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12/05/2023

01:09

Tuesday's Political Agenda: Hołownia at Debate on Polish Entrepreneurship, Sejm Committees on Inquiry Committees and Creditor Aid, Constitutional Tribunal Ruling on Ziobro's Motion, Monetary Policy Council Meeting
Today, Sejm committees are convening – ahead of the Sejm session starting tomorrow. The agenda includes, among others, the first readings of two government bills concerning the law on social financing for economic ventures and aid for borrowers, as well as the consideration of draft resolutions to establish three inquiry committees. Furthermore, at 12:00 PM, the Sejm's Committee on Economy and Development will hold a session dedicated to a debate on the prospects for Polish entrepreneurship for the years 2024-2027. Representatives from the Business Council and other organizations grouping employers and consumers will participate in the meeting. Sejm Marshal Szymon Hołownia will take part in the debate. After the postponement of last week's date, the Constitutional Tribunal's ruling is scheduled for 11:00 AM – at the request of the Prosecutor General – on the compliance with the Constitution of EU regulations, based on which the Court of Justice of the EU imposed periodic financial penalties on Poland for ignoring rulings concerning the Turów mine and the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court. Today and tomorrow, the last Monetary Policy Council meeting of the year will take place, during which a decision on interest rates may be made.

07:52

Szczucki:

The Wind Farm Act Wasn't Written by MPs or in Caucus; It Was Drafted by Lobbyists. We Need to Determine Who Stood to Profit

- I think that it [the wind farm act] was not written by MPs, nor did it originate in a caucus, but was actually written by lobbyists, so it needs to be determined by whom and what the goal of this project was. Specifically, who stood to profit from it. Who mediated between the lobbyists and the politicians. And we need to consider whether, along this line, some regulations are not being created. Further projects that are intended to satisfy even other interest groups – stated Krzysztof Szczucki on PR24.

- The President will, of course, make decisions freely. But he should not allow himself to be blackmailed. I do not think, I do not believe, that the President would sign an act that, under the guise of energy prices, introduces such far-reaching changes (...) The President could, for instance, refer the act, if it were passed in this form, to the Constitutional Tribunal. To challenge those provisions that, in his opinion, violate the constitution, and if the Tribunal were to agree with his position. Then the Tribunal could state that these provisions are not inseparably linked to the rest of the act, and the President could sign it, omitting those unconstitutional parts – he continued.

07:54

Szczucki:

They Will Want to Organize Games for Us

- They would like to organize such games for us. Moreover, I do not rule out that sooner or later some services, some police officers, strong men. They will be sent by the coalition of revenge to this or that institution, and there will be an attempt to remove judges, presidents, as I said, only because they are not obedient to Donald Tusk. This was also said at the NBP. These games are intended to be funded for Poles, mainly because PO already sees that it will not fulfill its promises – said Krzysztof Szczucki in PR24.

08:27

Schetyna:

We Need a Secure Position in Brussels, Washington, and Key Capitals Today – Sikorski Delivers This
– When I heard about Radosław Sikorski, when it became public [information that he would join the government], I received messages from within the ministry building, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and from former ambassadors. And the vast majority – I can say all of them – said: it’s good that it’s someone from your side, because there’s no time for changes here, you simply need to make calls and get things done. […] Someone with experience, who knows all the phone numbers and can simply turn this situation around on the international stage with lightning speed – said Grzegorz Schetyna in an interview with Konrad Piasecki on TVN24.

– We need such a secure position today in Brussels, in Washington, in the most important capitals, and Sikorski provides that, because he is, after all, an institution and a part of foreign policy history. […] He is a very significant figure. It is very important for us that this government quickly enters the places where decisions are made and sits at the table – he added.

08:32

Krajewski:

There is no 'wind turbine scandal', it's a complex bill proposal

- There is no 'wind turbine scandal'. It is a complex bill proposal, just as many bill proposals have been submitted over the years, some have been processed, some have not seen the light of day at all, and have changed their shape from the original - stated Stefan Krajewski on PR24.

- For now, there is no [wind turbine] scandal, and as far as I know, PiS MPs have reported this matter to the relevant services, the prosecutor's office, the CBA, let them deal with it. If it turns out during the proceedings that the provisions of the law have been broken, even if it's through the activity of lobbying groups in a manner prohibited by law, then we will consider what to do with this matter - he added.

08:38

Krajewski:

If Hennig-Kloska Doesn't Clarify These Issues, and Such Questions Arise at the Prosecutor's Office, Larger Problems May Emerge

- If Ms. Hennig-Kloska, a Member of Parliament, has not clarified these issues [regarding distance from buildings and expropriations], and if such questions arise at the prosecutor's office or the Central Anticorruption Bureau (CBA), then larger problems may be sought. Perhaps an investigative committee would need to be appointed. Today, all available tools must be used; there are institutions, services, and bodies that should clarify this matter. If everything is transparent and clear, then such a committee will certainly not need to be appointed – stated Stefan Krajewski on PR24.

08:48

Nitras:

Unfortunately, we still have Morawiecki's usurper government
- Unfortunately, we still have Morawiecki's usurper government. We are almost two months after the elections, and he pretends to rule; it's a farce, no civilized world has ever witnessed such an event - said Sławomir Nitras in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program "Gość Radia ZET".

08:49

Krajewski Asked if They Will Run with Poland 2050 in Local Elections: We Will Discuss This Soon

- We will talk with everyone who wants to repair Poland after PiS. Anyone who wants to cooperate with us, we will cooperate. The time will come when we will inform about the exact conditions and shape of our cooperation, we will discuss this in the near future - stated Stefan Krajewski on PR24.

08:49

Schetyna on the Wind Turbine Act: I Hope This Serves as a Good Warning for All of Us and We Draw Good Conclusions from It
- Such important matters are very difficult to process at the very beginning, when there is no government yet, [...] there is no instrumentation, the Government Legislation Centre, ministerial lawyers - said Grzegorz Schetyna in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24. Asked if an "internal investigation" into the wind turbine act is needed, he replied: - Definitely, this must be done at the level of party leaders, those who coordinate legislative cooperation. - I don't know who was responsible for this act, but it is a matter of building trust between political groups. If someone prepares a draft and it is signed by representatives of other parliamentary clubs that support the government, then everything must be clear - he continued. - I hope this serves as a good warning for all of us and we draw good conclusions from it - he stated.

08:59

Nitras:

Expropriation Issue is Unquestionable, Old Turbines are a Complete Lie, 500 Meters Should Be Maintained Regarding Distance
- During the PiS era, we would learn about laws in the morning when the Sejm session began, and in the evening they were already passed in three readings. Here, we have a presented draft [concerning windmills] which has been submitted for public consultation; for over a week, the public has been able to review it, analyze it, criticize it, and point out its flaws, and parliamentary work hasn't even begun yet, it's only about to start. This law will be adopted, and I believe it will be adopted in a form that will not raise any controversies - Sławomir Nitras said on Radio Zet. - The issue of expropriation is unquestionable in my opinion, it is for me, because it clearly concerns linear investments, i.e., bringing in energy connections, and not the windmills themselves. The issue of old turbines is some complete lie [...] the issue of distance, it raises doubts [...] it seems to me that these 500 meters should be maintained - he continued.

09:00

Nowacka:

We Have No Scandal

- We have no scandal, not even a major uproar. There is significant media commotion, stirred up by PiS politicians who saw an opportunity to make noise - stated Barbara Nowacka in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on the program "Graffiti" on Polsat News.

- Probably due to a lack of experience in drafting laws, perhaps a certain carelessness of the person who prepared these amendments. I don't think anything major has happened beyond unnecessary political confusion. I would also prefer that in the future, laws that come to the Sejm from our side are simply well-prepared - she added.

09:01

Nowacka on the Wind Turbine Act: Likely Co-authored
- I heard the statement yesterday from MP Paulina Hennig-Kloska, who said that the amendments regarding 300 meters are actually hers. It's likely that the act was co-authored. Perhaps one part was by Civic Coalition, another by Poland 2050 - stated Barbara Nowacka on Polsat News. - I simply don't like this. We make decisions together, we sign projects together, so we should also think together about how to get out of problems, difficulties, and ambiguities that exist - she added.

09:01

Nowacka on Bringing Glapiński Before the State Tribunal: We Didn't Intend to Stage a Political Spectacle, Just Prepare Thoroughly

- We have unceasing [enthusiasm for bringing Adam Glapiński before the State Tribunal]. We need to prepare this motion well, have strong arguments and strong justification, but we also didn't intend to stage a political spectacle, just to prepare thoroughly for this type of action – stated Barbara Nowacka on Polsat News.

- It's about the functioning of the state, it's about ensuring money is safe, and today the NBP has become a refuge for PiS politicians fleeing in panic, and also so-called journalists – she continued.

- Just a moment longer. Absolutely not years, I would rather count in weeks, perhaps it will drag on for a few months – she added.

09:12

Nitras to Morawiecki: You are the creator of foul chimneys that kill Poles, while you fight windmills that are healthy, ecological, and provide cheap energy
- PiS is trying to create the impression that windmills are bad and smoking chimneys are good. And I want to clearly tell Mr. Morawiecki: Mr. Morawiecki, you are the creator of foul chimneys that kill Poles, while you fight windmills that are healthy, ecological, and provide us with clean and cheap energy, and this must not be forgotten. What PiS did to windmills over eight years is a crime. A crime against Poland, a crime against the Polish economy - said Sławomir Nitras on Radio Zet.

09:15

Nitras:

There should be an inquiry commission regarding why PiS halted energy transformation
- The entire Law and Justice (PiS) party is compromised, and there should be an inquiry commission on this matter, concerning why for eight years they cemented in stinking chimneys, smoke, and coal, while halting the modernization process of Poland's [energy] transformation, and a distributed transformation at that, because there isn't one big beneficiary; in reality, anyone can be an investor when it comes to wind turbines - Sławomir Nitras stated on Radio Zet.

09:19

Nitras:

There Should Be a Parliamentary Inquiry into the Abuses at the European Games
- Do you know what matter a parliamentary inquiry should be conducted into? An explanation of the abuses that occurred during the European Games. Gigantic expenses and a couple of hundred people at the Silesian Stadium - said Sławomir Nitras on Radio Zet.

09:24

Nitras:

Stoves, refrigerators, televisions, lights can be powered by the sun, by the wind. Only Law and Justice supporters living in caves are fighting this
- Our stoves, our refrigerators, our televisions, our lights can be powered by the sun, by the wind. The world has discovered this, and only Law and Justice supporters living in the 19th century, or even in caves, are fighting it, saying some absurd things. Truly, less ideology and more rational economics - said Sławomir Nitras on Radio Zet.

09:29

Nitras:

In Trzaskowski's and Tusk's circle, I see a person who was the mother of triumph and should continue to mother us
- Maybe I won't say it out loud, but in the circle of Rafał Trzaskowski and Donald Tusk, I see a person today who was even the mother, one could say, of triumph and should continue to mother us - Sławomir Nitras said on Radio Zet, referring to who could be Rafał Trzaskowski's campaign manager, should he decide to run for president.

10:57

PekaoBiznes24 Named Best Online Banking for SMEs in Central and Eastern Europe

PekaoBiznes24, Bank Pekao S.A.'s online banking service for businesses, has secured first place in the "Best Online Banking for SMEs 2023" category at an awards ceremony organized by the SME Banking Club association. This prestigious recognition sees it outperforming the online systems of 34 other banks from the Central and Eastern European region that cater to SMEs and participated in the ranking.

Each year, the SME Banking Club association meticulously analyzes the functionality of online banking solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises. This analysis is based on 90 parameters grouped into modules such as system design, accounts, deposits, loans, onboarding process, currency transactions, cards, factoring and trade finance, technical support, and value-added services (VAS). This year, based on a completed questionnaire validated by platform testing, the competition jury awarded Pekao a high number of points, positioning it at the top of the "Best Online Banking for SMEs 2023" ranking. The bank also achieved second place in the "Best Digital SME Lending 2023" category.

- We are delighted that experts recognize the work we have invested over the past years in expanding the functionalities of PekaoBiznes24. The implementation of our digitalization strategy and self-service development, which accelerated during the pandemic, has opened up many new opportunities for our clients. This primarily concerns additional services that previously required a branch visit, but can now be completed at any time, from anywhere in the world, by signing instructions with one of the many available electronic signatures - says Andrzej Fűrstenberg, Director of the Electronic Banking and Process Digitization Department.

PekaoBiznes24 online banking provides clients with smooth and secure access to company accounts, while guaranteeing the highest level of security for data and financial assets. The platform allows for account and card management, online transactions in both domestic and foreign currencies, and the submission of financial instructions, regardless of time or location.

As part of its process digitalization and self-service development strategy, the bank has introduced a range of new functionalities within PekaoBiznes24, enabling clients to manage their products and bank relationships remotely. Entrepreneurs can, among other things, open an additional account entirely remotely, specifying selected parameters such as account type, currency, or purpose, and begin using it within a minute of signing the application. The platform also offers the ability to manage credit and debit cards, for example, by issuing a new card to replace a blocked one with the PIN delivered via SMS, or by changing card parameters, including limits, further enhancing remote card services. Through General Instructions, business clients can submit a wide range of documents to the bank, concerning, among other things, current account management, other transactional banking products, business financing, trade finance, electronic banking, or treasury products. General Instructions also enable remote signing of agreements and annexes, including agreements with a written form requirement under penalty of nullity. The bank accepts documentation signing using various types of electronic signatures, which are equivalent to handwritten signatures. Further innovations and improvements are planned for introduction by the end of the year.

SME Banking Club is an association of business representatives whose goal is to provide significant information about the offerings that banks and financial institutions provide to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises.

11:05

Żukowska on the Wind Turbine Act: Communication and Legislative Chaos Due to Haste. There Was No Lobbying

- There should not be a situation where there is any doubt whatsoever about how the work on the act proceeded, who was involved. It seems to me that since we are discussing this, there is such a shadow of doubt somewhere in public opinion. It should never have been there. It seems to me that this is a result of communication chaos - stated Anna-Maria Żukowska in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on Radio Plus.

- Because you are asking me, and voters are also asking us, not only you but also other journalists, it means that this topic is somehow functioning and it needs to be clarified. In my opinion, it is communication and legislative chaos related to haste. However, this haste was too precipitate. It seems to me that there is nothing to explain here regarding whether there was any lobbying or not, because there was no lobbying at all. I can assure you of that, but the information about the work on this act should not have proceeded in this way - emphasized the Left MP.

11:05

Żukowska on the Left's Candidacy in Local Elections:

It’s the Starting Scenario.

- It would be worthwhile to talk. I think both with our coalition partners from Civic Coalition (KO) and with Third Way, although of course I already hear a repeat of statements from the parliamentary campaign, especially from PSL politicians, that they only intend to run together. I understand that, and if they would be so kind as not to impose a starting formula on other groupings, I will be grateful for that. We are definitely running with The Left and the Together Party. This is the starting scenario and our closest partner, being in the same parliamentary club as us, so definitely The Left together, with other groupings that are also in our club, because it's also PPS and UP, and that's the basic formula, and whether we will further expand it to regional assemblies - I think the field will open up for that in January - stated Anna-Maria Żukowska on Radio Plus.

- I don't have a definitive conclusion at the moment. I can say, as co-chairperson in Warsaw, that here we would certainly want to create such a coalition with The Left and with urban movements, perhaps also with Third Way if they are willing - she continued.

11:06

Żukowska:

A Broad List is Possible in EP Elections, Capable of Defeating PiS

- This is possible [the formation of a European Coalition in the EP elections] because these will not be elections that will weigh on national politics in any way, as the next parliamentary and even presidential elections are quite far off. Therefore, the result itself will not be that significant for individual parties to measure themselves, to weigh their strengths, because there will still be too much time before the parliamentary elections for it to be credible. I think a list is possible here, a national list, a very broad one, one that will defeat PiS - stated Anna-Maria Żukowska on Radio Plus.

11:06

Żukowska on Sikorski: I'm Not a Big Fan of This Candidacy

- These were suggestions that could be interpreted as [Radosław Sikorski intimidating]. They didn't appear for the first time, but in my… I'm not a big fan of this candidacy. He suggested that he had such powerful alliances, powers, connections, that I might regret what I write. Perhaps my political career, perhaps something. I don't know exactly. It sounded like I should think about it because he is a powerful figure in politics and the question is whether I should speak about him at all - stated Anna-Maria Żukowska on Radio Plus.

11:13

Instead of Credit Holidays for Over a Million Households, Only for 60 Thousand from the New Year. Morawiecki Publishes Recording
- "Nothing that has been given will be taken away" - we constantly heard this during the campaign from the opposition politicians, so how do things stand now, after the campaign? Instead of credit holidays for over a million households, from the new year only for 60 thousand, and according to unclear criteria. Finally, banks, which are already recording record profits, will breathe a sigh of relief because the opposition's law will reward them. Poles and Polish families, who have been protected in a special way by my government since the beginning of global inflation, will lose out. A Polish politician must serve their country and citizens, not large corporations. They must have the interest of the people at heart, not neoliberal dogmas - said Mateusz Morawiecki in a recording published on social media.

11:27

BGK:

Results of the Ninth Edition of the Strategic Investment Program – Illuminating Poland
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The edition of the Strategic Investment Program focused on modernizing lighting infrastructure has concluded. Municipalities have been awarded a total of nearly PLN 1 billion for 1214 investments.

The list of investments that have received funding is available on the website of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. In this edition of the program, each municipality and inter-municipal association could submit one application for support for the modernization of lighting infrastructure. The co-financing covers 80 percent of the investment value, with the local government's own contribution being 20 percent. One application could be for a maximum of PLN 4 million. The support concerns the modernization of lighting infrastructure, aiming to improve energy efficiency by reducing lighting's energy consumption. Applications for co-financing could not include the construction of new lighting installations replacing existing ones. Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) is the operator of the Strategic Investment Program – it accepted applications through the Polski Ład application and will disburse the program's funds. Applications submitted by local governments were analyzed by a commission for Program support operating within the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. The commission prepared recommendations, based on which the Prime Minister decided on the allocation of co-financing. More information about the program is available on the Strategic Investment Program website.

13:50

Tusk:

We Endured Eight Years, We'll Endure Eight Days

- We endured eight years, we will endure eight days. Many thanks for your perseverance and patience - Donald Tusk wrote on Twitter.

14:22

Hołownia Announces Changes to Sejm Rules
Today we will also process [the proposal] at the presidium, and tomorrow – I hope – in the Sejm, a draft amendment to the Sejm's rules of procedure related to the vote for the Prime Minister in the second stage. The problem we propose to solve is that, according to currently binding regulations, we elect the Prime Minister in the 21st century as we elected the Pope in the 19th century. All that's missing from this description are white or black smoke. Using signed ballots, cast into an urn. Today, we have efficient voting equipment in the Sejm, capable of very precisely indicating who voted for whom or against whom, and how. This is also a roll-call vote; every vote is marked with a name and surname. To streamline this process, we want to adopt this to the parliamentary reality once and for all, not just for this second stage, but for all future second stages that might apply – stated Szymon Hołownia at a press conference in the Sejm.

14:27

Hołownia Announces Budget Session of the Sejm

– We will have a traditional Christmas wafer sharing ceremony, likely around this budget session, around December 20th. We'll see how the days are scheduled – stated Szymon Hołownia at a press conference in the Sejm.

– I care deeply about this, of course, whoever wants to participate will simply participate, in one form or another, but I would like this form to be ecumenical, so that if there are to be clergy, then representatives of all denominations, the main Christian denominations in Poland, representatives of Protestant denominations, should be present – he continued.

14:31

Hołownia:

We'd like to consider organizing childcare for MPs on session days

- I have asked Minister Jacek Cichocki to send a question to the parliamentary clubs, and we will also ask the employees. We will see what the scale of the issue is, because we would like to consider organizing childcare for the children of our Members of Parliament on session days, and the days immediately preceding them, when they are working. I think we are capable of organizing such a temporary parliamentary kindergarten, a children's club - stated Szymon Hołownia at a press conference in the Sejm.

14:54

Hołownia:

If All Goes Smoothly, We'll Appoint the First Investigative Committee on December 12
- These [investigative] committees should primarily focus on the inevitability of accountability. Not on the theatricality of actions, not on the number of committees that will neighbor this or that committee, but on the fact that if something was wrong, it will be unequivocally, quickly, and precisely clarified, and then we will move on to the next process, and the next, and the next - Szymon Hołownia said at a press conference. - I believe that at least one investigative committee should start as soon as possible, and everything indicates that it might be successful, that it will start operating quite quickly, because if, of course, the legislative committee works through this resolution today and we can read it in the Sejm for the second time on Thursday and vote on it, we will appoint the first of these three investigative committees on Thursday. At the same time, I will immediately launch the procedure for recruiting members to this committee [...] based on my analyses and assessments today, if everything goes smoothly [...] then on the 12th [December], after the appointment of Prime Minister Tusk's government, we could have the first investigative committee in place - he continued. - The question is, why not three [investigative committees]. Because I believe that in the situation we are entering today, a period in which we will be appointing a government [...] if we get bogged down, colloquially speaking, in three resolutions, in three committees and the procedures for appointing members to these three committees at once and objections to them, we certainly won't get out of it by Monday, and it will take who knows how long and won't be effective. [...] Let's appoint one [investigative committee], let's appoint the government, and then let's appoint the next two [investigative committees] [...] if we work efficiently, three committees will be in place and will start operating this year - he went on to say.

15:04

Hołownia on Parity in Inquiry Committees: Decision to be Made Today at the Sejm Presidium Evening Session

- The decision will be made today at the Sejm Presidium evening session. I have seen different indications; a different proportion results from a pure, simple algorithm presented by the Chancellery of the Sejm. We shall see, it will be a decision of the Sejm Presidium. The Sejm Presidium makes decisions regarding the allocation of these seats, concerning the parity of seats in the committees. I do not wish to speak about it until we have made this decision - stated Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

15:04

Hołownia:

Energy Prices and Wind Turbine Issues Will Likely Be Separated
- This act did not intend to expropriate anyone, nor to build wind turbines in national parks, and that infamous 300-meter distance concerned small turbines that a farmer might want to install on their own farm. The problem was that all of this was not properly explained at the time. Therefore, it is most likely that these two issues will be separated. The Sejm will immediately deal with one, I'm referring here to the issue of freezing energy prices, and the other issue, which will not be abandoned – the issue of liberating onshore wind energy – will be handled by the Sejm, perhaps as a government draft, - said Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

15:09

Hołownia:

We said from the very beginning that noise standards should be decisive, because turbines change month by month
- Certainly, no one will have [wind turbines] installed in their garden if they don't want them, or near local government if they don't want them, and 1.5 km from a national park. We, and I'm speaking here about the Poland 2050 movement, will not be dogmatic when it comes to this 100m or the remaining 50m. We said from the very beginning that noise standards should be what decides today, because these turbines are changing month by month - said Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

15:16

Hołownia:

The Manner in Which Interim Minister Szynkowski vel Sęk Requested a Meeting is Astonishing, to Say the Least

- The manner in which interim Minister Szynkowski vel Sęk approached me with a request for a meeting is astonishing, to say the least. This morning, my secretariat started alerting me with messages that Mr. Szynkowski vel Sęk wanted to meet with me immediately, but he ruled out one entire day because he was abroad; another entire day, I could meet him immediately today; possibly, there might be a window in the minister's busy schedule, perhaps on Thursday. I do not operate in this manner of urgency, of the Speaker of the Sejm being suddenly summoned to the carpet, de facto, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs - stated Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

15:17

Hołownia on Wind Turbine Act Investigation: I Read It as a Political Declaration from the Prosecution. Let Them Investigate, They Won't Find Anything.
- I am eagerly awaiting the prosecution's findings in this regard. I interpret this as a clear political declaration from the prosecution. However, with all due respect to the justice system, whatever it may be, I have no doubts about the outcome of this proceeding, unless I am very surprised indeed - said Szymon Hołownia at a press conference. - If the prosecution wants to investigate something, let them investigate. Honestly, they won't find anything. However, I understand that this news, which must go out into the world today, that the prosecution is dealing with this [...] there must be something to it, because it is known that the prosecution does not deal with trivial matters and does not reach for them. This is, as I understand it, an element of the communication-political game that will now unfold in this matter - he continued.

15:29

Hołownia on the Wind Turbine Act: There is no scandal, but the communication error can be fixed through the normal government legislative process

- In my assessment, even if an error was made, the way it is being rectified and how we are thinking about fixing it can serve as an example. Only those who do nothing make no mistakes. Sometimes errors happen - stated Szymon Hołownia at a press conference.

- This allows us to say, both to Prime Minister Tusk and to myself, that there is no scandal here, but this communication error can be fixed by having this act go through the normal government legislative process, and we will get the job done. I understand the logic of identifying someone guilty and punishing them publicly, but I would have a big problem with that too. Perhaps it's because I wasn't deeply involved in the work on this act, and I don't judge the names I know - he added.

17:34

Parliamentary Committee Discusses Investigative Committees. Schreiber: I Don't Know the Amendments, It's Difficult for Us to Comment

- We heard from the representative of the initiators, the honorable Member of Parliament Myrcha, that amendments have been prepared. However, I don't know about the other members of the committee, but I am not aware of them, and many others are also not aware of them. Therefore, it is difficult for us to comment on whether these amendments actually address these issues, or not, and in what way and to what extent they meet these concerns – stated Łukasz Schreiber during the Legislative Committee meeting.

17:49

Morawiecki:

They are now hastily and shamefully withdrawing from the law that destroyed loan holidays and served the banking lobby's interests

- The wind farm law by PO and Poland 2050 appeared suddenly and disappeared just as quickly with the wind... But the smell of lobbying still lingers in the air. Now they are hastily and shamefully withdrawing from the law that destroyed loan holidays and was aligned with the interests of the banking lobby. The government's bill still awaits in the Sejm, and over a million Polish families are awaiting its implementation - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki wrote on Twitter.

17:58

Ast:

The Commission will be an opportunity to show there were no irregularities; You are giving us a gift
- The commission will be an opportunity to show that there were no irregularities. You are giving us a gift here, but from a substantive point of view, we believe that this commission should not have been established – stated Marek Ast at a Sejm committee session on investigative commissions.

18:00

Brejza on Parliamentary Inquiry Committees: We are not seeking revenge, we are fulfilling the will of the voters
- Mr. Chairman, if we are giving you a gift to show that everything was fine, in accordance with the law, then I understand that today, during the vote on the final version of the consideration of this project, you will support this draft resolution. That is clear. However, ladies and gentlemen, it is not the case that we are seeking revenge on someone; we are fulfilling the will of the voters. It was the voters, through the parliamentary majority, the voters during the election campaign, and the voters at the ballot boxes who, with their electoral verdict, voted for this parliamentary inquiry committee to be established, among other things – stated Krzysztof Brejza at a Sejm committee session regarding parliamentary inquiry committees.

18:05

PKO BP Analysts on PISA Test: Eighteen Countries Achieved Above-Average OECD Results, and Among Them, Despite a Significant Decline, Poland Was Still Included

18:32

Siemoniak on becoming Coordinator of Special Services: The Prime Minister will announce such things; it's not yet decided.
- The Prime Minister will announce such things. It is not yet decided in any way. The Prime Minister will present the government's composition in the Sejm, and then more can be said - said Tomasz Siemoniak in an interview with Anna Gielewska on RMF FM, when asked if he would take on the position of Minister-Coordinator of Special Services.

18:45

Siemoniak:

The Pseudo-Commission on Russian Influence Broke Its Own Rules. No One Questioned Me or Summoned Me
- This pseudo-commission even broke its own rules. No one asked for my opinion, no one questioned me, if one can put it that way. Of course not [no one summoned me]. We are dealing with a situation where, when it was certain that the members of this commission would be dismissed, they hastily wrote something on their knees. As it turned out, they included the names of representatives from NATO countries, accusing them of being some kind of Russian representatives. This is an unserious action, and I think that apart from the commentary, which it has somewhat livened up, it is not a condemnation for anyone - said Tomasz Siemoniak in the RMF FM's "Popołudniowa rozmowa" (Afternoon Conversation), referring to the report of the commission investigating Russian influence, where his name was mentioned among others.

18:53

Siemoniak:

In My Opinion, New Members Should Not Be Appointed to the Commission on Russian Influence. Views Differ Within the Coalition on This Matter.
- There is no such decision [to appoint new members to the commission on Russian influence]. [...] This is my opinion [that it should not be done]. I know that views within the coalition differ on this. The leaders will certainly consider this matter and make some decisions – said Tomasz Siemoniak in the "Afternoon Conversation" on RMF FM. - Certainly, Russian influence in Poland needs to be investigated; security services, the prosecutor's office, perhaps some special bodies should investigate it. However, the approach taken, not for the first time, has ridiculed or even caricatured this type of action – he added.

19:09

Siemoniak on the Wind Farm Act: It's an issue from which lessons should be learned. It caused a huge stir
- This is an issue [the wind farm act] from which lessons should be learned. However, we should also not fail to see how it was, meaning it was a bill that was not adopted by the Sejm at all. You could say: we're being cautious, and of course, it caused a huge stir - said Tomasz Siemoniak in the "Afternoon Conversation" on RMF FM. - Prime Minister Morawiecki, who is demanding a parliamentary investigation commission, is involved in so many scandals - KNF, millions of zlotys - and he claims that a bill appeared in the Sejm and is the scandal of the 30-year period, is simply unserious - he continued.

20:03

Trzaskowski on the Wind Turbine Act: I Wouldn't Call It a False Start for the Entire Coalition
- No, I wouldn't assess it as a false start for the entire coalition, but it is indeed better when we have a government that makes decisions, then the ministries are responsible for it with all their resources and instruments to prepare a draft law, and it is better that way - stated Rafał Trzaskowski in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program “Gość Wydarzeń” on Polsat News. - Unfortunately, President Duda decided to delay the appointment of the government, and it is known that this government is ready. He subjected us to a farce, from which it appears we have some kind of pseudo-government, which is delaying the introduction of important regulations, which will delay the unblocking of EU funds, hence this haste, and haste is certainly not advisable, because it is better for every law to be prepared by specialists, to scrutinize it from every angle - he added.

20:04

Trzaskowski on the Wind Turbine Act: It Was Definitely Prepared Too Quickly
- It was definitely prepared too quickly, certainly not enough analyses were done, as I say, because time is simply running out. We need to adopt regulations of this type that will allow us to rebuild the potential of renewable energy sources – stated Rafał Trzaskowski on Polsat News. - Indeed, it was necessary to wait a little bit here, but we are not responsible for President Duda deciding to delay the formation of a government that has been ready for many, many weeks – he added.

20:06

Trzaskowski on potential presidential election run: It's absolutely too early to talk about it, I'm focusing on Warsaw
- Yes, I've said this many times, I will run [in the local elections] - stated Rafał Trzaskowski in Polsat News. - It's absolutely too early to talk about presidential elections, because in politics, 2 years is an eternity and anything can happen. Entirely new candidates might emerge. I am focusing on Warsaw, that is what is most important to me - he added.

20:08

Trzaskowski on Hołownia: He Brought a Breath of Fresh Air to the Sejm
- I am very pleased that, above all, the democratic opposition politicians, and soon those of the future government, are essentially dominating this [trust in politicians] ranking. I am very pleased that Szymon Hołownia has brought a breath of fresh air to the Sejm and has finally restored seriousness to the Polish parliament and Polish democracy - stated Rafał Trzaskowski on Polsat News. - It is completely natural that after this chaos, after this lack of seriousness, this farce that PiS made of the Sejm, at this moment when we have a serious Marshal of the Sejm, it is natural that everyone appreciates it, and I certainly do too - he added.

20:18

Biedroń on Energy Price Freeze and Wind Turbines: These Two Projects Will Be Separated, a Decision Was Just Made

- Today we made a decision, just a moment ago a decision was made that these two matters will be separated. The wind turbine act will be a separate act, processed very carefully, very calmly, and there will be an act concerning the energy price freeze, which will be processed at the next Sejm session. These two projects will be separated, a decision was just made in this regard - stated Robert Biedroń in an interview with Monika Olejnik on TVN24's "Kropka nad i".

20:27

Biedroń:

The Prosecution is Being Used for Political Purposes Today

- Miracles do happen. Suddenly, the prosecution has come to life and started acting very quickly. I wish the prosecution had been as effective over the last eight years as it is today in the case of this project, which was not actually passed, was not processed in any way, and was only submitted as a parliamentary initiative - stated Robert Biedroń on TVN24's "Kropka nad i" program.

- Christmas Eve is approaching, so perhaps the prosecution will speak in a more human voice. It's just a shame that today it is being used for political purposes - he added.

21:22

Obajtek:

If someone creates a circus and a commission, will any international investor want to talk to such a partner?
I always look through the prism of economic patriotism, and people who want to govern this country first, if the management of Orlen changes. First and foremost, if they have any doubts - stated Daniel Obajtek in "Gość Wiadomości" on TVP Info. - We have no such doubts. We have built a strong, robust corporation, and it's visible all over the world. Moreover, our ratings are record-breaking, so we have no doubts. But if someone has doubts, they conduct an audit, they check internally, not make a circus out of a Polish corporation, I can say it bluntly. Because Madam Editor, if someone creates a circus and a commission, Madam, will any international investor, or any company of a certain size in the world, want to talk to such a partner? - the CEO of PKN Orlen continued. - No, they won't want to talk, and if someone wants to investigate, they have every right to investigate. There are appropriate institutions for verification in this regard, but not to make a circus out of our national corporation, because this corporation operates in a hundred countries on six continents, it has its own products, and in some places it conducts its own operations, and then the credibility of the corporation is significantly weakened, and consequently, this translates into financial results, because Madam Editor, will funds, international banks, or various institutions want to invest, will they lend us funds for investments? - he emphasized. - If we are not credible generally as a corporation and not credible as a state. No, such matters are investigated on the basis of audits. Such matters are investigated on the basis of relevant bodies in this regard, and one does not make a spectacle of a serious corporation, which is our showcase to the world. Please, look, Orlen is our showcase to the world too. We should be proud of this, and not just me. All Poles should be proud of this, because it is Poles who are also building the strength of this corporation. It is Poles who are customers, and Poles are proud of this corporation. This is also confirmed by research - he added.

21:46

Self-Amendment Submitted to the Sejm: 300-Meter Wind Turbine Rule Removed from the Wind Law

A comprehensive, multi-page self-amendment to the bill submitted by MPs from Civic Coalition (KO) and Poland 2050 has been submitted to the Marshal's Office. In the new version of the proposal – which is an amendment to laws aimed at supporting electricity, gas fuel, and heating consumers – the controversial 300-meter rule, which was part of the so-called Wind Law, has been removed.

This provision was intended to mandate the construction of wind turbines at a distance of 300 meters from residential buildings. The stipulation regarding the distance of wind farms from national parks or nature reserves not being less than 300 meters was present in the original version of the project but has disappeared in the self-amendment.

The proposal – including the discussed self-amendment – is scheduled to be considered at tomorrow's Sejm session.

22:06

Tusk's Address on Tuesday Morning. The Sejm's Work Schedule is Precise

On Monday at 10:00 AM, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will present the Council of Ministers' program of action – the so-called exposé – with a motion for a vote of confidence. This will be followed by a debate, and at 3:00 PM, a vote, after which a break will be announced for candidate nominations.

From 4:30 PM, the election of the prime minister will take place – this is the so-called second step, in the event that Prime Minister Morawiecki does not obtain a vote of confidence. The vote will take place – according to the plan – at 8:00 PM.

The following day, Tuesday at 9:00 AM, the new prime minister will present the Council of Ministers' program of action and the composition of the Council of Ministers, along with a motion for the election of the Council of Ministers, followed by a debate. The vote is scheduled for 3:00 PM.

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