At 9:00 AM, a one-hour session will commence in the Sejm, featuring a total of 13 votes, including the vote on the draft budget bill for 2024.

At 10:00 AM, at the request of PiS MPs, a hearing of the Constitutional Tribunal will take place concerning regulations that, among other things, enable the liquidation and dissolution of companies constituting public radio and television broadcasting units. Last year, the Constitutional Tribunal also issued a precautionary order prohibiting such actions. The hearing will be conducted by a 5-judge panel, presided over by Julia Przyłębska. Judge Krystyna Pawłowicz is slated to be the rapporteur for the case.

President Andrzej Duda continues his visit to Davos for the World Economic Forum. At 7:30 AM, he will participate in the Davos Ukrainian Breakfast. At 3:00 PM, he will meet with the President of Switzerland, Viola Amherd. At 4:15 PM, he will meet with the Prime Minister of Moldova, Dorin Recean. At 5:00 PM, he will meet with the Prime Minister of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam.

At 6:15 PM, the President will take part in a discussion titled "NATO and the Future of Deterrence and Defense on Europe’s Eastern Front." At 7:45 PM, a statement for representatives of the Polish media is scheduled.

- It is primarily a matter of linking salaries to inflation growth. Today, this is not entirely the case, so it's a mechanism where salary increases are held back, and I'm talking about the entire administration here, especially about its 'R' component. Then, once in a while, someone gets the idea to catch up for the years when salaries did not keep pace with inflation. But frankly, there are many places where salaries in administration need to be lowered. For example, the remuneration system in the National Prosecutor's Office, where prosecutors, by combining their roles but working in one place, can earn up to PLN 60,000 per month. In a month, they earn as much as a beginning teacher does in a year – stated Jan Grabiec in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Radio Zet.

- Yes, on average [employees of the Chancellery of the Sejm and the Chancellery of the Prime Minister will receive a 20% raise], although this does not mean that the payroll fund will increase drastically, because my plans as head of the chancellery focus on reviewing positions and reducing staff in the chancellery. I think 10% is a baseline [for reduction], of course not overnight, because it requires looking at where positions are redundant, who lacks qualifications - stated Jan Grabiec on Radio Zet.

- [Donald Tusk will not run for president] - stated Jan Grabiec on Radio Zet.

- If the President wanted to quickly pardon Messrs. Kamiński and Wąsik, he could do so at any time. Because the talk of a quick pardon is a constitutive element of this, but I don't want to get into a legal dispute. The essence is that the prosecutor general does not pardon, the president pardons - stated Jan Grabiec on Radio Zet.

- We are preparing a motion [for a no-confidence vote against Adam Bodnar], just as we did in the case of Colonel Sienkiewicz. It will all happen in due time, we'll see. The Minister of Justice has broken the law, he is trying to take over the prosecutor's office – stated Mariusz Błaszczak in the "Graffiti" program on Polsat News.

- If something bad happens to these gentlemen [Maciej Wąsik and Mariusz Kamiński], then Mr. Bodnar will be personally responsible for the fact that something bad might happen to these gentlemen - stated Mariusz Błaszczak in the program "Graffiti" on Polsat News.

- This is also for me an answer from this deep state to punish those who dare to fight corruption. This is the image, this is the evil that has resurfaced - he added.

- We have never abandoned this idea [of bringing Adam Glapiński before the State Tribunal]. These were our declarations, so there was no decision that we would not pursue such work. I can say that the recent threats regarding the potential destabilization of Poland's economic situation by the NBP, by Mr. Glapiński, would have been one of the premises for proceedings before the State Tribunal, had these threats been fulfilled - stated Jan Grabiec on Radio Zet.

- We want nothing to do with the December 13th coalition. We have a rift in the December 13th coalition; Lewica voted differently, Trzecia Droga voted differently, and Civic Platform voted differently - stated Mariusz Błaszczak on Polsat News' "Graffiti" program.

- Ultimately, we must certainly consider improving the constitution that is in effect today. However, please remember that today the current majority does not have a constitutional majority. However, please remember that today the current majority does not have a constitutional majority. And in my view, in my private view on changing the constitution, nothing has changed. I cannot imagine changing the constitution with people who trampled, who broke the constitution. I am talking about PiS politicians – said Marcin Kierwiński in PR1.

- We know what Przyłębska's tribunal will rule. I am deliberately saying Przyłębska's tribunal, not the Constitutional Tribunal, because this body has nothing to do with the constitution today. Absolutely nothing to do with the constitution. It is a group that operates as an appendage of Nowogrodzka [referring to the seat of the Law and Justice party], the last bastion of Nowogrodzka. I am convinced they will rule in PiS's favor, but these kinds of decisions, from a de facto formally non-existent Constitutional Tribunal, will not stop us. Everything is clear in this matter – stated Marcin Kierwiński on PR1.

- This is a budget for Polish women and men. A budget in which Donald Tusk's government is fulfilling the electoral promises we made during the election campaign. We are delivering on our commitments point by point. 30% raises for teachers, including 33% for novice teachers. 5 billion for academics, raises also for employees of ZUS and KRUS, and for the public sector. Unlike you, we remembered local governments, over 3 billion in general subsidies. "Babciowe" (granny's pension), funds under the "Active Parent" program. A helpline for children and youth, larger centers for healthcare, and also for national defense - stated Andrzej Domański in the Sejm.

240 deputies voted in favor of adopting the draft budget law for 2024. 191 deputies voted against, and 3 abstained – including Krzysztof Czarnecki from the PiS parliamentary group. The Senate will now consider the bill at its session next week.

- Prime Minister Morawiecki's budget required very deep corrections and changes. We didn't have much time, yet we managed to vote it through today. We have this budget, and for me, it's a great satisfaction because it is indeed, as someone in the chamber said, a budget for the people - stated Donald Tusk in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.

- They probably capitulated to reality and to those obvious facts, which were the elections, the important public interest, and people's expectations. This is stronger than PiS's such party fierceness – Donald Tusk stated in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.

- I still don't understand why the president, who speaks with such eloquence – and we can see that the mood in the PiS parliamentary benches has significantly dampened, but it's hard to blame them, as they are just now grasping the full consequences of losing the election. However, regarding Messrs. Kamiński and Wąsik – I haven't changed my mind, or rather, my mood of bewilderment hasn't changed. Why does the president, both in Poland and abroad, spout some unbelievable things about political prisoners, declare that he believes in their absolute innocence, that they are pure, crystal clear, despite the court's ruling, and yet refuses to pardon them? I completely fail to understand this; I see it as some, I'll say it impolitely, not very clever game, but at the expense of these people, including those imprisoned – stated Donald Tusk in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.

- In a conversation with me, [President Duda], which is perhaps quite typical, declared full cooperation and swore he would not veto or block [legislation] simply because it comes from a different political camp. However, to be perfectly honest, maneuvers like sending the budget to the Constitutional Tribunal, they can be nothing more than an inept political manifesto. I, in the place of Polish women and men, would not worry about it - stated Donald Tusk in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.

- The coalition cannot be stopped, it can be hindered. The question is whether the president will want to build some kind of relationship or if it will be a presidency of total refusal. He cannot paralyze [our actions], he can try to block certain projects, but they can be circumvented. Not everything has to be done through legislation; I'm talking about the scenario of poor cooperation. Cohabitation should be positive and take into account that we are working together for our citizens. I hope the president will understand this – stated Grzegorz Schetyna in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on the program “Sedno sprawy” on Radio Plus.

- I hope President Duda will share our view that we simply need to do this so that public television is public again, not partisan. So that the prosecutor's office is not partisan, but deals with prosecuting criminals regardless of their political beliefs – he added.

- I believe the matter is very serious, and today, as a political formation, the democratic coalition, we must restore Poland to normalcy. The Polish state must be normal again, meaning prosecutors and courts must function normally. They will decide who is held accountable for breaking the law, for committed crimes, and in what way – stated Grzegorz Schetyna on the program “Sedno sprawy” (The Essence of the Matter) on Radio Plus.

- Let's start with the topic of the first Polish nuclear power plant, which under our government, we have brought to a state where its construction can begin. We hear from prominent Civic Platform activists and the Pomeranian Voivode that another environmental review is necessary. This means that the fundamental elements of our energy security will crumble. After all, redoing the environmental analysis will take at least several years. Everyone knows that if Poland doesn't have nuclear energy, we will have to import electricity, for example, from Germany, Sweden, or other countries. Is this what those who want to delay the implementation of the nuclear energy program are aiming for? - stated Mateusz Morawiecki at a press conference.

- We want to implement what is in the best interest of Poles' energy security, as well as clean green energy and cheap energy. This is the absolute number one topic, and we should be discussing and contesting this topic today, regarding the current policy of delaying the nuclear program by the government of the December 13th coalition - stated Mateusz Morawiecki at a press conference - he added.

- Where in this budget is what was supposed to be implemented within 100 days of Tusk taking power? Where is the 6,000 PLN tax-free allowance? Where is the 0% loan? Not only is there no 0% loan, but what we left in the budget, the 2% loan, will only suffice for the next few weeks or months. A huge number of Poles who want to buy an apartment cheaper under the system we constructed will be left out in the cold. Credit holidays are only for 4 months and only for those who truly constitute a small group of borrowers. We, for 2 years, used a very generous credit holiday mechanism for a million people, for a million households, not for 50,000 people. It's worth inquiring about this - stated Mateusz Morawiecki at a press conference.

- Meanwhile, many items are missing from the budget, and all the good things in the budget were inherited from us. We fixed the gigantic VAT gap; just look at the European Commission's data, which confirmed that the previous Tusk government led to a gigantic VAT gap, a huge CIT tax gap. Just look at the data. We fixed the budget, and this budget always had funds for social policy, for equalizing opportunities, for money for local governments - he added.

- There are countless scandals that have occurred over the past eight years. We will certainly want to address the case of an organized criminal group, because that is how we classify it, which existed within TVP and public radio and was involved in denigrating political opponents. This organized criminal group led to many tragedies. We are primarily thinking of our colleague, MP Filiks, and we are also thinking of the tragedy that happened in Gdańsk 5 years ago. This is one of the first topics – stated Roman Giertych at a press conference in the Sejm.

- We will certainly want to address economic matters, NCBiR, the Justice Fund, respirators, issues related to the persecution of judges and prosecutors in recent years. Matters of undue benefits received by neo-judges, both in the Constitutional Tribunal, the National Council of the Judiciary, and the Supreme Court. This has the character of criminal liability, but also civil liability, and in this regard, we will certainly cooperate with the Prosecutor General's Office. Because our task, as assigned to us by the chairman here, is also cooperation with the government, which will have an inter-ministerial team, and we will be very persistent in this cooperation regarding settlements as well - he continued.

- Today's (January 18, 2024) ruling by the Constitutional Tribunal (TK) on public radio and television broadcasting entities has no legal significance whatsoever. Rulings and resolutions issued in recent years by the European Court of Human Rights and the Supreme Court, relating to the current structure of the Constitutional Tribunal, including the overall circumstances of the appointment and functioning of this institution, confirm that it is not an independent and impartial constitutional court, and its judgments issued with the participation of so-called substitute judges (individuals appointed to TK judge positions in place of those already previously appointed) have no universally binding force and are not final. They should be disregarded in legal circulation as non-existent - the Ministry of Culture informed in a statement.

"Substitute judge Jarosław Wyrembak participated in issuing today's ruling. Krystyna Pawłowicz and Stanisław Piotrowicz also participated in the judging panel. As PiS MPs, they were involved in enacting changes to the radio and television broadcasting act in 2015 and 2016, which undermines their ability to maintain objectivity in this matter. The panel was chaired by Julia Przyłębska (who decides on the panel's composition), who was improperly appointed to the function of the TK president.

The above-mentioned flawed TK ruling has no impact whatsoever on the functioning of the legal bodies of companies carrying out the public media mission, nor on the liquidation processes underway within them.

- We will not replace [the candidates for the Pegasus investigative committee] because there are no reasons to replace them. This is another tactic by people who embarrassed themselves during the committee with Gowin. After all, Gowin's testimony these past days was a mockery of all those accusations, and now they fear another significant embarrassment, because all the charges are simply laughable. This is the imagination of people who are now habitually breaking the law and apparently thought we were the same as them. But there is an abyss between people who have the moral qualifications to govern and those who do not have even a shred of those qualifications - stated Jarosław Kaczyński in the Sejm, when asked by TVN24.

- To a large extent, this is Morawiecki's budget. In Poland, we have a chronology where, when the government changes, the budget that is in effect for the first year is largely a budget prepared by the predecessors. So I won't hide that there are things in it that, for me, need improvement. For example, with too little money for healthcare, you can't shorten queues and you simply can't fix the situation in hospitals and outpatient clinics. There are also, in my opinion, still questionable expenditures inherited from Morawiecki. A lot of money, still too much money, for the IPN, but also, for example, money for concreting rivers, and for such investments whose economic sense is doubtful – stated Adrian Zandberg on Radio Zet.

- Today, when we talk about television, frankly, I'm more interested in taking a step forward. I am interested in how to arrange the media landscape in Poland so that public television permanently becomes a common good, meaning it is not government television every time, with every change of power – said Adrian Zandberg on Radio Zet.

- In this vote, everyone chose for themselves, and everyone bears responsibility for how they voted. We had no doubts that Mr. Bosak should cease to hold the role of Deputy Speaker of the Sejm. And we had no doubts because of what happened after Mr. Braun's scandalous behavior. I mean both that Mr. Bosak went to shake Mr. Braun's hand in the parliamentary benches, and that Mr. Bosak did not support punishing Mr. Braun – stated Adrian Zandberg on Radio Zet.

- One cannot escape judgment here, and in my opinion, this judgment is quite unequivocal. That is to say, the gentlemen from Confederation, who like to pretend to be old-style Tories and claim to be conservatives, have shown that they are in the same row as Mr. Braun; that was their choice – he added.

- Firstly, we are always ready for elections. I think that if elections were held now, the victory of the October 15th coalition would be even more significant, for which we thank our voters. But there is no such possibility, because there is no constitutional premise that would authorize the dissolution of parliament. The fact that the budget was not delivered to the President on time is a premise. We adopted the budget in the Sejm today. A debate will soon take place in the Senate, and this budget will be sent within the constitutional deadlines - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in an interview with Monika Olejnik on the program "Kropka nad i" on TVN24.

- Editor Poczobut is a political prisoner, and comparing [him] to this tragic situation, for Andrzej Poczobut's family, for history. We've seemingly lost sight of why Messrs. Wąsik and Kamiński were convicted, because an attempt is being made to glorify their fight against corruption. If they conducted it somewhere, then that's very good, but in this case, for which they were convicted – and they were convicted for fabricating evidence, trumping up charges, [and] an affair, and an attempt to set up Andrzej Lepper, who was their coalition partner, for a fall – stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on TVN24's program “Kropka nad i”.

- First conclusions will be available by the end of January, preliminary reports. We are determined that the uniform of a Polish soldier, officers included, will never again be misused in such a way as to engage them, even indirectly, in politics or party life - stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on TVN24's program "Kropka nad i".