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04/11/2024
07:28
Today in Warsaw, Prime Minister Donald Tusk will meet with the heads of government of Estonia and Luxembourg and participate in the Strategic Agenda. At 3:45 PM, the head of the Polish government will welcome Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister (KPRM). This will be followed by meetings between the two prime ministers and their delegations, after which a press conference with Tusk and Kallas is scheduled for 5:00 PM.
At 5:30 PM, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden will arrive at the KPRM, and the head of the Polish government will then meet with him. At 6:17 PM, in the Palace on the Isle in Łazienki Park, a meeting with the media is planned for Prime Minister Donald Tusk and President of the European Council Charles Michel. At 6:25 PM, a meeting between the two leaders will take place, followed at 6:40 PM by the reception of the heads of government of Estonia, Greece, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, and Spain. Subsequently, at 7:00 PM, everyone will participate in a working dinner.
The Sejm will resume its proceedings at 9:00 AM with a session for questions on current matters, and at 11:15 AM, at the request of the Lewica parliamentary club, it will hear a current information report on the state of civil defense system preparations for protection against the consequences of a potential armed conflict. Following this, at 12:45 PM, the Sejm will address four bills concerning abortion – two authored by Lewica and one each submitted by Civic Coalition (KO) and Third Way. The discussion on these bills will be joint and will last until 7:00 PM.
At 9:30 AM, a press conference will be held by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, concerning changes in cultural institutions.
At 9:45 AM in the Sejm, a press conference titled '50 million PLN – that's the Polish abortion debt' will take place, with the participation of, among others, the Minister of Family, Labor, and Social Policy, Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, the Minister for Equality, Katarzyna Kotula, and Anna-Maria Żukowska.
At 11:30 AM, in front of the building of the District Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw, a press conference will be held by the Team for the Accountability of PiS Governments, with the participation of, among others, Katarzyna Kierzek-Koperska, Karolina Pawliczak, and Roman Giertych. The topic: filing a notification of suspected criminal offenses by Zbigniew Ziobro and Mateusz Morawiecki.
President Andrzej Duda will participate in the 9th Summit and Business Forum of the Three Seas Initiative in Vilnius. A press conference will be held at 4:00 PM Polish time.
08:02
Pomaska:
Prosecutor's Office Launches Investigation into Earnings at Orlen
08:13
Pomaska:
I am highly critical of the idea of a referendum on abortion
- I will vote yes so that the liberalization of abortion law becomes a fact in Poland as quickly as possible. I am highly critical [of the idea of a referendum] not only due to the time it would take, because we know it would drag on, but also because I do not want the rights of my children, our children, Polish women to be decided by those who will never encounter the problem of deciding about their own health and life – stated Agnieszka Pomaska on TVN24.
08:55
Kierwiński:
I hope today the abortion projects will go to the extraordinary committee for work
- I hope that today four projects [regarding abortion] will go to the extraordinary committee for work and urgent, but substantive work will begin in the committee. There is always that fraction of a percent of uncertainty during a vote. I think they will all go to the committee, and I would really encourage all my colleagues to ensure this happens, as these are very serious topics – stated Marcin Kierwiński on TOK FM.
08:55
Kierwiński:
The Best Configuration is Prime Minister Tusk and President Trzaskowski
- I think there are many commentators who want to plan the future of Prime Minister Donald Tusk, perhaps without realizing that Prime Minister Donald Tusk programs his own political future. I am convinced that the best configuration is Prime Minister Donald Tusk, President Rafał Trzaskowski – said Marcin Kierwiński in TOK FM.
08:56
Kierwiński:
Of Course Left-Wing Voters Are Drawn to Civic Coalition; the Left Wing of PO is a Very Interesting Choice for Many Poles
09:01
09:06
Bodnar:
If a doctor, for example, doesn't refer a woman to someone who can indicate where an abortion could be performed, perhaps there should be disciplinary, or even criminal, responsibility.
09:13
Bodnar:
By Friday at the latest, on Monday the public will know the overall scale of Pegasus use in Poland
09:22
Czarzasty:
We Simply Didn't Do Well in These Elections
- We simply didn't do well in these elections. We've thought about the results and are currently analyzing what happened. We are conducting analyses, and on Saturday we have our board meeting where we need to summarize. We are in an election cycle, so Saturday's board meeting will be dedicated to two matters. Firstly, identifying mistakes that cannot be repeated in two months, and secondly, determining what we will do over the next two months - stated Włodzimierz Czarzasty on TOK FM.
09:25
Bodnar:
We are analyzing what happened to the evidence the Smoleńsk Subcommittee did not return. If the law was broken, it could result in charges against Macierewicz
09:26
Czarzasty:
We Failed to Find the Key to Engaging the Younger Generation in Elections
- We failed to find the key to engaging the younger generation in elections, because they didn't turn out. These are two problems. Firstly, we didn't inform them about the need to re-register; the whole procedure is complicated and clearly needs simplification. We couldn't do it, I couldn't do it. I think women, who in many situations also didn't vote, had enough of the delays happening today; I think there was discouragement – stated Włodzimierz Czarzasty on TOK FM.
09:32
Czarzasty:
The Conflict Arose Because Hołownia Kept Postponing Deadlines
- The conflict arose because Szymon Hołownia kept postponing deadlines. My statement two months ago was born out of frustration; if he hadn't postponed those deadlines, there would be no issue, because what Szymon thinks about abortion and women's rights, everyone knows, we've heard it many times, that's his business. What we have achieved is at least that all women know what this party structure and its leaders simply think - stated Włodzimierz Czarzasty on TOK FM.
09:33
Bodnar:
I Will Not Run for President. Trzaskowski is KO's Candidate
09:48
Sienkiewicz:
I Received the TVP Registry Entry with Great Satisfaction
09:56
Sienkiewicz:
Today I Dismissed the Directors of the European Solidarity Centre and the Polish Film Institute
- Today I dismissed Ms. Małgorzata Gabin from the position of Director of the European Solidarity Centre. Mr. Wojciech Kozłowski, the current deputy director of this institution, who knows it very well, will be acting in her stead. Regarding the reasons for dismissal, I can only say that there were serious procedural violations, namely the failure to submit legally required reports within the statutory deadline. This also concerns the lack of oversight over units such as the branches in Switzerland and the United States. All of this leads me to believe that further cooperation with Ms. Gabin is not possible - stated Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz at a press conference.
- The same happened with the Polish Film Institute; Mr. Radosław Śmigulski has been dismissed. Ms. Kamila Dorbach, who previously worked at this institution, has been appointed as director in his place. We will initiate a competition for the position of Director of the Polish Film Institute as soon as possible - he added.
10:50
Dziemianowicz-Bąk:
We Don't Want to Debate Today Whether Abortion is Good or Bad. We Want to Talk About the Fact That Abortion Exists
10:50
Sienkiewicz:
I am Seriously Considering Filing a Motion for the Head of the National Broadcasting Council to Face a State Tribunal
11:25
Błaszczak:
Several MPs Elected from KO List Did Not Oppose the Migration Pact. The Pact is a Catastrophe for Poland
- In our assessment, the migration pact poses a threat, a catastrophe for Poland, if it is adopted further in the ongoing process. Therefore, I want to strongly emphasize that PiS parliamentarians have always opposed the migration pact. When I myself became Minister of the Interior and Administration in the autumn of 2015, I blocked the acceptance of migrants. The previous PO-PSL government agreed to something akin to a migration pact, meaning the acceptance of migrants - stated Mariusz Błaszczak in the Sejm.
- Many, several parliamentarians elected from the KO list did not oppose the migration pact in yesterday's vote. What's more, Donald Tusk's coalition partners, meaning those who form the coalition of December 13th, their parliamentarians voted "yes". Consequently, we will demand specific information on this matter in the Polish Sejm - he continued.
11:27
Błaszczak:
If Tusk Insists on Accepting Migrants, We Suggest They Be Housed in Wilanów or Wrocław's Jagodno District
- I assure you that local governments, those run by PiS, will not agree to accept migrants. We have such a suggestion. If Donald Tusk insists on accepting migrants anyway, we propose finding places for them in the Wilanów town in Warsaw, because I understand that Rafał Trzaskowski will be very open to such a proposal, or in the Wrocław district of Jagodno, where PO enjoyed such strong support in the parliamentary elections - stated Mariusz Błaszczak in the Sejm.
12:18
Czarnek:
I hope the entire PiS club votes to throw all four abortion bills in the bin
13:12
Żukowska:
Why Do Women Have Abortions? Because They Want To. Because It's Their Decision, It Concerns Their Bodies
13:13
Żukowska:
Older gentlemen in suits won't tell women what to do with themselves
- Older gentlemen in suits will not tell women what to do with themselves. With themselves. There is no such thing as being able to remove a fetus and it will be somewhere else, it will not concern the woman. It is an integral part of her body at that moment. We are talking about life, let's talk about the lives of women, how this life is destroyed because the husband of a woman who had an abortion, had the right to do so, goes to prison. Is that normal? - stated Anna-Maria Żukowska in the Sejm.
13:54
Wielichowska:
Women's rights are not negotiated, not put to a referendum
14:13
Rosa:
Today We Are Addressing Whether the Polish State Will Finally Take Responsibility for Millions of Women in Poland
16:08
Hennig-Kloska:
Regardless of Whether We Reach a Compromise, the Abortion Law Liberalization Bill Will Be Vetoed by the Presidential Palace
16:37
Szefernaker:
Abortion is Not a Human Right, Life is a Human Right
- As a father, I disagree with the thesis that men should remain silent on the issue of abortion. Firstly, it teaches irresponsibility; this way of thinking absolves men of any responsibility, shifting the full burden onto women. This thinking is against women. As a father, I waited with my wife to hear the heartbeat of our children at 6 weeks of pregnancy. The proposal to terminate a human heartbeat on demand up to 12 weeks is a great misfortune, but it is also a crime. Abortion is not a human right; life is a human right. The right to life is the fundamental human right. It stems from natural law and is enshrined in the Constitution – stated Paweł Szefernaker in the Sejm.
- The great Pole, the late John Paul II, said: if a mother is allowed to kill her own child, what can stop you or me from killing each other – he continued.
17:02
Duda:
We See Growing Interest in Trójmorze Cooperation. It Functions Well, Its Effects Are Visible in Our Countries
17:11
Duda:
Proposal to Raise NATO Defense Spending to 3% of GDP Met with Excellent Understanding in Our Part of Europe
17:14
Tusk:
We Have Growing Signs Lukashenka's Regime Wants to Re-use Migration and Pressure on Our Eastern Border
17:40
Duda:
We Discussed Transferring Soviet-Era Rockets from Our Stockpiles with Zelensky. I Will Discuss This with the Minister of National Defence.
18:51
Dziemianowicz-Bąk:
The Third Way Project Awakens Our Deep Disagreement. We Will Convince Third Way MPs to Liberalize Abortion
18:52
Tusk:
Poland's EU Presidency Will Focus on Security in Multiple Dimensions, Including Illegal Migration
18:53
Tusk:
Europe Must Become the World's Strongest Political Entity, as it Has All the Capabilities
18:57
Tusk:
Poland Feels the Impact of Aggressive Kremlin and Belarusian Policy Combined with Illegal Migration
18:58
19:03
Dziemianowicz-Bąk:
We Have Funds Allocated for Widow's Pension. I Hope We Can Introduce It This Year
19:11
Dziemianowicz-Bąk:
No Final Decision Yet from the Lewica Club on the 'Credit for Start' Program
19:19
Dziemianowicz-Bąk:
Project to Extend Maternity Leave for Parents of Premature Babies to be Presented Before Mother's Day
20:17
Pasławska:
My Colleagues Assured Me That If the Referendum Results in Liberalizing Abortion Law, They Will Pocket Their Views
20:26
Żukowska:
Poles should vote in presidential elections aware of who will truly sign abortion liberalization laws
- I believe that Polish women and men should vote in the presidential elections with the awareness of who will truly and specifically declare whether they will sign or not sign the laws liberalizing abortion - stated Anna Maria Żukowska on the TVN24 program “Kropka nad I”.
20:30
Żukowska:
We Have a Better Solution, Decriminalization of Assistance in Abortion, This is the First Step
- We have a better solution, decriminalization of assistance in abortion, this is the first step. We finally want to ensure that loved ones are not imprisoned for three years. I understand that a discussion took place today in which you participated, so this discussion was also important for Ms. Pasławska – stated Anna Maria Żukowska on TVN24's program „Kropka nad I”.
20:30
Rosa:
For the First Time in Years, We Truly Have a Real Abortion Debate
- For the first time in many years, we truly have a real debate about abortion. In fact, the time wasn't limited; each club had 20 minutes to present their stance. This is the first such debate in 8 years, as it was a debate also demanded by Polish women who protested in the streets, and by the families of women whose stories ended tragically – stated Monika Rosa on the program "Fakty po faktach" on TVN24.
20:31
Rosa:
There's No Return to the Abortion Compromise for Me, But I'll Vote for the TD Bill Out of Respect for Coalition Partners
- I am not considering such a scenario at all [that some bill won't pass]. That's why the debate was postponed, that's why there was the idea to create a special committee, to nominate members to it, and that's why Szymon Hołownia said we're doing this – so that these discussions in the committee take place, so that there's no situation where any of the bills is rejected. I may disagree with the TD bill; for me, it's too conservative. For me, there is no return to the so-called compromise that was in effect, but I will vote for it out of respect for the coalition partners, for their opinions, and so that we can all discuss these bills harmoniously – said Monika Rosa on TVN24.
20:31
Rosa:
Our Duty is to Draft an Abortion Bill; Decriminalization Will Likely Be the Minimum Plan for Poland
- I believe these works will certainly not be easy. It will be a very large commission […], which is why I think a time limit should be set for this commission, which will then say whether it succeeded or failed. I think it will be a matter of a few months. We also know who is currently in the office of the president and what their stance on abortion law is. However, one way or another, it is our duty to create such a bill, and decriminalization of abortion in Poland will probably be the minimum plan – stated Monika Rosa on TVN24.
21:00
Nowacka:
I am a proponent of liberal abortion laws and disagree with the idea of a referendum, but I am willing to debate it at the committee level
21:03
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