At 10:15, Prime Minister Donald Tusk will meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The delegation meeting will begin at 10:50, and a meeting between the prime ministers and the media is scheduled for approximately 11:40. Earlier, at 9:25, President Andrzej Duda will meet with the Canadian Prime Minister.

The head of Polish diplomacy, Radosław Sikorski, is on a visit to Washington, where he will meet with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken today. The discussions are expected to focus primarily on Polish-American cooperation, including economic and security matters, the war in Ukraine, and preparations for this year's NATO summit in Washington.

At 10:00, the investigative committee for the visa scandal will hear the opinion of expert Dr. Paweł Dąbrowski, and then it will question former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Piotr Wawrzyk, as well as his former colleague Edgar K.

Hearings for candidates for the position of National Prosecutor will take place at the Ministry of Justice headquarters. These will be conducted by the Team for selecting a candidate for National Prosecutor, appointed by the Minister of Justice and chaired by Deputy Minister Maria Ejchart. The qualification interviews will begin at 10:00, and the order in which they will take place will be decided by a draw.

Minister of Agriculture Czesław Siekierski is traveling to Brussels. "We need to understand the farmers' protests, and I will be advocating for this at tomorrow's [Monday's] session of the EU Council of Ministers in Brussels," he stated.

Also today, President Andrzej Duda will participate in a meeting of foreign leaders in Paris dedicated to aid for Ukraine.

- No, that's not true. There was no invitation for the anniversary of the war, neither last year for the 1st anniversary of the war, nor for the second anniversary. Besides, you saw, Mr. Editor, that the format in which the head of the EC was present was a prime ministerial format. I don't know how you, Mr. Editor, and those who disseminated this information, would see the President of the Republic of Poland there. If Ms. von der Leyen is with three prime ministers. Secondly, there were no such plans, neither last year nor now. This is fake news, there was neither an invitation nor a cancelled visit on the anniversary - stated Marcin Mastalerek in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on Polsat News' "Graffiti".

- It is obvious that Ambassador Szczerski is staying in his post, because why would he leave it? His term has not ended, and besides, he is a very good ambassador, and the President sees no reason at all to shorten the term of any ambassador. Regarding the EU, it was a direct conversation between the President and the Prime Minister, and it is a specific posting – stated Marcin Mastalerek on Polsat News' "Graffiti" program.

- No, it was obvious to me after Professor Nowak wrote in his letter that President Kaczyński should step down. I bet with colleagues whether President Kaczyński would announce his candidacy for another term after 2, 3, or 4 days, and I turned out to be a prophet - stated Marcin Mastalerek on Polsat News' "Graffiti" program.

- I am convinced that Donald Tusk made a deal with Germany. We must ask ourselves, is there a greater crime than making a deal with an external state against one's own citizens. What did Tusk and his team do? - stated Patryk Jaki in a conversation with Bogdan Rymanowski on the program 'Gość Radia Zet'.

- I am convinced that there was an agreement between Tusk and Germany on the principle: you block money for Poles until we return to power, you blackmail them, and when we return, we will give you much more in return, blocking the CPK, nuclear power, and trade on the Oder. If we talk about profits, we must also count the costs. The KPO are loans that we have to repay, grants that we will pay back through new taxes, which are significantly larger than the money we will receive. Plus key German interests, such as blocking the CPK - stated Patryk Jaki in an interview on the program 'Gość Radia Zet'.

- Bodnar, with his decisions, politically dismisses judges he dislikes every day. Let's remember that for politicians, if anything, we had in our milestones explicitly written "changes to legal acts." The legal acts haven't changed at all - stated Patryk Jaki in an interview on the program "Gość Radia Zet".

- We are legally securing all statements that suggest a setup, not Ziobro's illness.

- We are legally securing all such statements that suggest [a setup, not Zbigniew Ziobro's illness] and individuals who act this way will pay for it through civil lawsuits. The minister himself will initiate them, as soon as he is able to do so – stated Patryk Jaki in an interview on the program „Gość Radia Zet”.

- I was convinced that it would be so, because Jarosław Kaczyński is indispensable to Law and Justice and to Poland, that's my assertion. And since he is strong, feels very well, which is visible in his speeches, and also in internal party discussions, and he is full of energy when it comes to building the party for the future, then why shouldn't he run for the position of president for the coming years. Regardless of whether this congress were to take place now or in a year - stated Przemysław Czarnek on Radio Wnet.

- At my weekly summary, I asked the question: 'Mr. Tusk, will you use the police against farmers? Mr. Kosiniak-Kamysz, will you use the army against farmers?' The question is still relevant, and farmers are asking it too, the whole of Poland is asking and is watching Tusk, Kierwiński, and Kosiniak-Kamysz closely - we will see what these gentlemen's next moves will be - stated Przemysław Czarnek on Radio Wnet.

- I want to be very clear. I will not allow anyone to feign ignorance when the prosecution files indicate that they possessed such knowledge, such information, and are legally obligated to share this knowledge with the investigative committee – Michał Szczerba told journalists.

- After the investigative committee was established, charges were brought against Piotr Wawrzyk. According to the prosecution, Piotr Wawrzyk knew about the corrupt practice, knew that people in his circle were receiving financial benefits for arranging visas, and he helped them in this process for a very long period – he added.

- Today, we are addressing this most repulsive corrupt practice that developed for several years around the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and would not have been possible without the MFA's leadership. Without PiS politicians, but the commission has also obtained new information, new documents, which we received from various sources regarding serious irregularities surrounding the Poland Business Harbour program. This was Mateusz Morawiecki's program, the so-called business visas, which were granted without work permits issued by voivodes. A fast visa track, a quick channel. It turned out, however, that apart from Belarusian IT specialists, who were the main recipients of this project, it was extended to citizens of the Russian Federation, and over 3,000 citizens of the RF entered Poland during the ongoing war in Ukraine – stated Michał Szczerba in a conversation with journalists.

- It is a great satisfaction for me, after a longer break, to meet again with my dear friend and friend of Poland, the Prime Minister of Canada. We collaborated very intensively when I was President of the European Council. The topics were similar, but less dramatic. We worked together in exactly the same spirit on matters concerning Ukraine and Russia. At that time, the war seemed to be under control. We had the same allies and the same opponents on the international stage. I must say that on virtually every issue, we presented an identical stance, and I can state with satisfaction today that Canada and Poland share an identical position when it comes to the most important geopolitical issues, I am mainly thinking here about Russia's aggression against Ukraine - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press briefing with the Prime Minister of Canada.

- Prime Minister Trudeau has just returned from Kyiv. I was there three weeks ago. We have a similar impression, similar intentions. Ukraine needs our help in the war with Russia, all Western countries should act very decisively. We have at least several ways to significantly increase pressure on Russia. Today we talked at length, among other things, about the assets of the Russian, the Russian central bank, frozen in Western banks and all over the world, including in Japan. A discussion is currently underway in Europe and in other countries on how to use these funds for Ukraine, for the reconstruction of Ukraine, and we present identical positions here - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press briefing with the Prime Minister of Canada.

- We will be working with the Prime Minister, with our friends in Europe, in the USA, Japan so that decisions on the use of these funds for Ukraine and against Russian aggression, this seems like an obvious matter for us and something worth working on. We are talking, no less, about $300 billion that could be used for Ukraine's war and defense against Russian aggression - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press briefing with the Prime Minister of Canada.

- I hope today will also end with a positive conclusion. We are all waiting for the result of the vote in Budapest; there is a real chance that NATO will become a stronger organization and that Sweden will finally become a full member of NATO. We are talking about ratification by the Hungarian parliament. I will also discuss this tomorrow in Prague at the Visegrád Group meeting, and I will very openly argue with our partners here in the region about how necessary solidarity with Ukraine and solidarity of all, without exception, is. Canada and Poland are a great example of this – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press briefing with the Prime Minister of Canada.

– We must, not in the coming years, but in the coming months, achieve defense capabilities, including regarding the production of ammunition and all kinds of weapons, that will exceed Russian capabilities. Otherwise, the West will become the next victim of Russian aggression and will not be able to help either Ukraine or itself. There is no reason why such wealthy states as Western states, as NATO member states, cannot collectively build defense capabilities that will surpass Russian capabilities. Poland will be very consistent on this matter – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press briefing with the Prime Minister of Canada.

- We will discuss the situation in Ukraine, as well as security in our part of Europe and the security situation in general. So, security, security, and more security. I have said many times that this is my priority at the moment, and this will be the topic we discuss extensively today, further plans regarding support for Ukraine. This is part of a broader agenda that, I dare say, brings us closer to the NATO summit in Washington, meetings that will be held – stated President Andrzej Duda in a conversation with journalists.

The head of the Ministry of Interior and Administration (MSWiA), Marcin Kierwiński, held a phone conversation with the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs, Ihor Klymenko. The topic of the discussions was the current situation at the border, as reported by the MSWiA.

???? Szef #MSWiA @MKierwinski odbył rozmowę telefoniczną z ministrem spraw wewnętrznych Ukrainy Ihorem Klymenko.

? Tematem rozmów była aktualna sytuacja na granicy. pic.twitter.com/NFCh6NrFIa

— MSWiA ?? (@MSWiA_GOV_PL) February 26, 2024

- Immediately after my release from investigative custody, unmarked cars appeared at my home, tracking both me and my family. Every time we left the property, I still don't know who they were. However, I know who had a political interest in this matter not coming to light and in me not going to the media to share my knowledge - said Edgar Kobos before the investigative committee for the so-called visa scandal.

- Today I confirm the occurrence of abuses and negligence in the process of legalizing the stay of foreigners in Poland, and generally in the visa issuance system, which was overseen by Zbigniew Rau and Piotr Wawrzyk. It was a flawed system, abuses occurred at various levels, including the lower ones. Many people knew about them, were aware - said Edgar Kobos before the parliamentary inquiry committee regarding the so-called visa affair.

- The prosecutor received the highest evaluation from the team among the candidates nominated for the competition. What we evaluated was that Dariusz Korneluk has the most experience in leading teams at various levels of the prosecutor's office, that he knows the needs of different levels of the prosecutor's office, and that he also presented us with a broad and coherent vision, a concept for the prosecutor's office […] He was also the only one to speak about the importance of the prosecutor's office strategy during times of armed conflict - continued the chairperson of the team that conducted the hearings.

- We are two years behind on spending KPO funds, and we are also behind on coherence. By 2026, we must implement 55 reforms and 55 investments. I have no idea where this assessment comes from, but in my opinion, it is unfounded. There is a delay because for two years, the majority of investments and reforms were not undertaken, whereas we need to accelerate enormously. What we are doing now, besides unlocking these funds and enabling action, is being on the verge of revising the KPO so that we can implement this project. It's not just about spending the money, but also investing it, because that's what the KPO is about – stated Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz in the "Afternoon Conversation" on RMF FM.

- Farmers have the right to protest, they have every right to demand solidarity from the state, however, I warn them against being drawn into the anti-Ukrainian Russian narrative, against displaying anti-Ukrainian, God forbid, pro-Russian posters. This is against their interests and this must be spoken about openly – stated Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz in the "Afternoon Conversation" on RMF FM.

- Polska 2050 and I, personally as a citizen, have a deep conviction that the best solution regarding abortion is a referendum. This is the best solution because it is the solution with the broadest social legitimacy, it is the most politically effective, and it will lead to the most peaceful societal outcome - stated Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz in the "Afternoon Conversation" on RMF FM.

Katarzyna Karpa-Świderek – who has served as the press spokesperson and advisor to the Marshal of the Sejm, Szymon Hołownia, since November – has been appointed Director of the Media Services Office, which has replaced the Sejm Information Centre.

"My goal is to conduct parliamentary communication in a way that responds to the needs of both citizens and journalists. Only a conscious, educated society that constitutes a community of values can, despite many threats, defend democracy. I want a politics that understands the climate and environmental challenges, as well as the crucial role of science, education, and culture in the country's development. I want an egalitarian, solidaristic, and inclusive politics. The communication of law-making, which is the Sejm's Media Services Office, is an important element in building social engagement and patriotism," says the new director.

Karpa-Świderek served as the press spokesperson for Szymon Hołownia's Polska 2050 party from 2022 to 2023. Previously, for 4.5 years, she held the position of press spokesperson and advisor to the management board for Media at WWF Polska. She created the YouTube channel "Naturalnie z WWF" and specialized in climate and just transition issues.

For 11 years, she was associated with the TVN media group as a presenter, journalist, and stock market correspondent for TVN24 BIS/TVN 24/TVN CNBC. Earlier, she was an economic reporter for TV Biznes and a presenter for Radio "Emaus" in Poznań. She has published articles in "Newsweek," "Rzeczpospolita," and "Polityka," among others, and managed the business section of ELLE magazine, "Mój portfel."

On Monday, changes in the organizational structure of the Chancellery of the Sejm came into effect. New organizational units were established: the Office of Expertise and Regulatory Impact Assessment; the Office of European Affairs and International Cooperation; and the Media Services Office. The following were abolished: the Sejm Analysis Bureau, the International Affairs Bureau, the Sejm Information Centre, and the Sejm Publishing House (as a separate organizational unit). The former Legal and Employee Affairs Bureau was divided into two organizational units: the Legal Bureau and the Human Resources and Professional Development Bureau.