At 10:00 AM, the investigative committee dealing with the visa scandal will hear testimony from Aleksander Dańda, Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Mumbai, and acting Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Hong Kong during the period relevant to the committee's work. Following Dańda, former Minister of the Interior and Administration Mariusz Kamiński will be questioned.

President Andrzej Duda continues his visit to Canada. Today's schedule includes participation in an economic seminar with networking elements for Polish and Canadian companies titled "Polish–Canadian Hydrogen – collaboration and seeking opportunities," a briefing for Polish media – at 7:30 PM Polish time – and meetings with the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, and the Premier of Alberta.

- Everyone won because everyone is claiming victory, but democracy lost because the turnout is unfortunately lower. People did not engage in these elections, which is a shame. Meanwhile, everyone is claiming victory. I think the style in which Donald Tusk governs is also somewhat discouraging. I think one only needs to look at historical data to see that whenever Donald Tusk and PO are in power, turnout is lower - stated Marcin Mastalerek on RMF FM.

- Of course, these second rounds showed that it was a victory for PO. I would have preferred to see independent local government officials there, but Platforma's people are winning. This is normal in the world. Just look at America: even in Texas, which is very Republican, Republicans don't win in big cities. It's hard for PiS to win; this is the situation, not only in Poland but worldwide, that left-liberal parties simply win in cities. But PiS is also built in such a way, the party has been built for years in such a way, that it has no chance of winning in big cities because it hasn't been cultivating its candidates for years - stated Marcin Mastalerek on RMF FM.

- Of course, President Duda's meeting with Mike Johnson a month ago in Washington was also crucial, at the time when President Duda met with Prime Minister Tusk and President Biden. President Duda also addressed both the House of Representatives and the Senate - stated Marcin Mastalerek on RMF FM.

- It was a very important meeting because when I watched the press conference or Mike Johnson's speech, he presented many arguments that he heard from President Duda precisely a month ago at their meeting - he continued.

- What I can say is that the investigation into the Justice Fund is still ongoing, and as was announced by the spokesperson for the National Prosecutor's Office, further requests for immunity revocation will be prepared. The plural was used, so it will be more than one request. The prosecution, this investigation team led by Ms. Marzena Kowalska, is currently in the process of analyzing all the information carriers that have been secured - said Adam Bodnar in the program "Poranek radia TOK FM".

- The President's actions concerning America are clearly very different from Prime Minister Tusk's. On one hand, we have the President, who says: we must talk to both Republicans and Democrats, we must convince them, and that's why he meets with Democrats, Republicans, and former President Trump. On the other hand, we have Prime Minister Tusk, who prefers to conduct American policy on Twitter, insulting Republicans – stated Marcin Mastalerek on RMF FM.

- It seems to me that PiS, or the United Right in general, could return to power if they behave the opposite of how Jacek Kurski is behaving. If someone believed in their own propaganda and the propaganda that Jacek Kurski's propaganda is good, then it is partly for this reason that PiS lost power. What's more, there are people who believe that Kurski won the presidential elections in 2015. Please ask President Duda, there was no such person in the campaign then - stated Marcin Mastalerek on RMF FM.

- I think there will be time for all these procedural actions [concerning Pegasus surveillance]. Let's give it time, let's let the prosecution work; it is truly my responsibility and goal to properly clarify the matter from the prosecution's side - said Adam Bodnar on the program "Morning on TOK FM radio".

- The prosecutor analyzed all the collected evidence and concluded that while this whole story related to supporting the Foundation may be morally questionable, it does not provide grounds for criminal liability - said Adam Bodnar in the program "Morning of TOK FM radio".

- I want to assure you that Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government, all ministers, all services, the prosecution, are aware of how important and how high a priority this is. We are also aware that over the last 8 years, and I'm not speaking here from the position of a recent opposition politician, but based on objective indicators and corruption rankings in Poland, Poland's position has significantly worsened. So, these indicators show that things are not good and conclusions must be drawn from this situation – stated Tomasz Siemoniak at a press conference in Warsaw.

- We have concluded that the fight against corruption in the state can and should be organized differently, that we will create a new institution within the police – the Central Bureau for Combating Corruption, entrusting a large part of the fight against corruption specifically to the police. If you follow, for example, the actions of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) in recent years, you will notice how many cases there are that are exclusively local in nature. Fighting corruption is, of course, necessary at every level, but is a strong special service needed to combat low-level corruption in a small municipal office or a small hospital? For this, a different structure is needed, namely the police – stated Tomasz Siemoniak at a press conference in Warsaw.

- It is very difficult to definitively say who won and who lost (...) but if we compare these results, especially in the most attractive places, on these attractive battlegrounds, if we compare the results of the two main political forces, namely Civic Platform and Law and Justice, then I indeed have reasons for satisfaction. Law and Justice has simply disappeared in many places - Donald Tusk said at a press conference.

- I hope that now, after this second round, the obvious commentary on who won the local elections in the second round will somehow go down easier. And that's why I don't believe that the low turnout was a yellow card for the government. It's always a warning signal, but there's no alarm here. It would have been better if more people had gone to the polling stations, but this isn't some dramatic heart failure. I will do everything to ensure that the turnout is as high as possible – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference.

- I am counting on and will use all available means to mobilize people, so that everyone, without exception, politicians understand that sometimes seemingly abstract elections will actually decide our lives, the lives of our children, and grandchildren in the context of security, geopolitics, but also civilizational changes that are transforming our reality before our very eyes in Europe - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference.

- Today we had the first part of the Civic Platform board meeting, we assessed what happened in the local government elections, and we made an initial attempt at drawing up the lists for the European Parliament. There will certainly be surprises, but I will talk about them when a decision is made. That decision will be made on Wednesday, at 8:30 AM, there is the second part of the Civic Platform board meeting, and there we will have the final version of the lists for the European Parliament - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference.

- The interrogation of Mr. Kamiński before the investigative committee promises to be interesting. Having learned from experience, I have released him from confidentiality. As Prime Minister, I have the right and the duty to do so, primarily to enable an effective interrogation of Mr. Kamiński. That's just by the way - said Donald Tusk at a press conference.

- Tomorrow's visit by the UK Prime Minister and the NATO Secretary General, our brief meeting with British soldiers, and later talks at my chancellery with the Prime Minister, as well as with the Secretary General, are essentially a continuation of my mission to rebuild, and even expand, Poland's position on security policy. I care greatly about ensuring that our allies, particularly those with whom we practically work, the British, the Scandinavians, have increasingly well-coordinated cooperation - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference.

- I was the first person to obtain information about possible abuses in this regard concerning the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and I personally tasked the Central Anticorruption Bureau (CBA) with taking up this matter and fully clarifying it. In the second half of July 2022, an informant approached me and provided the following information. Namely, an entrepreneur known to her in a professional capacity made her a de facto corrupt offer to gain access to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and participate in the illegal granting of visas to foreigners. The entrepreneur ran a company employing foreigners. Additionally, he stated that he already had access to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but it was expensive access, and he was looking for a cheaper way to get in. The informant refused, was outraged by such a proposition, and brought this information to me. After obtaining this information, I personally called the head of the CBA, Andrzej Stróżny, informed him about the information, and asked him to arrange a meeting at the CBA with this person so she could convey what she knew to the officers – stated Mariusz Kamiński at the investigative committee for the visa affair.

- In a short period of time, the procedure was uncovered, the guilty have been charged and will face criminal responsibility, and the person who enabled criminal activities within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, namely Deputy Minister Wawrzyk, has been dismissed from his position and will also face criminal consequences. Moreover, I want to state that this matter was treated with extreme seriousness by myself and by other ministers - stated Mariusz Kamiński at the parliamentary investigation committee on the visa scandal.

- Everything possible was done to clarify this scandal, punish those responsible, and ensure all involved individuals face all types of consequences, both legal-criminal and political - stated Mariusz Kamiński at the parliamentary committee investigating the visa scandal.

- It is true that Poles after October 15th had expectations that the changes would be much faster, but let's not deceive ourselves, they also know perfectly well the situation we are in, what we can do and what we cannot. They know that a lot depends on whether the president signs the bill or not, whether he refers it to the Constitutional Tribunal, so Poles are aware of this, but they would certainly want one thing decidedly faster. The settlement of all irregularities committed by PiS, all the thefts and all those things that have devastated our social life – said Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska on TVP Info.

- Initiating such a complex discussion as nuclear weapons in Poland through the media is the height of political immaturity... - wrote the head of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Marcin Kierwiński, on Twitter.

Inicjowanie poprzez media - tak skomplikowanej dyskusji, jak ta o broni atomowej w Polsce, uznaje za szczyt politycznej niedojrzałości...

— Marcin Kierwiński (@MKierwinski) April 22, 2024