na nowy nr 8080, a wiadomości e-mail i strony przez formularz na https://t.co/eKIrMBbXdl. Warto włączyć się w walkę z oszustami – mówi minister @CYFRA_GOV_PL @jciesz. pic.twitter.com/pkSueekBXd
— NASK (@NASK_pl) November 22, 2023
12:30
NASK:
Entry of the Law on Combating Abuses in Electronic Communication Means Safer SMS and Phone Calls
The entry into force of the Law on Combating Abuses in Electronic Communication means safer SMS messages and phone calls – informs NASK.
Co oznacza w praktyce wejście w życie Ustawy o zwalczaniu nadużyć w komunikacji elektronicznej?
NAJWAŻNIEJSZE KORZYŚCI TO:
➡️ bezpieczniejsze SMSy,
➡️ bezpieczniejsze połączenia telefoniczne,
➡️ bezpieczniejsza poczta elektroniczna,
➡️ bezpieczniejszy internet. pic.twitter.com/Z7MJv1aZ60
— NASK (@NASK_pl) November 22, 2023
In practice, what does the entry into force of the Law on Combating Abuses in Electronic Communication mean?
THE MOST IMPORTANT BENEFITS ARE:
➡️ safer SMS messages,
➡️ safer phone calls,
➡️ safer email,
➡️ safer internet.
12:32
Kosiniak-Kamysz:
This Will Be a Term for Citizens, With Citizens
12:36
Kosiniak-Kamysz:
What kind of cruel government would deprive parents of their greatest happiness? The IVF bill ends the cruelty
12:38
Kosiniak-Kamysz:
We will do everything to meticulously implement our coalition agreement, point by point, just like on the issue of in vitro.
12:41
Rosa:
A Good Bill That Will Bring Happiness, Love, Joy, Fulfillment, and Equality
- This is a good bill that will bring happiness, love, joy, fulfillment, and equality, because trying to have a child is something that people who can have children will never understand. And those foolish smiles you gentlemen have on your faces testify solely to your contempt and lack of understanding of what it means to try to have a child - stated Monika Rosa in the Sejm.
12:57
Scheuring-Wielgus:
The Era of Confederation's Old Guard Isn't Over Yet
13:17
Arłukowicz:
Braun Said IVF Isn't a Treatment Method. But He Wears Glasses, Which Is a Method, Yet We'll Take IVF Away From People
Here I heard Mr. MP Braun, who was spouting all this nonsense. He said IVF isn't a treatment method. But he wears glasses, doesn't he? And that is a treatment method, Mr. MP, we wear glasses, but we will take IVF away from people. Such is the wisdom in this Sejm – he continued.
14:02
Tomczyk:
Müller said he'd vote for IVF because of his views. Who stopped you from implementing those views? How can someone be so hypocritical?
- I also saw a change. I saw the government spokesman today, Mr. Müller, who said: I will vote for IVF, these are my views. Jesus Mary… Ladies and gentlemen, so who stopped you from implementing those views? Were you in some kind of internal conspiracy? Were you sitting in some dungeon for those 8 years, unable to pursue your views? How can someone be so hypocritical as to say today – while being the spokesman for the Morawiecki government – that they are in favor of IVF. […] I am generally surprised that Morawiecki is not representing PiS today, saying that he is in favor of IVF. That's all that's missing. Where is that man today? – he continued.
- You cared about families, but about the Morawiecki family, the Szumowski family, the Sobolewski family, about supervisory boards – that's what you cared about. But you didn't care about Polish families. And we will take care of that – he concluded.
14:14
– Why did you actually do this? I remember Mr. Kaczyński, I will use a quote from around 2014. In these matters, I listen to the church, I know that 15,000 in vitro treatments represent a very large number of abortions. Member of Parliament Hoc referred to himself as a doctor, I would like you to address this. You did not heed the Hippocratic Oath, only those words of Kaczyński, which have nothing to do with reality, because what does in vitro have to do with abortion? Incidentally, he equated all supporters of the in vitro method with all supporters of allowing abortion, but what about people, there can be such people who are supporters of in vitro but not necessarily supporters of abortion. Even in your worldview, you have wronged them, and that is the measure of injustice – stated Sławomir Nitras in the Sejm.
– I remember you here a year ago, Ms. Elżbieta Płomka, where is Member of Parliament Płomka today. When someone tells such things as Ms. Płomka did, I'm not surprised she lost to Mejza. Ms. Płomka said from this rostrum: we are dealing with the in vitro industry adopting the form of a modern eugenics enclave, which manifests itself at the preimplantation diagnosis stage and in some countries also in abortion-selective conception of embryos. Any parent listening to this, having children through in vitro, did anyone ask them? Mr. Member of Parliament Hocut, do you want blue eyes or green, what nonsense are you telling people, how can you do such things – he continued.
– A question for Minister Sójka, who used the law that as a minister she can ask a question, but she doesn't listen to the debate. I wanted to ask Minister Sójka, the one who miraculously converted with Prime Minister Morawiecki last night, as she informed us, on the issue of in vitro. For all these words that were spoken, these decisions, will Minister Sójka and Prime Minister Morawiecki apologize to all Polish women and men for these 8 years, because that is the last thing you have left to do in this matter – he added.
14:36
Szłapka:
I want to promise that we will do everything to ensure that no one in Poland ever again takes away Poles' right to happiness
- The fact that so many MPs from PiS applauded when listening to this nonsense [from Grzegorz Braun] is the best symbol that you are, in reality, Konfederacja, you, the MPs of PiS. I want to promise that we will do everything to ensure that no one in Poland ever again takes away Poles' right to happiness - stated Adam Szłapka in the Sejm.
15:14
15:44
Duda:
Key topics today included infrastructure and economic development, and matters of security
- Our plenary sessions proceeded according to the Czech Presidency's plans for the Visegrad Group. We discussed matters important to our citizens - stated Andrzej Duda during the press conference of the Visegrad Group presidents.
- The main topics of our discussions and statements today were the Visegrad Fund and its functioning, its impact on the development of our region, on the development of our societies, and also how we are perceived externally. In the second part of the plenary session, we discussed innovation, creativity, and creating opportunities for young people to develop in our countries. We also spoke about the development of infrastructure and the economies of our countries, as well as matters pertaining to security, which is so important for all our citizens - he added.
- We also discussed gas and electricity security. We also talked about issues related to climate protection, as the COP conference in Dubai lies ahead. So, we also spoke about these very important issues today, about what the future should look like, what the energy mix in our countries should be. How much we need, on the one hand, renewable energy, and on the other hand, to carry out an extremely difficult but important transformation in this direction so that we are able to meet European requirements regarding emission reductions and climate protection - he continued.
17:13
Żukowska:
I expect the Sejm to pass a new KRS bill that will allow judges to elect KRS members again, and I hope the President will sign it
- There is a dispute, which you have known about for some time, between this part of the body [KRS] appointed by the Sejm, and in our opinion should be appointed by judges. Namely, by those judges who sit there not by nomination of judges, but precisely by nomination of the Sejm. And us, who were elected, as the previous law also indicated, by parliament [in the number of 6] – stated Anna-Maria Żukowska on PR24.
- [Judge Nowacki] said something about shoving a resolution down MP Gasiuk-Pihowicz's throat and seemed quite aggressive – she added.
- I expect the Sejm to pass a new KRS bill and I expect and hope that the President will sign it. Because this stalemate must be broken. It cannot look like this. None of you radio listeners expect this. They simply expect diligent work, and I would like such work to be conducted within the KRS. And for this to be possible, judges must, once again, be elected by judges – she continued.
17:18
Żukowska:
The Process of Judicial Appointments by the President Contains an Error Leading to a Lack of Judicial Independence
- Nobody is taking away the President's prerogative, by the way, to appoint judges. This is absolutely clear and he has this constitutional right. However, in the entire process of selecting candidates for these positions, for whom he then appoints individuals as judges. Or grants them nominations, promotions. In our opinion, this is precisely where the error lies in the entire procedure, which results in a lack of independence. Because it leads to subordination to Mr. Ziobro's circle, in reality – said Anna-Maria Żukowska on PR24.
18:59
Karpiński:
I Have Never Made a Decision Under Pressure, Blackmail, or Illegal Lobbying
- I would like to strongly emphasize that in my life I have never made any decision that was the result of any pressure, I don't know, blackmail, illegal lobbying, let alone an expectation of financial gain - stated Włodzimierz Karpiński in an interview with Tomasz Terlikowski on RMF FM.
19:28
Morawiecki:
Despite Tusk's Assurances, 9 MEPs from Civic Coalition and Left Lists Tipped the Scales for EU Treaty Changes
- Nine MEPs from Poland, elected from the Civic Coalition and Left lists, tipped the scales and caused the European Parliament to adopt a resolution calling for radical changes to EU treaties - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki wrote on Twitter.
- Despite Donald Tusk's assurances yesterday, people supporting him have accepted the EU's right to impose taxes according to their provisions, to strip member states of border control, and to take away many other state functions, consequently leading to the complete dependence of Poland and other member states on decisions made in Brussels and on the will of the two strongest states in the Union - the head of government emphasized.
Dziewięciu europosłów z Polski wybranych z list Koalicji Obywatelskiej i Lewicy przeważyło szalę i spowodowało, że Parlament Europejski przyjął rezolucję wzywającą do radykalnej zmiany traktatów dotyczących UE.
— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) November 22, 2023
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19:31
Budka:
Calm Down, This Isn't a Treaty Change, It's an EP Proposal
- I will not be judging other MEPs. PO MPs voted against it, but calmly, this is not a treaty change at all, this is a proposal from the European Parliament. Contrary to what PiS politicians are saying in Poland today, for any procedure to even take place, the governments of the member states must unanimously agree to it - stated Borys Budka in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News.
19:36
Budka:
I Favor the Sejm Electing a New Prime Minister, Tusk, and the Council of Ministers on the Same Day
- I am in favour of, on the very same day that this fiction Mateusz Morawiecki is building is shown in black and white, that he does not have a majority, that on that very same day the Sejm elects a new Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, along with the Council of Ministers. From that moment on, he will be the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, while if the President wishes to ceremonially accept such a ruling, it has no significance - stated Borys Budka on the program "Gość Wydarzeń" (Guest of the Events) on Polsat News.
19:43
Budka:
With All Due Respect, Mastalerek is in the Palace Unfortunatey to Create Political Stir Rather Than Help the President
- With all due respect, but Minister Mastalerek is in the Palace unfortunately precisely to create more of a political stir than to help the President, to act in accordance with the constitution - stated Borys Budka in the program “Gość Wydarzeń” on Polsat News.
- It is not for me to judge whether someone is a troublemaker or not, but I say clearly that the attempt at such a 'falandization' of the law infringes upon the dignity of the office held by President Andrzej Duda. If I were in Mr. Mastalerek's place, I would not suggest or urge the President to try to break the constitution - he added.
19:51
Budka:
Muszyński and the two other deputy deputies are not judges; they are receiving undue remuneration
19:54
Budka:
We will cooperate in any format with Prime Minister Tusk, I am the club leader. I might be a government member
- Donald Tusk knows perfectly well how to build a good team. We will cooperate in any format, for now thanking my colleagues for their trust and Prime Minister Tusk's recommendations, I am the club leader. I might be a government member if Prime Minister Donald Tusk wishes to invite me to this team - stated Borys Budka in the program "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News.
20:01
20:03
Szydło:
Centralized Management from Brussels, Primarily Serving German and French Policies. Member States Will Be Marginalized
20:07
Gasiuk-Pihowicz:
We Are a Legal Part of the National Council of the Judiciary, but We Also Have People There Illegally
20:13
20:18
Szydło:
Tusk's coalition is starting to crumble as they can't agree on fundamental EU treaty matters. Left MEPs voted for the resolution
20:19
Gasiuk-Pihowicz:
I expect the president to take responsibility for the commitment to implement ECtHR rulings
20:30
Szydło:
If the Left, Third Way, and Confederation Cared About Poland, They Would Negotiate with Morawiecki
21:02
Kobosko:
It's surprising when a prime minister, a busy person, allocates time slots where he sits motionless, waiting for guests who won't come.
21:04
- This is the problem with the deceptive narrative that has been ongoing for several days, which we heard yesterday in the Sejm and heard today, as if something terrible, irreversible had happened today in Strasbourg, that Poland's sovereignty had been taken away. I am using these types of words because such words were spoken yesterday in the Sejm, and today in the Sejm and Strasbourg; this is an absolute untruth - stated Michał Kobosko on TVN24.
- Today, the European Parliament voted on a resolution, with a small majority, because it's evident today that the European Parliament is also very strongly divided on this matter. The resolution was adopted with a small majority, which may create a path for future changes to the EU treaties, but this path today is very distant, very uncertain. I'd say the change to these treaties today is minimal - he added.
21:05
- This decision by the European Parliament, contrary to what Mr. Kobosko is saying, is very important because it initiates the procedure for amending the treaties. This is a procedure defined in Article 48 of the treaty, and the initiation of this procedure means that steps will be taken. I would be reserved in my words, were I in Mr. Kobosko's place, regarding this procedure, firstly because a Member of the European Parliament from Poland 2050 lent a hand in supporting this resolution - stated Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk.
- Secondly, because yesterday, when we wanted to proceed with a resolution that, on the one hand, expressed support for Poland's presence in the European Union, which is very important, but on the other hand, also pointed out the threats associated with treaty changes, Marshal Hołownia deemed it not an important matter and did not find time within those 2 hours during which the Sejm was supposed to convene, as the Sejm was meant to debate 24 hours a day. It turned out that yesterday it only deliberated for 2 hours. He did not find time to debate this topic - he continued.
- He referred it to the Committee on European Union Affairs. Yesterday, the Chairman of this Committee became MP Michał Kobosko, sitting next to me, and the committee meeting lasted 7 minutes. 7 minutes, I will emphasize again, and Chairman Michał Kobosko did not even speak, despite a motion to extend [the agenda] on this matter being submitted. If this is how you intend to act as Chairman of the Committee on European Union Affairs on fundamental issues, I consider it an unheard-of threat precisely to the statehood of Poland - he added.
21:05
- Frankly, I have to ask how the minister dares to say such things about the European Commission, about EU institutions at this moment, given that you, as the person responsible for the Polish government's relations with EU institutions, did what you did. That is to say, you are co-responsible for us not receiving money for the National Reconstruction Plan - stated Michał Kobosko on TVN24.
- We are not receiving them. Do you agree that we are not receiving them? [Actually, we are just now receiving them. The first advance payments are just coming in – said Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk] Fantastic, now that you've lost power, what a coincidence - he added.
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