At 12:00 PM, Prime Minister Donald Tusk will meet with the President of the European Investment Bank, Nadia Calviño. A press statement is scheduled for 12:45 PM.

At 12:00 PM, a press conference will be held by Mateusz Morawiecki and the district governor of Sokółka, Piotr Rećko, in Usnarz Górny.

At 10:30 AM in Katowice, a press conference will take place for the Civic Coalition candidates in the European Parliament elections. Participants will include MPs Borys Budka, Mirosława Nykiel, Łukasz Kohut, Krystyna Szumilas, and Wojciech Król.

At 12:00 PM in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Lewica will hold a press conference with the co-chairman of New Left, Robert Biedroń, and Deputy Minister of Culture, Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus. The topic: Women's rights – equal across the entire European Union.

- Please note – when President Duda extends a hand for cooperation, when President Duda tries to build unity, how many commentators and journalists in Poland even perceive this as weakness. So, the hand extended for accord, the cooperation presented by President Duda, is not weakness, it is precisely strength. And attitudes are promoted such that if someone starts insulting or simply hating someone, one side takes the law into their own hands and says: look, he really got them. The question is whether we agree to such politics or not. I think the President will go his own way – stated Marcin Mastalerek in an interview with Robert Mazurek on RMF FM.

- There were no negotiations regarding this matter [KRS]. Of course, Minister Paprocka met with Adam Bodnar, but the President told the previous government of Mateusz Morawiecki and this government the same thing: The Constitution, the Constitution, the Constitution, and only from this perspective will the matter be considered – stated Marcin Mastalerek on RMF FM.

- I will tell you why this bill [on the KRS] will likely not be voted on at all in the Sejm [after the Senate's amendments]. You see, the campaign for the European Parliament is underway, and the head of the committee dealing with this is a Member of Parliament. I don't want to advertise her, and she has invested a great deal in these judicial matters in recent years - stated Marcin Mastalerek on RMF FM.

- Civic Platform and Donald Tusk are not interested in this. Why would they do it during the election campaign? It was a game, they have been playing with this issue for the last few years. If they reached an agreement with President Duda today [regarding the National Council of the Judiciary], what would they say to "Silni Razem" and everyone else? - stated Marcin Mastalerek in RMF FM.

- It was a massive sham. There was never any rule of law issue, there was never any of this. We know what great hypocrisy it was, we know this because the European Commission, solely because our colleagues came to power, immediately unlocked the funds [from the KPO] - stated Marcin Mastalerek on RMF FM.

- I thought to myself that I was right when I said that the United Right should seek President Duda's support, and without President Duda's support in the 2025 campaign, there is no chance of achieving a good result. I have consistently said this in recent months, and articles like the one about Dorota Gawryluk show that I was right. The PiS-ZP candidate must have President Duda's support to achieve a good result - stated Marcin Mastalerek on RMF FM.

- Prime Minister Tusk is counting on Poles having short memories and thinks that without saying "I apologize for my pro-Russian policy," he will pretend to be an anti-Russian politician today - stated Marcin Mastalerek on RMF FM.

- I discussed this with my deputy minister, Mr. Mroczek, who oversees the Government Protection Bureau (SOP), and we have decided to re-analyze the threat level for Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and, based on that assessment, make a decision on whether to grant protection to the former prime minister. Decisions [on granting protection] are not made based on achieving a political effect, but only when someone is threatened (...) I have no preconceived notions. If anyone is threatened, we must consider granting them protection - stated Tomasz Siemoniak in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the "Gość Radia Zet" program.

- No external traces are visible yet. Our special services are in hourly contact with their Slovak counterparts, but only a few days have passed, and nothing can be ruled out here - stated Tomasz Siemoniak on the program "Gość Radia Zet".

- They must be there, because security here has no price. They are there, of course they are. I participated in consultations on this matter, I strongly support the project, it's a great thing. The Ministry of National Defence, Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz, Tomczyk have prepared it very carefully. It is very sensible to spend money on such things - stated Tomasz Siemoniak in the program "Gość Radia Zet".

- As the Ministry of National Defence, the military likes specifics, everything is laid out. Many details still require refinement. It was announced by the Prime Minister and thus became one of the government's priorities - he added.

- We spoke during the opposition period with prosecutors, with the individuals conducting this investigation, and we received no such signals. However, there are indeed many such rumors. I apologize for using this word, but the conversation did take place, and a note was made of it. Therefore, if it exists, the National Prosecutor should do everything possible to declassify that note. In general, I am in favor of concluding this [Smolensk] investigation politically as soon as possible, because it has been maintained politically, it has been kept in a prolonged state for 8 years. Let's finally conclude this investigation, present a white paper on this investigation, everything will be clear, and this should put an end to various emotions in Polish society and to Macierewicz's Smolensk lie – stated Marcin Kierwiński on TOK FM.

- In Poland, art should not be subject to political evaluation. However, for many, many months, even before the elections, I have been saying that Poland's border must be protected and must be secure, and the Border Guard officers are doing a fantastic job – said Marcin Kierwiński on TOK FM.

- Because it's not a wall, it's just a fence. Do you know how long it takes to bend the sections of this barrier and cross the border, with the actual assistance of Belarusian services? About 30 seconds. This must be stated very clearly, so what kind of barrier is it? This barrier was poorly designed, it functions poorly, and we have been talking about this from the very beginning. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that the PiS party would not build any real wall, and they didn't build one, because what is certainly not an effective fence – he continued.

- Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks very clearly about the major "East Shield" program, which means preparing the area on our eastern, Belarusian, and Russian border, so that this area is simply impassable for the troops of the Russian Federation, should such an idea come to Putin's mind. These are bunker systems, firing position systems, trench systems, various types of barrier systems that are intended to prevent crossing our border by, for example, tanks – stated Marcin Kierwiński on TOK FM.

- I am deeply moved by the news of the tragic death of Iran's President Mr. Ebrahim Raisi, along with the government delegation, in a plane crash. Few nations have such tragic pages in their history. But we Poles, terribly experienced in 2010 by the crash of the Polish government plane in Smolensk, Russia, know the feeling of shock and emptiness that remains in human hearts and in the state after the sudden loss of political and social elite, after the sudden loss of loved ones and friends. Therefore, with particular understanding, we join the loved ones of the victims and the Iranian nation in prayer and sorrow - President Andrzej Duda wrote on Twitter.

Jestem głęboko poruszony wiadomością o tragicznej śmierci Prezydenta Iranu Pana Ebrahima Raisiego wraz z delegacją rządową, w katastrofie lotniczej.
Niewiele narodów ma w swojej historii takie tragiczne karty. Ale my, Polacy, straszliwie doświadczeni w 2010 roku katastrofą…

— Andrzej Duda (@AndrzejDuda) May 20, 2024

- If Hołownia has distanced himself from Tusk, he has likely deceived a portion of voters as well, because I remind you, if Hołownia truly distances himself from Tusk, then he only needs to leave the December 13 coalition, because then Tusk's government will fall. We are dealing with a mystification (...) another electoral fraud is being prepared, meaning Hołownia is supposed to be different from Tusk. Ladies and gentlemen, it's one gang, the same gang - stated Mariusz Błaszczak at a press conference.

- I wanted to thank you very much for something crucial from Poland's perspective today, namely for the readiness of the European Investment Bank to support our plans regarding the security, protection, and defense of Polish and European borders. I mentioned that we would seek, among other things, this European funding through the European Investment Bank for satellite systems. Thanks to a certain change that has occurred in the EBI's strategy, the so-called dual-use principle, which has also been adjusted, we can today count on very cheap, favorable loans for investments that will serve civilian purposes, but at the same time will benefit our defense and security. To such investments belongs, of course, the agreement we signed today concerning this Polish satellite program, in cooperation with France, among others - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a press statement.

- Regarding Mr. Jurgiel, he is obviously responsible for us losing power there, in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Consequently, there had to be repercussions - stated Jarosław Kaczyński at a press briefing.

- This was revenge for the fact that Mr. Jurgiel did not make it onto the EP candidate list. He said, by the way, that we would regret this, and one could say that he kept his word. Therefore, we must draw conclusions from this - stated Jarosław Kaczyński at a press conference.

- Tomorrow the [ordinance] will be issued, tomorrow at the government meeting I will inform about the details, and then the media, and then the relevant ordinance will be issued concerning also the composition and the chairman - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk in an interview with Katarzyna Kolenda-Zaleska on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach" (Facts After Facts).

- This will not be a commission tasked with impressing public opinion with spectacles. Marshal Hołownia was concerned that this would be another investigative commission in the Sejm, where there is often more political spectacle, or at least people have that impression. I care about this commission working intensively and discreetly; there will be no media there - he continued.

- In a way that is completely understandable to me, though difficult to accept, we have been suppressing this awareness for years. Do you want the entire register of people who have appeared in Polish politics, whose patron was either Antoni Macierewicz, generally the ruling layer from the PiS side in an absolutely impunity (...) when it comes to Mr. Antoni Macierewicz, let's take for example the individuals who, on the initiative and under the supervision of Mr. Antoni Macierewicz, vetted the Polish military services - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk on TVN24's "Fakty po faktach" program.

- Today Putin's goal is not only destabilization in European countries, but also a political war for the European Parliament. I am not here to agitate 'vote for the Coalition,' but I want to say that, paraphrasing a well-known saying, 'if you want peace, prepare for war,' 'if you don't want to go to war, then go vote.' A very important element of Poland's security is maintaining European unity - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk in the program "Fakty po faktach" on TVN24.