The government will convene for a session at 12:00. The most important item on the agenda is the draft amendment to this year's budget, along with its implementing provisions. Ministers will also address changes to the health contribution – in the government's proposal, this concerns so-called fixed assets.

At 12:00, at the Presidential Palace, President Andrzej Duda will present state decorations to the medalists and coaches of the XVII Summer Paralympic Games in Paris. Subsequently, at 15:00, the head of state will make changes to the composition of the Tripartite Commission for Social Dialogue.

At 10:50, a briefing will be held by the Marshal of the Senate, Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, before the 21st session of the chamber, which begins at 11:00. The agenda includes, among other things, the act on a honorary benefit for reaching 100 years of life.

- Of course, we will consider it if there is a situation where it is needed. That is clear to me. I consider it my duty in a sense, should such a situation arise, but today, first and foremost, yes, I spoke with the President about this situation. Please also take into account that a little over a month ago, the President was here in Warsaw, visiting me - stated President Andrzej Duda in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on Radio Zet.

- Mr. Czarzasty barely exists in politics and I guess this is how he decided to make his mark [with the motion to revoke the Order of the White Eagle from Antoni Macierewicz], truly, that he would come up with such a proposal. One can smile. I see no reason to [revoke it] – stated President Andrzej Duda on Radio Zet.

- You can write anything in a report, especially recently, when we are dealing with bizarre situations like a priest being held in custody for six months or more for some alleged financial malversations, while simply… I am not questioning the value of this report, I am just saying that it is simply some report, the objectivity of which has not truly been assessed yet - stated President Andrzej Duda on Radio Zet.

– Please remember that Antoni Macierewicz has many furious opponents in Poland, especially since the issue of the Smolensk catastrophe is, in general, a politically very dangerous matter for Donald Tusk – stated President Andrzej Duda on Radio Zet.

– Because, after all, we must look at this calmly and recall who was responsible for Polish prosecutors being unable to participate in investigative activities in Russia while examining the causes of the Smolensk catastrophe, who relinquished our right, which stemmed from the agreement on military aircraft catastrophes – he continued.

- Russia, Russian soldiers, and Russian authorities are committing crimes in Ukraine, and these crimes must be accounted for. However, despite all this, the basic level of diplomatic relations has been maintained until now, just as other countries in the world do. Therefore, I hope there were indeed significant reasons for making this decision, and that it is not a matter of an election campaign that Mr. Minister [Sikorski] wants to run. Everyone sees it – stated President Andrzej Duda on Radio Zet.

- Everyone sees that he is very strongly considered as a candidate and it is known that he is very interested in it – PAD continued.

- I think so [Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz would be a better Prime Minister than Donald Tusk] - stated President Andrzej Duda on Radio Zet.

- I think so. That it would be good if Christmas Eve were a day off from work, and I agree with this idea from the Left, especially for women, who, as we know, traditionally in our country, someone might be satisfied, someone might be dissatisfied, but they still have their role here when it comes to preparing Christmas Eve dishes in many homes. It would truly be easier for the ladies, and also easier for the men, because, after all, a lot of shopping needs to be done before Christmas Eve, and the house needs to be prepared for Christmas Eve as well – stated President Andrzej Duda on Radio Zet.

- It's as difficult as I thought it would be. What overwhelms me is the fact that legislation, meaning changes, introducing regulations and laws, is taking longer than I would want and thought possible – said Izabela Leszczyna on TVN24.

- It's this [legislation] that will give breathing room to the healthcare system, provide better care for patients, but it must take time and won't happen within a year. I believe that within 4 years, meaning this term, we are capable of fixing the completely inefficient healthcare system inherited from 8 years of PiS rule - the Minister of Health continued.

- Because Professor Łukowicz is criticizing a regulation today, which she herself essentially wrote. Therefore, I have appointed another team of experts who must now answer the question for me: Is such a change in indications good, or is it not good? But I assure you of one thing, no child will lose hospital rehabilitation if they had it – stated Izabela Leszczyna on TVN24.

- I recall, I stated some time ago that I would be prepared to consider the issue of the 'closest person' status. I said I would be prepared to consider a draft that would establish a legal institution in some sense called 'closest person', but as in every case, such a law would need to be examined in detail - stated President Andrzej Duda on Radio Zet.

KO dzisiaj w dwóch badaniach (CBOS i United Surveys) u zdecydowanych wyborców osiągnęła 37 proc. Wiem, to tylko sondaże i jutro mogą być inne, ale mam dziś taką trochę chłopięcą satysfakcję, kiedy wyobrażam sobie miny ekspertów od sufitu Tuska (max 20%). Zaraz mi minie, obiecuję.

— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) October 29, 2024

- Andrzej, go all in - immediately pardon Father Michał O. and free the judiciary from this difficult matter - wrote Borys Budka on social media.

Andrzeju, idź na całość - od razu ułaskaw księdza Michała O. i uwolnij wymiar sprawiedliwości od tej trudnej sprawy.

— Borys Budka (@bbudka) October 29, 2024

- We have government meetings scheduled both next week and in mid-November. One of these meetings will be dedicated exclusively to the situation, primarily in Polish hospitals. I am the last person who would urge you or the public to look into someone's pockets when there are no reasons, no criminal contexts. People work, there are certain rates, they work a lot, they work hard, they earn a lot – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference.

- There is no risk here, and Minister Leszczyna is the last person who would want to stir up any emotions by informing, among other things, about earnings. We have a problem, and it's a problem related to a law adopted probably in 2020 and later amended in 2022, which causes automatic salary increases in the sector. This concerns all healthcare workers – he continued.

- Don't let yourselves be manipulated by those who, not for the first time, are trying to convince Poles that if I am prime minister, it means I will take something away. I said years ago, when I became the head of Civic Platform, upon my return, I said that nothing that has been given will be taken away. What's more, 500+ has turned into 800+. It was a joint vote by the Sejm, but it was our government that took on the sweet burden of being able to pay 800 PLN per child every month, and nothing will change here – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference.

- Minister Aleksandra Gajewska said the obvious. It follows not only from this report but from all statistical data that this and other programs have so far not contributed to any positive change regarding demographics and the number of births, but it also has other functions and goals. Primarily, lifting hundreds of thousands of Polish families out of poverty - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference.

- We will want to help, at least a little. It's not too much, but micro-entrepreneurs will certainly feel these 4 billion, and work is still ongoing. Some ministers are still arguing a bit, okay, but we will sort it out, and next week we should add this part concerning the reduction of the health contribution to the project - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference.

- The Polish government, and here we are very consistent, has for years not been interested in treaty changes. We care a great deal that on critical issues such as migratory pressure on the external European border, the war in Ukraine, and policy towards Russia and Belarus, there is commonality as much as possible - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk at a press conference.

- It is generally in Poland's interest for European foreign policy to be as common as possible. We see how often Europe as a whole, including Poland, loses out when these foreign policies, as it were, do not align - he continued.

- I heard words of recognition today at the government meeting from the Minister of Justice, Mr. Adam Bodnar, for Minister Siemoniak and Minister Sikorski. All three cooperated very harmoniously to ensure Mr. Szopa returned to his homeland as quickly as possible and shared more about the matters that led him to decide on a long trip to the Dominican Republic. The ministers' commitment was adequate and contributed to our swift conclusion of this process – Prime Minister Donald Tusk stated at a press conference.

- Today, the Polish prosecution obtained a decision from the Dominican authorities that Mr. Paweł S. will be handed over via deportation. This naturally means that the physical transfer of Mr. Paweł S. to Poland will be significantly shorter. As I indicated on Saturday, this could happen within a few days. I won't hide the fact that I already know the date when Mr. Paweł S. is scheduled to arrive in Poland, but due to the need to properly secure the course of this transport, I am not disclosing the date or the method of the convoy conducted - said Anna Adamiak, spokesperson for the National Prosecutor's Office.

- To be honest, I was astonished by the President's statement. I would never have expected the President to stand up for the Russian consulate. I'll attribute it to the fact that the President was in Korea at the time and might not have been fully informed by the representative of the National Security Bureau present at the Council of Ministers' security committee. That's why we invite them, so that the President can be informed about such matters and the issue can be discussed in detail there, and then quite thoroughly again in the Council of Ministers itself; it wasn't my exclusive decision – Radosław Sikorski said on Radio Zet.

- Undoubtedly, this is a signal sent to Russia; undoubtedly, this is only a consulate. They still have two more, they have one in Gdańsk, they have one in Wrocław, and there is an embassy. Hence, they still have plenty to lose in Poland if the Russian Federation continues to permit itself aggression in the form of hybrid attacks and hybrid warfare – stated Jacek Siewiera on TVN24's "Kropka nad i".

- I am deeply convinced that we are dealing with a disaster. An air disaster. I do not understand why the investigation was conducted so ineptly, and why to this day, the expert forensic medicine studies, gathered by the prosecution during the PiS government, conducted by truly world-class experts, have not yet been reflected in the documentation - stated Jacek Siewiera on TVN24's "Kropka nad i".

- Indeed, the NIAR report is one of the aspects presented in the Ministry of National Defence (MON) report, and the issue concerns how these materials were prepared. The president, in his statement, accurately described the work on the Smoleńsk disaster and its causes, saying that prosecutorial actions, as the matter hinges on the number of reports filed with the prosecutor's office, should focus, among other things, on determining whether the subcommittee's actions were justified and what their purpose was - stated Jacek Siewiera on TVN24's "Kropka nad i".

- If irregularities occurred, they must be explained. Regarding the issue of NIAR, which stands for the National Institute of Aviation Research in the USA, our main ally, it is a research institution. A significant portion of these analyses, reports, and studies were scientific in nature. As a scientist, I must state that what is contained in the report, the methodology of work described therein, if it is true, does not align at all with the seriousness of conducting scientific research - the head of the National Security Bureau (BBN) continued.

- I am referring to how the subcommittee worked. If the material contained in the report presented by MON is true, and it also forms the basis for the report to the prosecutor's office, then regarding the research and the methodology of scientific research that were supposed to be the subject of these expert opinions, this material truly does not align with the principles of conducting research - he added.