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01/25/2024
07:42
At 10:00 AM, the Sejm session will commence, starting with a short voting block. Furthermore, the agenda includes first readings of two citizen-initiated bills – an amendment to the social pension act and an amendment to the Teachers' Charter. MPs will also address changes to the act on municipal self-government, as well as the act on the National Centre for Research and Development.
At 1:00 PM, the Sejm's Committee on Justice and Human Rights will review information on significant issues arising from the activity and jurisprudence of the Constitutional Tribunal in 2022. At 2:30 PM, it will examine information on the activities of the National Council of the Judiciary in 2022, and at 4:00 PM – information on the activities of the Ombudsman and the state of observance of freedoms and human and civil rights in 2022.
At 3:30 PM, at the Presidential Palace, President Andrzej Duda will appoint government representatives to the Social Dialogue Council.
07:58
08:03
08:09
Kosiniak-Kamysz:
The Constitution Must Be Changed, Even Regarding the Constitutional Tribunal. I Believe PiS MPs Willing to Make Changes Will Be Found
08:15
Kołodziejczak:
Wąsik and Kamiński Should Be Held Accountable for Their Actions Over the Last 8 Years
- I am not pondering this, but they will likely come [Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik to the Sejm] and here Marshal Hołownia must take appropriate steps. It is the Marshal's prerogative, today I am dealing with entirely different matters. Let everyone focus on their own responsibilities to the best of their ability. For me, the priority today is agriculture, food security. That is what the Marshal, the Marshal's Guard, are there for, to carry out the Marshal's orders. I will only say that these people, Wąsik and Kamiński, should be held accountable for what they did over the last 8 years - stated Michał Kołodziejczak in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Radio Zet.
08:20
Kosiniak-Kamysz:
In Sweden, they say 'we must prepare for war'; the same awareness is needed in Poland
08:27
Kołodziejczak:
The Green Deal Equals a Nightmare for Poland
- The Green Deal equates to a nightmare for Poland. It is something that should not come into effect in Poland, certainly not in the arrangement we are talking about today, and here farmers are 100% right. I cannot imagine today that Poles would reduce the amount of active substances by even half, when the Dutch use 4 times more, and we also have half and they have half - stated Michał Kołodziejczak on Radio Zet.
08:34
Kołodziejczak:
I Am Consistently on the Same Side
- I am consistently on the same side. I am on the side of normal agriculture, normal food production in Poland, on the side where Polish farmers stand today - stated Michał Kołodziejczak on Radio Zet.
08:34
Kołodziejczak:
Tusk Will Do Nothing Against Farmers
- Tusk will do nothing against farmers. The government's position is clear; I was at a government meeting when Prime Minister Tusk clearly stated: Poland's position will be firm, and we will not make any concessions in this regard - stated Michał Kołodziejczak on Radio Zet.
08:35
Przydacz:
Kamiński and Wąsik are MPs, so it's their decision whether they want to participate in the session; they have the right to do so
- Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik are MPs, so it's their decision whether they want to participate in the session; they have the right to do so, but they also have a free mandate. But as we hear, they are announcing their active parliamentary work, so it should be expected that they will [attend Sejm sessions] - stated Marcin Przydacz in the program 'Graffiti' on Polsat News.
08:36
Wąsik:
I am a Member of Parliament, I hold a parliamentary mandate and I will fulfill it to the best of my ability
- Indeed, opposition MPs will be deprived of their rights in court proceedings. Does the Supreme Court ruling, which states that we are MPs, mean nothing here? Will Donald Tusk be the one to say who is an MP and who is not? Who is convenient for him in the Sejm, who is not? What kind of times are these, when Donald Tusk will decide, will choose for himself who should be in opposition to him, and who has no right to enter the Sejm because he is exceedingly inconvenient for him – he continued.
08:37
Wąsik:
Hołownia is a Puppet in Tusk's Hands
- The Constitutional Tribunal ruled that the President in 2015 had full right to grant a pardon, and that this pardon is valid. However, Donald Tusk said it doesn't work and that MPs Wąsik and Kamiński will not enter the Sejm. This means Donald Tusk makes the decisions, not Hołownia. Hołownia is a puppet in Tusk's hands – stated Maciej Wąsik on Radio Wnet.
08:37
Przydacz:
If the Marshal's Guard and Hołownia Block or Detain MPs, They Will Break the Law and Face Future Prosecution
- If the Marshal's Guard and Marshal Hołownia block or detain MPs, they will thereby break the law and face future prosecution in this matter, because it is clear that MPs cannot be detained without a Sejm decision and the removal of their immunity, especially those who are going to perform their duties in the Sejm. Those who carry out these orders, both directly and those who are directing this matter, will face future prosecution. This is probably clear to every lawyer - stated Marcin Przydacz on the program "Graffiti" Polsat News.
08:37
- There is no Agent Tomek here who is any kind of problem, he is an unfortunate man who went down the wrong path at some point, and when justice started to get to him – stated Maciej Wąsik on Radio Wnet.
08:40
Przydacz:
We Don't Intend to Sing in the Sejm
- We remember the chaos, the 'ci…tajdan' (a neologism for a chaotic situation, derived from 'ciamajdan') in the Sejm. We do not intend to sing in the Sejm, we do not intend, like MP Nitras, to rummage through other MPs' notes – and yet such scenes occurred then – we do not intend to pitch tents there – stated Marcin Przydacz in the program "Graffiti" on Polsat News.
08:57
Kołodziejczak:
Kowalski Failed to Implement Key EU Directives, Potentially Jeopardizing Funds
09:05
Kołodziejczak:
Duda Should Invite Lepper's Family
- I will turn to President Duda because he also reached out to Andrzej Lepper's family. Do they by any chance not need help, because the actions of Kamiński and Wąsik have led this family into a very difficult situation. Yes, President Duda should invite Andrzej Lepper's family to his place, to the Palace, to show impartiality and full neutrality - stated Michał Kołodziejczak on Radio Zet.
09:07
- Messrs. Kamiński and Wąsik are not MPs. A court verdict deprived them of their mandates, not the Sejm. The matter is closed. Today we are processing important civic projects. I expect everyone to respect the citizens who brought these projects to the chamber - wrote Szymon Hołownia on Twitter, to which Maciej Wąsik has already responded.
Sprawa zamknięta? Pełna zgoda https://t.co/klhYI69rZZ pic.twitter.com/KRnjnmmy7W
— Maciej Wąsik ?? (@WasikMaciej) January 25, 2024
10:02
Hołownia:
There will be a lot of emotion, but no obstruction
- I think there will be a lot of emotion, but there will be no obstruction. These are my predictions - stated Szymon Hołownia in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.
10:03
Hołownia:
Kamiński and Wąsik Can Enter Sejm Premises, But Not the Plenary Hall
- [Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik] can enter the Sejm premises, but they cannot enter the plenary hall, because that is a space that belongs to MPs, and I hope that this distinctiveness of the parliamentary chamber will also be respected today by the representatives of the executive branch - stated Szymon Hołownia in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.
10:23
Sasin:
Grodzki, Gowin, and Local Government Officials Linked to the Then-Opposition Are Responsible for the Failure of Postal Elections
10:32
Sasin:
Anyone who disagrees with Tusk could end up in prison
10:38
Sasin:
Changing PiS Leadership Today Would Be Extremely Unwise
10:45
- What you have been doing in recent weeks is a disgrace. You are covering the lower house of the Polish parliament with shame. Not long ago you cried over the constitution, and today you are brazenly breaking it. The constitution! The last few weeks have been an attack on the foundations of our state, an unlawful attack and the appropriation of public media, unlawful because it has already been established by the courts. You are not allowing MPs Kamiński and Wąsik to exercise their mandates, their rights towards the Republic of Poland, this is a scandal – stated Michał Wójcik in the Sejm.
- Mr. Wójcik, if you prefer to be addressed in this manner. You mentioned the constitution, Article 99, paragraph 3: “a person sentenced by a final judgment to imprisonment for an intentional crime prosecuted publicly cannot be elected to the Sejm and Senate” – replied Szymon Hołownia.
- Crying over the constitution is one thing, and applying it and having it in your heart is another matter. I have both – added Szymon Hołownia.
10:49
Kaczyński:
Elections are Necessary. We Have an Extraordinary Situation
- I believe that the real way out is a transitional period, of course with a new government and then elections. There's no other way to resolve this. However, there should be some transitional period. We have an extraordinary situation, the Constitution has practically ceased to be in effect. Therefore, various methods can be applied. Simply put, it is being broken - stated Jarosław Kaczyński in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.
10:58
Tusk:
Kaczyński Didn't Find a Minute to Listen to the Plight of Severely Affected People, Yet You Always Have Time to Elevate Criminals
- I've always said this, and today I want to repeat it. You are the strongest. I want to say that this day is somehow particularly symbolic for me. I didn't want to draw attention to it, but unfortunately, it happens that I'm sitting close to Chairman Kaczyński, probably about 1.5 meters away in a straight line, and sometimes I hear what he says. When Minister Kołodziejczak was speaking and addressed Chairman Kaczyński as 'Mr. Kaczyński,' Mr. Kaczyński replied to him, 'you brat' - stated Donald Tusk in the Sejm.
- I'm talking about this because half an hour later, when a representative of thousands of families who had painstakingly collected signatures for a bill meant to help and alleviate the suffering of those most affected took the floor, he [Kaczyński] didn't even find a minute to listen to the plight of people so severely harmed by circumstances, noble people fighting on behalf of the weakest. Yet, you always have time to elevate criminals with final court verdicts to some heights - he continued.
11:01
Tusk:
No One Has the Right to Seek Power Who Views Political Opponents as 'Louts' or Deems the Disabled Unworthy of Attention
- We went into the elections, and I will tell you that it is precisely for this reason that it is worth going to the elections, going for power, so that these people, the parents and guardians of the disabled, can live to see the moment when they see that power exists to take care of them, and no one has the right to seek power who views a political opponent as a lout, or who deems parents and disabled individuals, and parents of disabled individuals, as unworthy of even a minute of attention. On this day, it is most clearly visible, as much as possible, that you did not deserve even one day of power, that you ruined this country precisely because this is how you treat the disabled, their guardians, opponents, criminals, as all of Poland has seen in the last few days - stated Donald Tusk in the Sejm.
11:07
Tusk:
Kaczyński Turned His Back on You. We Will Work Hard and Diligently to Make This Law a Reality as Soon as Possible
- I thank you all very much once again, and I promise that just as we stood by you when the authorities turned their backs on you, just as Mr. Kaczyński has turned his back on you today, so will we work hard and diligently to make this law, which you have been waiting for, a reality as soon as possible - stated Donald Tusk in the Sejm.
11:13
Kaczyński:
We will accuse Polish authorities of torture before the EU, as the decision was definitely made at the very top. It's Tusk's decision
11:28
Tusk:
Part of PiS, alongside Kaczyński, is preparing for full state destabilization
- PiS, or at least a part of PiS, because I see that not everyone is delighted with this tactic of the brilliant strategist, but there is no doubt that part of this environment, with President Kaczyński, is preparing for full state destabilization and they are looking for various pretexts so that the state is not, for example, capable of helping those people we are debating about today, meaning guardians and parents of disabled individuals - stated Donald Tusk in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.
11:33
Tusk:
I'm not surprised people feel sick seeing a president hugging criminals
- I'm setting aside the aesthetics of these events, but indeed I'm not surprised that people feel sick seeing the President of the Republic of Poland hugging criminals, and it's an interesting thing, because it's hardly talked about. We're talking about Mr. Kamiński and Mr. Wąsik, who were legally convicted for what they did, abusing power until 2015. The president pardoned them so they could continue doing the same things - stated Donald Tusk in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.
11:37
Tusk:
If Anyone Is Thinking About a Coup, It's Probably Kaczyński
- If indeed anyone is thinking about a coup, it's probably President Kaczyński. We don't need to stage one, because we won the elections and legally took power in Poland – stated Donald Tusk in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.
11:54
12:03
Giertych:
Let Kaczyński Not Rush to Elections, as a New Vote Would Seemingly Grant Us a Constitutional Majority
12:08
Giertych:
There is no forceful takeover of the prosecutor's office. Those announcing mutiny and rebellion should perhaps face criminal proceedings
12:12
Hołownia:
I Don't Expect Objections. This Means We Will Be Able to Appoint the Pegasus Committee at Tomorrow's Session
- Yes, PiS changed the candidates, there are four candidates nominated by PiS. The deadline for submitting objections is until 12 o'clock, but I don't expect objections, although we'll see how it goes. This means we will be able to appoint the Pegasus committee at tomorrow's session, unless something changes - stated Szymon Hołownia during a media appearance.
12:22
- Regarding correspondence with the National Electoral Commission, my response to Chairman Marciniak will be sent out today, in which I will precisely describe the legal grounds on which I base my expectation of indicating candidates to fill the mandate vacated by MP Kamiński, also emphasizing in the final sentence of this letter that I absolutely do not change my position. It is simply immutable - stated Szymon Hołownia during a statement to the media.
12:31
Hołownia:
I Cannot Imagine the President of Poland Bringing Individuals into the Sejm Building Who Are Not Permitted on its Premises
- The President, should he appear here, is always a welcome and observed guest in parliament. However, I cannot imagine a situation where the President of Poland brings individuals into the building of the Republic of Poland's Sejm who are not permitted on its premises, because that would simply be uncivilized, and I do not suspect the President of such intentions - stated Szymon Hołownia during a media appearance.
12:53
Giertych:
I will meet with the Head of the General Prosecutor's Office next week to discuss the possibility of annulling the Lotos sale
- The situation where the government sold the Lotos company, de facto the entire company, or at least its most significant assets, for 3 or 4 billion below its own valuations, and actually 5 to 7 billion according to the Supreme Audit Office (NIK) valuations, is an unprecedented situation, ladies and gentlemen. We have dealt with perhaps the biggest economic scandal, and only one question arises in this matter. For me, it is quite obvious: who took money on the side? And this question must be asked, and the prosecution must answer it. That is why today we are appealing for the Prosecutor General and the National Prosecutor to take action ex officio in connection with this program, because this program presents a great deal of information, to initiate an investigation immediately and secure the documents in this matter – said Roman Giertych at a press conference of the PiS Accountability Team.
- We will also appeal, and I would like to meet, I think I will meet next week with the head of the General Prosecutor's Office, to consider the legal possibility of annulling this transaction – he added.
12:53
Pomaska:
Kaczyński, Sasin, Morawiecki, and Obajtek are responsible for the sale of Lotos
14:51
Kamiński:
We Will Appear in the Sejm in the Coming Days, But on Our Terms
– We want to appear in the Sejm in a planned, very precise manner – stated Mariusz Kamiński in an interview with wPolsce.pl.
– We will certainly appear, Mr. Hołownia, in the coming days, but on our terms, not on yours – he added.
– We are not former MPs, we have MP credentials, we have a Supreme Court ruling, the National Electoral Commission has not revoked our mandates – Kamiński emphasized.
- In an illegal manner, they are trying to deprive MPs of the possibility to exercise their mandates – he continued.
15:27
16:17
- We are, of course, in favour of climate transformation being implemented, of adapting the economy to new circumstances and new needs, but it must occur in an evolutionary cycle. A cycle that takes into account its impact on Polish citizens, how it will burden their wallets, which is why there is no question of any radical moves here; every move here requires deep consideration – stated Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk at a press conference.
18:36
Pomaska:
President Delayed Council of Social Dialogue Appointments. The Date Should Be Agreed Upon with Invitees
18:41
Pomaska:
Kaczyński is Completely Lost, and the Entire Party with Him
18:42
18:46
Pomaska:
The Fundamental Principle We Will Adhere To Is Respecting the Law
18:53
20:28
Hołownia:
Former MPs Kamiński and Wąsik May Appear in the Sejm, But on My Terms
20:36
Grabiec:
We Do Not Want to Delay the Social Dialogue Council Meeting
20:40
Grabiec:
Kaczyński Compared Prison Officers to the Gestapo, I Believe an Apology is Due for These Words
20:41
Grabiec:
Looking at Wąsik and Kamiński, I get the impression they're in a sanatorium, not prison
20:44
Hołownia:
Kamiński and Wąsik Are in Good Shape, Giving Interviews Smiling Ear to Ear. This Is Not How Tortured People Look
20:52
20:59
- I think they should appear in the Sejm, because according to the law, they should settle their parliamentary office accounts. Every MP who loses their mandate has a specified period to account for the money they received for their office. This is one mission awaiting these gentlemen in the Sejm - stated Roman Giertych on TVP Info.
21:00
Giertych:
We Won't Back Down an Inch. We Will Settle Everything, Every Zloty, Every Scandal That Emerges
- We are saying very clearly that we will not back down even an inch. We will settle everything, every zloty, every scandal that has emerged, every abuse of power. Everything will be settled, but justly by independent prosecutors, independent judges - stated Roman Giertych on TVP Info.
21:00
Hołownia:
If Kamiński and Wąsik somehow end up where they shouldn't, we will de-escalate the situation peacefully
21:09
Hołownia:
President Has Not Yet Appointed New PKW Members. I Sent Him a Letter About It Last Week
21:19
Hołownia:
I Will Vote Against the Bill Liberalizing Abortion Up to the 12th Week. I Suspect I Will Be a Minority in My Club.
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