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06/03/2024

07:28

Monday's Political Agenda: Duda in Greater Poland, Hołownia with Farmers, Bielan with Czarnecki, Siemoniak on Elections, Lewica on the Campaign Trail, Morawiecki and Szydło Touring, Further Pegasus Committee Hearings [HOUR-BY-HOUR SCHEDULE]

At 9:30 AM in Warsaw, a press conference will be held with the participation of Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski and MP Michał Szczerba.

At 10:00 AM in Warsaw, a press conference will be held by PiS MEPs Adam Bielan and Ryszard Czarnecki.

At 10:00 AM, the Pegasus investigation committee will hear testimony from Jan Paziewski, former director of the Budget and Financial Efficiency Department at the Ministry of Justice, and Mikołaj Pawlak, former director of the Family and Juvenile Affairs Department at the Ministry of Justice.

Lewica (The Left) is returning to the campaign trail. A press conference with the participation of Sejm Deputy Speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty and Maciej Konieczny, Wanda Nowicka, and Monika Sikora will take place at 10:30 AM in Katowice, at 12:00 PM in Opole – with the participation of Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk and Krzysztof Śmiszek, at 12:30 PM in Rzeszów – with the participation of Magdalena Biejat and Wiktoria Barańska, and at 1:00 PM in Poznań – with the participation of Katarzyna Kotula and Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus.

At 11:00 AM, Sejm Marshal Szymon Hołownia, along with Minister of Funds and Regional Policy Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czesław Siekierski, will meet with representatives of farmers and the agri-food sector.

At 11:00 AM in the Sejm, a press conference will be held with the participation of Senate Marshal Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, Sejm Deputy Marshals Monika Wielichowska and Dorota Niedziela, Minister Barbara Nowacka, Deputy Minister Aleksandra Gajewska, and MP Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz. The topic: Women in the EU: Strength, Equality, Future.

At 11:30 AM in the Sejm, a press conference will be held by PiS Chairman Mariusz Błaszczak and MP Andrzej Śliwka.

At 12:00 PM, a press conference will be held by Minister of Interior and Administration Tomasz Siemoniak and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Affairs Krzysztof Gawkowski concerning the European Parliament elections.

Meetings with PiS Vice-Chairman Mateusz Morawiecki will take place at 11:55 AM in Chorzów, at 12:55 PM – along with a press briefing, and at 2:10 PM – in the form of a press conference in Pszczyna.

Meetings with PiS Vice-Chairman Beata Szydło will take place at 1:00 PM in Sufczyna, at 3:00 PM in Bochnia – along with a press briefing, and at 5:00 PM in Wieliczka.

President Andrzej Duda will visit the Greater Poland Voivodeship, where at 4:00 PM in Grodzisk Mazowiecki he will meet with residents, and at 7:15 PM – in Kalisz.

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09:30 - Press conference of Radosław Sikorski and Michał Szczerba in Warsaw

10:00 - Press conference of Adam Bielan and Ryszard Czarnecki in Warsaw

10:00 - Sitting of the Pegasus investigation committee

10:30 - Press conference of Włodzimierz Czarzasty, Maciej Konieczny, Wanda Nowicka, and Monika Sikora in Katowice

11:00 - Meeting of Szymon Hołownia, Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, and Czesław Siekierski with representatives of farmers and the agri-food sector

11:00 - Press conference of Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, Monika Wielichowska, Dorota Niedziela, Barbara Nowacka, Aleksandra Gajewska, and Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz in the Sejm

11:30 - Press conference of Mariusz Błaszczak and Andrzej Śliwka in Warsaw

11:55 - Meeting with Mateusz Morawiecki in Chorzów

12:00 - Press conference of Tomasz Siemoniak and Krzysztof Gawkowski

12:00 - Press conference of Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk and Krzysztof Śmiszek in Opole

12:30 - Press conference of Magdalena Biejat and Wiktoria Barańska in Rzeszów

12:55 - Press briefing of Mateusz Morawiecki and meeting with residents of Mysłowice

13:00 - Press conference of Katarzyna Kotula and Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus in Poznań

13:00 - Meeting of Beata Szydło in Sufczyna

14:10 - Press conference of Mateusz Morawiecki in Pszczyna

15:00 - Meeting and press briefing of Beata Szydło in Bochnia

16:00 - Meeting of Andrzej Duda with residents of Grodzisk Mazowiecki

17:00 - Meeting of Beata Szydło in Wieliczka

19:15 - Meeting of Andrzej Duda with residents of Kalisz

07:34

Mastalerek:

I'll Get a Certificate and Go Vote for Kolarski

- Everyone supports whomever they want, Prime Minister Szydło has that right. However, I will be supporting and will certainly get a certificate and go vote for the man the President supports, which is Wojciech Kolarski in Greater Poland - stated Marcin Mastalerek in the "Piasecki's Interview" on TVN24.

07:35

Mastalerek on Kurski: He Harms the Polish Right

- I have already written everything on Twitter; my stance on Jacek Kurski has been the same for many years. I believe he is harming the Polish right, and I envision the right in the future as people who simply fight for conservative, right-wing ideas in a completely different way and with different methods than Jacek Kurski does - stated Marcin Mastalerek during "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

07:38

Mastalerek on Wąsik: He will fit in perfectly at the EP
I believe Maciej Wąsik will fit in perfectly at the EP. He is a man who fought against corruption, and corruption scandals have indeed been exposed at the EP, and there are also other candidates there, such as Professor Karski. PiS has fielded 10 candidates in 13 constituencies, 130 candidates in total, and it is precisely the fact that PiS has put forward people like presidential minister Wojciech Kolarski that makes me, with a clear conscience, take a certificate and go to vote in Greater Poland – stated Marcin Mastalerek in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

07:40

Mastalerek Criticizes Szydło:

She's Making a Political Mistake.

- This is a question for President Duda, I will not speak on his behalf. I believe that Prime Minister Szydło is making a political mistake by aligning herself with Jacek Kurski and supporting him so strongly, because it could be detrimental within PiS. He has many opponents, but if Jacek Kurski is supported so vehemently, someone might simply not vote for Prime Minister Szydło in the elections - stated Marcin Mastalerek in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

07:44

Mastalerek:

I am being urged to run in the presidential election

- I believe that decisions regarding running in the presidential election need to be made between November and February, and that's when discussions will take place. Of course, I would be ready [to decide to run], but whether I will make that decision, I don't know. I am certainly being urged by many people to do so, though I am not considering it at all today. Unfortunately, there are those who are urging me to do so – stated Marcin Mastalerek in "Piasecki's Interview" on TVN24.

07:52

Mastalerek:

Parliamentary Committees Serve to Promote EP Candidates

- Do you like the fact that parliamentary committees are actually serving to promote candidates for the European Parliament? Just last week they were questioning Jarosław Kaczyński, among others, and now they want Daniel Obajtek. Isn't this a mockery? - stated Marcin Mastalerek in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

07:57

Mastalerek:

Ambassadors sent by Tusk and Sikorski without the President's consent will be PO ambassadors

- Prime Minister Tusk would like to have the powers of the president without running in the presidential elections. He will not succeed. The ambassadors that Donald Tusk and Radosław Sikorski will send to posts without the president's consent will be PO ambassadors. For example, Jacek Najder, if he goes and becomes chargé d'affaires, he can be referred to as a PO ambassador - stated Marcin Mastalerek in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

08:36

Petru:

The Eurozone is a Zone of Security

- It is important that people with a kind of entrepreneurial gene sit in Europe, in the European Parliament, for whom the productivity of Europe is important, for the euro area to strengthen, because the euro area is, after all, a zone of security, of wealth, in contrast to the zloty zone, which is neither a zone of security nor of wealth - stated Ryszard Petru in an interview with Robert Mazurek on RMF FM.

08:36

Petru:

People Want to Talk Mostly About Poland, Also About the Euro, and Less About EU Legislation

- At meetings with voters, I must admit, people want to talk mainly about Poland, also about the euro, and less about issues concerning legislation at the European level. This is what this campaign is like, and one cannot be offended by it - stated Ryszard Petru in RMF FM.

08:44

Mentzen on Tusk:

I'm Very Glad He Stopped Pretending to Be Putin's Useful Idiot and Is Defending the Border.
- Tusk is an interesting case. I am very glad that he has finally stopped pretending to be Putin's useful idiot, because two years ago he was repeating Belarusian, Russian propaganda along with Agnieszka Holland and the rest of those detached individuals. It's very good that after taking power, he has stopped behaving this way and is defending our border - said Sławomir Mentzen in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on the "Gość Radia Zet" program.

08:52

"It's Clearly About Hołownia." Mentzen on Tusk's Latest Post about "Scheming"
- The Prime Minister clearly means Szymon Hołownia here, who said that settlements alone are not enough. This is, of course, an element of the election campaign, Szymon Hołownia, his Third Way, are trying to differentiate themselves from Civic Platform at this moment so that voters know why they should vote for them at all. I think that over the next year, when the presidential campaign begins, there will be many more such statements - said Sławomir Mentzen on Radio Zet, when asked about a fragment of Tusk's post about "convincing the scheming" in the context of the June 4th demonstration. - Donald Tusk has recently been engaged in this kind of trolling and insulting people on Twitter. On one hand, he claims that PiS is a Russian party, and on the other hand, he calls Hołownia a schemer - he continued.

08:59

Perhaps they are legal thieves, perhaps illegal – the court will decide." Mentzen on Suwerenna Polska and the Fundusz Sprawiedliwości
- It is up to the court and the prosecution to decide whether they stole legally or illegally, but they certainly took public money and allocated it for their own purposes - Sławomir Mentzen said on Radio Zet.

- Perhaps they are legal thieves, perhaps illegal, the court will decide. If districts where there is no Suwerenna Polska MP received an average of PLN 1.5 million from the Fundusz Sprawiedliwości, while a district where an MP was later present received over PLN 9 million, it is completely obvious what they allocated that money for - he continued.

- I believe that politicians should have as little money at their disposal as possible, precisely to prevent this kind of theft. No politicians should be trusted, including our own - he added.

09:05

Mentzen on the Vote to Lift Woś's Immunity:

There Will Certainly Be No Discipline Here.
- There will certainly be no discipline here, some of our MPs may have a perhaps valid principle that they will vote against any attempt to lift immunity, so I cannot say at this moment how our votes will be distributed - said Sławomir Mentzen on Radio Zet when asked about the vote to lift Woś's immunity.

09:11

PO Sees No Reason to Pay Billions of Zlotys for Kaczyński's Slip of the Tongue. Mentzen on Lowered 14th Pension
- The 14th pension was initially intended to be 2200 PLN gross, but at one of the rallies, Jarosław Kaczyński misspoke and said 2200 PLN net. Hence, they quickly changed the regulation so it would be 2200 PLN net, which cost us 8 billion zlotys. For one slip of the tongue, we paid 8 billion zlotys. Now, indeed, Civic Platform sees no reason to continue paying billions of zlotys to cover up the fact that Jarosław Kaczyński misspoke, so they are lowering the 14th pension - Sławomir Mentzen said on Radio Zet.

- Of course, it's good. [...] I am not a supporter of the 14th pension at all. If I could vote on this matter, I would vote against paying out the 14th pension - he continued.

09:14

Mentzen:

I hope Braun loses to Berkowicz
- I hope Grzegorz Braun loses to Konrad Berkowicz. I believe Konrad Berkowicz is a much better candidate - said Sławomir Mentzen on Radio Zet.

09:15

Tusk:

PiS's Large-Scale Russian Patent Will Not Be a Patent for Impunity in Poland

- They had to profit from the generators for Ukraine too! The Prosecutor General's task will be to investigate all cases of "theft in accordance with procedures." This Russian patent, applied on a large scale by PiS, will not be a patent for impunity in Poland - wrote Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Twitter.

10:13

Sikorski:

President Did Not Respond to Act of Goodwill Regarding Ambassadors

- I think that [the new law] was meant to strengthen the President, but the President did not foresee one thing: that PiS would lose the election. Before the election, the then-governing camp had a 3-to-1 advantage, but now the balance of power has shifted, and the President is losing votes. He has fallen into his own trap, but according to the letter and spirit of this law, he should be signing off on these candidates who have won – stated Radosław Sikorski on TOK FM.

- I have to make decisions that will ensure the diplomatic service functions correctly. I would like to remind you that I inherited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with 20% vacancies; simply put, there were no ambassadors for 20% of the posts. And the President does not seem to intend to help me with this. Secondly, for the first time in Poland's history, the majority of missions were staffed by political appointees; I will change that too – he continued.

- We consider this law of the President's unconstitutional, but nevertheless, we are trying to apply it [...]. We have already made [a compromise], because we kept the 4 ambassadors whom the President asked to retain. An initial act of goodwill, but with no response – he added.

10:13

Sikorski:

Tusk Will Decide on the Defense Commissioner Portfolio
I also think that if the portfolio [of Defense Commissioner] were to be held by a commissioner from one of the larger countries, it would show that the EU is finally taking defense seriously, which is very close to my heart. However, it will be Prime Minister Tusk who will lead these discussions about the portfolio division – said Radosław Sikorski on TOK FM.

10:14

Sikorski Backs Macron's Proposal – Will Bolster Ukraine's Negotiating Position

- I believe that so-called strategic ambiguity should be maintained here. We do not have to inform Vladimir Putin in advance what we will and will not do. Let him ponder what we will do. I believe this strengthens Ukraine's negotiating position [speaking about sending NATO troops to Ukraine] and that is why I support President Macron on this matter – stated Radosław Sikorski on TOK FM.

- When we receive a written request from Ukraine in this regard, we will respond to it favorably, because I believe that no human has the right to avoid conscription when their homeland is fighting for its life – he added.

10:23

Sikorski on Running for President:

Every Politician Thinks About It.
"Every politician thinks about it [running for president]. We won't speculate, our party has several excellent candidates," stated Radosław Sikorski on TOK FM.

10:29

"Stop Tusk's Next Lies': Brudziński Delivers PiS Message on Migration Pact

- Yes to security, yes to stopping the migration pact. Just a few weeks ago, the king of Europe, the king with an open U, announced: I am a tough, experienced man, nobody in Brussels will fool me, I will block the migration pact. What are the facts? Today, we received the sad news that a 29-year-old German police officer has died, stabbed by a 25-year-old from Afghanistan who arrived in Germany relatively recently. The migration pact, because these 180-degree turns by the king of Europe, and today the Prime Minister, are all over the place – stated Joachim Brudziński at a PiS press conference.

- It is so important that in the upcoming European Parliament elections, a majority capable of stopping this madness, which is effectively supporting smuggling into Europe, emerges. The adoption of the migration pact is nothing more than an open door encouraging criminal groups on one hand, and on the other hand, various NGOs funded by the budgets of countries like Germany or France, who are practically competing with criminal groups bringing illegal immigrants across the Mediterranean Sea – he continued.

- Therefore, we say 'stop illegal immigration', we say 'stop Donald Tusk's next lies', who today stands on the Polish-Belarusian border and announces that he will build the Eastern Shield and announces his return to political realism, to security and supporting Polish soldiers, border guards, and police officers. The same Tusk who, standing at the border, mocked the barrier built by the PiS government – emphasized the PiS MEP.

10:33

Brudziński Ironically Appeals to Celebrities:

Come to Castle Square and Applaud Tusk.

- To all those celebrities who sobbed, cried, and acted the fool at the border, who supported Tusk – to all those ladies Kurdej-Szatan, Janda, Mr. Seweryn, Ms. Ostaszewska, who pinned on those white-and-red hearts and supported Tusk when he was against the plowing of the border, against CPK – I congratulate you on your well-being. On June 4th, come to Castle Square and applaud Tusk, who will be talking about not letting in illegal immigrants from Belarus, who will be talking about being in favor of building CPK, and swallow, like pelicans, further lies and further U-turns from a man who – I believe – lies even in his sleep – stated Joachim Brudziński at a PiS press conference.

10:38

Bielan:

Tusk Has Already Fenced Himself Off from Citizens with Barbed Wire
Donald Tusk has already fenced himself off from citizens with barbed wire; we have seen those shocking photos of the new gate at the Prime Minister's residence. He will be safe, but we will all pay with a huge reduction in the level of security if we admit arrivals from a completely different civilizational circle, who, as the experiences of Western countries show today, always raise the level of crime on the streets – stated Adam Bielan at a PiS press conference.

10:40

PiS Appeals to Government to Urgently Challenge Migration Pact at ECJ

- Today, the only way to block it is to challenge this document at the ECJ, and once again from this podium, we appeal for the Polish government to urgently challenge the migration pact at the ECJ - stated Adam Bielan at a PiS press conference.

10:47

Brudziński to TVP Info: The more fake scandals you create, the less people will talk about Tusk rubber-stamping the migration pact

- The station you represent [TVP Info] is announcing that we already know everything. We know one thing: this political charade, this selling of smoke, which is also happening with the participation of the station today taken from Poles by Lieutenant Colonel Sienkiewicz, has one goal – to cover up what we are talking about here. The more of these types of fake scandals you create, the less people will talk about Tusk rubber-stamping the migration pact, that Tusk has agreed to subordinate the Polish Constitution to EU law, that he is rubber-stamping the building directive, and that you, Madam Editor, will also pay 30 to 60% more for electricity and gas from July 1st – stated Joachim Brudziński at a PiS press conference.

10:52

Obajtek Fails to Appear at the Prosecutor's Office:

I Will Not Participate in the Civic Coalition's Circus.

- As announced, I have granted power of attorney to my lawyer to represent me in proceedings before the Prosecutor's Office and the Parliamentary Investigative Committee. I hope - although the hope is illusory - that I will be able to calmly complete my election campaign - Daniel Obajtek wrote on Twitter.

- I did not bow down to the elites from Warsaw, and I will not participate in the Civic Coalition's circus. Nor will I bow down to the elites from Brussels, should the voters decide so - he emphasized.

11:52

Mobilization System Paralyzed for Political Reasons. PiS Appeals to Kosiniak-Kamysz
The recruitment system for the army has been paralyzed through the dismissal from service of both the head of the Central Military Recruitment Center, General Bryś, and the dismissal from service, or removal from positions, of the heads of centers in the Warmian-Masurian, Podlaskie, Masovian, and Lublin voivodeships - stated Mariusz Błaszczak at a press briefing in the Sejm.

The mobilization system in our country has been paralyzed for political reasons. As we learn, Deputy Minister Tomczyk brought about the dismissal of the head of the CWCR for an alleged statement on an internet portal. This was a statement that did not happen, it was an attribution of words to General Bryś that were not spoken - emphasized the head of the PiS parliamentary club.

We are addressing Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz with a request for urgent intervention. We cannot allow Deputy Minister Tomczyk to take actions that harm our country's defense capabilities. Therefore, either Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz is not in control of the situation in the Ministry of National Defense, or he agrees with such actions that harm our country's security, and thus we are intervening here - he added.

11:56

Sawicki on Hołownia's words:

I am very happy that young people are learning.
- I am very happy that young people are learning, and Szymon Hołownia, despite being the presiding marshal, is younger than me. I've been saying that anti-PiS sentiment alone is not enough for at least 6-7 years, and everyone sometimes joked or scoffed about it a bit. Today, I see that Szymon Hołownia is also returning to, so to speak, old truths: that people obviously want accountability, but they also need offers for the future - said Marek Sawicki in an interview with Jacek Prusinowski on the program "Sedno Sprawy" on Radio Plus.

12:01

Sawicki:

The Left Believes We Need to Return to Socialism, with the State Building and Giving Away Free Housing to Everyone
- Everyone is implementing a part of their program [...] everyone wants to gain something for themselves, which is why, please note, such a conflict arises regarding housing policy, for example. The Left believes we need to return to socialism, with the state building and giving away free housing to everyone. Szymon Hołownia is leaning towards this concept, although he previously believed that the proposal for cheap, permanent credit was a better proposition - said Marek Sawicki on Radio Plus.

12:04

Sawicki:

I am glad that Prime Minister Tusk has finally come to realize that the border needs strengthening
- I am glad that Prime Minister Donald Tusk has finally come to realize that this border needs strengthening. Because just four years ago, three years ago, in 2021, he was not fully convinced of this yet. [...] One looks at things differently from the outside, outside of government, and one looks at certain matters differently when one has full knowledge from the services, from the military, from the Police, from the Border Guard, and here Prime Minister Donald Tusk does not disregard the signals coming from these services - Marek Sawicki said on Radio Plus.

12:07

Szczerba:

I will recommend an arrest warrant for Obajtek

- In accordance with Article 287 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, if we encounter persistent non-appearance by Daniel Obajtek, I will recommend to the parliamentary investigation committee, to which this matter is subject, not only a renewed imposition of a monetary penalty by the court, but also the arrest of Daniel Obajtek. This demonstrates a disregard for the Polish state, for all institutions, not only for the parliamentary investigation committee, which operates based on law, but above all for the prosecution and law enforcement agencies - stated Michał Szczerba at a press briefing.

12:11

Sawicki:

In Half a Year, Tusk Will Be the Official Presidential Candidate, and I Wish Him Victory
- Politicians announce various things, but facts speak otherwise. Not only do I not believe it, but many politicians from Civic Platform also don't believe it, and I assure you, sir, that in half a year Donald Tusk will already be the official presidential candidate, and I wish him victory. However, this whole situation certainly means that the actions of Civic Platform, Civic Coalition, its ministers towards PiS are often not entirely effective because Civic Coalition needs a strong PiS for the presidential elections. A PiS defeated decisively poses a significant threat in the second round of elections for Donald Tusk - said Marek Sawicki on Radio Plus.

12:36

Hołownia:

We Must De-escalate Where Possible

- The problems we are facing have not disappeared with the winding down, let's put it this way, of most of these farmer protests. They are still there, just in a different phase. Some are still alive and inflamed, others perhaps a little less so, and new ones will appear soon. That is why it is so important that, knowing the current situation in Poland and how easily our opponents can lead to another division among us internally and weaken the country as a result, we try to de-escalate the situation wherever possible – stated Szymon Hołownia in the Sejm.

- Let's be honest with each other, we are not able to bring about a miraculous resolution of all problems here at this table today – he added.

13:09

Gawkowski:

We Undertook Coordinated Efforts with Minister Siemoniak to Ensure Sunday's Elections are Safe
- We undertook coordinated efforts with Mr. Minister Siemoniak to ensure that the elections this coming Sunday are safe, that cyberspace, which constitutes the most important information field, is secure, and that various incidents or attacks, which, I emphasize, happen daily, are also managed appropriately – Krzysztof Gawkowski said at a press conference.

13:13

Gawkowski on the Details of the False Dispatch Appearing on PAP:

We Now Have Full Knowledge Today.
- We now have full knowledge today, thanks to the support of the Internal Security Agency, thanks to the support of the CSIRT at NASK's level, that there was a security breach using malicious software, which malicious software was used on the account of one of PAP's employees. Such infiltration was targeted and intended to cause panic, emotion, and disrupt the system - said Krzysztof Gawkowski at a press conference.

13:19

Gawkowski Announces Cyber Shield Creation; Specific Amount Revealed
- We want to allocate over three billion Polish zlotys to a cyber shield that will guarantee the security of Poles. It is to be a cyber shield that will conduct regular security reviews and build resilience at the critical infrastructure level - Krzysztof Gawkowski stated at a press conference.

13:32

Poland is in a Cyber War with Russia. Gawkowski on Coordinated Attack on Critical Infrastructure
- Today night and on Sunday, several incidents of a coordinated attack on critical infrastructure were stopped on Polish territory. They happen every day; on Friday, we had two such attacks that constituted major critical incidents, on Saturday, more, and today, this is a report from Sunday, another one was identified and stopped - said Krzysztof Gawkowski at a press conference. - Poland today is no longer in a cold war, but in some elements, in a hot cyber war with Russia - he continued.

13:39

Siemoniak on the Buffer Zone at the Belarusian Border:

I Expect Us to Be Ready with the Final Regulation by the End of the Week.
- We are working on a regulation by the Minister of Interior and Administration [...] we do not expect this decision to be made tomorrow, we want to have a bit more time, a few days for consultations with local governments, the National Park, and social organizations. This morning, I gave such instructions to the Podlaskie Voivode to initiate such talks. We want the solution, which is proposed by the Border Guard, the Police, and the army, to take into account the interests of the local population and local entrepreneurs to the greatest extent possible - said Tomasz Siemoniak at a press conference, when asked about the buffer zone at the Belarusian border. - I expect us to be ready with the final regulation by the end of this week - he continued.

17:04

European Parliament Elections, and Presidential Ones Soon After. Duda Appeals for Voter Turnout
- I am here after 5 years in my second term, but my presidential service is coming to an end. In less than 1.5 years, I will finish it and hand over the presidency to the next elected president. I ask you for one thing - to go to the polls. In the last presidential election, we had a wonderful turnout, in the last parliamentary election, we also had a wonderful turnout - said President Andrzej Duda in Grodzisk Wielkopolski. - Soon there will be European Parliament elections, and after them - not long from now - presidential elections. Probably in a few months, we will start getting excited about them, because discussions and debates about who the candidates will be are already beginning. We shall see - he continued. - However, above all, I ask you to take this seriously. It has enormous significance for the future of the Republic today. Elections have fundamental importance - he added.

17:16

Duda:

Thank You to All Who Governed Poland for 20 Years for the Good Use of European Funds
- It could be clearly seen over the past 20 years of our EU membership how strongly this presence has influenced our development opportunities, but also how significant the influences flowing to us from Europe are. Of course, someone will smile, and say: first and foremost, he's probably thinking about the money that has flowed here as part of European funds. Yes, of course - President Andrzej Duda said in Grodzisk Wielkopolski. - Here, I would like to thank all the people who held power in Poland over these 20 years for using these funds well. Not everyone in our part of Europe managed this as successfully as we did - he added.

17:27

Duda:

"Andrzej, what roads and infrastructure you have, how your Poland looks!" - Foreign Politicians Often Tell Me
- This is why [thanks to European funds - ed.] today we have many modern roads in Poland, many public utility facilities that have been built, renovated, function excellently, are well-equipped. This is why so many of our cities and towns have such beautiful infrastructure and very often, perhaps most often, look so lovely. When guests from abroad arrive - yes, from those wealthy EU countries - they say: "Wow, how your Poland looks", President Andrzej Duda said in Grodzisk Wielkopolski. - I hear this very often today. [...] You know that many presidents and politicians in general come. And not only to visit Warsaw [...] or other large cities, but very often they travel from the airport towards the Ukrainian border, in order to get to Ukraine, which has been attacked by Russians. [...] They travel through Poland, very often they travel from Warsaw, and I very often hear: "Andrzej, what roads you have. Andrzej, what infrastructure you have. Andrzej, how your Poland looks", he continued. - This is the merit of us, Poles, that we knew how to use this time well and knew how to seize our chance well. That we knew how to take care of our own interests, he added.

17:28

Kaczyński to Skip Parliamentary Inquiry Hearing; Request Submitted to Reschedule

- Today, we submitted a request to reschedule the hearing of Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński before the parliamentary inquiry committee concerning visa affairs. Due to the ongoing campaign and a previously scheduled calendar, particularly important meetings with citizens, the participation of Prime Minister JK in Mr. Szczerba's committee session on June 5th this year will unfortunately not be possible - informed Rafał Bochenek on social media.

17:40

Duda:

It's Important for People Without Complexes and Representing Polish Interests to Sit in EU Institutions
- It's not out of the question that Europe will undergo systemic transformations in the coming years. It is extremely important that people who understand politics, know politics, and have political experience sit there. People who do not have complexes, can talk, negotiate, and know what it means to stand firm when the interests of the great are at play. Because we are big, but we are not the biggest - said President Andrzej Duda in Grodzisk Wielkopolski. - The point is that we don't let ourselves be overcome. That we pursue our goals and that those who represent us in European institutions actually represent us – our interests, Polish interests - he emphasized.

18:24

Szczerba Announces Decision Regarding Kaczyński's Interrogation:

Obajtkoza is Contagious.

- Obajtkoza, meaning persistent non-attendance, is contagious. There will be no change of date! The commission will wait for MP Kaczyński on Wednesday at 10:00 AM. Unjustified absence will be punished. Claiming the interest of the PiS party is indefensible. The commission will consider the motion for the arrest and forced appearance of MP Kaczyński for a potential subsequent interrogation date - Michał Szczerba informed on Twitter.

18:44

Schetyna on European Parliament Elections:

If I Wanted to Run, I Think I Would Run.
- If I wanted to run [for the European Parliament], I think I would run - said Grzegorz Schetyna on the program "Gość Radia Zet". - No, we also discussed the possibility of running - he continued, when asked if Donald Tusk had not agreed to his candidacy.

18:51

Schetyna on Obajtek: He Thinks He'll Be Elected to the EP and This Will Radically Change His Situation. It Won't.
- Earlier [Daniel Obajtek] did not come to the investigation committee, upon invitation, now he did not appear at the prosecutor's office, this is an avoidance of civic duties. He believes that on June 9th he will be elected to the European Parliament and this will radically change his situation. I want to say very clearly that it will not change in any way, that he will have to report to the prosecutor's office just the same, unless he now invents that he is in Brussels, fulfilling his mandate, if he gets there - said Grzegorz Schetyna on Radio Zet. - He will not avoid responsibility and the fact that he will have to publicly answer publicly posed questions - he continued.

18:59

Schetyna on the Border Situation: Previously, Many Women and Children. Today, It's Young, Aggressive Men
- The situation is quite different, and the route of illegal migrant transfers looks different, but also the hybrid war and the involvement of Russian services to attack this border looks different - Grzegorz Schetyna said on Radio Zet, when asked about Shield East and about KO "stepping into PiS's shoes". - There were [before the current coalition's rule] many women, quite a few children. Today, the composition of those who are crossing or trying to cross the Polish-Belarusian border are people who are very well organized, they are young men, aggressive, who appear to be forming such combat groups that are attacking both Polish guards and soldiers, and also demolishing this border - he continued.

19:07

Schetyna on Ambassadors:

I am convinced the President will respect the Constitutional provisions stating that foreign policy is shaped by the government.
- June, July, holidays – these are the best months for ambassadorial terms to naturally conclude. Many of the current ambassadors are finishing their terms. Summer, holidays, this is when they come back to Warsaw. This is something obvious. But I believe, and it has always been this way, that good cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Presidential Office is a true mark of quality for Polish foreign policy – Grzegorz Schetyna said on Radio Zet. - I was positively surprised that after the initial talks, very good signals were coming through regarding the possibility of joint, coordinated actions by the offices. I don't know what happened that led to some misunderstandings, I don't want to say a conflict, just a lack of agreement. So, I think that the government makes these decisions, and I hope, I am convinced, that the President will respect the Constitutional provisions stating that foreign policy is shaped by the government – he continued.

20:20

Śmiszek on Obajtek: Even if Elected to the European Parliament, Immunity Will Not Serve Him

- I would like to tell Obajtek that even if he is elected to the European Parliament, this immunity will not serve him, because the matters Daniel Obajtek is involved in have nothing to do with European activities. In reality, this immunity will be very quickly removed by the Parliament - stated Krzysztof Śmiszek on TVN24's program "Fakty po faktach" (Facts after Facts).

20:24

Szydło Confirms – PiS Politicians Will Appear at Farmers' Protest in Brussels

- Donald Tusk, well, he's trying to put on a spectacular show, but in my opinion, what matters is not what he shows, but what he says and does. And the time of his government, these few months in Poland, shows that unfortunately we are returning to the situation that existed in Poland before 2015 – stated Beata Szydło in the program "Gość Wydarzeń" on Polsat News.

- Our politicians will be in Brussels. As for who exactly and what the composition will be, please wait for official information. It's an election campaign, we are all on the road, so some of us will certainly go to Brussels – she added.

20:26

Szydło:

Commission's Work Should Be Suspended During Campaign

- This theatre, orchestrated by both Joński and Szczerba, is part of their election campaign, and therefore, as I said, in my opinion, the work of these commissions should be suspended during the campaign, or the gentlemen should resign from their positions, that would be honorable and honest – stated Beata Szydło on Polsat News.

20:26

Szydło Slams Mastalerek:

An Insignificant Figure.

- I have as much to say as I have written, that Marcin Mastalerek will not dictate to me whom I should support. I can judge other behaviors or statements by anyone as disgusting, not on this level, not this emotion, so I will not talk about it or comment on it. Marcin Mastalerek is not a significant enough figure on the right side of the political scene for us to dedicate time to him – stated Beata Szydło on Polsat News.

20:31

Śmiszek:

Everyone who dipped their fingers in the Justice Fund will have to answer for it

- Everyone who dipped their fingers, and even their knees, into the Justice Fund will have to answer for it. Everyone who stole from those most in need and still brags about it today, like Minister Warchoł, completely doesn't understand. He says, 'What's wrong with us allocating money to specific electoral districts?' – stated Krzysztof Śmiszek on the TVN24 program "Fakty po faktach".

20:38

Karski on Obajtek: State bodies want to chase a rabbit. They don't want to deliver notifications

- I have the impression that it is the prosecution, it is the state bodies that want to chase a rabbit. They don't want to deliver these notifications - stated Karol Karski on TVP Info.

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