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02/12/2024
07:39
Prime Minister Donald Tusk is traveling to Paris, where he will meet with President Emmanuel Macron, and then to Berlin, where he will meet with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. "I want to rebuild the Weimar Triangle as soon as possible, meaning the cooperation between Poland, Germany, and France, which is important from a security perspective," said the head of the Polish government in Morąg.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski will meet with German and French ministers Annalena Baerbock and Stephan Sejourne at the Saint-Cloud Castle. The meeting is intended to serve the renewal of the Weimar Triangle formula, announced in January by Radosław Sikorski, which has been an important tool of Polish European policy for years.
The planned discussion topics will include current international issues, particularly the matter of support for fighting Ukraine, cooperation in the field of defense, and the upcoming NATO summit in Washington. The problem of Russian disinformation and destabilizing actions carried out by the regime in Minsk will also be addressed.
At **10:00 AM**, a press conference will be held with the participation of the chairman of the PiS parliamentary club, Mariusz Błaszczak, and Senator Wojciech Skurkiewicz.
At **6:00 PM** in Katowice, an open meeting will take place with the Minister-Coordinator of Special Services, Tomasz Siemoniak.
**Today** is the deadline for notifying the National Electoral Commission (PKW) or the appropriate electoral commissioner about the formation of an electoral committee in the local government elections.
07:57
08:05
- These works are ongoing, indeed they are taking place among representatives of parliamentary clubs, experts, and we are trying to approach this matter holistically. That is, on the one hand, parliamentary resolutions, but we are also working on a law that would also regulate the functioning of the Constitutional Tribunal anew, and it seems that these constitutional changes aiming for a so-called constitutional reset also appear to be truly highly justified, because the situation in the Constitutional Tribunal is evidently no longer solvable in a traditional way - stated Arkadiusz Myrcha in a conversation with Marcin Fijołek on Polsat News' "Graffiti".
- I think it's a matter of a few, I hope a dozen or so days. This work is indeed nearing completion. The subject matter is quite complex, a series of various questions will probably arise, so one needs to be prepared for each of them - he continued.
08:08
Myrcha:
The Constitutional Tribunal has become a printer for issuing so-called safeguards for PiS's current political needs
- The Constitutional Tribunal, established to resolve the most difficult legal disputes for the benefit of citizens, particularly to resolve constitutional issues, has turned into a printer for issuing so-called safeguards for the current political needs of PiS and their officials - stated Arkadiusz Myrcha on Polsat News' "Graffiti".
08:09
08:14
Myrcha:
There's a probability the government will address the KRS bill this week
- There is such a probability [that the government will address the KRS bill this week]. The project has already been approved by the Standing Committee, which is the body preceding the government meeting. If the agenda of the nearest meeting allows it, then of course this may happen, and much indicates that this project could [be debated] at the next Sejm session - stated Arkadiusz Myrcha on Polsat News' "Graffiti".
08:18
08:25
08:28
Müller:
Recent Government Actions Cause Serious Delays for CPK
08:31
Myrcha:
It seems that within a few weeks, the motion for Glapiński to face the State Tribunal could be prepared
- Adam Glapiński has worked hard to ensure that such a motion, which I will remind you is formulated in the form of an indictment, could be directed to the State Tribunal, and it seems that within a few weeks this motion for the ST could be prepared - stated Arkadiusz Myrcha in "Graffiti" Polsat News.
08:34
Myrcha:
Legal analysis leads us to conclude that the appointment of 15 judges to the National Council of the Judiciary had no legal effect. They never legally took office.
– De facto, legal analysis leads us to conclude that their taking office actually had no legal effect, and therefore it is difficult to attribute to them the right to dismiss. They never legally took office, and this is perhaps the most important clarification, because the National Council of the Judiciary as an entity, as an institution, obviously exists, it's about the individual members – stated Arkadiusz Myrcha in "Graffiti" on Polsat News.
08:49
Müller:
The Other Side of the Political and Media Scene Tries to Distort Issues Concerning the Constitutional Tribunal, Prosecution, and Public Media
09:09
Müller:
If Tusk caves to pressure on large investments, it's good for Poland. But I don't believe he's doing it honestly or truly believes in it.
09:38
Bocheński:
If I Were to Nominate a Presidential Candidate, I Think Błaszczak Would Be a Very Good Choice
09:39
Bocheński:
The Abortion Compromise Was Rotten, But Good; Tackling This Issue Opened Pandora's Box for the Next Decade
09:39
Bocheński:
I wouldn't be a president who wants to abolish the 'Janosik tax'
09:40
Bocheński:
I wouldn't hold patronage over the Equality Parade, but I guarantee it will proceed peacefully
09:44
Bocheński:
I suspect Trzaskowski won't win in the first round
10:46
Błaszczak Asks Kosiniak-Kamysz 6 Questions:
No Time to Review Documents, We Need to Continue the Work We Started at the Ministry of National Defence.
10:56
Błaszczak:
Tusk Attacks the American Side, Gambles with Poland's Security
11:05
Bosak:
Tusk Speaks with Superiority and Patronizingly. He Antagonizes a Significant Portion of Politicians Who May Soon Govern in the USA
11:15
12:23
Bosak:
I requested a meeting with the President regarding a "constitutional reset," now I'm waiting for a date
13:23
13:25
Tusk:
No Alternative to Transatlantic Cooperation and NATO. Europe Must Become a Safe and Strong Continent, Capable of Defending Its Borders
- Here in Paris, I want to emphasize very clearly once again that there is no alternative to transatlantic cooperation, there is no alternative to NATO. Europe must become a safe continent, and this means that the EU, France, and Poland must become strong states, ready to defend their own borders, their own territory, and to defend and support our allies and friends from outside the EU. Perhaps the words from Alexander Dumas' "The Three Musketeers" best resonate here in Paris: "All for one, and one for all." – said Donald Tusk at a press conference in Paris.
13:28
Tusk:
The Word 'Security' is the Key Word Today
- This means the need for very practical and determined actions for the European community, Poland, France, particularly in the context of threats. The word 'security' is the key word today. I want to say, if I remember correctly, it's been 10 years since I visited most European capitals with a proposal for an energy union, and thus a security plan for the EU regarding energy. And today I can only say that energy, food, and defense are the three pillars of our common security, and I would very much like France and Poland to cooperate in an extremely intensive way here – stated Donald Tusk at a press conference in Paris with President Emmanuel Macron.
13:28
Tusk:
A Grand Plan for a Secure Europe is Needed
- In reality, such a grand plan for a secure Europe, for European security, is absolutely needed today. I thank France for its initiatives aimed at increasing our defense capabilities through investments in the defense industry; this is a necessity not just for select nations in Europe or individual states, but for the entire EU. I thank France very much, as this is particularly important for Poland, for its full commitment to Ukraine and Kyiv in the confrontation with aggressive Russia - stated Donald Tusk at a press conference in Paris with President Emmanuel Macron.
16:40
Kaczyński:
We All Know What Times We're Living In, and We Hope It Ends Quickly. We're Fighting for It to End
16:51
Kaczyński:
My Brother Died in an Attack Because He Was a Man Who Became Dangerous to Russia
- This was a policy that harmed, and could increasingly harm, the plans and undertakings of Putin's Russia. Therefore, he died; there can be no doubt about it, that on April 10, 2010, we were dealing not with a plane crash, but with an attack, a deliberately carried out assassination – he continued.
- He died because he was a man who became dangerous to Russia, but at the same time, very useful, if one may use such a term, for our homeland, but also for other nations in this part of Europe, and also Asia, that fell into Russian captivity – he went on.
18:02
- This is a very successful formula. Germany is the EU's largest economy, France is the only nuclear power and a permanent member of the Security Council. It also has the sensitivity of Southern Europe, and Poland is the largest country among those 10 that joined the EU 20 years ago, and today it is the only EU country that is a neighbor to both Russia and Ukraine, and therefore we need each other. The EU is fully itself when breathing with two lungs – the eastern and the western. That is why I believe that the Weimar Triangle, which we are reactivating today, can achieve a lot – stated Radosław Sikorski at a briefing in Paris.
18:02
Sikorski:
We must not allow Putin to win the war. We must fulfill our commitments to Ukraine
- I agree with every word of my colleagues from France and Germany. I would add that we are meeting at a dramatic, but therefore also an elevated moment. Because we have war in Europe again, a dictator who has given himself the right to decide who can be a nation and who cannot. About whether it is allowed or not allowed to change borders in Europe by force, and who, with lies and demagoguery, is trying to enslave Ukraine first, and then conquer it, and to break up the EU and the Atlantic alliance. We must not allow Putin to win this war. We must fulfill our commitments to Ukraine, both from the Budapest Memorandum and the latest one regarding ammunition, regarding financial support, which is already happening, so that Ukraine can become a European, democratic, reforming country in the future - stated Radosław Sikorski at a briefing in Paris.
18:41
Hołownia:
Our Idea to Decouple Politics from State Treasury Company Funds Sparks Controversy Among Both Opponents and Friends
Nasz pomysł odspawania polityki od pieniędzy ze spółek Skarbu Państwa budzi kontrowersje nie tylko wśród naszych przeciwników, ale i wśród przyjaciół.
— Szymon Hołownia (@szymon_holownia) February 12, 2024
Wszystkich zaniepokojonych uspokajam - dobrze przedyskutujemy ten projekt i nie pozbawimy zastępów specjalistów możliwości…
19:29
Tusk:
We Will Be Respected in All World Capitals If We Believe the EU Can Be a Power Not Only Civilizational, Economic, and Scientific, but Also Military
19:35
Tusk:
Reaching 2% of GDP for Defense - After the Terrible Ukrainian Lesson, No One in NATO Should Doubt the Need
19:42
Tusk:
'One for all, all for one' - we should all in Europe expect our transatlantic partners to be faithful to this principle
19:45
Zgorzelski:
The Mayor of Lviv Should Drink a Glass of Water. He Speaks the Banderite Language
- For the umpteenth time, Mr. Mayor [of Lviv], because I already had the opportunity to address Mr. Mayor Sadovyi on air once on Polsat News, I would also suggest he drink a glass of water before he says anything, because it often seems that Mr. Mayor Sadovyi speaks the Banderite language, which should not be the language that prevails in Ukraine - stated Piotr Zgorzelski in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Polsat News' "Gość Wydarzeń".
19:56
Zgorzelski:
Resolutions on the Constitutional Tribunal - likely at the next Sejm session
- Likely at the next Sejm session, such resolutions [on the Constitutional Tribunal] will be passed. I don't know the details yet, because Minister Bodnar hasn't presented them to us - stated Piotr Zgorzelski in "Gość Wydarzeń" Polsat News.
20:01
Tusk:
I am a guarantor of friendly Polish-German relations. But this doesn't change the fact that we sometimes have different interests and will assertively pursue them
20:23
20:30
Kołodziejczak:
A total of PLN 6.2 billion worth of wheat, corn, and rapeseed was imported; I believe these companies could have earned at least half of that.
- A total of wheat, corn, and rapeseed worth 6 billion 200 million PLN was imported, specifically 330,000 tons of technical rapeseed, wheat, and corn were transported (...). If we are talking about a value of over 6 billion zlotys, I believe that these companies could have earned at least half of that, I suspect they earned exactly that much – stated Michał Kołodziejczak on the program "Fakty po faktach" on TVN24.
- This only shows that the state did not exist and was not functioning at that time. Today we also see what is happening at the border. I am constantly receiving videos and recordings from farmers. Believe me, 60 wagons of corn have been standing in Dorohusk since around April 15th, when the embargo was introduced, and they have not been unloaded – he continued.
20:31
Kołodziejczak:
We Need Time to Check for Corruption at the Border
- I am not sure if, after eight years, all officials and customs officers at the border are working as they should, because I see a great deal of complacency today. I also have the impression that the cadre changes, which started from the very top, require another week, perhaps two, to thoroughly check everything for corruption at the border. I say this with full responsibility, because what I see suggests we may have certain doubts about it – said Michał Kołodziejczak on TVN24.
20:31
Kołodziejczak:
Commissioner Wojciechowski Has Done Much Harm; He Has a Moment to Fix It. Let Him Not Happen to Resign.
- Commissioner Wojciechowski has done a great deal of harm, let him fix it today, let him not happen to resign, he still has a moment to fix it. And what will it give us today if he resigns, if he is Jarosław Kaczyński's man, then let Jarosław Kaczyński summon him to the carpet. Just as he ordered him to introduce the regulations of the common agricultural policy and the green deal, then let him also start fixing it on Jarosław Kaczyński's orders – stated Michał Kołodziejczak on TVN24.
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