Prime Minister Donald Tusk begins today a visit to Moldova. As he stated at a press conference on Tuesday, Moldova is absolutely crucial for regional security, and the future of Ukraine and Poland, among others, depends on its fate. The head of government announced that during the visit he will strive to support pro-European aspirations.

The President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, accompanied by his spouse, will pay an official visit to Poland, where after 11:00 AM he will meet with President Andrzej Duda. Plenary talks will begin at 12:00 PM, and a meeting of the presidents with media representatives is scheduled for 12:50 PM.

The President of Lithuania will also lay wreaths before the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and before the monuments to the Victims of the Smolensk Tragedy of 2010 and Lech Kaczyński, and at 4:00 PM he will meet with the Marshal of the Sejm. The final item on the agenda is an official dinner at 7:00 PM.

Today, investigative committees will continue their hearings – at 10:00 AM for the Pegasus inquiry and for the visa scandal, and at 3:00 PM for the Pegasus inquiry in a closed session.

At 9:00 AM in the Sejm, a press conference will be held by the chairman of the PiS parliamentary club, Mariusz Błaszczak, and MP Zbigniew Kuźmiuk.

- I am deeply convinced that this will be the case. President Trzaskowski is perfectly prepared, with significant international competencies, and also with a great understanding of the changing world, especially in the digital and security areas. I value and respect him greatly - stated Barbara Nowacka in the "Piasecki Conversation" on TVN24.

- I do not have such a conviction [that there will be one candidate for the coalition], because presidential elections have shown for years that for many parties it is an opportunity to boost their agenda, it is an investment in talking about themselves, and also in building structures around themselves - said the head of the Ministry of National Education.

- There is a societal expectation to organize state-church relations. I have done everything to ensure friendly relations, but when I hear half-truths, falsehoods, and manipulations, I am very sorry, but I will also explain what the reality is, because it cannot be the case that bishops will rule the Ministry of Education. An agreement is possible if someone proposes a solution and someone else says 'no' - stated Barbara Nowacka in "Piasecki's Conversation" on TVN24.

- There is absolutely no [tension on the Nowacka-Kosiniak line]. I deeply respect Prime Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz. Of course, we talk; the Prime Minister visited the Campus, where we also had many conversations - stated Barbara Nowacka on TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego".

- We must restore normal debate. We have normal relations in the government; the fake news circulating around the world about supposed tensions... - she continued.

- This matter [subsidies for PiS] generally shows the direction we are heading, whether we are heading towards some kind of liberal autocracy - stated Patryk Jaki in an interview with Marcin Fijołek on Polsat News' 'Graffiti'.

- [Donald Tusk's] plan is, I am absolutely convinced of this, that compared to Germany, he wants to eliminate all investments that threaten Germany, and this is happening, there is evidence. It's not that I have a German phobia. Countries in the world simply fight for their interests and have one specific politician, one party, Germany, which they support in Poland. Eliminate investments, CPK, which threatens Germany, the Oder, ports, nuclear, all investments are stalled - the MEP continued.

- Yes, I believe that is the case [the PKW's decision is Donald Tusk's revenge at Germany's behest]. Because he wants to eliminate once and for all the grouping that could return to these investments - he added.

- As of yesterday, officials from the National Revenue Administration have been conducting a direct inspection at the Polish Sports Committee. I said from the beginning that we would not leave this matter unresolved, because many irregularities occurred there – said Sławomir Nitras on PR3.

- 300 million is the money that would cover practically all the promises Mr. Morawiecki made regarding the development of sports infrastructure in Poland. They didn't leave it in the Ministry of Sport; they moved it to Red is Bed. To the company of a colleague [Paweł Szopa], a friend of the President, a friend of Mr. Morawiecki, and today they are distancing themselves from him, but he has 300 million zlotys – he continued.

"This is Just the Tip of the Iceberg." Nitras on the Paweł Szopa Case as the Apex of an Issue

- In my opinion, this is just a part. I know, and I want to be honest, that an investigation is being conducted by the prosecutor's office. However, the sources of this investigation actually stem from journalistic inquiry. The prosecutor's office learned about it from journalists, and I also learned about it from journalists. So, I will not reveal details yet, but I know of cases involving COVID-era contracts that were signed after the contract's completion – he emphasized.

- The situation is improving by the hour, I could say. This is because the donation drive is developing very well. As of yesterday noon, there were 27,000 payments, meaning that many people donated, and the amount was PLN 3,750,000. I don't have the end-of-day figures, but I think PLN 4 million is likely - stated Henryk Kowalczyk in PR1's "Sygnały dnia".

- We are dealing with electoral fraud, this is an election budget that has been tailored solely to support the December 13th coalition's candidate, a budget that will certainly be changed after the presidential elections. Because this budget simply doesn't add up, it just doesn't add up – stated Mariusz Błaszczak at a press conference.

"It's About Election Deception, Electoral Fraud." Błaszczak on the Errors in Next Year's Budget

- Firstly, the deficit is record-high. The deficit, amounting to almost 300 billion zlotys, constitutes one-third of all expenditures in the draft budget for 2025. This, ladies and gentlemen, is unrealistic, meaning it will be necessary to borrow an amount from financial markets that constitutes one-third of state expenditures. The second, also very important point, is that this deficit represents almost 50% of state budget revenues – again, unrealistic, again, fraud. And the third issue is manipulating indicators. Although economic growth has been projected at a fairly high level, tax revenues to the state budget will be 50 billion zlotys lower than this year. So, higher economic growth but lower revenues? What is this all about? It's about deception, it's about electoral fraud – he continued.

- There will be no equal chances in the presidential elections. There won't be, there is no force that can gather the amount of money that is needed for an equal start in the presidential campaign, there is no such possibility and that's what Tusk wanted. And we will appeal to public opinion, we will show this, that the candidate of the December 13 coalition is privileged by a political decision of the appointees of December 13 sitting in the National Electoral Commission (PKW) – said Mariusz Błaszczak at a press conference.

- The decision will be made in mid-February [regarding Michał K.], so the old vampire Tusk will be looking for blood elsewhere; he can't wait until mid-February, he needs to find victims sooner. Who will he attack? Yesterday he tried to attack the Supreme Court, well, he didn't quite succeed, but the attack is still relevant; he will attack the NBP, Professor Glapiński. Because Professor Glapiński guarantees that Tusk cannot push Poland into the euro zone, so they are trying to destroy Professor Glapiński, and that will be another victim – stated Mariusz Błaszczak at a press conference.

Lwów potrzebuje pomocy! Celem ataku Rosjan było centrum miasta. Uszkodzono wiele zabytkowych kamienic. Polska jest gotowa pomóc w ich odbudowie.

— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) September 4, 2024

Wstydu nie macie. Państwo dryfuje więc trzeba benzyną podlać ognisko.

Stąd najazd bodnarowców na opozycyjne stowarzyszenie.

A Marsz Niepodległości jak co roku powinien przejść ulicami Warszawy.

— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) September 4, 2024

- Everything is happening in accordance with applicable regulations, both the actions taken by the First President of the Supreme Court, as well as the framework within which I operate as the President of the Republic of Poland, and everything will happen in accordance with applicable procedures. I reassure you here, please do not worry. I hope that matters related to the functioning of the Supreme Court, as well as individual chambers within the Supreme Court, will be conducted properly by the right people who possess the best qualifications, all the qualifications necessary to hold such mandates - stated President Andrzej Duda at a press conference.

On Tuesday, September 10th, the Sejm's Justice and Human Rights Committee is scheduled to review the Senate's amendments to the Constitutional Tribunal Act, along with its implementing provisions. This is a necessary step for the Sejm to vote on the upper chamber's amendments during its plenary session.

The plenary session - the first after the summer recess - begins a day later, on Wednesday, September 11th. Information on the Sejm's website indicates that the agenda "may be supplemented" with the aforementioned review of the Senate's amendments.

The review of amendments, if it takes place, will conclude the parliamentary process, and the acts will then be sent to the President's desk.

The provisions stipulate a so-called personnel reset within the Constitutional Tribunal. Upon their entry into force, the so-called substitutes would have to step down, and the remaining judges would have one month to retire. From the day the act comes into effect, the duties of the Tribunal's president would be performed by the judge with the longest judicial tenure - until a new president is elected.

The proposal includes, among other things, the election of judges for a 9-year term by a 3/5 majority. The act does not contain a safeguard allowing for the election of judges by an ordinary majority in the second round. Rulings issued by the so-called substitutes are to be annulled and have no legal effect.

- Today, we in Poland and Moldova have every right to tell Europe how it should operate as a whole. Neither Moldova nor Poland should be lectured. Europe can also learn lessons from us on how to cope in difficult conditions and how to act in this particular region - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Moldova.

- At one time, in an interview, I said that if my declaration not to run would serve the purpose of passing the reform of the command and control system, passing the reform of the state defense management system, i.e., the civilian component. The legal basis for cyber warfare troops, medical troops, all those elements that were presented in the presidential bill, which we have been working on for two years, then I will make such a declaration without hesitation, and I stand by that position – stated Jacek Siewiera in the program "Godzina Zero" on channel Zero.

- The Polish-Moldovan friendship seems very natural today, although, as we know, in the distant past, things were different. We in Poland still remember the saying, 'Under King Olbracht, the nobility perished.' It is difficult to find a more striking, vivid description of the consequences of the Battle of Koźmin, where Stephen the Great defeated our troops - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a session of the Moldovan parliament.

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We supported your European aspirations before it became fashionable throughout Europe. We designed the Eastern Partnership so that this grand project would open the EU to Moldovans, Ukrainians, and Belarusians, among others. This road is winding and bumpy, but today you are very close to the finish line - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a session of the Moldovan parliament.

- Primarily, Civic Coalition (KO) is in favour of these changes. We cannot be responsible for our partners from the Third Way (TD) not seeing opportunities for cooperation here, not wanting these changes. I lament this because these are necessary changes, and I have always explained to my colleagues from the Polish People's Party (PSL) that if someone is a true conservative, they should believe in another person. They should believe in their free will, that they are capable of acting independently, rather than imposing their worldview. I believe this is a very serious mistake on the part of our coalition partners, but it was not the subject of the coalition agreement – stated Borys Budka on the program "Fakty po Faktach" on TVN24.

- Unfortunately, this is how the manual management of the economy and state-owned companies by failures like Jacek Sasin ends. He is a man of failure; we saw it during the envelope elections, but here the losses are even greater. These were informal orders issued to the companies' management, orders intended to hide the government's incompetence – Borys Budka said on TVN24.

Budka: Sasin will answer to the prosecutor

- Sasin's scandalous words; he is responsible for the situation in the company. For 8 years, PiS has brought many such companies to the brink of bankruptcy. Additionally, there are scandalous connections with some trade unions. Indeed, there was incredible mismanagement in these companies, and of course, the effects are coming now. Jacek Sasin will answer to the prosecutor; I hope he will answer in court because the scale of decisions that led to what is happening in the company today is enormous – he continued.