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03/15/2024
07:40
At 9:00 AM, the Pegasus special parliamentary committee will convene. Dr. Jerzy Kosiński will be questioned, and at 12:00 PM, former Prime Minister and Law and Justice (PiS) chairman Jarosław Kaczyński is scheduled for interrogation.
At 9:00 AM, a press conference will be held at the Kondratowicza metro station in the Targówek district by Rafał Trzaskowski, the incumbent President of Warsaw seeking re-election.
At 10:00 AM, a press conference will take place at the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy (MFiPR) headquarters with the participation of Minister of Funds and Regional Policy Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz and Deputy Minister Jan Szyszko regarding the revision of the National Recovery Plan (KPO).
At 1:55 PM in Berlin, the Weimar Triangle meeting will commence. Prime Minister Donald Tusk, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and French President Emmanuel Macron will participate. A press statement from the leaders is scheduled for 2:15 PM.
At 6:00 PM in Gdów, Małopolska Voivodeship, the Third Way (Trzecia Droga) will hold its local government convention, with Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz in attendance.
08:27
Paprocka:
Sikorski's Announcement of Ambassador Recalls is an Absolute Distortion and Overinterpretation
- It is an absolute distortion, such an overinterpretation, to attribute powers to oneself, for Minister Sikorski to announce that he has recalled ambassadors. The Minister of Foreign Affairs neither appoints nor, of course, recalls them. It is a matter of subordination, it is a matter of representation, but of the Republic of Poland, not of the government - stated Małgorzata Paprocka in "Graffiti" on Polsat News.
08:31
Paprocka:
Over 50 Ambassadors – This is Truly a Tremor
- This is a number of over 50 ambassadors, this is truly a tremor. Some will call it a purge, others will say what I say, but certainly, above all, I emphasize the issue of responsibility, so that this situation is also well assessed and handled with regard to its evaluation by our foreign partners - stated Małgorzata Paprocka on "Graffiti" Polsat News.
08:38
Paprocka:
I Absolutely Know Nothing About Any Agreements Regarding Alleged Protection of 4 Diplomatic Missions
08:56
Żukowska:
Now You Can Vote According to Your Convictions, No Need to Save Anyone. These Will Be Pure Elections
09:02
Żukowska:
Third Way Has Formed an Alliance Against Women
09:07
Żukowska:
Hołownia is Employing Moral Blackmail
09:09
Tusk:
True Solidarity with Ukraine? Fewer Words, More Ammunition
- True solidarity with Ukraine? Fewer words, more ammunition - Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on Twitter.
True solidarity with Ukraine? Less words, more ammunition.
— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) March 15, 2024
09:21
Żukowska:
If Hołownia Keeps His Word, I Will Apologize and Personally Visit Him with Flowers on April 11th
09:36
Żukowska:
The Foreign Minister Needs Trusted Individuals as an Extension of Their Arm. Magierowski is Not a Professional Diplomat; He Was a Politician
09:43
Gawkowski:
The '100 Concrete Actions' of PO Cannot Be Transferred to 4 Political Parties, Because If They Could, PO Would Rule Alone
09:57
Gawkowski:
The governing coalition is stable; in local elections, people vote for individuals, so why should we vote tactically?
10:43
Siemoniak:
I have knowledge that Pegasus was certainly directed against individuals inconvenient for PiS
10:43
11:02
Morawiecki:
Without My Government's Reforms, We Would Be Defenseless Today. My Government Initiated the Largest Ever Armament Purchase Programs
25 lat temu Polska wstąpiła do @NATO.
— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) March 15, 2024
To spełnione marzenie wielu pokoleń Polaków było ukoronowaniem wysiłków całej ówczesnej polskiej klasy politycznej ze wszystkich opcji.
I za tę mądrą decyzję, dojrzałość w dziedzinie bezpieczeństwa, zgodę i współdziałanie ponad podziałami… pic.twitter.com/73tChcOzcP
11:36
Pełczyńska-Nałęcz:
In the KPO revision, we want to remove the tax on owning combustion engine cars, which the PiS government included
Zielony ład ma być dla Polek i Polaków, nie dla idei, czy UE. Zasługujemy na czyste powietrze i zieloną, suwerenną energię, ale droga do nich nie prowadzi przez zakazy. W rewizji KPO chcemy usunąć podatek od posiadania samochodów spalinowych, który wpisał tam rząd PiS. pic.twitter.com/5uCmT5vX08
— Katarzyna Pełczyńska (@Kpelczynska) March 15, 2024
12:22
Kaczyński:
My Knowledge of Pegasus, Potentially Classified, is Marginal
12:45
13:01
The Pegasus parliamentary investigative committee has voted to submit a request to the court for the sanctioning of Jarosław Kaczyński, who refused to take the oath – or more precisely, took it incompletely. Six MPs voted in favour, five against, and no one abstained.
13:11
Kaczyński:
The entire Pegasus affair is a political undertaking, part of a broader scheme to create an imagined reality.
- The entire Pegasus affair is a political undertaking, and I'm referring to this matter, the propaganda sphere, the media sphere, which is part of a broader undertaking. It's about creating a kind of anti-reality, an imagined reality, which referred to the general thesis that there is a dictatorship in Poland. A dictatorship in a situation where the opposition, and an opposition that describes itself as total, operates without the slightest restrictions and often very aggressively; the opposition holds power in many local governments, and local governments in Poland have very far-reaching powers, perhaps the greatest in Europe, meaning it wields part of the power within this dictatorship, while simultaneously being the total opposition, where the majority of media outlets are decidedly against the government and are very, very aggressive about it; when, with the consent of the authorities and without any countermeasures, very many, often aggressive demonstrations occur; when it unites, and this is tolerated, when citizens have no restrictions, for example, online, when it comes to attacking, including brutally attacking, impolitely, extremely impolitely, boorishly attacking, simply people in power, in such a country we are dealing with a dictatorship. There are people who, under the influence of the media and under the influence of the emergence of this phenomenon, which in psychology is called cognitive dissonance, are simply unable to perform a certain analysis. These are generally people who have trouble discerning reality, who accept this kind of message, and the Pegasus affair is precisely part of this message, but it also has a certain specific feature – stated Jarosław Kaczyński during the Pegasus special parliamentary committee inquiry.
13:14
Kaczyński:
I have a list of spied-on journalists. This shows when there were actual elements of democracy being broken
- I have here a list of journalists surveilled by the authorities in previous years - stated Jarosław Kaczyński during the Pegasus inquiry committee, subsequently reading out the aforementioned list.
- Madam, forgive me, this is simply a demonstration of when there were actual elements of democracy being broken - he added.
13:17
- Breaking News! A concrete measure for farmers: fallowing will not be mandatory, and this starting this year. This is the outcome of my talks with the President of the Commission. More details will be released later today - Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on Twitter.
Z ostatniej chwili! Konkret dla rolników: ugorowanie nie będzie obowiązkowe i to już od tego roku. Taki jest wynik moich rozmów z szefową Komisji. O innych szczegółach informacja jeszcze dziś.
— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) March 15, 2024
13:36
- Would you be able to agree to undergo a polygraph examination during any potential ongoing proceedings? Will you agree to an interrogation with the use of a polygraph? - Magdalena Sroka asked during the Pegasus investigation committee.
- I am not a person suspected of anything. If you want to formulate here that I am suspected, then my legal situation immediately changes, and therefore you cannot ask me this type of question. This is a provocative question, and you had better withdraw it - replied Jarosław Kaczyński.
13:37
- I want to emphasize once again that what is happening here right now, as well as in other committees, is just a show that the currently ruling coalition is trying to present to society, in order, firstly, to distract attention from their actions, incredibly drastic violations of the law, violations of the constitution, and actions that are, at least in part, the implementation of Article 127 of the Penal Code, i.e., changing the political system by force. Because force is being used, and this is a very serious crime, a felony punishable by life imprisonment. And secondly, I don't want to show, or at least I want to divert attention from the fact that during the election campaign, it made many promises that it is simply not fulfilling – stated Jarosław Kaczyński at the session of the parliamentary committee of inquiry into Pegasus.
13:38
Kaczyński:
The Polish State Needs Pegasus-Type Surveillance Tools; The Previous Government Had Far More Dangerous Ones
- The Polish state, like other states, must have Pegasus-type surveillance tools, because there are many such devices. The previous government also had such devices, and ones that could operate in a way incomparably more dangerous to citizens than this device that was purchased. The whole affair is one big abuse, but at the same time, it also creates grounds for presumption. I emphasize presumption; there is no certainty here, but presumption, that we are dealing here with the influence of what the President of the Republic of Poland recently mentioned, i.e., the powerful Russian lobby – stated Jarosław Kaczyński during a session of the parliamentary inquiry committee on Pegasus.
13:54
Sienkiewicz:
Kaczyński Explains Pegasus Before Parliamentary Committee, While Tusk Effectively Champions Polish Farmers in the EU
- A role reversal: Kaczyński is explaining Pegasus before the parliamentary committee, while Tusk is effectively fighting for Polish farmers in the EU. This is exactly how it was supposed to be - wrote Minister Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz on Twitter.
Zamiana ról: Kaczyński się tłumaczy z Pegazusa przed komisją śledczą, a Tusk skutecznie walczy o polskich rolników w UE. Właśnie tak miało być.
— Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz (@BartSienkiewicz) March 15, 2024
14:42
Kaczyński:
The Work of This Committee is Extremely Harmful to Poland. I Hope it Will One Day Be the Subject of Appropriate State Action
14:47
The Pegasus investigation committee has voted to exclude PiS MPs Jacek Ozdoba and Mariusz Gosek from today's proceedings. In the first case, the motion was supported by 6 members, with 5 voting against. In the second, 6 MPs voted 'for', and 4 against. No one abstained from voting.
15:52
Kaczyński:
Pegasus Use Was Entirely Legal, No Irregularities
16:06
Kaczyński:
Fakes, Fakes, and More Fakes, and an Attempt to Convince the Public Something Happened That Didn't
- I am deeply convinced that we are dealing here with what I have already said, I don't like this language, but I will use it again. Fakes, fakes, and more fakes, and an attempt to convince the public that something happened that didn't happen and that we took actions… - stated Jarosław Kaczyński during the Pegasus investigative committee.
16:20
Tusk:
We Want to Help in Every Possible Way, Here and Now, So Ukraine's Situation Improves in the Coming Weeks and Months, Not Worsens
- We have identical views regarding the assessment of who bears full responsibility for the escalation of tension, who bears full responsibility for the tragic events in Ukraine, who is the aggressor, and who deserves our unconditional aid. I wanted to thank the President, the Chancellor, for recognizing, without any unnecessary delay, sometimes typical of political haggling or hesitation, that aid for Ukraine must be immediate and as intense as possible. We want to spend our money, to help in every possible way, here and now, so that Ukraine's situation improves in the coming weeks and months, not worsens - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the Weimar Triangle press conference in Berlin.
16:29
Tusk:
Europe and the Weimar Triangle, we are aware that no one and nothing will relieve us Europeans of responsibility for our security
- Europe and us as the Weimar Triangle feel responsible for the best possible future of transatlantic relations and at the same time we are aware and draw consequences from this: that no one and nothing will relieve us Europeans of responsibility for our security, for our future. And therefore, we are also convinced that regardless of various political scenarios, the stronger Europe is, the greater the chance for Ukraine and the better the relations today and in the future, including transatlantic ones. A strong, united Europe is a desirable, the best possible partner for everyone without exception in the world, including, of course, the USA – said Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference of the Weimar Triangle in Berlin.
16:52
17:06
- I am glad that you have accepted my invitation; we will warmly welcome you to Poland in early summer and will have the opportunity to summarize what we have done and present our next joint plans - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference of the Weimar Triangle in Berlin.
18:20
Kaczyński:
The Brejzas Should Account for All Accusations Against Them in Court
18:21
- I can say this. There are serious grounds to believe that he committed grave criminal offenses. Of course, only a court can decide on that. In my opinion, he is not a spy - stated Jarosław Kaczyński during the Pegasus inquiry committee.
20:09
Sroka:
We Know Kaczyński Had Knowledge of Pegasus at the Time of Its Purchase
20:15
Kaczyński:
There were no questions that threw me off balance. If questions are nonsensical, why should they throw me off balance?
20:21
Kaczyński:
Pegasus was in the hands of people I trust, so I don't think they wanted to spy on me
20:53
Sienkiewicz:
Watergate Is Nothing Compared to PiS's Use of Pegasus Against Political Opponents
- The entire story that unfolded years ago in the USA and brought down President Nixon, Watergate, is simply nothing compared to what the PiS government used this tool [Pegasus] for. Even if the tool was purchased to combat crime, it simply turned into normal investigations against individuals inconvenient to those in power. In my opinion, this will have a judicial conclusion, and it is not impossible that Messrs. Kamiński and Wąsik will face a second verdict in the future. I believe this is absolutely possible [a guilty verdict for Kamiński and Wąsik] – stated Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on the program "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News.
20:54
Sienkiewicz:
The Scale of What Happened in Poland Over 8 Years is Discovered Day by Day. We Are Truly at the Beginning of This Journey
- Three months have passed since we took over the state. We are in the process of reclaiming it from the hands of one political party, and this process will continue. […]. The scale of what happened in Poland over 8 years is being discovered day by day, and we are truly at the beginning of this journey. I say this absolutely seriously; it is not an excuse for anything. We are fully aware that for the majority of Polish citizens, the reflection or way of looking at public life is about what will happen next, not what has happened. We will tell you what we have achieved in 100 days, what we have succeeded in, and what we have failed to achieve and why we failed – said Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz in Polsat News.
20:54
Sienkiewicz:
We will not let citizens down, the October 15th coalition will not fall apart
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