French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting Poland. At 12:10 PM, Prime Minister Donald Tusk will welcome him at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. At 12:15 PM, a meeting between Tusk and Macron will begin, followed at 1:10 PM by statements to the media by both politicians. Later, at 3:00 PM, the French leader will proceed to the Presidential Palace for a meeting with President Andrzej Duda.

Sejm Marshal Szymon Hołownia is concluding his visit to Finland. At 9:30 AM Polish time, he will visit Merihakka, a shelter for Helsinki residents – this is the sole and final point of his visit.

At 9:30 AM, the Minister of National Defence, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, will participate in the signing of a contract for the purchase of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aerial system for the Polish Army. The Deputy Prime Minister is scheduled to give a speech.

At 10:00 AM, Karol Nawrocki, a candidate for President supported by PiS, will meet with officers of the Polish Army, the State Fire Service, and scientists in Warsaw during "consultations on national security." A press conference is scheduled after the event. Meanwhile, at 6:00 PM, Nawrocki is expected to meet with the residents of Białobrzegi.

At 2:30 PM, Finance Ministers Andrzej Domański, Antoine Armand, and Jörg Kukies will deliver press statements following a meeting within the Weimar Triangle framework.

At 5:00 PM, public consultations will be held at the Presidential Palace with employers and employees regarding the bill introducing a free Christmas Eve day. President Andrzej Duda is scheduled to deliver a speech.

At 10:00 AM, the Minister of Sport and Tourism, Sławomir Nitras, will participate in the opening of the Congress of Mass Sports at PGE Narodowy in Warsaw.

At 9:30 AM in the Sejm, a press conference will be held by Radosław Fogiel and Michał Dworczyk. Later, at 12:00 PM at the PiS headquarters, a press conference will be held by Dariusz Stefaniuk, Przemysław Czarnek, Łukasz Schreiber, and Mirosława Stachowiak-Różecka.

- To the PiS politicians who, a year ago, after our government was appointed, suddenly felt unwell, I wish good health with all my heart. To everyone, not just the suspects – wrote Prime Minister Donald Tusk on social media.

Politykom PiS, którzy rok temu, po powołaniu naszego rządu, poczuli się nagle gorzej, z całego serca zdrowia życzę. Wszystkim, nie tylko podejrzanym.

— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) December 12, 2024

Równo rok temu wygłosiłem exposé w imieniu Waszego rządu. pic.twitter.com/KUJ2wiGzMv

— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) December 12, 2024

- In my opinion, the provisions on losing subsidies are not adapted to the modern legal order. They are anachronistic, somewhat like from the 18th or 19th century. In my opinion, there should be the possibility of imposing scalable penalties for abuses, whereas currently we have a zero-one system - stated Krzysztof Bosak in "Sygnały dnia" on PR1.

- I believe that the situation in which the National Electoral Commission (PKW) accepts a ruling favorable to us, because that's what it did, by the Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs, but does not accept one favorable to PiS, is absurd - stated Krzysztof Bosak on "Sygnały dnia" (Signals of the Day) on PR1.

- PiS are my competitors, I don't particularly like them, we've been rivals in politics for 20 years, however, a situation where, based on a ruling from the same court, a ruling favorable to us is accepted, and one favorable to PiS is not accepted, offends my dignity as a citizen of the Polish state. I don't want to live in a state where it's discretionary who gets millions. Because that's a Bantustan, not a state of law - he continued.

- Rafał Trzaskowski also funded [his activities] with municipal funds, and his pre-campaign is financed by funds from some municipalities controlled by Civic Platform, and he also distributed advertisements during the campaign funded by municipal funds - stated Krzysztof Bosak in "Sygnały dnia" on PR1.

- I have a sense that at least part of the episcopate is heading for a political showdown. Please note that this greatly sharpened tone coincides with the campaign, and yet, for quite a few years now, we all had the feeling that at least part of the Church, I wouldn't want to lump everyone together, but part of it, had registered the Church as being with PiS. Today, they are bearing the consequences, but clearly not everyone is looking at this calmly – stated Barbara Nowacka on the program "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

- We are also seeking an agreement that will be acceptable to parents, and today it is evident that the majority of parents of primary school children want their child to have religious education lessons at school. For organizational reasons, and to avoid discriminating against children who belong to other denominations or simply do not attend religious education, the most convenient solution is for these lessons to be held during the first or last period – stated Barbara Nowacka on TVN24.

- The timetable needs to be arranged rationally so that optional subjects, religion and ethics, are and will continue to be optional subjects, held during the first or last lesson – she added.

- The regulation must come into force soon. At a time when agreement cannot be reached because the other side is escalating its expectations. The Church has no veto power on regulations and the functioning of the government, which is why this decision [regarding one religious education class] has been made – said Barbara Nowacka on TVN24.

Nowacka: The Episcopate’s Statement is a Certain Theatrum

- I think that politics, and the church is a body that lives very politically strongly, and especially the episcopate is a political body, also combines with certain rights from one side of concrete discussion, but from the other, a certain theatrum, which we see precisely in this statement – she continued.

Policjanci z @Policja_KSP wystąpili do @PK_GOV_PL z wnioskiem o wydanie listu gończego wobec byłego wiceministra sprawiedliwości Marcina Romanowskiego.
Istnieje uzasadnione podejrzenie, że poseł ukrywa się, stąd konieczność wydania listu gończego

— Jacek Dobrzyński (@JacekDobrzynski) December 12, 2024

- Another major investment, two matters are most important to us: security and the economy. They complement each other; they are at the forefront of our actions. A few months ago, I announced the establishment of drone forces, and this is becoming a reality. From January 1st, drone forces will function not as a plan, but as a real part of the Polish Army. But before that happens, another contract for very important unmanned systems, large unmanned systems MQ-9B, which represents the most modern technology – stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at a press conference.

- These capabilities, which the [MQ-9B SkyGuardian] drone we are purchasing today possesses, reconnaissance, the use of the most modern imaging techniques, radars, optronics, which complement each other in the entire system, this is the advantage we are gaining. They will serve in the Polish Army, they will be effectively utilized, there will be no break in service. Today we have leasing, and from 2027, it will be permanent property of the Polish Army – stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at a press conference.

- I would like to sincerely thank our team, led by Minister Bejda and General Kuptel, for their efforts in modernizing the Polish Army. Over 100 contracts have already been signed this year, and in fact, we are opening a very important week, with just a couple of weeks left until the end of the year, during which we will be signing not one, but several contracts almost every day – stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz at a press conference.

- Those who claimed there would be no contracts, that no purchases were being made, were simply misleading. They lack both knowledge and preparation. Well, it's difficult, one must forgive them for that. Incompetence isn't always someone's fault; it's simply a flaw – he added.

- I am convinced that as a civic candidate for the President of the Republic of Poland, with your participation, knowledge, and experience, I will create a program, a project for Polish defense, which will lead us into the future - stated Karol Nawrocki during a meeting with WP and PSP officers, as well as scientists.

- My direction of action as a civic candidate for the President of the Republic of Poland is to make security issues a demarcation line of political dispute. On behalf of the citizens of the Republic of Poland, I am a proponent of the principle that our common security as citizens should be free from radical party and political discourse, and should be a matter that unites experts, people knowledgeable in security - he continued.

- I recognize that our goal is to create Polish armed forces, composed of 300,000 well-equipped Polish soldiers, and to strive towards the initiated project of the largest land army in NATO in Europe - he emphasized.

- I come to this table with the full conviction that we should build our alliance of values with the USA, and Poland's presence and strength within the NATO alliance is a premise that I adopt as my commitment - stated Karol Nawrocki during a meeting with Polish Armed Forces officers, Polish State Fire Service officers, and scientists.

- Today, after analyzing the theater of war along our eastern border, we know that we need 500 HIMARS, contracts signed with South Korea for K2 tanks, and as an aspirational and ambitious candidate and future President of the Republic of Poland, I believe that we will also be able to produce K2 tanks, South Korean ones precisely in Poland - stated Karol Nawrocki during a meeting with officers of the Polish Armed Forces, the State Fire Service, and scientists.

- Hence my appeal to my main opponent, PO Vice-Chairman Rafał Trzaskowski, to be ready to acknowledge the priorities of Polish security policy and to be ready to sign the Polish Security Constitution. Dear opponent, esteemed Vice-Chairman of PO - stated Karol Nawrocki at a press briefing.

- Let's give Poles a sense of stability, security, and a connection to the foundations of our national community's security in the upcoming election campaign. Let's fight with social and political arguments, with our platforms, with our projects, but I appeal to you, esteemed opponent, to sign the Polish Security Constitution and to remove Poland's security from political dispute. Poles are waiting for this - he continued.

- I have repeatedly stated my doubts regarding the status of the Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs Chamber, and nothing has changed in my assessment. However, the PKW and the Ministry of Finance are the custodians of this matter. I understand that the key decision at this moment is the PKW's, and the Ministry of Finance will implement the PKW's decisions. The National Electoral Commission is an independent body appointed by the president; it knows what it needs to do and will likely make a sound decision – Szymon Hołownia told journalists.

- The reduction in subsidies for the environment that supports me, for the PiS environment, which supports a civic candidate among many other committees, patriotic camps, social organizations, foundations, associations, and patriots from all over Poland, but the reduction of this subsidy shows that the fight for the presidential seat is indeed unfair, this competition is unfair - stated Karol Nawrocki at a press briefing.

- I hope that the decisions and rulings of the Supreme Court in my, our common Polish Republic will be respected. If, however, this does not happen, I would like to convince you all that it will not affect my energy, nor, as I feel from recent meetings across Poland, the energy of many thousands of Poles - he continued.

- Hiding from the state apparatus today, not appearing before investigative committees, avoiding interrogations, really reflects poorly on them and truly works against them, because if they had nothing to hide, they would surely come and present themselves before the judiciary. If, in their assessment, they are unjustly arrested, and they have nothing to reproach themselves with, then later they will be able to demand compensation for that arrest; we live in a state of law, after all – stated Szymon Hołownia in a conversation with journalists.

Hołownia: I hope justice will prevail, the charges against Romanowski are very serious

- I hope that the law will prevail and justice will be served, including in this case. The charges against Mr. Romanowski are very serious, concerning many millions of zlotys, which, what's worse, were intended to be used for the benefit of the weakest, but were used to strengthen the political party and the political circle of Mr. Romanowski, Minister Ziobro – he continued.

- Recently, the Minister-Coordinator of Special Services publicly stated that a team is being formed within the special services to deal with a civic candidate for the President of the Republic of Poland. We see how these partisan, political fluids are grinding down the civic candidate for the office of President of the Republic of Poland, but I guarantee that nothing will break me. The more repression there is, the greater the support of Poles will be, and my determination will grow even stronger - stated Karol Nawrocki at a press briefing.

- The Supreme Court's ruling is unambiguous. It obliges the authorities to disburse the funds owed to PiS. If the Minister of Finance does not comply, they will face consequences for non-compliance, for breaking the law - stated Mariusz Błaszczak.

- We will manage, because the Supreme Court, the Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs. The same chamber with which the National Electoral Commission corresponded just two weeks ago, requesting the recusal of judges from the panel, meaning it saw that it existed. If it didn't exist, it wouldn't have corresponded with it at all. This same chamber, which exists, issued a ruling yesterday that the PKW resolution, depriving us of the possibility of subsidies for the coming years, is contrary to the law, lacks legal basis. – stated Przemysław Czarnek at a press conference.

"If they don't do it, they will face consequences." Czarnek on disbursing subsidies to PiS

- Today, the PKW, which knew that the Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs exists, has an obligation to adopt a resolution accepting this report, and the Minister of Finance will have an obligation, based on this, to disburse financial resources. If not, first and foremost, all those who are breaking the law today, in an absolutely unceremonious manner, will bear the consequences, both criminal and civil, and the restoration of the rule of law in Poland is approaching rapidly – he continued.

- What Minister Wieczorek, along with Minister Gzik and Minister Gdula from the Łukaszewicz research network, did. What they did with scientists who returned from abroad, top-level scientists, in order to develop scientific research in fields extremely important for the Polish economy, were actions detrimental to the Polish economy, detrimental to Polish society. Just one year was enough, just one year, to eliminate all these developmental research programs – said Przemysław Czarnek at a press conference.

- We are addressing the staff of Mr. Nawrocki, Kanthak, Kaleta. All of his Solidarna Polska staffers, in fact, who talk about some kind of civil disobedience, which is an act of defiance against the state. We are talking about the actions of the prosecutor's office, court decisions, and we state with regret that today Karol Nawrocki's team is actively participating in concealing Mr. MP Romanowski - stated Sławomir Nitras at a press briefing in the Sejm.

- From this very place, we would like to appeal to Karol Nawrocki to fully cooperate with the prosecutor's office. So that they reveal all the facts they know about Romanowski, the actions that help Romanowski in hiding. We categorically expect Nawrocki's cooperation with the court, police, and prosecutor's office, in order to reveal Romanowski's whereabouts - he added.

- Immediately, those who have anything to do with the Fundusz Sprawiedliwości should be expelled from Mr. Nawrocki's team, because how can it be that someone who wants to become President of the Republic of Poland has people in his ranks who are hiding a potential criminal - said Cezary Tomczyk.

- Exactly a year ago, you delivered a speech in the name of your government, the fatal consequences of which are felt today by millions of Poles. In every domain. We will remind everyone of this, because it has been a very bad year for Poland — wrote Mateusz Morawiecki on social media.

Równo rok temu wygłosiłeś exposé w imieniu swojego rządu, którego fatalne skutki odczuwają dziś miliony Polaków. W każdej dziedzinie.
Będziemy o tym przypominać, bo to był bardzo #ZłyRokDlaPolski . pic.twitter.com/KsL5osYQWk

— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) December 12, 2024

- First and foremost, we believe that nothing concerning Ukraine should happen without Ukraine and Europe. These are preliminary ideas for now; one thing seems clear: Poland shares a 600 km border with Belarus and Russia. We support the entire logistical operation for Ukraine, and perhaps our role lies here. However, we are not considering sending any forces to Ukraine - stated Radosław Sikorski at a press briefing.

- After the weekend's disgrace, Trzaskowski's campaign team has gone mad. As Jarosław Kaczyński wrote, fear has big eyes. We're waiting for butter to be summoned to the prosecutor's office to testify why it's so expensive - wrote Paweł Szefernaker on social media.

Po weekendowej kompromitacji sztabowcy Trzaskowskiego zwariowali. Tak jak napisał @OficjalnyJK strach ma wielkie oczy. Czekamy aż wezwą jeszcze masło do prokuratury, by zeznało dlaczego jest takie drogie ???

— Paweł Szefernaker ?? (@szefernaker) December 12, 2024

- Today, police officers requested from us to initiate a search with a wanted notice, justifying this request by the fact that the suspect is in hiding. Prosecutor Piotr Woźniak, after reviewing this documentation and these findings, initiated a search for Marcin Romanowski with a wanted notice today, as the wanted person is in hiding. This is likely the first case in Poland where a Member of Parliament of the current term, and former Deputy Minister of Justice, is sought with a wanted notice – stated spokesman for the National Prosecutor's Office, Przemysław Nowak.

- No, we suspect no one - stated the Spokesperson for the National Prosecutor's Office (PK), Przemysław Nowak, when asked about suspicions regarding individuals who might have assisted Marcin Romanowski in evading apprehension.

- There is no doubt in my mind that this is the moment when European economies need unity, cooperation, and certainly dialogue. Our meeting is taking place at a special time; we have a relatively new European Parliament, a new European Commission, and we are on the eve of Poland assuming the EU presidency - stated Andrzej Domański during the press statements of the Weimar Triangle finance ministers.

Support for Ukraine and Poland's upcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union were the main topics of Thursday's talks between the Presidents of Poland and France: Andrzej Duda and Emmanuel Macron. The leaders met at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, as announced by the Presidential Chancellery.

- A very good meeting. For Warsaw and for Poland - wrote Wioletta Paprocka on social media.

Bardzo dobre spotkanie. Dla @warszawa i dla Polski. @trzaskowski_ @EmmanuelMacron pic.twitter.com/RxChDTsSnb

— wiola paprocka (@WiolaPaprocka) December 12, 2024

Bienvenue à Varsovie, Président @EmmanuelMacron ???? pic.twitter.com/QJsy5uTtE2

— Rafał Trzaskowski (@trzaskowski_) December 12, 2024

- I should say "bonsoir". France is, of course, our important partner, but I promise that the time for my meetings with President Macron will also come, once I become the President of the Republic of Poland - stated Karol Nawrocki in Białobrzegi.

- I am a candidate with my own action program, which we will present, likely in mid-February, together with my colleagues - stated Karol Nawrocki in Białobrzegi.

- Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, for 31 years out of 100 years in the 20th century, we were free. Some still do not want to understand that these 69 years of colonialism and enslavement did not kill the spirit of freedom and our aspirations within us. I am here today with you to say loudly that Poland is a great matter, and we do not want to live the way people live in post-colonies. We do not need more patrons to lead us by the hand, because our history spans over 1000 years. We are a nation with aspirations, with ambitions, and with great projects that we must realize, projects like the CPK – stated Karol Nawrocki at a meeting with residents of Białobrzegi.

Nawrocki: Stop Post-Colonial Thinking in Poland

- Stop post-colonial thinking in Poland. We know what we want for Poles. We know what our commitments are, and we are convinced that we are capable of large investments, including the CPK, which will become the engine of our economy. Which is also an opportunity for all of us to connect central Poland with local Poland and district Poland, because we are all Poles, regardless of where we live and where we operate – said Karol Nawrocki at a meeting with residents of Białobrzegi.

- I am a supporter of environmental protection, but I am against ecological terror that is reaching Polish lands, and this ecological terror that reaches our lands suddenly removes 17% of sustainable forest management from economic use. What is the effect? The effect is that when I go to a carpentry workshop, the prices of natural raw materials increase, the prices of furniture increase, people are dissatisfied, carpentry workshops are failing, we are surrounded by regulations and bureaucracy from the administration that is imposed on us – stated Karol Nawrocki at a meeting with residents of Białobrzegi.

- Similarly with farmers. When we look at the current situation of the Polish farmer, who is the salt of this earth, who feeds and defends, who is inscribed in our tradition, whose products and breeding effects end up on every table in a Polish home, and this farmer is our national treasure – I will be a president who will care for the Polish farmer – said Karol Nawrocki at a meeting with residents of Białobrzegi.

- I will tell you what happened, when the rule of law system in Poland was so brutally, and I was disgusted by it, destroyed and they entered the Polish Television. I happened to be scheduled for an interview at TVP when the illegal takeover of Polish Television was taking place. I saw the whole atmosphere, because I was arriving for an interview, there was police, tapes, I entered, I said I was here for an interview, and here simply, I don't want to say martial law, but it wasn't nice, it wasn't pleasant, something clearly bad happened – stated Karol Nawrocki at a meeting with residents of Białobrzegi.

- I will say what I did at the Institute of National Remembrance, and I am not ashamed of it, and I say it on camera. I said that if the Polish state exists, and for me the Polish state exists, then if some strong gentlemen cross the threshold, I'm not talking about the army, I'm not talking about the police, but if some strong gentlemen cross the threshold of the office, elected by the Polish Sejm and Senate, of the President of the IPN, such an important institution in the Polish state's infrastructure, if the Polish state exists, then they will be dealt with not by the president, who is an official, but by a man who was the Pomeranian heavyweight boxing champion – said Karol Nawrocki at a meeting with residents of Białobrzegi.