NEWS

08/01/2025

07:14

Wednesday's Political Agenda: Election Date Announcement, Sejm Debates "Incidental" Bill and Asylum Suspension, Nawrocki on Economy, Mentzen on the Campaign Trail, Senate Session Begins

Today, Sejm Marshal Szymon Hołownia is expected to announce the date of the first round of presidential elections. Formally, the elections will be called a week later, on January 15th.

On Wednesday, the Sejm will convene for the first time in 2025. The three-day session is scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM. At 10:10 AM, MPs will address the document titled "Program of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (January 1 - June 30, 2025)", submitted by the Minister for EU Affairs.

At 12:30 PM, the Sejm has scheduled the first reading of a parliamentary bill concerning specific solutions for the Supreme Court's handling of cases related to Presidential and supplementary Senate elections called in 2025. This refers to the so-called "incidental bill" proposed by Poland 2050.

At 2:30 PM, the second reading is planned for a government bill on specific measures to counteract support for aggression against Ukraine and to protect national security, a bill on the National Revenue Administration, and a bill on combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism. This is a project aimed at implementing EU law.

At 4:00 PM, the second reading of a parliamentary bill establishing the National Day of Remembrance for Home Army Soldiers is scheduled, and at 5:30 PM, the second reading of a government bill on the capacity market, aimed at implementing EU law.

At 7:00 PM, the first reading of a government bill amending the act on granting protection to foreigners on the territory of the Republic of Poland will take place. This involves introducing the possibility of temporarily restricting the right to apply for asylum and adding further grounds for revoking refugee status. At 8:30 PM, the second reading of a parliamentary resolution commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Upper Silesian Tragedy is scheduled.

The Senate will also convene for the first time in 2025 on Wednesday. During the two-day session, which starts at 11:00 AM, senators will address, among other things, the law on entities servicing loans and credit purchasers, and the Aviation Law.

At 10:00 AM, a press conference will be held at the National Museum in Warsaw, featuring, among others, Hanna Wróblewska, the Minister of Culture and National Heritage. The topic will be the museum's new storage spaces.

At 11:00 AM, PiS-backed presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki will participate in the first of a series of meetings concerning the economy and entrepreneurs at the Zielna Conference Center. A photo opportunity with statements at the beginning of the meeting and a press briefing after its conclusion are planned.

At 11:15 AM, a press conference will take place in the Sejm with the participation of PiS politicians Mateusz Morawiecki, Piotr Müller, and Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk.

At 12:00 PM, a press conference is scheduled at the Ministry of Health regarding the results of a competition for the creation and development of Clinical Research Support Centers within the framework of the National Reconstruction and Resilience Plan. Katarzyna Kacperczyk, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Health, will participate in the conference.

On Wednesday, Confederation presidential candidate Sławomir Mentzen will appear in three locations. At 4:00 PM, he will visit Białobrzegi, at 6:00 PM he will be in Grójec, and at 8:00 PM in Otwock.