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07/09/2024

07:40

Tuesday's Political Agenda: Duda at NATO Summit, Sejm Committees on Abortion and Constitutional Tribunal, Kaczyński at Protest, Senate Committees on DSM

At 10:00, the investigative committee on the visa scandal will question, among others, former PKN Orlen CEO Daniel Obajtek.

At 11:00, the government will address the program for Poland's presidency of the Visegrad Group (V4) from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, as well as a draft amendment to the act on making economic information available and on economic data exchange.

At 12:00, during a session of the extraordinary committee for the consideration of draft bills concerning the right to abortion, a discussion will be held on three projects – two sponsored by Civic Coalition (KO) and one by The Left.

At 15:00, the justice and human rights committee will consider the parliamentary majority's proposed bill on the Constitutional Tribunal along with its implementing provisions.

At 15:00, the Senate's culture and media committee will deal with the amendment to the Copyright and Related Rights Act – implementing the EU's DSM (Digital Single Market) directive. The Senate itself is scheduled to consider the government's proposal on Wednesday or Thursday during a two-day session.

At 17:40, a protest in defense of "the tortured priest Michał Olszewski" will take place in front of the Sejm, with the participation of PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński.

President Andrzej Duda is beginning his participation in the NATO summit in Washington. At 23:00, the Presidential Couple will attend a meeting of NATO Heads of State and Government.

08:28

Obajtek on being summoned to the committee: Police were used. Such things are not done in a democratic state; it's a dragnet.
- Of course, I will appear [before the investigative committee on the visa scandal]. I have repeatedly said that I have a duty to appear and that state organs must be respected. But please look at one detail: at the time of the elections, I was invited to the committee twice within a week. This was in the very center of the election campaign, the last week, and I asked, I wrote letters to the chairman, for it to take place after the elections, that there was no rush, especially since Mr. Szczerba had repeatedly claimed that I was not a significant witness - said Daniel Obajtek in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on Polsat News' "Graffiti". - It was not postponed for me. A month has passed since the elections, and only now am I going to the committee. So, there was no such rush. Of course, this is a political matter. It is the first time in the country that someone is tried to be brought to a committee through the police, that road blockades are set up, that car trunks are checked, that places where I am are surrounded. Such things are not done in a democratic state; it is one big dragnet - he stated. - This was not done towards Tusk, Mrs. Gronkiewicz-Waltz, or others in turn. I have the right to come to the committee, I have the right not to come to the committee. I have the right to be fined if I do not come - and that is what happened - but state mechanisms cannot be used for mere politicking - he continued.

08:32

Sasin:

It's Time to Consolidate, Not Divide

- I regret this decision, because now is the time to consolidate, not to divide. We, as the entire environment, are being attacked very powerfully. Poland's interests are being attacked today; Poland's interests are being sold off by Tuska's team. For example, Chancellor Scholz's visit showed how easily Donald Tusk's team... Take the matter of reparations, he said he's not interested - stated Jacek Sasin in an interview with Beata Lubecka on Radio Zet.

08:35

Kierwiński on Poland Downing Russian Missiles over Ukrainian Territory:

We Are Ready for This.
- Yes, we are ready for this, and it is a matter of our security - said Marcin Kierwiński in an interview with Mariusz Piekarski on "TVP Info Morning," when asked if Poland is ready to shoot down Russian missiles over Ukrainian territory if they were heading towards Poland. - We are ready for this, we have the appropriate technology for it, our military is prepared for it, and it is good that Prime Minister Tusk is talking about this. However, it must be stated very clearly that the consent of all NATO countries is needed for this, and I hope that such consent will be given - he continued.

08:37

Sasin:

There is no leadership crisis in PiS

- There is no leadership crisis [in PiS]. We remain united, even individual people… I apologize, I have not read [the interview with Ardanowski]. I have not stopped [reading], but I have not familiarized myself with this particular interview - said Jacek Sasin on Radio Zet.

- I am surprised by these words from Krzysztof Ardanowski. They have nothing to do with reality. Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski has, for some time now, to put it this way, drifted away from our political environment. He has made the decision to go his own way. Let him go, I wish him success, as long as he does not attack PiS - he continued.

08:38

Obajtek:

Szczerba should send the police to Seoul and summon the CEO of Hyundai
- What does the CEO of Orlen have to do with [hiring Asians for the construction of the Olefins III complex near Płock]? We, as Orlen, handed over the property. What's more, we had to arrange the financial structuring, and the Hyundai-Reonidas consortium is responsible for the entire investment and for hiring people for this investment - said Daniel Obajtek in the 'Graffiti' program on Polsat News. - In reality, when it comes to the commission, Mr. Szczerba should address Seoul, send the police there, and ask the CEO of Hyundai in this regard. [...] We have to ensure that the investment is completed on time, that we take over this investment, and that we ensure its financing - he continued.

08:40

Kierwiński on the Civil Defence Act:

It Should Be Processed As Quickly As Possible.
- The [Civil Defence] Act was ready, but I understand the Minister Siemoniak, because he is now taking responsibility for this Act, that there are always some points he wants to clarify - said Marcin Kierwiński on TVP Info. - I have spoken on this matter many times with Minister Domański, even when I was in government, I understand his point of view, because he is the chief accountant. [...] Most certainly, this Act is necessary and should be processed as quickly as possible - he continued.

08:40

Sasin on Ardanowski's Words:

This Only Confirms PiS is a Democratic Party.

- The authority of Jarosław Kaczyński is very significant within the party. The fact that there are individuals like Jan Krzysztof Ardanowski, who hold a different opinion, only confirms that PiS is a democratic party, where everyone can express their views. It is not a dictatorial party, unlike PO today under Donald Tusk's leadership - stated Jacek Sasin on Radio Zet.

08:44

Kierwiński:

Obajtek Will Still Have to Account for Many Issues in the Coming Months
- I think that in the coming months, Mr. Obajtek will still have to account for many issues, because I have no doubt that there are matters, in my opinion, of a criminal nature - said Marcin Kierwiński on TVP Info. - In my opinion, yes - he continued when asked if the issue of migrant import was the least of Obajtek's problems.

08:46

Sasin:

I am in favor of Sovereign Poland's environment being part of PiS

- I think it is natural that today, in the face of this attack on us, we must unite. We must tighten cooperation. I am absolutely in favor of Sovereign Poland's environment being part of PiS. There is no reason today for them to be two separate parties - stated Jacek Sasin on Radio Zet.

08:46

Kierwiński:

PiS's Subsidy Should Be Withdrawn
- If you ask me what should happen with the [PiS] subsidy, it should be withdrawn, I have no doubts about that - said Marcin Kierwiński on TVP Info. - In this matter, everything is clear; for much smaller errors, often for reallocating funds from one account to another, political parties have had their money taken away - he continued.

08:50

Kierwiński on the Position of PO General Secretary:

I Will Not Resign.
- No, I will not resign from this position, these are always decisions of Prime Minister Donald Tusk - said Marcin Kierwiński on TVP Info, when asked if he would resign from the position of PO General Secretary.

08:52

Obajtek Invites to Briefing:

I Have Some Things to Tell Poles.
"I am especially inviting you after the [parliamentary investigative committee on the visa scandal] briefing, because I have some things to tell Poles" – said Daniel Obajtek in the "Graffiti" program on Polsat News.

08:53

"He is no National Prosecutor, he is a usurper'. Sasin on Korneluk

- He is no National Prosecutor, he is a usurper [Dariusz Korneluk]. He is a man who currently holds this position unlawfully - stated Jacek Sasin on Radio Zet.

- If we are not a banana republic, then there is some legal system, and the law clearly states - the dismissal of the National Prosecutor can only happen with the president's consent. There was no presidential consent - he continued.

08:55

Sasin:

Bodnar Will Face Court and Go to Prison

- Bodnar will answer for this [for the illegal takeover of the National Public Prosecutor's Office], because no authority is absolute... Yes, he will face court and go to prison for what he is doing today - stated Jacek Sasin on Radio Zet.

08:56

Obajtek on Investigations into Orlen:

Political Hunt.
- This is a political hunt. My friends I did business with in Brussels are even saying that what is happening in the country is abnormal. Because all over the world, managers are judged by their results – said Daniel Obajtek in Polsat News' "Graffiti," when asked about the investigations into Orlen.

09:04

Obajtek on Orlen-Lotos Merger: Shareholders Were For It. This Merger Means State Security
- This [Orlen-Lotos merger] was under the full supervision of all state bodies in this regard, but also the entire European Commission, because it had to agree. And what's more: most importantly, all shareholders at the general [meeting], 99 votes at the general meeting, including shareholders beyond the State Treasury, were in favour of this merger. So the owners of the company were really in favour of this merger. This merger means state security - said Daniel Obajtek in "Graffiti" on Polsat News.

09:28

Obajtek on "Malfunctions" at Orlen Stations: "That Was the Strategy"
- Why were we unable to slightly increase fuel prices during the campaign? Because at the moment when there were 2-3 malfunctions, and then a larger problem arose, a major campaign was launched – by the opposition and some opposition media – claiming there would be a fuel shortage in Poland. Consequently, they incited artificial panic – said Daniel Obajtek in "Graffiti" on Polsat News. When it was pointed out that the information about "malfunctions" at stations appearing during the pre-election campaign was not always true, Obajtek replied: - That was Orlen's strategy. - You were responsible for this strategy - replied Marcin Fijołek. - Not just me. […] If we had made a minimal increase at that time, the panic would have been twice as bad, which would have resulted in the paralysis of the entire economy. […] Would you have written then that there was a fuel shortage? Can you imagine that immense panic? – stated the PiS MEP.

10:27

Obajtek Before the Parliamentary Committee: Actually, the CEO of Hyundai Should Be Sitting Here Today
- In reality, I shouldn't be the one sitting here before you in this committee for one simple reason. Because Orlen, nor the CEO of Orlen, was in any way involved with illegal immigrants. In fact, such investments are carried out in accordance with international standards, meaning the winning consortium bears responsibility for all employed workers. This is because the company itself cannot do this for a simple reason: it would automatically absolve the contractor of responsibility - said Daniel Obajtek before the parliamentary committee investigating the visa scandal. - Actually, the CEO of Hyundai should be sitting here today, and if the committee is making every effort, the chairman, the previous chairman, should send Polish police to Seoul to bring in the CEO of Hyundai or the CEO of the Spanish company - he continued.

10:29

Obajtek:

Please Do Not Confuse Illegal Migrants with Workers
- Please do not confuse them, because it is truly a scandal to confuse illegal immigrants with people who work. It's like telling Poles that if they work abroad, they are illegal migrants - said Daniel Obajtek before the investigative committee for the visa scandal.

10:39

Obajtek:

Orlen is not responsible for employee hiring. Labor inspections are responsible.
- In this type of investment, the party, i.e., Orlen, bears no responsibility for the employment of workers. And if there is anything generally related to labor issues, then the responsibility lies with the labor inspections, which have access to every site at any given moment - said Daniel Obajtek before the parliamentary committee investigating the visa scandal.

10:47

Obajtek:

I Didn't Bring In Any Migrants

- It would be best to plow under all investments and sign agreements with German companies for petrochemical supplies. Or to bring in migrants en masse. That's the best. No, I didn't bring in any migrants - stated Daniel Obajtek during the parliamentary committee investigating the visa scandal.

10:53

Obajtek to Sowa: Your Buddy Sienkiewicz Took 13 Million PLN from Orlen for Consulting
- Mr. Chairman, member Sowa, it so happens that it was your buddy who took 13 million Polish zlotys from Orlen for consulting [...], a certain Mr. Sienkiewicz, and Orlen has the right to look after its own interests and vet individuals and companies doing so - said Daniel Obajtek before the investigative committee regarding the visa scandal.

10:53

Obajtek:

I Can't Wait for Fuel at 5.19

- I can't wait for that fuel at 5.19. I also wanted to ask you [when that will be] - stated Daniel Obajtek during the parliamentary inquiry into the visa scandal.

14:05

Ziobro to Skip Committee Hearing; "Important Motion" Announced in His Case
- Zbigniew Ziobro has justified his absence from tomorrow's session. Consequently, the session will be held in camera - informed the chairwoman of the Pegasus parliamentary committee, Magdalena Sroka. - We will present an important motion concerning Mr. Ziobro immediately after the committee session - added the deputy head of the committee, Tomasz Trela.

15:15

Ueberhan:

Abortion Ban in Poland Isn't Working, It's Killing
Let us remember, dear ladies and gentlemen, that the abortion ban in Poland is not working. Furthermore, the abortion ban in Poland is killing. Bad law brings death; women are dying in Poland due to bad law, dying due to indifference. It is time to guarantee women access to health, because abortion is health, and an abortion ban destroys health, destroys life, kills – stated Katarzyna Ueberhan at the extraordinary committee on abortion projects. - The draft law proposes to guarantee the right to healthcare services in the form of termination of pregnancy up to the end of the 12th week of gestation, and in specific cases, also after the 12th week. It also introduces additional regulations regarding the conscience clause to limit the phenomenon of its abuse at the expense of patient rights and to decriminalize the termination of pregnancy with the consent of the pregnant person and to provide assistance to the pregnant person in terminating it – she continued.

16:14

Obajtek:

I Can Only Cheer On Orban, Because the Hungarian Economy Is Developing Very Strongly Under Him

- I can only cheer on Prime Minister Orban, because the Hungarian economy is developing very strongly under him. Soon they will be building a transportation hub there - stated Daniel Obajtek in a conversation with journalists.

- That was a time [when there was a fuel shortage] of galloping price increases, when prices were threatened. When you look at and evaluate someone, you do so through the prism of the whole. It was Mr. Orban's business that his economy stalled, not Daniel Obajtek's - he continued.

16:38

Private Foundations Draft Legislation for the Coalition. PiS Politicians Discuss "Scandal at the Justice Committee"

- SCANDAL at the Justice Committee! Private foundations are drafting legislation for the Coalition! It turns out that the parliamentary bill from the parliamentary majority, concerning the new law on the Constitutional Tribunal, was brought in a briefcase by the Batorego Foundation! It assured twice that it was the author of the project! Scandal! - wrote Kazimierz Smoliński on Twitter.

17:56

Kaczyński at the Protest in Front of the Sejm:

An Action Aimed at Pacifying Our Society.
Jarosław is a nice name, but what is happening in Poland is fatal. Perhaps I should remind you of recent years. Here, not far from here, large processions marched in defense of the rule of law. Who organized them? Those who are currently ruling Poland. For those who understood what it was about, for those who knew our political opponents then and now, it was hypocrisy. But I think a great many people who participated in those marches did not know this. But then came the pre-election period, and then anyone who observed what Tusk and his associates were doing, what they were saying, could easily predict that the rule of law in Poland would be in a very bad state, and this is no coincidence – stated Jarosław Kaczyński during the protest in front of the Sejm.

Because everything I will talk about is a certain thought-out action. These are not acts of madness. It is simply an attempt, on the one hand, to divert attention from the growing hardships of ordinary, everyday life, especially inflation, but to an even greater extent, and when this action, which is ongoing today, intensifies, everything indicates that it is intended to pacify our society. After all, the plan for which Tusk was sent here, its ultimate goal is, in fact, the liquidation of the Polish state. Not in the sense that Poland will disappear from the map, that someone will carry out a partition, that there will be no Polish state bodies, parliament, government, local authorities. But that all important decisions will be made externally, we will be a territory inhabited by Poles, but managed from the outside – he continued.

17:59

Kaczyński on PO Government's Actions:

The Normal Flow of Information Had to Be Shut Down.

- This pacification is necessary to bring about such a state. And the elimination of media pluralism is necessary, and it's no coincidence that the first acts of brutal violation of the Constitution, the law, the implementation of the principle that Tusk expressed in the words "the law as we understand it," concerned television, radio, and PAP. Because, above all, the normal flow of information had to be shut down; the aim was to prevent millions of Poles from accessing this information. TV Republika is bravely fighting and growing - stated Jarosław Kaczyński during the protest in front of the Sejm.

18:24

"The Media Cartel of the Third Polish Republic". Kaczyński on "Lying Propaganda"

- Lying propaganda, which is being spread by this taken-over television, radio, even PAP [Polish Press Agency], but which is of course also spread by commercial television stations, but all of this together creates this cartel of the Third Polish Republic, this mainstream media cartel - stated Jarosław Kaczyński during a protest in front of the Sejm.

18:40

Kaczyński:

This is torture. This is banditry

- These are not [mine arrests] and we know this in the situation that has arisen around the Justice Fund case, this is torture, according to the definition of the European Court of Human Rights. The Court precisely describes what torture is, and such torture is not directed at two people, but today we already know, I myself have received such information, towards three, both ladies who worked in the department supervising the Justice Fund. We are not against clarifying matters, but we are against torture. This is crossing a certain line, a certain Rubicon. This is banditry - stated Jarosław Kaczyński during a protest in front of the Sejm.

18:44

Kaczyński:

We Truly Need to Mobilize
- We truly need to mobilize here, and in two ways. First, so that those who often aren't very eager for elections will hurry this time. If they are Poles, patriots, if they want Poland to endure, because that is what's at stake. This action that will unfold is fundamentally a pacification action - stated Jarosław Kaczyński during the protest in front of the Sejm.

18:48

Kaczyński:

We Must Mobilize on One More Matter

- We must mobilize on one more matter. Remember, if the authorities are capable of torture, they are even more capable of election fraud. We must create a great safeguard for these elections. Truly involve tens, perhaps more than tens of thousands of people in this. Only then will we have a chance to win the elections for the President and from that moment on, at least begin to change Poland – stated Jarosław Kaczyński during a protest in front of the Sejm.

20:06

Duda:

I wouldn't exaggerate by saying Orbán is PiS's idol. It's like saying Merkel and Scholz are PO's idols
- I wouldn't exaggerate with this "idol" description. It would be like you saying that Angela Merkel and Chancellor Scholz are the idols of PO - stated President Andrzej Duda on TVN24's "Fakty po Faktach," in response to Marcin Wrona's remark that "PiS's idol, Viktor Orbán," had visited Moscow a few days prior.

20:08

Czarnek:

They Treat the Constitution Like Toilet Paper Today
- The law in Poland is not being observed, the law is being trampled, and this is constitutional law. After all, we are referring to a provision of the Constitution, directly to Article 40 of the same Constitution, which they carried around on their foreheads somewhere, and today they treat it like toilet paper. Let's not be afraid to say this. They treat the Constitution like toilet paper today - said Przemysław Czarnek on TV Republika.

20:13

Duda:

Regarding Foreign Policy, Especially Ukraine, Poland and Hungary Have Diametrically Opposed Approaches
- Of course, there is a certain foundation of values, including state values, which are certainly common to both how Viktor Orbán sees the Hungarian state and how PiS sees the Polish state, its development, and what its foundations should be. But let's set that aside - President Andrzej Duda said on TVN24's "Fakty po Faktach." - In matters of foreign policy, especially when it comes to Ukraine, Poland and Hungary, led by Orbán, have two completely diametrically opposed approaches today - he continued.

20:17

Duda:

Orbán's Visit to Russia Shows the Direction of Hungarian Foreign Policy Today
- It's true that Viktor Orbán did not inform Volodymyr Zelensky beforehand that he was going to Russia, because I spoke with Volodymyr Zelensky at length yesterday [...] and Volodymyr indeed told me that he absolutely wasn't warned about it, that he simply got on a plane and flew to Moscow - President Andrzej Duda said on TVN24's "Fakty po Faktach" (Facts after Facts). - Unfortunately, this shows the direction that Hungarian foreign policy is heading today - he stated.

20:18

Czarnek:

Tusk, Bodnar, and Those Using Torture Will Definitely Be Held Accountable for What is Happening
- Have you heard any argument, any evidence from Giertych, Bodnar, or these so-called national prosecutors [...] that the Fund for Justice was directly allocated for an election campaign? No, therefore, we are dealing with their detention, torture, inhuman treatment to ultimately force them into any lie, which would be evidence, pseudo-evidence, that there is some guilt on the part of Minister Ziobro's or Minister Romanowski's officials - said Przemysław Czarnek on TV Republika. - This is standard practice for totalitarian regimes [...]. All of this is being noted, recorded, lawyers are in our club [...] we are documenting all of this, because these are direct acts that constitute criminal offenses, and those who commit these offenses will be held accountable - he continued. - Donald Tusk is responsible from the top, as he is the Prime Minister of a government that pays no attention to the violation of fundamental human freedoms and rights [...] Minister of Justice, Prosecutor General Bodnar, who heads this entire apparatus of coercion, is responsible for this [...] those who directly apply these tortures and inhuman treatment are directly responsible. All of them, by name, will certainly be held accountable for what is happening - he added.

20:23

"Last Moments to Have a Bit of Reflection." Czarnek Addresses "Colleagues from the PSL"
- We expect from those who co-create the December 13 coalition, especially from our colleagues from the PSL, these are the last moments to truly have a bit of reflection, to look at reality and realize that they are participating in a project that is anti-Polish, anti-social, and directed against the Polish nation. If the PSL truly wants to continue to endorse this December 13 coalition, it is a path to nowhere for that formation, but also for Poland. There are people in the December 13 coalition who certainly have this reflection, and there are people in the December 13 coalition who can bring Donald Tusk's government to an end – said Przemysław Czarnek on TV Republika.

20:32

Duda on NATO shooting down Russian missiles over Ukraine:

It is being considered.
- This is a hypothetical possibility that we discussed, among other places, in Paris during the meeting organized by Emmanuel Macron a few weeks ago, when – I will remind you – Emmanuel Macron proposed sending NATO armed forces, generally NATO countries, to Ukraine. I was, in response to that, very skeptical. I said: of course, there are various possibilities for supporting Ukraine, including quite strong ones – stated President Andrzej Duda in the program “Fakty po faktach” on TVN24. - Such a strong hypothetical possibility, if Ukraine agreed to it, would be the possibility of shooting down Russian missiles flying over Ukraine, but shooting them down from the territory or airspace of NATO countries. I did not say specifically Poland. I said that such a hypothetical possibility exists and this possibility is indeed being considered in the context of general support for Ukraine, it is being discussed at the moment. Indeed, it is true that the Ukrainians want this - he continued.

20:33

Duda:

Ukraine's Presence at the Negotiating Table is a Necessary Condition for Peace
- Ukraine must be at the negotiating table, if any negotiations are to be conducted. I cannot imagine a situation where any negotiations are conducted without Ukraine, if they concern Ukraine. If they concern Ukrainian territories, then Ukraine must be at the table; this is, in my opinion, a sine qua non condition. I would like such a negotiating table to be organized as soon as possible, but at this negotiating table, those who support Ukraine must support Ukraine so firmly that Russia has no doubt that it will not win this war – said President Andrzej Duda on TVN24.

20:37

Duda Declares: I Will Not Sign the Abortion Decriminalization Bill
- No, [I will not sign the bill on decriminalizing assisting in abortions], because for me, abortion is killing people. For me, it is, unfortunately, simply depriving people of life. One thing is certain – women who are pregnant, if they were to undergo an abortion, should not be punished in any way, because a woman is in a special situation here, such things should not be done. However, other persons who would somehow participate in this procedure illegally, their penalization is an entirely different matter – stated President Andrzej Duda on TVN24.

20:42

"I will present the government's stance 100%.": Duda on the NATO Summit
- The government's stance [for the NATO summit], which I received, is entirely consistent with the policy we have pursued so far. "We" – I mean Poland, both the previous government and myself, so we have analyzed this stance in detail. I have no doubts about this stance. I can say with full responsibility: yes, I will present the government's stance 100% – said President Andrzej Duda on TVN24.

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