Prime Minister Donald Tusk will participate in the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit. The summit in Helsinki has been convened by the President of Finland, the Prime Minister of Estonia, and the Secretary General of NATO. Among other things, actions to secure critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea are to be agreed upon during the summit.

The plenary session will begin at 9:15 AM Polish time, followed by a working session at 11:45 AM. A meeting between Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, is scheduled for 1:45 PM.

At 10:00 AM, the parliamentary committee on constitutional accountability will hold a closed-door session to hear witnesses summoned in connection with the preliminary motion to bring Maciej Świrski, head of the National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT), before the State Tribunal for constitutional accountability.

At 11:00 AM, a press conference of Lewica, including Włodzimierz Czarzasty, will be held in the Sejm concerning the announcement of new leadership at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

At 11:30 AM, a press conference will take place in Warsaw featuring PiS MPs Andrzej Śliwka and Marcin Przydacz.

At 1:30 PM, a press conference with the participation of PiS Vice-Chairman Mateusz Morawiecki will be held in Brussels at the Thon Hotel EU.

At 2:00 PM, a press conference will be held at the National Public Prosecutor's Office by a team of prosecutors investigating matters of public interest. During the conference, a report analyzing the first 200 cases will be presented.

– Today, a meeting will finally take place with the participation of the NATO Secretary General, at the invitation of the President of Finland, where we will discuss practical measures to protect the Baltic Sea against, well, one always has to be cautious and say 'likely,' as there are no final conclusions yet, but without significant risk, I will say, against Russian sabotage. In the previous case, it was a ship sailing under the Chinese flag, but China was cooperative in this instance. The ship was chartered by an external company, which, I believe, put China, against their will, in a rather difficult situation – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a morning statement to the media.

– We will effectively deter when it becomes clearly evident that we are ready to make radical, tough decisions. When any violation of the Baltic Sea's security occurs, states will be ready – just as Finland has done now – to respond firmly, meaning to stop the ship, detain the crew, and investigate thoroughly who is responsible for the attempted sabotage – he added.

– I've listened to your theory here, the so-called December sadness, which most affects those who fall into higher tax brackets, and generally, short days don't foster optimism. However, I accept it as is. I remember January 2015, with then-President Komorowski's very high approval ratings. I believe there's nothing better, four months before an election, than mobilization, the conviction that nothing is settled yet, and that the presidency is the result of a very hard election campaign and a fight for every vote – stated Tomasz Siemoniak in "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" on TVN24.

– I believe we need to work harder and better communicate what we are doing, especially on issues that most concern people. Naturally, their own financial situation, security, and certainty about tomorrow are what interest and occupy them most. We need to provide reliable information, and I believe that here the government must – and I say this to myself, because I believe that I and my colleagues work hard – but certain things need to be communicated better, because often what we see in the media does not correspond to reality at all – stated Tomasz Siemoniak in TVN24's "Rozmowa Piaseckiego" (Piasecki's Conversation).

– The actions of Minister Mroczek, my deputy, were absolutely correct here, because in December this company was removed from the sanctions list, as it ceased to be Russian. The context is obvious, and I am surprised that it is somehow being overlooked. There is an embargo on Russian gas, and in December, an embargo on LPG gas was also introduced. There is no Russian gas in Warsaw buses – stated Tomasz Siemoniak in “Rozmowa Piaseckiego” on TVN24.

– Since it ceased to be Russian, it was removed from the sanctions list. During the PiS government, a total of 8 companies were removed from the sanctions list. We added 20 companies last year, and there is no threat or risk that Russian gas will appear in Warsaw buses or any others, because no one is importing it – he continued.

– If it’s without court consent, it makes no sense [ordering the blocking of online content]. It hasn't left the government yet, it hasn't been adopted by the Council of Ministers, the discussion is ongoing. I believe that judicial oversight must be in place, and it should apply, just as it applies to more traditional media than the internet, where false information or misinformation can be corrected – stated Tomasz Siemoniak in “Rozmowa Piaseckiego” on TVN24.

– #StopCensorshipOnline! Let's defend freedom of speech on the internet! It's the foundation of democracy – and an effective tool for controlling power – wrote Mateusz Morawiecki on social media.

⛔️#StopCensorshipOnline!⛔️
Let's defend freedom of speech on the internet! It's the foundation of democracy – and an effective tool for controlling power. pic.twitter.com/uBaBUKVNN1

— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) January 14, 2025

– That's how it stems from the coalition agreement, what will happen, we'll see, although it seems to me that precisely within these four parties that form the government and the coalition agreement, there is no desire to break the coalition agreement, because any changes and breaking of the principles that were adopted will certainly not favor this coalition – said Włodzimierz Czarzasty in the "Morning Conversation" on RMF FM, when asked if he is the future Marshal of the Sejm.

– The Left is a very stable element of this government, a very difficult government. We will not undertake any trading in order to barter for anything – he continued, when asked about reports that the Left could "trade" the position of Marshal for some position in the government.

– Today at 11 AM [...] this person [the new minister of science] will be announced, and not only this person, therefore there is a conference at 11 AM in the Sejm – said Włodzimierz Czarzasty on RMF FM.

– Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz is probably the only doctor in the world who is against health education – Włodzimierz Czarzasty said on RMF FM.

– We, as Lewica, and Magdalena Biejat believe that the more educated children and youth are in this matter, the better it is for society, and I will stick to that – he continued.

– I don't know why Mr. Trzaskowski said that [that health education should be voluntary], because if he thinks that in doing so he will attract the attention of the right-wing electorate to himself, it seems to me that he will not, and I think the left-wing electorate will pay attention to this statement – he went on to say.

– We are not arguing. That is, I assess the five years with the Together party, four years of the first term, one year of the second, very well and very highly. To be clear, the views of the Together party and Mr. Adrian Zandberg are much closer to me than the views of Mr. Tusk or Mr. Kosiniak or Mr. Hołownia – said Włodzimierz Czarzasty on RMF FM.

– This is an absolutely fraternal party, which in 95% has the same program as the program of New Left. […] the Together party is going its own way, it has the right to go its own way, I do not judge that […] we would not have gone that way […] a party exists to gain power. If there is an opportunity to exercise power and implement one's views, then one should, in my opinion, do it – he continued.

– I assess it differently: widow's pension, longer holidays for parents of premature babies, the Active Parent program, honorary benefits for 100-year-olds, increases in the maintenance fund, a supplement for social welfare workers, in vitro, billions for social housing […] the definition of rape, an increase in income criteria for social assistance by 30% – he went on to say, when asked about the view from Together, which suggests that New Left is unable to implement its views in government.

– In future elections, in my opinion, there will be astonishing coalitions. I think that in May, after the first round of presidential elections, anything can happen. The future of the Third Way is interesting – said Włodzimierz Czarzasty on RMF FM, when asked about a possible coalition with Razem in the next elections.

– I think everything is possible depending on Szymon Hołownia’s result – he continued, when asked about the possible collapse of the Third Way.

– It's probably the other way around, meaning they [Rafał Trzaskowski and Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz] are currently supporting our position, the PiS position, because from the beginning we said we were against imposing ideological subjects on students in schools and on parents. And this subject [health education] has unfortunately been ideologized by the current leadership of the Ministry of National Education – said Jacek Sasin in an interview with Bogdan Rymanowski on "Gość Radia ZET".

– I believe he can, because at this moment, regarding Mr. Trzaskowski […] he clearly has downward trends, I'm talking about polls […] and Mr. Nawrocki clearly has upward trends – Włodzimierz Czarzasty said on RMF FM, when asked if Karol Nawrocki could win the election.

– I, of course […] support Magdalena Biejat from beginning to end. I also believe that it might happen that she achieves a very good result […] I think Mr. Hołownia might lose to Ms. Magdalena Biejat. […] Defeating Szymon Hołownia in this race would be a success for Lewica and Magdalena Biejat – he continued.

– Regarding Konfederacja, let's also remember that anything can happen. When Mr. Braun starts […] I believe that Ms. Magdalena Biejat has a chance to fight for third place – he went on to say.

– The failure to implement the demands, particularly those of women at this moment, which is causing the coalition the most grief, I consider to be our biggest mistake. One of our biggest mistakes, meaning, it's women who are disappointed in relation to the words that were spoken – said Włodzimierz Czarzasty on RMF FM.

– We will definitely support the person representing the ruling camp at this time in the second round, because I believe these should be fair rules of the game and I believe there shouldn't be any greater discussion on this matter, as it concerns the future of our country – said Włodzimierz Czarzasty on RMF FM.

– That’s all there is to the discussion about who is pursuing Russian interests in Poland. It's clearly visible how it looks. A company bought for PLN 3. Is Minister Mroczek bewildered? […] Doesn't a red light go on for him and his superiors in the government? – said Jacek Sasin on “Gość Radia ZET”.

– Russian owners are essentially handing over the company to some individuals who are supposed to play the role of proxies and sell them the company for PLN 3, which makes huge profits from gas trading. You don't need to be a particularly astute observer or investigator to see that this affair stinks – he stated.

– Did the services check this transaction, to ensure it wasn't a sham transaction and that these owners are not simply Russian proxies? I would expect such information from Minister Mroczek – he indicated.

– The whole affair reminds me of the practice of trading tenements in Warsaw. There were proxies then too, and property rights to Warsaw real estate were also resold for small sums… As it turns out, Warsaw, under the rule of PO and Rafał Trzaskowski, continues to operate with the same mechanisms: proxies, fictitious transactions, suspicious individuals making big deals with the silent, or perhaps not so silent, consent of the Warsaw authorities – he assessed.

– Here's a small gallery of recent "achievements" by politicians associated with the ruling camp. Let's be direct, it's a collection of incompetence and embarrassment – wrote Mateusz Morawiecki on social media, publishing a list of ministers from Donald Tusk's government.

– Perhaps it's time to focus on diligently fulfilling your duties? Because for now, it looks like you're better suited for herding chickens than making politics – the former prime minister emphasized.

Oto mała galeria niedawnych „osiągnięć” polityków związanych z obozem władzy. Powiedzmy od razu, jest to zestaw niekompetencji i żenady. @CTomczyk. MON zgubiło 240 min przeciwpiechotnych. Znalazły się w magazynie IKEA. @barbaraanowacka. Podsyca ideologiczny konflikt o pranie…

— Mateusz Morawiecki (@MorawieckiM) January 14, 2025

– Is Prime Minister Netanyahu a war criminal – yes or no? – Bogdan Rymanowski asked on "Gość Radia ZET".

– I do not consider him so – replied Jacek Sasin.

– So, he is not a war criminal? – commented the host.

– These are very strong words. To formulate them against the leader of another state, one truly needs solid grounds – assessed the PiS politician.

– I would like to announce that, together with experts and former company presidents, we are preparing a report titled "State-Owned Companies After One Year of the December 13th Coalition's Rule." We will show just how much damage has been done in this area, and above all, how the safety of Poles has been compromised – announced Jacek Sasin on "Gość Radia ZET" radio.

– In first place, with the largest number of supporters, is the current Mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski, backed by Civic Coalition. He would receive 35% of the votes from respondents who are at least ninety-nine percent certain they will participate in this election – CBOS informed in a statement. Second place, with a not-too-large gap to the leader, is occupied by the Law and Justice civic candidate, Karol Nawrocki, who in January could count on the support of just under one-third of certain election participants (31%).

"The third position, with a significant gap to the top two, but still with a double-digit result, is held by the Confederation WiN candidate Sławomir Mentzen, supported by 12% of declared election participants. Other candidates have already recorded support below 10%. One of the leaders of Third Way, Szymon Hołownia, running for president with the recommendation of this grouping, gathered half as many votes as the Confederation WiN candidate in January (6%).

The results for other politicians intending to run for president were zero or less than 0.5%. Every hundredth voter (1%) would like to vote for a candidate other than those mentioned in the poll, while 7% do not know which contender they would support in the first round of the presidential election”

– Tusk's government wants to introduce Internet censorship! Following the example of totalitarian states, it wants to remove content by administrative decision, without court approval! This is an attempt to return to censorship from the PRL era! – Sławomir Mentzen wrote on social media.

– I declare that I will veto any attempts to restrict freedom of speech. Will the other candidates also defend freedom of speech? I call on Rafał Trzaskowski to make a clear declaration as to whether he supports freedom of speech, which the government of his party wants to censor? – he emphasized.

Rząd Tuska chce wprowadzić cenzurę Internetu! Wzorem państw totalitarnych, chce usuwać treści decyzją urzędnika, bez zgody sądu!

To jest próba powrotu do cenzury z czasów PRL!

Deklaruję, że zawetuję wszelkie próby ograniczenia wolności słowa. Czy pozostali kandydaci też będą…

— Sławomir Mentzen (@SlawomirMentzen) January 14, 2025

– I wanted to inform you that in connection with the coalition agreement and our arrangements with Prime Minister Donald Tusk, [...] we recommend – and there is agreement from the formation we represent together with Prime Minister Gowk, and the coalition arrangements on this matter were finally finalized yesterday – for the position of Minister of Science, Dr. Marcin Kulasek – informed Włodzimierz Czarzasty at a press conference.

– Dr. Marcin Kulasek is currently the Secretary of State in the Ministry of State Assets. He is a graduate of the University of Warmia and Mazury, where he obtained his doctorate and taught for a period. Most importantly – for four years, he was the head of the [Standing] Subcommittee for Science and Higher Education in the previous term of the Polish Sejm – he continued.

– Dr. Kulasek is also the secretary of Nowa Lewica (New Left) and has a very strong political position. I don't need to explain what a strong political position means in government, including for the environment that Marcin Kulasek will lead. This means a strong voice regarding the budget and the financial security of the academic community's interests – he continued.

– We recommend Dr. Karolina Zioło-Pużuk for the position of his [Marcin Kulaszek's] deputy, [...] [who] is currently the deputy head of the Chancellery of the Senate. Importantly, she has been connected with the academic community for 20 years, she completed her doctorate in England for 5 years, also lecturing there. She is currently the vice-dean at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, in the Faculty of Humanities – informed Włodzimierz Czarzasty at a press conference.

– At the same time, I have requested today the dismissal of Mr. [Maciej] Gdula from the position of Undersecretary of State – he added.

– We are entering with a new team, with Minister Dr. Karolina Zioło-Pużuk. We have full trust in each other and will cooperate closely – said Marcin Kulasek, recommended by The Left for the new Minister of Science and Higher Education, at a press conference.

– I would like to inform you that The Left is taking full responsibility for Polish science. What was good will continue to be carried on this year. What was bad will be improved – he declared.

– We are focusing primarily on dialogue and consultations. We believe that perhaps there was a bit of a lack of that in the past year, and this will be improved – he stated.

– After the nomination by the President, we will organize a meeting at the ministry with you all and then we will speak more broadly about our directions – he announced.

– Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States as early as next week. The world will likely look a little different from then on, and how Poland, how Polish diplomacy, shapes its relations with the new American diplomacy is extremely, extremely important – said Marcin Przydacz at a press conference.

– Now, you yourselves answer the question: do the words spoken by the most important politicians of the ruling coalition […] build a positive atmosphere with the future Republican administration? Is insulting the President of the United States, the most powerful country in the world, in Poland’s national interest? – he continued.

– We all know very well how the American administration can react to such words. I myself was in Washington not so long ago and heard what Republicans are saying about the Polish government – he went on.

At the beginning of the press conference, PiS presented a video featuring critical statements made about Donald Trump by Donald Tusk, Rafał Trzaskowski, and Radosław Sikorski, among others.

? Trzaskowski is a danger to our good relations with the USA. Let's stop this! pic.twitter.com/AYLZDUS9PF

— Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (@pisorgpl) January 14, 2025

– Tusk's candidate suddenly knows nothing: about the cooperation of a municipal enterprise with a company linked to Russia, or about his own ordinance limiting freedom of religion. The phantom candidate's campaign: "I saw nothing, I heard nothing." It's a comedy. It would be funny if it weren't terrifying – wrote Paweł Szefernaker on social media.

Kandydat Tuska nagle o niczym nie wie: o współpracy miejskiego przedsiębiorstwa ze spółką powiązaną z Rosją czy o własnym zarządzeniu ograniczającym wolność wyznania. Kampania kandydata-widmo: „Nic nie widziałem, nic nie słyszałem”. To komedia. Byłoby to śmieszne, gdyby nie było… pic.twitter.com/cN4e7q3MQI

— Paweł Szefernaker ?? (@szefernaker) January 14, 2025

– At this moment, thanks to the merit of the governments of Law and Justice, and President Andrzej Duda, we have relations with the United States at the highest level. This cannot be ruined – said Andrzej Śliwka at a press conference.

– Rafał Trzaskowski is a danger when it comes to Polish-American relations, for the reason that he will carry out the political will of Donald Tusk. He is a politician entirely lacking independence in this regard, and also unable to interpret the phenomena occurring in foreign policy – he continued.

– It is important to go to the polls on May 18th and vote for a candidate who will guarantee good transatlantic relations with our key partner, the United States. That candidate is Karol Nawrocki – he went on to say.

– Donald Tusk’s government talks so much about these Russian agents, seeing them everywhere, and it turns out they themselves are removing Russian-origin companies from the sanctions list, and these companies are doing business with the city of Warsaw. [...] If today [...] Trzaskowski says he doesn’t know about something, then my question is: how does he manage Warsaw if he doesn’t know that Russian business is actually his partner here in supplying products for public transport – said Marcin Przydacz at a press conference.

– It is clearly evident that he is either lying or has no idea what is happening in this city – he continued.

– We realize that today, the political will of Donald Tusk is more important than the sources of law stemming from the Constitution. For these impostors, usurpers, who illegally entered the National Public Prosecutor’s Office together with Korneluk, what Donald Tusk would write even on toilet paper is more important than what arises from the provisions of the Constitution – said Andrzej Śliwka at a press conference.

– I am convinced that President Andrzej Duda will meet formally with President Donald Trump still within the scope of his term, in the next few months. Moreover, such a meeting has already occurred; they saw each other in Paris and also spoke on the phone – said Marcin Przydacz at a press conference.

– The European right has a new leader. This is a signal for the entire European Union – wrote Piotr Müller on social media.

– Europe needs common sense and strategic changes in its economy. The goals are ambitious, and to achieve them, someone like Mateusz Morawiecki is precisely what is needed – emphasized the PiS MEP.

⁨?⁩⁩‼️ Premier Mateusz Morawiecki nowym szefem @ECRparty ⁩

Europejska prawica ma nowego szefa. To sygnał dla całej Unii Europejskiej. Musimy walczyć o:
⁨⁩▶️ Silną gospodarkę i konkurencyjność
⁨⁩▶️ Zmniejszenie biurokracji i regulacji
⁨⁩▶️ Strategiczne partnerstwo transatlantyckie ?? ??… pic.twitter.com/riusTmXxl3

— Piotr Müller (@PiotrMuller) January 14, 2025

– We discussed the regulations themselves, because these regulations are often complicated, they are often managed by different ministries. We are all of the opinion that a single program, a single place, should be created to support Polish entrepreneurship, so that it is easy to find such support, and the principles for allocating such support are transparent, but also flexible – said Rafał Trzaskowski at a press conference, after a meeting with entrepreneurs at the Smolna Entrepreneurship Center.

– I believe that, of course, these accountability processes should be accelerated, and to be clear, it's not that accountability is the most important thing today, but if we want to restore the seriousness of the state, then people who simply stole money, who violated regulations, should be judged as quickly as possible – said Rafał Trzaskowski at a press conference.

– This is not about any political revenge, but simply about restoring elementary respect for state institutions – he continued.

– Accountability should happen as quickly as possible. I understand this impatience and I share it, and I am also exerting and will continue to exert pressure for these accountability processes to be completed as quickly as possible – he went on to say.

– In this form, I wouldn’t sign it [the amendment to the Act on the provision of electronic services]. I believe that any kind of censorship of content on the internet is a bad idea – said Rafał Trzaskowski at a press conference.

– It is one thing to exert pressure on companies managing social media platforms to ensure that message verification can take place […] to combat disinformation and lies, and it is entirely another to implement any solutions that could lead to censorship on the internet – he continued.

– I am absolutely convinced that the government, if it works on such a solution, will listen to all of us. I am reassuring everyone here, I certainly would not agree to any regulations that would limit freedom on the internet – he went on to say.

– Growing Russian aggression, concerning behavior in the Baltic Sea, compels us to make decisions that are unprecedented in a certain sense. In this case, it is a radically strengthened NATO presence in the Baltic Sea – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk after the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit in Helsinki.

– Back then [in November], we appealed for the establishment of such Baltic Sea Policing, meaning military patrols in the Baltic Sea in connection with a previous incident involving a ship flying the Chinese flag, and at that time, states reacted, I would say with interest, but without excessive enthusiasm – PDT continued.

– We are not dealing with the establishment of a new mode of operation, such as Baltic Sea Policing, as is the case in the air, but we consider NATO's reaction at this moment, at this stage, to be sufficient, namely the resumption of this operation under the codename Baltic Guardian 25 – Tusk noted.

– This is for 90 days, but with an obvious option for extension and strengthening of military control in the Baltic Sea. We have not yet decided today on the extent to which individual countries will participate with their equipment in the control and patrolling of the sea – he added.

– Should anything happen in Polish territorial waters, I hope it won't, Poland will not hesitate to detain such a vessel if it were to occur in our waters – the Prime Minister said.

– I don’t underestimate any signal when it comes to polls. […] I told you from the very beginning that this is completely natural, because my opponent was not widely known to the public, his support would grow – said Rafał Trzaskowski at a press conference, when asked about polls showing his support is dropping, including among women.

– I spoke about the fact that this election campaign would be very fierce and that until the very end, it wouldn't be known who won, and that the differences would be small. However, of course, this mobilizes us to work; I am setting off on the campaign trail on Thursday, and I will also be addressing my ideas to women – he continued.

– I have repeatedly stated – no one should feel like a favorite in this presidential race. These early polls were very promising, but I kept saying it, and Rafał Trzaskowski is absolutely of the same opinion. We discussed this yesterday, and nothing has changed in our assessment. This fight for the presidency, and it is a fight for very important things, for two completely different visions of what Poland should be, it will be a very tough battle for every vote – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk after the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit in Helsinki.

– The fact that today the chances of the two main candidates are slowly evening out, in terms of the most likely participants in the second round, I mean Rafał Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki, it seems quite certain today that they will be in the second round, and it will be a very close fight. I have no doubts about that, and none of us were under any illusions, I am speaking of President Trzaskowski, myself, my circle, that these very promising polls, that this is something that is given. No, it will be 50/50 – he continued.

“The most important thing is that there is no Russian gas in Warsaw’s buses, that must also be clearly stated. However, as for the structure of a certain company, I have no influence over that. I also don’t have the instruments to clarify it; that’s what the services are for, which is why I also sent a letter to the Ministry of Interior and Administration to explain this matter,” said Rafał Trzaskowski at a press conference, when asked about the issue of Russian gas in Warsaw’s buses.

“I received such an assurance from the minister; besides, the minister spoke loudly about it, stating that this company and other companies will be thoroughly scrutinized, precisely to clarify whether we are dealing with a Polish owner or possibly another situation. I will certainly exert pressure here and demand from the ministry that this matter be clearly explained and that there be no doubts about it,” he continued.

– There is consensus on this within the government, and we are all leaning towards the approach that, especially when something is controversial, and not about the most ingrained ideological obsessions of some people, but it is known that the topic – to simplify – of sex education, evokes emotions not only in Poland, regarding the extent to which parents should have influence, to what extent it should be mandatory, and what content should be included – stated Prime Minister Donald Tusk after the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit in Helsinki.

– I am rather in favour of opting for voluntariness rather than compulsion in such a situation, especially since it evokes such strong emotions – PDT emphasised.

– Minister Nowacka assured me that organisationally we will be ready so that where parents are interested in such classes, meaning this health education, of which sex education is also a part – I am simplifying, but you know what I mean – it will be possible in schools – he continued.

– Thank you very much for this trust, for the unanimous election as the head of the EKR party, European Conservatives and Reformists. It is precisely these two components: those who believe in the value of tradition, Christian faith, European culture, but also reformers – that is us, those who want to reform the EU, not to centralize it, but to restore power to nation states. This will certainly be a very important element of the EKR party's actions under my leadership – stated Mateusz Morawiecki at a press briefing in Brussels.

– We will also fight for freedom of speech, against censorship, against statements like the one a few days ago about the elections in Germany. Against statements like those concerning the elections in Romania over a month ago – he continued.

– I am not afraid of anything, and as for further proceedings, I have the opinion that this prosecution is illegal – stated Mateusz Morawiecki at a press briefing in Brussels.

“I’m a bit surprised that someone who co-created the current ruling coalition is trying to distance themselves from its actions at all costs. This is a matter for the services, and I trust that the services will clarify it as quickly as possible,” said Rafał Trzaskowski at a press conference, when asked about Anna Maria Żukowska’s post about “selling a company to a straw man.”

“The most important thing is that there is no Russian gas in Warsaw’s buses,” he continued.

So selling a company for one zloty to a straw man is fine, we can all go home.

— Anna-Maria Żukowska ??‍♀️ (@AM_Zukowska) January 14, 2025

– I see that Rafał Trzaskowski is indeed losing it, getting tangled, and using Russian gas for buses in Warsaw. He must have at least given his consent, that's what the media speculates. It's clear he has nothing to offer, and it's evident that he is a fundamentally political candidate, the Vice-Chairman of Civic Platform. That's why I am very happy that the gap between him and the civic candidate Karol Nawrocki is narrowing – stated Mateusz Morawiecki at a press briefing in Brussels.

– I wish good luck to my friend Mateusz Morawiecki, who from today takes the helm of the European Conservatives and Reformers Party. A valuable politician and a loyal man. I wish him good work – Giorgia Meloni wrote on social media.

– Thank you to those who have always supported me, and to all our representatives who passionately pursue their European commitment every day. Serving as the president of our party was an honor and a privilege – the Italian Prime Minister emphasized.

Un grandissimo in bocca al lupo all’amico @MorawieckiM che da oggi prende il timone per guidare il Partito dei Conservatori e Riformisti Europei. Politico di valore e uomo leale, a lui vanno i miei migliori auguri di buon lavoro.

Grazie a quanti mi hanno sempre sostenuta e a… pic.twitter.com/QctkMVpInF

— Giorgia Meloni (@GiorgiaMeloni) January 14, 2025

“I hope Barbara Nowacka will not give up on this matter and will not allow herself to be treated like this as a minister. Basia, you have our support!” – wrote Anna Maria Żukowska on X, referring to Donald Tusk’s statement on health education. The Prime Minister said that he is “rather a proponent of opting for voluntariness rather than coercion.”

A ja mam nadzieję, że @barbaraanowacka się w tej sprawie nie podda i nie pozwoli też na takie traktowanie siebie jako ministry. Basiu, masz nasze wsparcie!

— Anna-Maria Żukowska ??‍♀️ (@AM_Zukowska) January 14, 2025

– Article 6 of the Act on the Prosecution Service states that a prosecutor, while conducting preparatory proceedings, is obliged to undertake actions solely as described in the laws. Further, this article states that when conducting preparatory proceedings, they are guided by the principle of impartiality and equal treatment of all citizens. A prosecutor should treat all citizens the same – stated Dariusz Korneluk at a press conference.

– The functioning of the prosecution service in Poland in recent years, between 2016 and 2023, has been raised by the media on numerous occasions, stating that this article should be the guiding principle for every prosecutor conducting proceedings. Over these recent years, this principle has been repeatedly violated. Violated not infrequently in a cynical, overt manner, and various justifications were made for these at times frankly absurd procedural decisions – he continued.

The National Public Prosecutor's Office (Prokuratura Krajowa) has published a partial report from a team of prosecutors tasked with examining cases of public interest. The document details, among other things, the prosecutor's office's actions concerning the "two towers" affair, the organization of postal elections, and the non-publication of Constitutional Tribunal rulings.

"The report presents the results of an analysis of the first 200 cases (significant irregularities were found in 163 cases). These were cases selected both by regional prosecutors and reported by citizens and non-governmental organizations" – reads the statement from the National Public Prosecutor's Office.

"The report also contains recommendations regarding the necessity of initiating or reopening proceedings (if possible), as well as implementing disciplinary or criminal liability for prosecutors" – informs the National Public Prosecutor's Office.

The National Public Prosecutor's Office also announced that an analysis of several hundred more cases is currently underway. The results of this work are expected to be presented in the second part of the report.

Przedstawiamy raport częściowy zespołu prokuratorów do zbadania spraw pozostających w zainteresowaniu opinii publicznej.

Raport (pdf): ➡️ https://t.co/l3HxKDnEgC

Konferencja: ➡️ https://t.co/XjjOSjDJyR

Komunikat: ⬇️https://t.co/Aieg680HYK

— Prokuratura (@PK_GOV_PL) January 14, 2025

"This report indicates that [prosecutors] will face not only disciplinary proceedings, but possibly criminal proceedings as well," said Adam Bodnar in an interview with Marek Czyż on TVP Info's "Pytanie dnia" (Question of the Day).

"Please note, this report does not name specific prosecutors, as we would not want to stigmatize them at this moment. However, following this report, there will be specific notifications to disciplinary spokespersons, meaning other prosecutors [...], who will conduct appropriate explanatory proceedings and, if they deem it necessary, will press disciplinary or criminal charges against their fellow prosecutors. This could also result in some of them being suspended from their duties," he explained.

– This is a report that illustrates how various instruments of direct influence on prosecutors were used, as well as certain mechanisms related to the functioning of the prosecutor's office, in order not to conduct proceedings in some cases, and in others to conduct them overzealously, towards achieving specific political goals – said Adam Bodnar in the "Question of the Day" program on TVP Info.

– For the prosecutor's office during those times, in the years 2016-2023, the Minister of Justice, Prosecutor General Zbigniew Ziobro, was responsible. He supervised and authorized all of this, and the people associated with him, who exercised control over the prosecutor's office, especially Bogdan Święczkowski, the National Prosecutor for all these years, as well as many regional prosecutors, had an influence on the proceedings described in this 300-page report – he continued.

“We will learn the names of all those politicians who benefited from these proceedings being conducted in one way or another,” said Adam Bodnar on TVP Info’s “Question of the Day.”

“If on several pages [of the report published today] the case of Mr. Sebastian Kościelnik, the famous driver of the Seicento, is described, then the benefit here was to protect the good name of the Government Protection Bureau (BOR) and Prime Minister Beata Szydło. If the case of two towers and the rather unclear relations that existed between Jarosław Kaczyński in the context of building these towers for the Srebrna company is described, then we will of course also learn about that from this report,” he continued.

– One minister has even been convicted by a first-instance court, Minister Niedzielski. There is one indictment concerning a close associate of Mariusz Błaszczak. Now, regarding the Fundusz Sprawiedliwości (Justice Fund), a rather comprehensive indictment is being prepared related to the first group of abuses – said Adam Bodnar in TVP Info's "Pytanie dnia" (Question of the Day).

– 2025 will be the year in which the citizens of the Republic of Poland will see many indictments in these cases from recent years – he announced.

– Is the Civic Coalition (KO) considering replacing its candidate? – Bogdan Rymanowski asked during the program "Gość Wydarzeń" (Guest of the Event) on Polsat News.

– Nawrocki? No. Candidate Nawrocki suits us very well, the ideal opponent. It is in the PiS camp that there is a big discussion about [replacing the candidate] – replied Sławomir Nitras.

– Rafał Trzaskowski was chosen in the primaries; 75% of the people who participated in the primaries voted for him. We knew it would be like this. We knew that when all candidates are revealed, when PiS shows its candidate, that's the starting point of the campaign, and that's exactly what happened. Support for the candidates mirrors the support for the political parties; it's exactly the same – he continued.

– The National Stadium in Warsaw is the National Stadium and is the home of the Polish national team, and it was wrong that the public opinion, I don't know who authored this statement, the Polish Football Association (PZPN) spoke today about some speculations, so it distances itself from this statement. It was very wrong that a statement was issued that some cooperation is ending or that the national team is moving out of the National Stadium. I want to reassure everyone, and I say this with full responsibility: the home of the Polish national team is the National Stadium – stated Sławomir Nitras on Polsat News.

– This is not the place to talk about such matters [regarding the dismissal of the PGE Narodowy president]. I believe that the negotiations from both the Polish Football Association (PZPN) and the Stadium's side were not conducted in such an atmosphere; there was too much talk about money and too little thought about the national team and the fans – said Sławomir Nitras on Polsat News.

– A television studio isn't the place for such conversations; I am not confirming anything, this is not the place – he added.

– We are not afraid of this duel; we approach these elections with great humility. We have been preparing for them for five years, and we will do everything to win these elections. We know how to do it – Sławomir Nitras said in Polsat News.

– This is not a government decision [the draft law on internet restrictions], it was an idea from the Ministry of Digital Affairs. There was a discussion in the Council of Ministers that this project probably had no chance of receiving support from the Council of Ministers. Therefore, it is not a government project, so Rafał Trzaskowski is not distancing himself from a government project – stated Sławomir Nitras on Polsat News.

– And if we are talking about distancing ourselves, then please note that it is Mr. Nawrocki who is distancing himself from Mr. Kaczyński. He is more radical than Mr. Kaczyński, because Mr. Kaczyński says: well, indeed, we went too far with abortion, we tightened the abortion law too much. While Nawrocki says: not too much, the abortion law needs to be tightened even further, our abortion law is still too liberal – said Sławomir Nitras on Polsat News.

– The gas is here – he made sure of that – from Orlen, the gas is from Świnoujście. The gas is not Russian, there is no Russian gas in Poland anymore. There was Russian gas under PiS, now there is no Russian gas – stated Sławomir Nitras on Polsat News.

Nitras: Trzaskowski is not to blame, he did everything he should have done regarding gas

– He is not to blame, after all, Trzaskowski did everything he should have done. President Trzaskowski terminated the contract, the company was sold, it is taking Polish gas, he is ensuring that it is not Russian gas. Meanwhile, please note, because it passed somewhat without notice today – in the morning, Minister Siemoniak very clearly said, […] the entire procedure – why it happened, whether it was right, because that is key – will be reviewed and the public will be informed – he continued.