The Sejm will resume its proceedings at 9:00 AM with a short voting block. Subsequently, at 9:15 AM, questions on current affairs will commence, and at 11:30 AM – at the request of the PiS club – an informational session will be held "regarding the systemic violation of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland and fundamental principles of governance by Donald Tusk's government and the parliamentary majority supporting it, particularly through the unlawful takeover of public media, the unlawful arrest and deprivation of liberty of Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik, and the attempt to illegally dismiss the National Public Prosecutor."

At 1:00 PM, the Sejm will consider a motion of no confidence against the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, and at 2:45 PM – a motion to dismiss Krzysztof Bosak from the position of Deputy Marshal of the Sejm.

At 4:15 PM, the Sejm will hear a committee report regarding the request from the District Prosecutor in Warsaw for consent to bring Member of Parliament Grzegorz Braun to criminal responsibility.

At 4:30 PM, the second voting block will begin, which – according to the schedule – will last until 5:00 PM.

President Andrzej Duda continues his participation in the World Economic Forum in Davos. At 9:00 AM, he will take part in the discussion "Defending Europe’s United Front," at 10:30 AM he will meet with VISA Senior Vice President Robert Thomson and VISA Head of Global Policy Todd Fox, and at 11:05 AM – with European Commission Vice-President Vera Jourová.

At 12:00 PM, the head of state will participate in the Informal gathering of world economic leaders (IGWEL): “Restoring Faith in the Global System,“ and at 2:15 PM – together with the Presidents of Lithuania, Latvia, and Croatia – in a high-level debate: “The Imperatives and Challenges of European Connectivity in Global Turbulent Times”. Subsequently, at 3:35 PM, a meeting of presidents will take place.

At 4:10 PM, President Duda will meet with representatives of Polish media, and at 6:45 PM – with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

At 12:50 PM in the Senate, there will be a briefing by the Marshal of the Senate, Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, before the 5th session of the Chamber, which begins at 1:00 PM.

- This is quite a simple matter. It seems to me that the principle should also be simple. If someone is a criminal and has a final court verdict, their place is in prison. Just like the place of a thief or someone who, for example, commits a robbery - stated Cezary Tomczyk on "Sygnały dnia" on PR1.

- We are conducting an absolute review of Minister Błaszczak's decisions, and in many places, I can say that these decisions are debatable, but we will return to this when the opening report appears - stated Cezary Tomczyk on PR1's "Sygnały dnia" (Signals of the Day).

– Regarding the establishment of a team that will review Antoni Macierewicz's work in recent years, it is now finalized in terms of its personnel composition, and I can say that it's practically a matter of a few days before you will learn all the details. It's a complex process; we want this team, and indeed it is, to comprise the most distinguished specialists from the military who professionally deal with audit matters, as well as legal affairs and the quality of military training. I think it will be possible to clearly show what happened in this commission – stated Cezary Tomczyk in “Sygnały dnia” on PR1.

- In the coming days, we will present the assumptions for the bill separating the Prosecutor General and the Minister of Justice, because our election program and the citizens demand it. Within a few days, we will show the assumptions for the draft bill, which will finally, finally separate this personal union. We cannot just wait to see if someone agrees to something and someone else disagrees. We went into the elections with promises to separate these two functions, and this will be done. The assumptions from the ministry will be released by the end of the week – stated Krzysztof Śmiszek in a conversation with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program “Gość Radia Zet”.

- The time has come to finally prohibit disgusting, homophobic, discriminatory statements in public spaces. Just as we currently have regulations on prohibiting hate speech motivated by race or ethnic origin, we want to add sexual orientation and gender to this catalog so that it is never again a reason for contempt, hatred, and the denigration of people - stated Krzysztof Śmiszek on the program „Gość Radia Zet”.

432 MPs voted in favour of establishing an investigative committee to examine the legality, correctness, and expediency of operational-recognisance activities, undertaken among others using Pegasus software, by members of the Council of Ministers, special services, the Police, fiscal control bodies, and customs-fiscal control bodies during the period from November 16, 2015, to November 20, 2023 – hence, the so-called Pegasus investigative committee.

The vote was unanimous – no one voted against and no one abstained. The next step is the appointment of the committee's members.

- We are against the dismissal of Marshal Bosak. We strongly condemn the actions of Mr. Braun. Our representative on the ethics committee voted accordingly. We will vote to lift Braun's immunity, but we believe there is no concept of collective responsibility in this case. Of course, the political environment bears responsibility for Mr. Braun; he comes from Konfederacja and is one of its leaders. Konfederacja bears full responsibility for Mr. Braun, but we cannot blame only one representative of that formation and punish Marshal Bosak instead of any other MP. That would simply be illogical, and we will vote against the dismissal of Marshal Bosak - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in the Sejm.

- Poland is suffering from a shortage of teachers. There is no better professional motivation than financial incentives for this unique and wonderful profession. That is precisely why we, in Donald Tusk's government, made this decision: a 33% increase for teachers starting their careers. This salary increase will be noticeable. It could have happened a bit sooner, but the President was unwilling to sign the budget, preferring to stir up a fuss. The moment the President signs, we in the ministries will already be working on the appropriate regulations so that teachers feel the money as quickly as possible. I assure you that the salaries will be retroactive to January 1st - stated Barbara Nowacka in the Sejm.

- We urge the international community not to cease aid for Ukraine – President Andrzej Duda, who participated in the discussion “Defending Europe’s United Front,” emphasized. The debate took place during the World Economic Forum in Davos.

He pointed out that when comparing Russia's economic and demographic potential, Russia crushes Ukraine in terms of indicators. – And the fact that Ukrainians have been able to stop successive waves of Russian offensives for two years, repel attacks, and even reclaim, at least partially, territories occupied by Russia, demonstrates the unbelievable determination and heroism of Ukraine's defenders, and an unbelievable will to survive – he argued.

- It also shows that international support has enabled Ukraine to endure throughout. And it is still needed – he stressed. The President argued that war fatigue is a very dangerous phenomenon that we must strive to prevent.

- Donald Tusk does not want an independent Prosecutor General, Dariusz Barski. He prefers to find a prosecutor on call, one who will be susceptible to political influence and easily succumb to pressure. Not without reason, because soon the prosecution will face a demanding task. Holding Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar and Colonel Sienkiewicz accountable - stated Krzysztof Szczucki in the Sejm.

- Minister, where is the provision based on which the Supreme Court can verify the pardon granted by the President of the Republic of Poland? Do you know where this provision is? Nowhere, in any legal act. Where is the provision based on which the Minister of Justice can state an irregularity in the appointment of the National Prosecutor and say that he was not the National Prosecutor. Do you know where? Nowhere. Where is the provision based on which the Prime Minister can appoint the National Prosecutor. Nowhere, there are no such provisions - stated Przemysław Czarnek in the Sejm.

- Do you know where your basis is? In the legal opinions of your lackeys, those who write on your behalf for heavy money, but a legal opinion is not a legal act - he added.

– You will not stop us with any hate or shouting, you will not stop us from restoring the rule of law and dismantling this crony closed circle into which you have turned the judiciary. Because how else can one describe the fact that Mr. Barski, a friend of Mr. Ziobro, a witness at his wedding, the godfather of his son, stood at the head of the prosecution service. How else can one describe the fact that the position of the First President of the Supreme Court is usurped by a friend of Andrzej Duda. How else can one describe the fact that a primary school acquaintance of Zbigniew Ziobro heads the illegal National Council of the Judiciary, and a social discovery of Jarosław Kaczyński directs the politicized Constitutional Tribunal. This crony closed circle in the judiciary had one goal: to ensure impunity for PiS politicians – stated Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz during a Sejm session.

- You are a coward, Colonel Sienkiewicz of the special services. For almost a month, you have not found the courage to explain to Poles why public media interrupted their broadcasting. Only our motion of no confidence has perhaps prompted you to speak on a matter that has outraged millions of our citizens and motivated hundreds of thousands to take to the streets and protest against our government – stated Mariusz Błaszczak in the Sejm.

- All actions taken by Colonel Sienkiewicz regarding public media are illegal. You had no right to introduce changes to the management boards or supervisory boards of TVP, PR, and PAP. Under the current legal status, only the National Media Council has the authority to do so, as confirmed by the registry court - stated Mariusz Błaszczak in the Sejm.

- You supposedly worked in the special services of independent Poland, but your methods are straight out of the GRU. Well-built, bald men, constituting Colonel Sienkiewicz's armed wing, first roughed up MP Borowiak, and then, at 3 AM, attempted to forcibly remove MPs carrying out a parliamentary intervention at the PAP headquarters - stated Mariusz Błaszczak in the Sejm.

- Colonel Sienkiewicz, Prime Minister Tusk, the media officers you brought into neo-TVP are now competing with TVN officers in pro-government propaganda. Officer Czyż recently asked Donald Tusk a question: what does he intend to do with the problem of 7 million people who voted for PiS? Are Poles a problem for you, are you proud of such media? - stated Mariusz Błaszczak in the Sejm.

- Today we're debating not so much the dismissal of Minister Sienkiewicz, but precisely these eight years of your media politics. Eight years of hate, lies, and humiliation of Poles, eight years of barbaric, disgusting, primitive propaganda. Eight years which have led not only public media but also the entire social and economic life to a state of catastrophic moral devastation - stated Zbigniew Konwiński in the Sejm.

- This is a complete disregard for the country's interests. Consciously weakening public media, liquidating them, and lowering their market position is an anti-state action, because Poland's national interest lies in the existence of strong public media speaking with a Polish voice. You completely fail to understand this. You disregard not only the interests of the state but also its citizens. In the name of the interest of the group to which you belong, you are depriving Poles of the right to pluralistic debate and diverse sources of information – stated Joanna Lichocka in the Sejm.

- Of course, in the future, I believe, as do many Poles, this will be a good reason to bring you before the State Tribunal. Courts have already twice confirmed your violation of the law by refusing to register your appointees to the management of television and radio. You chose to run forward, and equally illegally, you appointed liquidators – she continued.

- Public media under the rule of PiS share responsibility for the tragedy of President Adamowicz. Similarly, the regional radio station from Szczecin shares responsibility for the suicidal death of Mikołaj Filiks - stated Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz in the Sejm.

- We had to dam the torrent of vileness that was destroying public life, poisoning Polish families, and causing the deepest social divisions. Another fatal victim, as a result of the hatred spread in Poland by public media controlled by PiS, would weigh not only on Mr. Kaczyński, Mr. Morawiecki, Gliński, or other creators of this machinery, but directly on me as the minister overseeing these entities and the current government. Because the universal question then would be, why didn't we stop it - stated Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz in the Sejm.

- I decided that, acting under a state of higher necessity, I had an obligation to act immediately. Through legal means, permissible and verifiable by common courts. No one in the future must ever agree in Poland to a similar state of ethical degeneration and lawlessness that public media had become. No one, ever in the future - he continued.

- I am not authorized to repeat word-for-word what the President told me in a private conversation regarding Jacek Kurski's and Jarosław Kaczyński's media, but you can be sure that even within the PiS camp, including top state officials, people are ashamed of what happened in public media during PiS's rule and have reason to be ashamed that they never spoke out loudly about what was happening there during PiS's governance - stated Donald Tusk in the Sejm.

- Fortunately, there is full documentation that will be revealed, and all Poles will see the complete documentation. For example, information that 5 people who ran TVP earned over 4 million zlotys in a year - stated Donald Tusk in the Sejm.

- None of you will hide in any of the banks in the long run, because we will sort things out there too. None of you will find a haven of safety at the NBP, because order will soon reign there too. None of you will continue to rob Poles, who are so happy that 800+ has been flowing into their accounts for many days now - stated Donald Tusk in the Sejm.

- "PiS's faith is greed, and mammon is its idol." That's just how it struck me when I was looking at them - Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on Twitter.

„Wiarą PiS-u jest chciwość, a bożkiem mamona”. Tak mi się jakoś ułożyło, kiedy na nich patrzyłem.

— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) January 17, 2024

- Today I received information from the wife of Minister Mariusz Kamiński that a court order has been issued against Minister Mariusz Kamiński for forced feeding, as his health condition has begun to threaten his life and well-being. The court has ordered his forced feeding. I appeal once again to Minister Bodnar, the Prosecutor General, in whose hands now lies the possibility of suspending the prison sentence for Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik. He can do this at any moment, as the law states. The Prosecutor General can do this at any moment. I remind the Prosecutor that he is a former Ombudsman - stated Andrzej Duda in Davos during a meeting with representatives of the Polish media.

- I appeal to Minister Bodnar, the Prosecutor General, a former Ombudsman, associated with the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, to reflect on himself and on what he is doing - he added.

Media są bardziej publiczne niż były przed 15 października. Kolejny krok to budowa polskiego BBC. Zorganizuję pierwszy w historii Sejmu panel obywatelski, w którym to właśnie obywatele powiedzą, jakich mediów, finansowanych ze środków publicznych, oczekują. To pomoże wypracować…

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- There is the issue of judges who were appointed by the President of the Republic of Poland in accordance with current law, from whom the President of the Republic of Poland received their oath in the Presidential Palace. These individuals have entered the judiciary, they are currently part of the Polish justice system, they have been adjudicating for years; today there are about 4,000 of them. As long as I am president, I will never allow these people to be verified in any way, simply because they became judges or received a promotion within the judiciary during the period when I am president. I will never agree to that - stated Andrzej Duda in Davos during a meeting with representatives of the Polish media.

The Sejm has rejected a motion to express a vote of no confidence in the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz. 194 MPs voted in favour, 241 against, and 2 abstained.

32 MPs voted in favour of dismissing Krzysztof Bosak from the position of Deputy Speaker of the Sejm. 77 voted against, and 152 abstained. Only 261 MPs participated in this vote, as MPs from the PiS club removed their voting cards. The KO club, on the other hand, abstained – although 6 MPs voted "in favour".

Only Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski voted against from the PiS club. Additionally, 26 MPs from the Third Way (Trzecia Droga) club voted against, and another 6 abstained.

Lawmakers voted on a total of 7 requests to lift the immunity of MP Grzegorz Braun – all passed with a significant majority, with around 400 MPs voting "for".

- But I don't know who that is. I also don't know who that is - stated Jarosław Kaczyński in the Sejm, when asked by TVN24 about the arrest of former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Piotr W.

- It's a shame that President [Duda]'s dissatisfaction did not translate into any action. Action, when as a result of being incited by TVP, the murder of President Adamowicz took place. It's a shame that the President did not translate his feeling of dissatisfaction into any decisions when Radio Szczecin is co-responsible for the death of MP Filiks' son. No one from the government, nor from the President's office, nor from KRRiT, nor from RMN lifted a finger. This television killed people, that is the truth - stated Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz on TVN24's "Kropka nad i".

- We are giving this interview in competition with public media, and I would like to assure TVN that you will have competition. In objectivity, reliability, and program quality. Everything is a matter of time - stated Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz on TVN24's "Kropka nad i".

- Don't repeat the PiS fairytales. For now, I am in the Ministry of Culture, I have a task to complete, and I will not step back even an inch - stated Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz on TVN24's "Kropka nad i" program.

- Jarosław Kaczyński says he doesn't know Piotr Wawrzyk, and Mr. Błaszczak also repeats that he doesn't really recall him either. My impression is that it's far more important whether Mr. Wawrzyk knows Mr. Kaczyński and whether Mr. Wawrzyk knows Mr. Błaszczak. Because, in reality, his knowledge in this matter will be invaluable – stated Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz in TVN24's "Kropka nad i".

- No, absolutely not [I did not break the law]. I used an opportunity that the law provides, and it may not be liked, but independent courts are there to verify it. And the fact that, as a result of these actions, cutting off this torrent of evil, the President stated that he would not sign any budget-related bill and would not allow a single zloty to go to media thus taken over, but he had no problem signing 3 billion annually for this television, which was an abomination, an aberration in PiS's hands - stated Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz on TVN24's "Kropka nad i" (The Dot Over the i).