At 5:30 PM in Łańcut, the Presidential Couple will participate in the Gala of the XXI edition of the Polish President's Economic Award.

Today marks the end of the term for the current head of the KNF, Jacek Jastrzębski. - The nomination will be made on the day the term of the Chairman of the Financial Supervision Authority expires - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki stated on Monday.

- We are not going because we have already agreed with other partners and built a majority, so there's no point in going and building any illusory majority, because it simply won't exist. There can only be one majority in the entirety, so if there are 248 on one side, then there are simply fewer on the other - stated Piotr Zgorzelski on Polsat News's "Graffiti" program.

- Please excuse me from explaining the actions of Left MPs; if you invite representatives of the Left here, let them explain themselves. I can say that the MEPs from PSL behaved as they should. We are proponents of a Europe of Fatherlands, which should be strengthened in certain areas, while in others, the sovereignty of member states must be preserved – stated Piotr Zgorzelski on the Polsat News program „Graffiti”.

- The President is within the timeframe and the law. He did as he did, he could have acted more state-oriented. In my opinion, he acted more party-oriented. Meaning, he bowed to his former political environment, giving them time for various contract changes, position changes, improving their financial situation. That's what it serves - stated Piotr Zgorzelski on Polsat News's "Graffiti" program.

- We are working on legislation, in addition to what you see publicly. I wanted to say that this work, truly very much so, both programmatic and substantive, has genuinely gained momentum. After the weekend, we should submit draft bills to the Sejm that will protect people and their wallets. Because we know that PiS has prepared a gigantic increase in energy prices, and we will try to counteract this – stated Paulina Hennig-Kloska on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" program.

- The truth is that in next year's budget, there are no funds secured for energy shields. For energy, for heating, or for gas, these reductions. There's nothing. There's a VAT increase on food, let's be aware of that – she continued.

- We received an invitation [from Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki], I wanted to say that we are not going anywhere. We have the majority to form a government, accept the vote of confidence from the Prime Minister, and take responsibility for the state. Mateusz Morawiecki has the problem, not me, in creating a government – stated Paulina Hennig-Kloska on TVN24.

- These [investigative] committees will launch by the end of the year - stated Paulina Hennig-Kloska on TVN24.

- I believe the Prime Minister knows what the composition of the cabinet will be. Of course, each of us, members of Civic Coalition, is at the Prime Minister's disposal, but these decisions rest with the Prime Minister, and only after a few weeks, after 2.5 weeks, when this charade of a government-forming mission by Morawiecki ends… Yes [the government's composition will be announced then]. Respect for the Sejm, for democracy, for these principles demands that the Sejm be prioritized as the venue where this presentation will take place - stated Marcin Kierwiński in an interview with Beata Michniewicz on "Trójka Political Salon".

- As far as I know, there will be a return to good standards, where the [special services] coordinator minister is a separate position, dealing solely with special services - stated Marcin Kierwiński on "Trójka Political Salon".

- We will depoliticize [TVP], which means we will remove the officers from Nowogrodzka from TVP. I believe that some of these employment contracts, their amounts in comparison to how much these people work and what they do, are a huge scandal. This should also be held accountable - stated Marcin Kierwiński in "Trójka Political Salon".

- It wasn't necessarily an order, but there was pressure from above, we felt forced from above to schedule lessons in such a way that religion was in the middle. We felt the curator's breath on our necks. This isn't a hard argument, because it isn't meant to be. We felt it through various surveys, questionnaires, visits, inspections, regular meetings with the curatorium, that everything was going in one direction, that we, the directors, were being denied the opportunity to decide together with the community and to go in only one direction, a more religious, closed one - stated Marcin Józefaciuk in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on the program "Sedno sprawy" on Radio Plus.

- One example, we were obligated to read a letter from the minister at the beginning of the school year, and within that letter from the minister, there were very frequent references to religiosity - he added.

- The coalition agreement is not something entirely detached from reality; it is binding, but it is preceded by many discussions. It's also not as if we will immediately be able, perhaps, to introduce that 30 percent [teacher pay raise], because at some point we must also look at the state budget and see what the situation is - stated Marcin Józefaciuk in the program 'Sedno sprawy' on Radio Plus.

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- No [December 13th is not a good day to appoint a government], of course it is malice, not to say stronger, from President Duda, who, as it appears, if he really wants to implement this type of scenario, is clearly siding with his former colleagues from PiS - said Marcin Bosacki on RMF FM.

- Konfederacja Wolność i Niepodległość will not support the government of Mateusz Morawiecki or the government of Donald Tusk - the statement read.

"A delegation from Konfederacja will, however, participate in the consultation meeting proposed by the Prime Minister in order to personally present the aforementioned stance to the Prime Minister, as well as to persuade the government to implement the demands of the carriers and farmers protesting at the Polish-Ukrainian border.

The delegates of Konfederacja, appointed by the Council of Leaders, will go to the Prime Minister's Chancellery to deliver a clear message to Prime Minister Morawiecki on behalf of one and a half million Konfederacja voters - this is the end of your rule!"

- A final decision has not yet been made, but together with my colleagues, we have prepared a plan for the Sejm's agenda for next week as part of this first session. It will be a very intensive week, two intensive days. In the week following this upcoming week, I expect even a three-day session so that we can accomplish all the things we want to tackle - stated Szymon Hołownia at a press conference in the Sejm.

- On the first day of the session, on Tuesday, parliamentary committee meetings will be held. As you know, most of them have been constituted, with perhaps four remaining, if my memory serves me correctly, that are still awaiting their first meeting and the election of their presidiums. This will happen on an ongoing basis. In one committee, there are issues such as part of the committee's members simply falling ill with COVID and being unable to convene on that day. In others, there are other organizational cases, but we will strive to ensure they are established as quickly as possible - the Marshal of the Sejm continued.

- I hope that at the plenary session, which will begin at 12:00 PM, we will appoint the Children's Ombudsman, and also a member of the National Commission for Combating Sexual Exploitation of Minors under 15 years of age, sometimes colloquially referred to as the commission against pedophilia. Currently, the applications for these positions are with the committees and are being reviewed by the committees - he added.

- I would like these three [resolutions concerning investigative committees] to have their first reading on that day, specifically in the second part of Tuesday's session. I anticipate, as I said, that it may take quite some time. Together with the Chancellery of the Sejm, we have allocated a considerable amount of time for discussion - stated Szymon Hołownia at a press conference in the Sejm.

- On Wednesday, I hope, we will also have materials from the committee's work on the in vitro bill, and perhaps we will be ready to vote on this bill precisely on Wednesday – stated Szymon Hołownia at a press conference in the Sejm.

- The last item we would like to address in the voting block is to process the dismissal of the members of the commission established. It is officially named the 'Commission for the Investigation of Russian Influence on the Internal Security of the Republic of Poland between 2007-2022'. This is the commission that has been referred to as the commission created based on the law known as Lex Tusk – stated Szymon Hołownia at a press conference in the Sejm.

- I haven't decided yet if my podcast will be titled 'Sejmflix'. I hope I'll have a moment to start doing it, because there's always something else to do. For now, I've accepted an invitation to MP Paulina Matysiak's podcast, as she reached out to me about it, and I'll gladly appear there - stated Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

- It was Róża Thun's decision on this matter, and we also had long discussions. I am not a person who would want to break anyone's spine, and I won't do it, because I respect all members of Poland 2050. I have a different view on this matter; we believe, like the majority of the group, that of course we need to talk about EU treaties, but there are appropriate moments for that, and this is probably not the best moment - stated Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

- Realistically, it will probably look like this: if we smoothly go through the first reading process, which must take place at the plenary session next Tuesday, then at the next session next week, we will be able to reach the stage where I will ask for candidates to be nominated, i.e., read it a second time and open nominations for candidates for these committees. We will see what timeframe, I will also consult on this with the presidium, whether we will want to close this process next week, i.e., before the government is appointed, or we will do it in the week the government is appointed. I would like to do it this year; it's 2-3 weeks and these committees should be operational, provided of course that the Sejm decides so - stated Szymon Hołownia in the Sejm.

- These ardent desires of Prime Minister Morawiecki, which reach me from all sides, though not directly – not bold, rather hidden, that he'd like to meet, but still won't call directly, won't send a letter, won't contact the club, will just say good day in the parliamentary corridor passing by, nothing more, have led to the well-known song by Zbigniew Wodecki, "Opowiadaj mi tak" (Tell me like this), echoing in my head for hours. Today, with it constantly in my mind, I reached for the lyrics to refresh them. The lyrics are very fitting - stated Szymon Hołownia in the Sejm.

- I think this is precisely the mood I find myself in today thanks to Prime Minister Morawiecki, and to be completely serious, there are limits even in politics, limits to seriousness and lack thereof. If someone knows they won't form a government, why bother people by calling them to be ministers for 14 days, if that's all the time they intend to use? Why tell Polish women and men that this is a Polish government, what will he do in 14 days other than collect severance pay when he will cease to be that government in 14 days? - he continued.

- If we take ourselves seriously, then I simply don't know what to do anymore. I simply have no idea, even though I'm 47 years old, studied psychology for 5 years, and have quite some experience in interpersonal relationships. I still don't know how to reject Prime Minister Morawiecki so he'll understand that no one wants to form a government with him, that nothing will come of it, that it's a definite no, that unfortunately it has been rejected, but he stubbornly keeps coming with flowers, keeps trying to woo, and keeps convincing himself that something will come of this union - he added.

- It won't happen, Mr. Prime Minister. Please, end this farce and as quickly as possible allow a government to be formed in Poland that will deal with real issues based on a real parliamentary majority and end this charade - Hołownia emphasized.

Panie Marszałku @szymon_holownia - nie ma na co czekać i nie ma o co się spierać!
✅Przedłużenie wakacji kredytowych?
✅Zamrożenie cen energii?
✅Przedłużenie 0% VAT na żywność ?
to 3 sprawy, którymi MUSI zająć się Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej już TERAZ⚠️
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— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) November 23, 2023

- I think it has chances, however, the Sejm should be associated with seriousness, with debates, even sharp ones, but conducted in a serious atmosphere, which of course doesn't preclude the hall erupting in laughter from time to time, but it cannot be solely and exclusively "Got Talent". But it does have [talent] - stated Leszek Miller in "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News.