He's Ready to Form a Coalition with the Devil Just to Return to Power.
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07/02/2024
08:04
At 8:00 AM, Polish-German intergovernmental consultations will commence, led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Olaf Scholz. A meeting between the Prime Minister and the Chancellor is scheduled for 8:10 AM, followed by a delegation meeting at 8:45 AM, a family photo at 9:40 AM, and a plenary session at 9:45 AM. At 11:35 AM, a press meeting with Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Chancellor Olaf Scholz will begin.
The President of Albania, Bajram Begaj, and his wife will pay an official visit to Poland. They will meet President Andrzej Duda and his wife at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw. The welcoming ceremony is scheduled for 11:00 AM, a meeting of the Presidential couples at 11:15 AM, and a one-on-one meeting between the presidents at 11:30 AM.
At 12:00 PM, plenary discussions led by the presidents will commence, and at 12:45 PM, the presidents will meet with the media. Subsequently, at 2:00 PM, the President of Albania will meet with Marshal of the Sejm Szymon Hołownia, and at 2:40 PM, with Marshal of the Sejm Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska. The final item on the agenda is an official dinner at 7:00 PM.
At 12:00 PM, the parliamentary committees for national defense and justice and human rights will consider the government's draft amendment to certain acts aimed at improving the actions of the Republic of Poland's Armed Forces, Police, and Border Guard in the event of a state security threat, along with an auto-amendment.
Today and tomorrow, a meeting of the Monetary Policy Council will take place, where decisions regarding interest rates will be made – it can be assumed that the council will maintain them at their current level.
At 9:00 AM, a press conference will be held by PiS parliamentary group members Michał Moskal, Sebastian Łukasiewicz, and Michał Wójcik. At 10:00 AM, by MPs Jacek Sasin and Janusz Kowalski, and at 11:00 AM, by the chairman of the PiS parliamentary club Mariusz Błaszczak and PiS MP Zbigniew Bogucki.
At 9:30 AM, a press conference will be held at the Ministry of Education (MEN) with the participation of Minister of Education Barbara Nowacka, Deputy Minister Katarzyna Lubnauer, and the CEO of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP) Jerzy Owsiak. The topic: Cooperation between MEN and WOŚP - first aid in schools.
At 6:00 PM, the session of the Małopolska Voivodeship Sejmik will begin, during which another attempt will be made to elect the Marshal of Małopolska.
08:14
Bryłka on First Impressions at the European Parliament:
Chaos.
08:15
Bryłka on EP Negotiations:
I Don't Imagine Myself in a Faction with the AfD.
- I don't imagine myself in such a faction with the AfD, however, at this moment it appears that the factions we were closest to, namely the ECR, because these negotiations are still ongoing, so I can't say much, but for us as Konfederacja, we were closest to the ECR, which includes PiS and Giorgia Meloni, that is that faction, and the second is Identity and Democracy, that is, the faction led de facto by Le Pen's party, the Northern League from Italy, and other smaller parties. However, for several days now, we have known that a new faction has been established – Patriots for Europe – headed by the state holding the EU presidency, meaning Hungary. This is Orban's faction, the FPO's faction, a similar freedom-loving party from Austria, and Babis's faction, and we'll see. Negotiations are ongoing – stated Anna Bryłka on Radio Zet.
08:21
Bryłka on Polish-German consultations:
Perhaps it's a disciplinary conversation with Tusk.
– Well, I don't know, Madam Editor. Perhaps it will be about reparations, or perhaps it's a disciplinary conversation with Prime Minister Tusk. We will see. First of all, even the situation on the Polish-German border and the issue of migrants who are returning to Poland. I am curious whether this was an accident at work, or if procedures are actually in place. Yes, I think so [such situations will be repeated] – stated Anna Bryłka on Radio Zet.
08:22
Bryłka:
The Issue of Reparations is Not Closed
- It is good that this matter is finally clarified, because it is not the case that the issue of reparations is a closed chapter. Poland is certainly owed reparations; it is not the case that the matter has been explained from beginning to end – stated Anna Bryłka on Radio Zet.
08:26
Żukowska on New Left and The Left Together:
Despite Difficulties, We Want to Continue Our Joint Path.
08:38
Żukowska Critically on Horała and Matysiak's Initiative:
Movements Founded by MPs Are Not Social, but Political, Likely Calculated for Presidential Elections.
08:42
08:46
Bryłka:
I Hope the CPK Will Be Realized
- I believe that Poland can afford to undertake such large investments, and I hope that the CPK will be realized and that under social pressure, the Prime Minister will simply have to make that decision and implement it - stated Anna Bryłka on Radio Zet.
08:48
Żukowska on Kaczyński and the Justice Fund:
If There's Evidence He Knew About All This, His Immunity Should Be Revoked.
08:48
- The Confederation will vote against [the law on partnership unions], as it has declared from the beginning, while you, Madam Editor, have rightly noted... A new law is not needed for this, it can be done with existing regulations - stated Anna Bryłka on Radio Zet.
08:57
Leszczyna on the Justice Fund and PiS subsidy:
I hope the National Electoral Commission comes to its senses.
09:11
Leszczyna:
Rumors of the NFZ's Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated
09:34
Kowalski:
No Sovereign Poland Without Ziobro
09:42
Kowalski:
Parts of the Nationalists are Starting to Be Annoyed by Bosak's Politics. I'm For Them Moving to PiS
11:41
Tusk:
My and the Chancellor's intention was to give new impetus, new impulses to Polish-German cooperation
11:46
11:46
Tusk:
I Heard Germany is Ready to Share Responsibility for the Tightness and Security of the External Border with Other European Countries
- We used this day to also clarify various interpretations of what we decided during the last European Council. I heard with satisfaction today from the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany that Germany is, of course, ready to share responsibility for the tightness and security of the external border together with other European countries. Our project, called "East Shield," along with the project of the Baltic states, is an infrastructure project designed to strengthen the security of the European border. And I have no doubt that it is in the interest of Germany too, that this border be guarded very effectively and that Europe, Poland, and Germany are also safe in the event of aggression from the eastern border - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a meeting with the media alongside Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
11:53
Tusk:
I Cannot Imagine Germany Not Becoming a Leading Nation in Matters of Joint European Security, Including Poland's
11:55
Tusk:
We're on the Right Track to Once Again Speak with Full Conviction About Polish-German Friendship
- No one questions my competence when it comes to Polish-German relations. Some do it maliciously, some with enthusiasm, but it indeed seems that both of us are in the right place, ensuring these relations are once again characterized by mutual trust, patience when necessary, and we are on the right track to again speak with full conviction about Polish-German friendship in these very difficult times - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a media meeting with Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
12:08
Scholz:
Germany Desires a Strong Polish Voice in Europe
12:11
12:21
Scholz:
Germany Will Strive to Provide Support for Survivors of Occupation
12:51
Tusk on Reparations:
Scholz Has Arguments for This Thesis.
– Chancellor Scholz speaks openly, and this is an advantage of this meeting, that in a formal and legal sense, reparations are closed from Germany's perspective. And he has arguments for this thesis; after all, our Left government, when it ruled, and PiS when it ruled, have essentially confirmed for many years, from time to time, that formal obligations speak of renouncing reparations. Whether it was Minister Fotyga or Prime Minister Miller. There are no surprises here. But the most important thing is to open certain doors, windows, and talk to each other honestly, with information about who has what limitations, priorities, and what the internal situation is in each of the two states. We know how to talk about this openly – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a meeting with the media alongside Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
13:58
Kaczyński Announces Street Demonstrations and Meeting with the Commissioner for Human Rights:
Torture Has Begun
14:15
Kaczyński:
If the letter was indeed sent, it was a result of something that happens in every election campaign
- I would ask you, however, to think a little. At least about one thing. Namely, where did I send this letter? Who was the person to whom I sent this letter? I know that Tusk makes such accusations, but here hatred takes away reason. In such a radical, insane way. I don't remember this, Minister Ziobro also doesn't remember it, but Minister Romanowski claims that such a letter reached him, so I assume that maybe my memory is failing me here, but if this letter was indeed sent, I don't give 100% for it, I assume, it was a result of something that happens in every election campaign. Namely, that MPs experience a certain specific psychological state, which causes them to get terribly nervous about what other MPs are doing, their election campaigns. This, of course, concerns those who are competing in the same constituency - stated Jarosław Kaczyński at a press conference.
14:19
Kaczyński:
The Constitution Does Not Apply in Poland Today. Courts Won't Even Recognize ECJ Rulings
- We did not bend any laws. It wasn't our group; that has been settled. The matter is, one might say, judged. Of course, we know that right now, the law is applied according to how we treat it. After all, the Constitution does not apply in Poland today, because courts no longer recognize not only the Polish Constitution but also what they previously considered sacred, namely the rulings of the ECJ. The ECJ ruling clearly states that if the president appointed someone as a judge, then that person is a judge, even if one were to admit that there were some shortcomings in the process leading to that appointment. That the act itself, as it were, validates all these facts, and despite this unequivocal ruling, a murderer who dismembered his own mother is released from prison because one of the judges is allegedly a so-called neo-judge. This is complete anarchy, the disintegration of the state, which should be the subject of such a major political process once this disastrous government is gone – stated Jarosław Kaczyński at a press conference.
14:22
Kaczyński:
Rebellion Serves the Current Government. They Are Doing Something Utterly Disgraceful
14:25
Duda:
A New, Firm Policy Towards Russia is Needed
14:26
Kaczyński:
After the Fall of This Government, There Will Be Numerous Trials
- With the current approach of this government to the law, with acts such as those we have spoken about here, the justice system has zero credibility. All of this will be examined, but by honest courts and within the framework of the very numerous trials that will undoubtedly take place, but lawfully, after the fall of this government. I am convinced that sooner or later it will fall; it will not manage to realize this essentially German plan for the Polish state to truly cease to exist, for there to be some parliament, some government, but for all powers to be external - stated Jarosław Kaczyński at a press conference.
14:29
Duda on Reparations:
If the Prime Minister Agrees with the German Position That Some Renunciation Occurred, I Disagree.
16:18
Morawiecki:
Scholz's Words Today Are an Insult to Poland
- The youngest individuals born during the German occupation will turn 80 next year. Today's words from Olaf Scholz are an insult to Poland - wrote Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Twitter.
Najmłodsze osoby urodzone w czasach niemieckiej okupacji skończą w przyszłym roku 80 lat. Dzisiejsze słowa @OlafScholz to policzek dla Polski.
— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) July 2, 2024
21:05
Sasin on Scholz’s visit and his proposals:
It’s a mockery for this man to come here.
21:08
Sasin on Kaczyński’s letter to Ziobro:
The President wanted to clarify this matter because we were receiving media information.
21:11
Sasin on Potentially Withdrawing Subsidies from PiS:
If Tusk Thinks He Can Eliminate the Opposition This Way, He is Mistaken.
21:15
Sasin on when the merger of PiS and Solidary Poland might occur:
I hope it happens quite quickly
21:19
Sasin:
Voting Against Kmita Means Supporting Efforts to Break Up PiS
22:02
None of the candidates again secured the required number of votes. PiS candidate Łukasz Kmita received 13 votes, Piotr Ćwik – nominated by the so-called "rebels" – 6. In total, 19 valid votes were cast, and as many as 20 invalid ones. Opposition parties did not put forward a counter-candidate this time.
The next session has been scheduled for Thursday at 6:00 PM. Further sessions are also planned for Friday, Saturday, and Monday.
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