From 10:00, the Pegasus investigation committee will be interrogating Grzegorz Ocieczek, former deputy head of the Central Anticorruption Bureau, and Andrzej Stróżny, former head of the CBA. The interrogations will partially take place in closed sessions.

At 11:00, Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz will participate in a Christmas Eve meeting with soldiers and employees of the 15th Gołdap Anti-Aircraft Regiment.

President Andrzej Duda will host a meeting of the Visegrád Group presidents in Wisła. The welcome ceremony will take place at 13:00, followed by a working breakfast at 13:35, and a plenary session of the presidents at 15:00, with the participation of Linda Kapustová Helbichová, Executive Director of the International Visegrád Fund. A meeting with media representatives is scheduled for 16:20, and a working dinner for 19:15.

At 19:15, Karol Nawrocki, the presidential candidate supported by PiS, will meet with the residents of Gdańsk.

- I don't know if this is the police's stance, I don't know on what basis the editors of "Gazeta Wyborcza" are making such assumptions. I trust the police; they are responsible officers who will certainly effectively lead to the apprehension of the suspect [Marcin Romanowski] - stated Dariusz Korneluk on TOK FM.

- Magda Biejat is on top today, I see the reactions after Magda announced she would run, they are sensational, a true girl next door that Polish women and men want – stated Robert Biedroń in the program ,,Rozmowa Piaseckiego” on TVN24.

Biedroń: Biejat is a much better candidate than me

- She is a much better candidate, she is much better than me, I believe that for these times she is much better, in the sense of 2025, she is much better. Because, firstly, the profile of our voters has changed. Today, primarily women vote for us, and these women want a woman to represent them in these elections. She will be the only female candidate, and this is not a characteristic we should solely rely on – he continued.

- Magda is sensitive, Magda unites, Magda is that true girl next door, I think that's what the Polish presidency is lacking today – he emphasized.

- We examined various candidates and it became clear that a person with this profile [like Magdalena Biejat] should run, because that's what voters, not just from the Left, want today. They are looking for a presidential candidate who will be above these quarrels – said Robert Biedroń on TVN24.

- I hope this does not happen [Razem fielding a candidate] and I appeal for dialogue on this matter, because wherever the Left is divided, we lose. Today we have an excellent candidate, who moreover comes from the Razem milieu, I appeal for dialogue, for reason on this matter – stated Robert Biedroń on TVN24.

- I know in practice what collecting signatures in Razem looks like, I support Razem. I believe we should walk side by side, but the reality is unfortunately as it is. One needs to collect over 100,000 signatures and it will be difficult for them – he added.

- This is not the time for champagne; the champagne was on December 13th of last year. We will be spending it separately, unfortunately, Mr. Editor, there will be no joint champagne on New Year's Eve. I think we will have more interesting company – Robert Biedroń said on TVN24.

- These talks are happening, they concern important matters, strategic issues. Politics is not about us loving each other. I have someone to love, Tusk has someone to love, and Hołownia has someone to love, and Czarzasty too. It is important that we cooperate with each other, and this cooperation exists. It is sometimes rough because we come from different backgrounds – he continued.

- Hopes were raised on this matter that it could be done 'just like that'. It won't be done like that. Certain actions, I admit, mock this accountability process. Haggling with Kaczyński over a plaque worth 40 zł – it's fair, because everyone is equal before the law – but still, over a plaque worth 40 zł, it will, at a certain point, become a symbol of this government's failure to hold people accountable, if there is no accountability – stated Robert Biedroń on TVN24.

- If we stop at this and it ends with Kaczyński, despite all his sins, neglects, and terrible sacrileges that Kaczyński and his team committed, remaining at the level of a 40 zł plaque, it will be a major problem for this coalition. But I believe that if anyone, then Adam Bodnar is determined in these matters – he assessed.

- I've heard about such declarations from Włodzimierz Czarzasty, and I can only speak for myself. Yes, on my part, I certainly do not intend to run again for the leadership of The Left. This is because I have fulfilled my task. We brought The Left into parliament, we brought The Left into the European Parliament, The Left returned to the government after 18 years. We did our part – stated Robert Biedroń on TVN24.

- I do not see a reason today for such a radical move as to dismiss Minister Wieczorek; he is not doing well, but that's how it is in government. First, there was Minister Hennig-Kloska, then Minister Leszczyna. In every government, there are ministers who stumble at some point; that is the frailty of human nature – said Robert Biedroń on TVN24.

Biedroń: This week, there will be a meeting of our formation’s leaders, where we will talk with Minister Wieczorek

- Minister Wieczorek has made certain mistakes for which he will have to confess. I can announce to you: this week, there will be a meeting of our formation’s leaders, organized by Deputy Prime Minister Gawkowski, where we will talk with Mr. Wieczorek about each of these issues, because we expect much deeper explanations – he added.

- The time has come for a decision regarding Minister Dariusz Wieczorek. I will discuss this with the leader of New Left today - wrote Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Czas na decyzję w sprawie ministra Dariusza Wieczorka. Będę dzisiaj o tym rozmawiał z przewodniczącym Nowej Lewicy.

— Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk) December 16, 2024

Po wyjściu ze szpitala poprosiłem Pana Premiera o spotkanie. Dzięki za szybką ( jak zwykle) reakcję? https://t.co/TZTf4cNRVW

— WłodzimierzCzarzasty ?? #Lewica (@wlodekczarzasty) December 16, 2024

- These situations from the past week are concerning, today's financial statement and the data regarding the financial statement are also concerning, but all of this can be explained. In my opinion, Minister Wieczorek does not deserve to resign. If there is a resignation, it will be the decision of the political leader of the Left and Prime Minister Tusk - stated Tomasz Trela in a conversation with journalists in the Sejm.

- Every hour of every day, we receive information that some of our neighbors, I'm mainly thinking of Minsk and Moscow, that various aggressive actions can indeed be expected from there. Even on my way to you today, I heard once again about Russian attempts to interfere, for example, in the elections in Poland - stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a Christmas Eve meeting at the 15th Gołdap Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.

- This matter, although it was discontinued by the prosecutor's office in Olsztyn, because it was difficult to identify the perpetrators, concerning the disruption of elections in Poland a few years ago, we will continue to deal with it, because Poland will also be safe when we know that no one has a chance to interfere in our internal affairs, and the fact that you are here on the ground also deters our potential adversaries from more aggressive actions - PDT continued.

- Without his [the Prime Minister's] direct influence, this unit [the 15th Gołdap Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment] would not exist. The border would not be safer, nor could we today, together with Minister Tomczyk, be creating something that is truly unique in Poland since World War II. The largest deterrence and defense program, and the largest expenditures on modernizing the Polish army, for reform, and for building the strongest Polish army in our history, because that is our goal. That is our great ambition – stated Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz during a Christmas Eve meeting at the 15th Gołdap Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment.

- Poles are contributing to the fact that we are building a strong and large army. Next year, it will be 4.7% of GDP, 187 billion, which is 50 billion more than in 2023, this is a huge effort for the entire society – said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz during a Christmas Eve meeting at the 15th Gołdap Anti-Aircraft Regiment.

- It [the army] currently numbers 208,000, these are the latest statistics from the end of last week. It is the third largest NATO army in terms of numbers, right after the United States and Turkey, this is a great effort, this is a great transformation — he added.

- The General Commander has just reported that further bridges in the Opole and Lower Silesian Voivodeships have been rebuilt, constructed by the Polish Army, by engineer troops. The Territorial Defence Force, as well as engineer troops and other soldiers, are constantly involved in the "Phoenix" operation, which will not end at the end of this year, but has been extended to April 2025, because there is a need for it – said Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz during a Christmas Eve meeting at the 15th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment in Gołdap.

- The regulation allows for little room to maneuver, as the provision in Article 145 § 6 of the Electoral Code stipulates that in the event of an appeal being upheld by the Supreme Court, electoral bodies shall promptly accept the report. Promptly, meaning de facto within a few days, and this has been the practice of electoral bodies to date – stated the head of the National Electoral Commission (PKW), Sylwester Marciniak, in an interview with journalists.

- Judges and individuals appointed by the President under Article 179 of the Polish Constitution, a provision that requires a motion from the National Council of the Judiciary [for a judge's appointment], and such a [legal] National Council of the Judiciary does not legally exist. Consequently, they are appointed illegally. In other words, because the Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs consists solely of such judges, the National Electoral Commission (PKW) moved for the exclusion of these judges from the composition, unfortunately this motion was rejected, and as a result, there are further consequences from my perspective – stated Ryszard Kalisz in a conversation with journalists.

- I have decided to resign from the position of Spokesperson for the Minister of Science and am ending my employment at the ministry. I thank everyone for their cooperation, especially the journalists. I wish my colleagues at the ministry all the best - wrote Natalia Żyto on social media.

- I don't want to be one-topic, but neither the press spokesperson nor the department director, who had to leave the Ministry of Science on short notice, have anything to do with the story that Paweł Figurski and I still have to report on - replied Patryk Słowik from WP.

Podjęłam decyzję o rezygnacji z funkcji rzeczniczki prasowej Ministra Nauki i kończę swoją pracę w ministerstwie. Dziękuję wszystkim za współpracę, a w szczególności dziennikarzom. Koleżankom i kolegom z ministerstwa życzę powodzenia ? pic.twitter.com/4aI6emBt9E

— Natalia Żyto (@NataliaZyto) December 16, 2024

Nie chcę być monotematyczny, ale ani rzeczniczka prasowa, ani dyrektor departamentu, którzy musieli w nagłym trybie odejść z ministerstwa nauki, nie mają nic wspólnego z historią, którą z @p_figurski mamy jeszcze do opisania.

— Patryk Słowik (@PatrykSlowik) December 16, 2024

- Having learned from the experience of recent years in Poland and other European countries, we will not allow foreign interference in our elections. The Collegium for Special Services will address this matter at its next meeting - Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on social media.

- At the outset, Mr. Advocate Gieras submitted a motion to postpone the decision on the financial report of the PiS electoral committee, following the Supreme Court's ruling last week, on December 11, regarding, as he stated: 'a systemic regulation of the statute of the Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs' - stated the President of the National Electoral Commission (PKW), Sylwester Marciniak, in a conversation with journalists.

- This motion, submitted by one of the PKW members, to postpone until legislative regulation by the legislative authorities of this status is enacted. In my opinion, this is not realistic in the near future - he continued.

- This motion, after a stormy discussion lasting nearly 2 hours, passed by a majority vote. Just as it has been so far, in fact, with the National Electoral Commission's stance regarding judges or motions for recusal of judges from considering cases, 5 to 4. This is a dangerous situation to the extent that shortly, after January 15th, the Marshal of the Sejm's decision on ordering presidential elections, which should take place in May, should be published - said the chairman of the National Electoral Commission, Sylwester Marciniak, in an interview with journalists.

- Arguments are also appearing in the media that the Minister of Finance is waiting for a decision from the National Electoral Commission (PKW). I pointed out that Article 38d of the Act on Political Parties provides that the resolution of the PKW concerning the financial statement of a political party only takes effect when the given entity does not file a complaint with the Supreme Court. This means that the resolution is not only final but also legally binding – stated the Chairman of the PKW, Sylwester Marciniak, in a conversation with journalists.

- At this moment, this money should be paid out – he added.

- PKW - Posłuszna Komisja Władzy (Obedient Commission of Power) - wrote Mateusz Morawiecki on social media.

PKW - Posłuszna Komisja Władzy

— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) December 16, 2024

- Regarding the specifics, I will be able to analyze them only after the meeting with the Presidents concludes. However, generally, I can say one thing. If someone questions one of the chambers of the Supreme Court today, if they use the term "neo-judges," they are thereby questioning the presidential prerogative of appointing judges, the permanence and stability of this prerogative - stated President Andrzej Duda at a press briefing.

- I will absolutely never agree to this and will always defend judges who have received appointments and taken oaths before the President of the Republic - he continued.

- The second matter - I will remind you of the sources of this reform. The sources of this reform were the problems that plagued the Polish judiciary from the very beginning, since 1989. Including the presence of post-communist judges in the Polish judiciary, also in the Supreme Court. Also, those who were disgraced by rulings issued during martial law, as well as disgraced by their participation in the system of enslaving Poles in the 1980s. The goal was to cleanse the judiciary - emphasized PAD.

- Today, this post-communist hydra, which constantly defends and feeds these remnants of communist false elites in Poland, is always defending them, and today it has once again spoken, as I understand it, in the PKW. I will say this. I will fight it to the very end. I will never cease this fight, because it is a matter of making Poland truly 100% free from these types of dregs that should not have been there for a long time, and I will never cease this fight - he added.

- However, there is, of course, the question of what influence is being attempted through this on the upcoming presidential elections, and that is a completely different matter, requiring separate analysis - he concluded.

- Poland is a big deal, and Poland can either be great, or unfortunately, as we know from our history, it can cease to exist, because we have experienced such a life. For Poland to exist in the future, to exist today, it must be great, it must develop, it must have its own ambitions, aspirations, it must strive to be a strong state and a strong nation in the very heart of Europe - stated Karol Nawrocki in Gdańsk.

- Here is my declaration, here in Gdańsk. When I become President of the Republic of Poland, I will strive for and patronize all processes related to the expansion of the Port of Gdańsk, the construction of an outer port in Gdynia, and also the construction of a deep-water terminal in Świnoujście - stated Karol Nawrocki in Gdańsk.

- You won't find me advocating for this if the limit of my ambitions were to be Berlin airport, rather than a major airport in Poland, then I'm out. Certainly, Berlin airport does not meet our aspirations. That is obvious - stated Karol Nawrocki in Gdańsk.

- The future civic president of the Republic of Poland will finally restore the value of the Polish flag at sea. Because this is a demand that has emerged and needs to be fulfilled at last - stated Karol Nawrocki in Gdańsk.

- I don't want to take you into another episode of the series 'How to Become President of the Republic of Poland', what you need to do, who you need to pretend to be, where you need to take selfies, how you need to pretend to be among people; this is not my film, this is not my series – stated Karol Nawrocki at a meeting with Gdańsk residents.

- I would like us, dear ladies and gentlemen, to embark together on a journey towards an ordinary candidate becoming President of the Republic of Poland, because he is a man of hard work, flesh and blood – he added.

- What did radical, draconian liberals do to Polish shipyards? How can one detach economic calculations from the social life of such large cities as Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Szczecin, because the Szczecin shipyard is gone, the Gdynia shipyard is gone, and the Gdańsk one is still somehow gasping and functioning – said Karol Nawrocki during a meeting with Gdańsk residents.

- When I talk to shipyard workers, ladies and gentlemen, do you know what they can't forgive the most? The years 2008 and 2009, when Polish shipyards were completely wiped out, while German shipyards were developing. This was the mechanism that destroyed our shipyard system, and we should not tolerate this either – he continued.

- I guarantee, and I publicly guaranteed this yesterday, that restoring order in the Polish judiciary will be one of the main tasks I set for myself. Because today, citizens, we, the state, essentially do not know who is issuing judgments and which judgment to trust and which not, I'm talking about the public debate. Some extra-statutory categories of neo-judges and non-neo-judges are emerging. I sympathize with us, the citizens, ordinary people, who are in this hall – stated Karol Nawrocki at a meeting with residents of Gdańsk.

– "I will shout loudly. A report by a very reputable American think tank, with the participation of European experts, is nearing completion" – stated Mateusz Morawiecki in wPolsce24.

– "I will present this report with immense sadness in various places, because what is happening today is simply crushing with tanks. Just like 43 years ago, Jaruzelski's communist authorities crushed our history, our solidarity with tanks, so today these authorities are crushing with their tanks of today, meaning their brutality. After all, the state's apparatus of violence stands behind all of this. If we wanted to go and knock on the Minister of Finance's door: Mr. Minister, we ask for all the law to be on our side, it speaks for us, please transfer funds to the opposition party" – he continued.

- The curriculum reforms themselves, the regulations issued by the Minister of Education, are very alarming and disturbing, because they remove many heroes who are important for our history and identity, on the one hand, and emotions, on the other – said Karol Nawrocki at a meeting with the residents of Gdańsk.

- It is natural that we, dear ladies and gentlemen, have the right, and even the duty, to teach in Polish schools how to be Polish and a citizen of Poland – he added.

- Rafał Trzaskowski is Tusk's deputy, he is the vice-chairman of Civic Platform. In short, one could say he is 'viceTusk', a mini-Tusk. It is probably obvious that this is his man, that he is to complete this system, etc. - stated Mateusz Morawiecki on wPolsce24.

- It's clear that he [Karol Nawrocki] is the hope, it's clear they've already started celebrating, that they will go as if it's theirs for the taking, for the presidency. Meanwhile, it's slipping through their fingers, that's why they are scheming, they will try to suggest that perhaps the Supreme Court won't be able to recognize the validity of the presidential elections - stated Mateusz Morawiecki on wPolsce24.

- I have stated clearly, repeatedly, publicly, and I can repeat it here in Gdańsk, that it is not the artistry of master Pityński that is the problem with this monument [in Domostawa]. The problem we should address is the barbaric manner in which Poles were murdered during the Volhynian crime – stated Karol Nawrocki at a meeting with the residents of Gdańsk.